Prof Zhang-Yue Zhou ~ Adjunct Professor

Born, brought up and worked in rural China, I understand the hardship farmers have to go through and endure. This rural experience has led me to devoting myself to work that can help to improve the lives of farmers and the development of rural communities.

Over the past three decades, my research has focused on food production and consumption, food security, rural development, agricultural trade, and agribusiness institutions. My ultimate desire to conduct research lies in making a contribution to the exploration of possible ways to promote a balance between the developed and developing countries of the world and a sustainable development of the whole international community.

I have published widely in national and international scholarly academic journals and have written several books. I am on editorial and reviewer panels of several journals. Recently, I had three books published, “Developing Successful Agriculture: An Australian Case Study” (by CAB International in UK, 2012), “Agriculture in Australia” (by China Agricultural Press, in Chinese, 2013),“Food Consumption in China: The Revolution Continues” (by Edward Elgar in UK, 2014).

Currently, I am Professor in Business Studies at the School of Business at James Cook University. I am the Director for the AusAsia Business Studies Program at James Cook University. Previously, I was the Founding Director of the Asian Agribusiness Research Centre at the University of Sydney.

As a chief investigator, I have led a number of projects supported by various funding bodies, majority of the funding being national competitive grants. The recently completed project is on Food Consumption Trends in China, supported by the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF).

Research Disciplines

• Applied economics (3801)
• Economic theory (3803)
• Econometrics (3802)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Microeconomics (1505)

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

• 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.
• 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
• Gu X, Zhou Z and Wu Y (2019) Understanding China's urban consumption patterns: new estimates and implications. The Singapore Economic Review, 64 (4). pp. 961-981
• Hong M, Sun S, Beg R and Zhou Z (2019) Determinants of halal purchasing behaviour: evidences from China. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 10 (2). pp. 410-425
• Phan C, Sun S, Zhou Z and Beg R (2019) Does microcredit increase household food consumption? A study of rural Vietnam. Journal of Asian Economics, 62. pp. 39-51
• Zhou Z (2016) What determines food security in China: a review of literature. Arthaniti, 15 (1). pp. 55-84
• Gandhi V and Zhou Z (2014) Food demand and the food security challenge with rapid economic growth in the emerging economies of India and China. Food Research International, 63 (Part A). pp. 108-124
• Gu X, Zhou Z and Beg A (2014) What determines China's trade balance dynamics: a disaggregate analysis of panel data. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 19 (2). pp. 353-368

Books

• Zhou Z (2017) Achieving Food Security in China: The Challenges Ahead. Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy. Routledge, London, UK

Book Chapters

• Zhou Z (2015) Food security in China: past, present and the future. In: Food Security and Development: country case studies. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 35-56

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 101+ research outputs authored by Prof Zhang-Yue Zhou from 2002 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.

Completed

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

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