Dr Zhang He is an international macro-economist with emphasis on applied econometrics. Zhang has a 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, 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.