Hui Zhou

Assistant Professor

University of Rhode Island

Hello! I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at the University of Rhode Island. My research focuses on understanding the effectiveness and efficiency of environmental policies.

Email: hui.zhou@uri.edu

Interests

Environmental economics
Climate change
Waste management

Education

PhD in Applied Economics, 2023

Cornell University
PhD in Engineering Economics, 2006

Hohai University
BE in Harbor and Coastal Engineering, 2001

Hohai University

Selective Publications

Jing Xin, Hui Zhou, Hongqiang Yang, Jichuan Sheng (2025). The command paradox: Unraveling the impact of command-and-control water conservation policies on water-use technical efficiency. Ecological Economics, 230.

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Shanjun Li, Binglin Wang, Hui Zhou (2024). Decarbonizing Passenger Transportation in Developing Countries: Lessons and Perspectives. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 107.

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Shanjun Li, Xianglei Zhu, Yiding Ma, Fan Zhang, Hui Zhou (2022). The role of government in the market for electric vehicles: Evidence from China. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 41(2).

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Jie Bai, Shanjun Li, Danxia Xie, Hui Zhou (2021). Environmental Protection or Environmental Protectionism? Evidence from Tail Pipe Emission Standards in China. AEA Papers and Proceedings, 111.

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Hui Zhou, James O Bukenya (2016). Information inefficiency and willingness-to-pay for energy-efficient technology: A stated preference approach for China Energy Label. Energy Policy, 91.

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Working Papers

Climate Change and Market Power

Using manufacturing sector firm-level data from Orbis for 2000–2020, we examine the effects of temperature shocks on industry market …

Enjie Ma, Hui Zhou, Wangyang Lai, Ivan Rudik, Shanjun Li

The Effectiveness and Equity of Waste Pricing: Evidence from Massachusetts

This paper evaluates the effectiveness and equity implications of the PAYT program in Massachusetts. We find that PAYT reduces …

Haksu Kim, Pengfei Liu, Hui Zhou

The Environmental Impacts of Stimulus Policy: Evidence from China's Vehicle Purchase Tax Cut

This paper examines the environmental and distributional impacts of China’s 2015 vehicle purchase tax cut for small-engine cars. …

Yu Luo, Mingda Wang, Ming-ang Zhang, Hui Zhou

The Environmental Justice Implications of Industry Consolidation: Evidence from US Waste Disposal

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (R&R)

Hui Zhou, Shan Zhang, Matthew Gordon

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Restricting Trade for the Environment? Evidence from Import Restrictions on Used Vehicles in China (Job Market Paper)

Trade of dirty goods, such as used vehicles and waste, has increased dramatically over time. Some countries and regions impose trade …

Hui Zhou, Xiangyu Shi

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Work in Progress

Rural-Urban Environmental Inequality in China. With Lin Yang, and Tao Zhou.

Hotelling with Cell Phone: The Value of Parks. With Zhaoyingzi Dong, Shanjun Li, Panle Jia Barwick, Xiaoliang Wang, Weiwen Zhang.

Teaching

Instructor at URI

EEC105: Introduction to Environmental and Resource Economics (undergraduate)
EEC576: Econometrics (graduate)

Teaching Assistant at Cornell

Empirical Methods for Applied Economists (graduate), 2021
Applied Econometrics (graduate), 2018
Strategic Pricing, 2019
R for Business Analytics, 2022
Environmental and Resource Economics, 2019/2020
An Introduction to the Economics of Environmental and Natural Resources, 2020/2021

Teaching Awards

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management), 2022
Outstanding Teaching Assistant (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences), 2020