Dr Zhang He is an international macro-economist with emphasis on applied econometrics (e.g. Panel Vector Autoregression Model, Dynamic Factor Model). He has wide range of experiences in teaching economics in both economics and non-economics degrees.

He was awarded a PhD in Economics at the University of Bradford in 2014. Before he joined Teesside University as a Senior Lecturer in Economics, Zhang had worked in the Division of Economics at the University of Bradford where he taught a range of undergraduate modules within the area of Macroeconomics.

Membership of Professional Associations:

• The University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Zhang's current research interests centres on

• the synchronisation of EMU business cycles
• effectiveness of ECB monetary policy
• fiscal policy/government debts and long-term interest rates of government bonds in the Eurozone
• enterprise activities and economic growth

Zhang is interested in economics focused/related PhD researches; especially, in the area of Macroeconomics and European Monetary Union.

The main teaching interests of Dr Zhang He are macroeconomics, monetary economics, international economics, and the economics of European Monetary Union.