A/Prof Sizhong Sun ~ Associate Professor

Dr Sizhong Sun is currently an associate professor at College of Business, Law and Governance, Division of Tropical Environments and Societies, James Cook University. He holds PhD in Economics from the Australian National University, Australia, Master in Economics from Xiamen University, China, and Bachelor of Arts from Jilin University of Technology, China.

Dr Sun joined James Cook University in 2008, and since then he has been actively engaged in teaching a number of economics subjects and researching in the broad areas of empirical international trade, empirical industrial organisation, economic development, and market design, with a focus on foreign direct investment and Chinese economy, where Dr Sun has published extensively.

Dr Sun also served as reviewers for a number of academic journals, and edited special issues for China Agricultrual Economic Review, Sustainability, and Singapore Economic Review. He was the President of Chinese Economics Society Australia (CESA), a non-profit and non-partisan organization in Australia that aims at promoting research and exchange activities related to the Chinese economy, in 2014-2016, and has served in the Council of Management of CESA since 2016.

Teaching

• BU4054: Research Methods and Statistics (Level 4; TSV)
• BX2021: Managerial Economics (Level 2; TSV)
• BX3033: Cost Benefit Analysis (Level 3; TSV)
• EC5202: Cost Benefit Analysis (Level 5; TSV)
• EC5204: Managerial Economics (Level 5; TSV)
• RM8101: Research Planning in Tropical Environments and Societies (Level 8; CNS & TSV)
• RM8102: Research Project in Tropical Environments and Societies (Level 8; CNS & TSV)

Interests

Research

• International Trade
• Economic Development
• Market Design
• Empirical Industrial Organisation
• Applied Econometrics
• Foreign Direct Investment
• Chinese Economy
• Energy Economics

Teaching

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Managerial Economics
• Cost Benefit Analysis

Experience

• 2017 to present - Associate Professor, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2008 to present - Research Associate, Australian National University (Canberra)
• 2014 to 2016 - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2008 to 2013 - Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville)

Research Disciplines

• Applied economics (3801)
• Economic theory (3803)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Microeconomics (1505)
• Macroeconomics (1502)

Awards

• 2012 - Faculty research excellence for early career researcher

Memberships

• 2006 - Life-time member of Chinese Economics Society of Australia (CESA)
• 2014 to 2015 - Member of Economic Society of Australia (Queensland)

Other

• 2014 to 2016 - President of Chinese Economics Society of Australia

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Anwar S and Sun S (2023) Foreign direct investment and product quality in host economies. The World Economy, 46 (5). pp. 1290-1318
• Phan C, Sun S, Zhou Z, Beg R and Ramsawak R (2023) Does productive microcredit improve rural children's education? Evidence from rural Vietnam. Journal of Asian Economics, 84.
• Sun S (2023) Firm Heterogeneity, Worker Training and Labor Productivity: The Role of Endogenous Self-selection. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 59. pp. 121-133
• Rezk H, Amer G, Fathi N and Sun S (2022) The impact of FDI on income inequality in Egypt. Economic Change and Restructuring, 55 (3). pp. 2011-2030
• Roche S, Sun S and Welters R (2022) Do Financial Constraints Reduce Process Innovation? Evidence from Australian Firms. Economic Record, 98 (323). pp. 335-353
• Sun S (2022) The demand for a COVID-19 vaccine. Economics and Human Biology, 46.
• Sun S and Anwar S (2022) Estimations of product quality in China's food processing and manufacturing industries. Economic Modelling, 107.
• Hong M, Sun S, Beg R and Zhou Z (2020) Malaysia’s Exports to China: Does Diplomatic Relationship Matter? Economic Papers, 39 (1). pp. 72-88
• Hong M, Sun S, Beg R and Zhou Z (2020) Chinese Muslim's choice of halal products: evidence from stated preference data. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 25 (4). pp. 696-717
• Phan C, Sun S, Zhou Z and Beg R (2020) Does microcredit improve rural households’ social network? evidence from Vietnam. The Journal of Development Studies, 56 (10). pp. 1947-1963
• underwood d, Sun S and Welters R (2020) The effectiveness of plain packaging in discouraging tobacco consumption in Australia. Nature Human Behaviour, 4. pp. 1273-1284

Book Chapters

• Sun S (2021) Innovation and its growth effects in China. In: China's Challenges in Moving towards a High-Income Economy. China Update Series. ANU Press, Canberra, ACT, Australia, pp. 134-155

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 65+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Sizhong Sun from 2003 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Labour market friction and firm capital structure: The case of Australia (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The Impact of Homeownership in Regional Australia: Help or Hindrance (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The Impact of FDI Entry on Innovation of Small Medium Sized Enterprises in Emerging Countries: Evidence from Vietnam (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Consumer evaluation and advertising effectiveness in digital influencer marketing and live streaming e-commence (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• The Effects of Organizational Structure, Technological and Cultural Factors on Activity-Based Costing (ABC) Implementation in Ready-made Garments Industries of Bangladesh (PhD , Advisor Mentor)

Completed

• Modelling and forecasting financial asset return and volatility spillovers: theory and applications (2020, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The impacts of microcredit on rural Vietnamese households (2020, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Foreign direct investment and the labour market in Vietnam's services sector (2020, PhD , Primary Advisor)

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