Dongchen Zhao
Department of Economics
University of Cincinnati Lindner College of Business
Email: dongchen.zhao@uc.edu
Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/dongchenzhao
Current Position
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Cincinnati, 2024 – present
Past Employment
Visiting Scholar, The University of Chicago Becker Friedman Institute, 2023
Education
University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Ph.D. in Economics 2023
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA
B.S. in Mathematics and Economics, Summa Cum Laude, 2018
Research Fields
Macroeconomics, Finance, Macro Labor
Dissertation
Essays on Firm Dynamics and Financial Frictions
Reference
Ayşegül Şahin, University of Texas at Austin
Andreas I. Mueller, University of Texas at Austin
Saroj Bhattarai, University of Texas at Austin
Working Papers
"A Structural Anatomy of Corporate Intangible Investments" (joint with Ha Bui and Anushka Mitra)
“Low Interest Rates, Debt Heterogeneity, and Firm Dynamics”
“Labor Market Outcomes and Welfare of Involuntary Part-Time Workers”
“The Effects of Regulation Restrictions on Firm Dynamism: Evidence from a Shift-Share Instrument”
Work in Progress
"Worker Reallocation in Internal and External Labor Markets" (Joint with Sadhika Bagga)
"The Dynamics of Firms’ Customer Base"(joint with Ha Bui and Minseog Kim)
"Idiosyncratic Expectations and Labor Market Outcomes" (Joint with Sadhika Bagga and Anushka Mitra)
Professional Activity
Presentation: ASSA (2026)*, SED Winter (2024), Chicago Fed (2023), Kent Firm Workshop 2023 (Kent), LBJ Policy Research Workshop (UT Austin), The Young Economist Symposium 2022 (Yale), TX Conference for Macro Job Market Candidates 2022 (Texas A&M), Midwest Macro conference 2022 (SMU)
Ad-hoc Reviewer: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, Economics Bulletin
* presented by coauthor
Honors, Scholarships, and Fellowships
Faculty Development Award, University of Cincinnati, 2025
Faculty Development Award, University of Cincinnati, 2024
Taft International Conference Travel Grant, University of Cincinnati, 2024
Taft Domestic Conference Travel Grant, University of Cincinnati, 2024
Professional Development Awards, University of Texas at Austin, 2021, 2022
Graduate School Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin,2018 – 2023
Graduate School Supplement Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2018 – 2023
Department Honor with Highest Distinction, University of California, San Diego, 2018
Others
Language: Mandarin (native), English (fluent)