Zhuang Hao, Ph.D.

Department of Economics

Huazhong Agricultural University

No.1 Shizishan St, Wuhan, China 430070

zhuang.hao@hotmail.com

http://faculty.hzau.edu.cn/hao

Zhuang Hao is an Associate Professor of Economics and the Deputy Chair of the Department of Economics at Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuhan, China. His research focuses on health economics and applied econometrics. Before joining Huazhong Agricultural University, he was a Principal Economist in the Health Analysis Division of the U.S. Congressional Budget Office in Washington, D.C. from 2018 to 2021. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Indiana University in 2018.

Research Interests

Health Economics (health econometrics, insurance, aging/rural/environmental health, data quality)

Work Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Economics at Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China 2021--present

Deputy Chair, Department of Economics at Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China 2024--present

Principal Economist, Health Analysis Division at U.S. Congressional Budget Office, Washington D.C., U.S. 2020--2021

Associate Economist, Health Analysis Division at U.S. Congressional Budget Office, Washington D.C., U.S. 2018--2020

Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Economics at University of Maryland-College Park, Maryland, U.S. 2019--2020

Education

2018, Ph.D. in Economics, Indiana University, U.S.

2013, M.Sc. in International Economics, Suffolk University, U.S.

2011, B.A. in Economics, Hohai University, China

Publication

Yuze Wang, Zidi Zhang, Zhuang Hao (corresponding author), Tor Eriksson. 2025. Environmental regulation and mental well-being: Evidence from China's air pollution prevention and control action plan. Social Science & Medicine. 365, 117584. Download: Wang-Zhang-Hao-Eriksson_2025_SSM.pdf

Zhuang Hao, Xudong Zhang, Yuze Wang. 2024. Assessing the accuracy of self-reported health expenditure data: Evidence from two public surveys in China. Social Science & Medicine. 356, 117155. Download: Hao-Zhang-Wang_2024_SSM.pdf

Teaching Experience

Advanced Econometrics (Ph.D. core), Huazhong Agricultural University, 2022/2023/2024/2025 Spring

Intermediate Econometrics (Undergrad), Huazhong Agricultural University, 2022/2023/2024/2025 Spring

Academic Writing and Communication (Undergrad), Huazhong Agricultural University, 2023 Fall

Intermediate Econometrics (Master), University of Maryland-College Park, 2019/2020 Fall