My name is Qiyao Zhou. I am an assistant professor of Economics at Oklahoma State University.
I am interested in real estate and urban economics and industrial organization.
I received my PhD from the University of Maryland in 2024.
Email: [email protected]
Research:
Working Papers:
1. Recurring Auctions with Costly Entry: Theory and Evidence, (with Shanglyu Deng), Conditionally Accepted at American Economic Journal: Microeconomics; Latest draft
2. Haste or Waste? The Role of Presale in Residential Housing, (with Ziyang Chen, Maggie Hu, Ginger Jin), January 2024, NBER working paper # 32013, Revise and Resubmit at American Economic Journal: Microeconomics; Latest draft
3. Under Control? Price Ceiling, Queuing, and Misallocation: Evidence from the Housing Market in China, November 2023, 16th North America UEA best student paper award (honorable mention); Latest draft; Reject and Resubmit at RAND Journal of Economics; Latest draft
4. Barriers in the Sky (with Ting Chen, Ziyang Chen); Latest draft
Publications:
1. Mayors’ Promotion Incentives and Subnational-level GDP Manipulation (with Jiangnan Zeng), Journal of Urban Economics, September 2024; journal link
2. The Lavish, the Wealthy, and the Healthy- Effect of housing wealth on health outcomes and behaviors, (with Qingli Fan), September 2025, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization; journal link; Ungated version
3. Estimating the Economic Impact of Intensifying Environmental Regulation in China, (with Jiangnan Zeng and Dali Yang), Environmental and Resource Economics, July 2023; journal link
Working Papers:
1. Recurring Auctions with Costly Entry: Theory and Evidence, (with Shanglyu Deng), Conditionally Accepted at American Economic Journal: Microeconomics; Latest draft
2. Haste or Waste? The Role of Presale in Residential Housing, (with Ziyang Chen, Maggie Hu, Ginger Jin), January 2024, NBER working paper # 32013, Revise and Resubmit at American Economic Journal: Microeconomics; Latest draft
3. Under Control? Price Ceiling, Queuing, and Misallocation: Evidence from the Housing Market in China, November 2023, 16th North America UEA best student paper award (honorable mention); Latest draft; Reject and Resubmit at RAND Journal of Economics; Latest draft
4. Barriers in the Sky (with Ting Chen, Ziyang Chen); Latest draft
Publications:
1. Mayors’ Promotion Incentives and Subnational-level GDP Manipulation (with Jiangnan Zeng), Journal of Urban Economics, September 2024; journal link
2. The Lavish, the Wealthy, and the Healthy- Effect of housing wealth on health outcomes and behaviors, (with Qingli Fan), September 2025, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization; journal link; Ungated version
3. Estimating the Economic Impact of Intensifying Environmental Regulation in China, (with Jiangnan Zeng and Dali Yang), Environmental and Resource Economics, July 2023; journal link
