Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
A concise overview is provided below. The complete, print-ready academic CV is available as a two-page PDF.
Academic Appointments
Jan 2026-Present
Associate Professor
School of Law and Economics, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Jul 2023-Dec 2025
Assistant Professor
School of Law and Economics, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Education
2018-2023
Ph.D. in Economics, Xiamen University
Dissertation: Patent Protection and Cumulative Innovation: Evidence from China's Patent Institutions
Supervisor: Cheryl Xiaoning Long
2014-2018
B.A. in Economics
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Research Interests
Economics of Innovation; Law and Economics; Economics of Patents and Intellectual Property.
Selected Publications
- Xiaoning Long and Meiyang Zhang. 2023. “The power of standards: Empirical evidence from China’s standard-essential patents.” Management World (in Chinese).
- Meiyang Zhang, Xuezhong Zhu, and Rui Liu. 2024. “Patent length and innovation: Novel evidence from China.” Technological Forecasting and Social Change.
- Hongwen Chen, Ken Cheng, and Meiyang Zhang. 2023. “Does geographic proximity affect firms’ cross-regional development? Evidence from high-speed rail construction in China.” Economic Modelling.
- Meiyang Zhang and Xiaoning Long. 2024. “Patent thickets: Impetus or barrier to technological innovation?” Journal of Financial Research (in Chinese).
- Xiaoning Long, Yunuo Wang, and Meiyang Zhang. 2024. “The value of forward citations of patents: An empirical analysis based on invention patent data of Chinese listed companies.” Journal of Shandong University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 5, 47-58 (in Chinese).
Working Papers
- “Patent protection and follow-on innovation: Evidence from patent invalidation decisions” (with Xiaoning Long).
- “Capture by standards? Evidence from China’s standard-setting process” (with Xiaoning Long and Fan Zhang).
- “When goals align: Examiner-applicant interaction and the speed-quality trade-off in fast-track patent applications” (with Rui Liu, Xuezhong Zhu, and Qimeng Jiang).
Additional Information
- Software: Stata; Python; LaTeX; Microsoft Office.
- Languages: Mandarin Chinese (native); English (fluent); Spanish (elementary).
- Professional qualifications: Legal Professional Qualification (PRC); National Teacher Qualification Examination Certificate (PRC); Securities Practitioner Qualification (PRC).