About Yishu Zhou
Yishu Zhou
Prof, ast
Economics
101 Harris Hall
Biography
Dr. Zhou holds Ph.D in Economics from the University of Connecticut, M.S. in Economics from the University of Illinois, and B.S. in Economics from Nanjing University, China. Dr. Zhou has broad theoretical and empirical research interests in applied microeconomics. His recent research focuses on environmental economics and energy economics with an emphasis on environmental policy studies. In particular, he is interested in empirically investigating the effectiveness of regional environmental policies in the U.S. electricity wholesale markets aiming to reduce CO2 emissions.
Research
Research interests
Applied Econometrics, Environmental Economics, Energy Economics
Publications
- Zhou, Yishu and Ling Huang. 2021. "How Regional Policies Reduce Carbon Emissions inElectricity Markets: Fuel Switching or Emission Leakage"Energy Economics.
- Zhou, Yishu. 2020. "Do Social Contacts Improve the Mental Health of Middle-aged and OlderAdults in China?"China Population and Development Studies, 4(1), 98-113.
- Zhou, Yishu and Jingyi Liu. 2020. "Air Pollution and Mental Health of Older Adults inChina"Sustainability, 12(3), 950.
- Huang, Ling and Yishu Zhou. 2019. "Carbon Prices and Fuel Switching: A Quasi-experimentin Electricity Markets"Environmental and Resource Economics, 74(1), 53-98.
- Zhou, Yishu and Ling Huang. 2016. "Have U.S. Power Plants Become Less Efficient? The Impact of Carbon Emission Regulation." Energy Economics 58 105-115.