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Zhuang Hao, Ph.D.
Department of Economics
Huazhong Agricultural University
No.1 Shizishan St, Wuhan, China 430070
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.
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.
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
