About Lei Zhang
Lei Zhang is an Associate Professor of Economics at North Dakota State University, the co-editor-in-chief for the Review of Regional Studies, and a member of the Editorial Board of Housing Studies. Her primary research fields include urban and real estate economics, and applied econometrics. She is actively doing research in her fields, and has published articles on journals, such as Regional Science and Urban Economics, Real Estate Economics, and Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking. She received the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Teaching Award in 2017.
Education
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson TX, 2011
- M.S. in Economics, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson TX, 2007
- M.A. in Economics, Sichuan University, Chengdu China, 2005
- B.A. in Money and Banking, Henan University of Finance and Economics, Zhengzhou China, 2001
Employment
- 2018-present North Dakota State University, Associate Professor
- 2013-2018 North Dakota State University, Assistant Professor
- 2011-2013 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Assistant Professor
Selected Publications
- Lei Zhang, and Tammy Leonard, External Validity of Hedonic Price Estimates: Heterogeneity in the Price Discount Associated with having African American and Hispanic Neighbors, Journal of Regional Science, 2020. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jors.12502
- Tammy Leonard, Xi Yang, Lei Zhang, Connor Reed, Impact of Property Tax Abatement on Employment Growth, Economic Development Quarterly, 2020. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0891242420911712
- Liang Peng, and Lei Zhang, House Prices and Systematic Risk: Evidence from Micro Data, Real Estate Economics, 2019. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1540-6229.12277
- Lei Zhang, Tammy Leonard. Flood Hazards Impact on Neighborhood House Prices. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 2018.https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/flood-hazards-impact-on-neighborhood-house-prices/15851848
- Lei Zhang, and Yimin Yi. What Contributes to the Rising House Prices in Beijing? A Decomposition Approach. Journal of Housing Economics. September 2018. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1051137717301250
- Lei Zhang, Tammy Leonard and Resha Dias. Foreclosed and Sold: An Examination of Community and Property Characteristics Related to the Sale of REO Properties. Urban Affairs Review, February 2017. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1078087417692449
- Lei Zhang, Yimin Yi. Quantile House Price Indices in Beijing. Regional Science and Urban Economics, January 2017. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016604621630148X
- Tammy Leonard, Nikhil Jha, and Lei Zhang. Neighborhood Price Externalities of Foreclosure Rehabilitation: An Examination of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Empirical Economics. January 2017.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00181-016-1194-1
- Siew Lim and Lei Zhang. Does Casino Development Have a Positive Effect on Economic Growth? Growth and Change. December 2016. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/grow.12182/full
- Lei Zhang, Flood Hazards Impact on Neighborhood House Prices: A Spatial Quantile Regression Analysis. Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 60: 12-19, September 2016. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166046216300540
- Dragan Miljkovic, Nathan Dalbec and Lei Zhang. Estimating Dynamics of US Demand for Major Fossil Fuels. Energy Economics, Volume 55: 284–291, March 2016. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140988316300330
- Lei Zhang, Tammy Leonard and James Murdoch. Time and Distance Heterogeneity in the Neighborhood Spillover Effects of Foreclosed Properties. Housing Studies, Volume 31, Number 2: 133-148, March 2016.http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02673037.2015.1070794
- Tammy Leonard, Lei Zhang, and Christy Hoehner. Variations in Park Amenity Valuations across Neighborhoods. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy. Volume 8, Issue 1:45-67, 2015.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12061-014-9120-4
- Lei Zhang and Tammy Leonard. Neighborhood Impact of Foreclosure: A Quantile Regression Approach. Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 48: 133-143, September 2014.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166046214000593
- Chetan Dave, Scott Dressler and Lei Zhang. The Bank Lending Channel: a FAVAR Analysis. Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, Volume 45, Issue 8: 1705–1720, December 2013.http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jmcb.12067/full