2026 Heng-fu Zou: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	33	3158	2868	86	85	174	15729

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

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Economics and Finance

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15729

Overview

Heng-fu Zou is affiliated with the Central University of Finance and Economics in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with an emphasis on Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance as key subfields. Additionally, their work intersects with Dermatology, Accounting, and Neurology.

Their notable publications include the following papers:

Money, growth, and welfare in a Schumpeterian model with the spirit of capitalism (2022), published in Review of Economic Dynamics
Money, Growth, and Welfare in a Schumpeterian Model with the Spirit of Capitalism (2020), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
The spirit of capitalism and optimal capital taxation (2020), published in Economics Letters
Wealth in the Utility Function and Consumption Inequality (2021), published in The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Research Working Papers
Validation of the Asian Midface Volume Deficit Severity Scale (2025), published in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Heng-fu Zou's research interests cover several main topics, including:

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
Economic theories and models
Economic Theory and Policy
Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
Politics, Economics, and Education Policy
Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques

Frequent co-authors listed for Heng-fu Zou include:

Qichun He
Yulei Luo
Jun Nie
Fanghui Li
Gaowang Wang

The main venues where Heng-fu Zou publishes their work are:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Review of Economic Dynamics
Economics Letters
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Research Working Papers
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Best Publications

The composition of public expenditure and economic growth

Shantayanan Devarajan;Vinaya Swaroop;Heng-fu Zou

3220
Citations
Fiscal decentralization, public spending, and economic growth in China

Tao Zhang;Tao Zhang;Heng-fu Zou;Heng-fu Zou

1654
Citations
Fiscal Decentralization and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Study*

Hamid Davoodi;Hamid Davoodi;Heng-fu Zou;Heng-fu Zou

1589
Citations
Explaining International and Intertemporal Variations in Income Inequality

Hongyi Li;Lyn Squire;Heng-fu Zou

1504
Citations
Income Inequality Is Not Harmful for Growth: Theory and Evidence

Hongyi Li;Heng-Fu Zou

1137
Citations
Finance and Income Inequality: What Do the Data Tell Us?

George R. G. Clarke;Lixin Colin Xu;Heng-fu Zou

744
Citations
Fiscal Decentralization and Economic Growth in the United States

Danyang Xie;Heng-fu Zou;Heng-fu Zou;Hamid Davoodi

737
Citations
Corruption, Income Distribution, and Growth

Hongyi Li;Lixin Colin Xu;Heng-fu Zou

606
Citations
How does fiscal decentralization affect aggregate, national, and subnational government size?

Jing Jin;Heng-fu Zou;Heng-fu Zou;Heng-fu Zou

395
Citations
Finance and income inequality : test of alternative theories

George Clarke;Lixin Colin Xu;Heng Fu Zou

392
Citations
Fiscal decentralization, revenue and expenditure assignments, and growth in China

Jing Jin;Heng-fu Zou;Heng-fu Zou

329
Citations
'The spirit of capitalism' and long-run growth

Heng-Fu Zou

315
Citations
A Data Set on Income Distribution

Hongyi Li;Lyn Squire;Tao Zhang;Heng-Fu Zou

287
Citations
Fiscal Decentralization in China: History, Impact, Challenges and Next Steps

Chunli Shen;Jing Jin;Heng-fu Zou

269
Citations
Inflation, Growth, and Income Distribution: A Cross-Country Study

Hongyi Li;Heng-fu Zou

219
Citations
The growth impact of intersectoral and intergovernmental allocation of public expenditure: With applications to China and India

Tao Zhang;Heng-Fu Zou

210
Citations
Regional Inequality in Contemporary China

Qinghua Zhang;Heng-fu Zou

140
Citations
Explaining the changes of income distribution in China

Lixin Colin Xu;Lixin Colin Xu;Heng-fu Zou;Heng-fu Zou

137
Citations
The spirit of capitalism and savings behavior

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130
Citations
The Macroeconomic Impact of Decentralized Spending and Deficits: International Evidence

Francesca Fornasari;Steven B. Webb;Heng-fu Zou

111
Citations
Fiscal Decentralization, Public Spending, and Economic Growth in China

Heng-Fu Zou;Heng-Fu Zou

83
Citations
The spirit of capitalism and long-run growth

Heng-fu Zou

71
Citations
EXPLAINING I NTERNATIONAL A ND INTERTEMPORAL V ARIATIONS I N I NCOME INEQUALITY

Lyn Squire;Heng-fu Zou

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lixin Colin Xu World Bank

Jorge Martinez-Vazquez Georgia State University

Shantayanan Devarajan Georgetown University

George R. G. Clarke Texas A&M International University

Mark Gradstein Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

External Links

Personal website of Heng-fu Zou

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