Professor at the Research Institute for Economics & Business, Kobe University, Japan. HegraduatedfromRenmin University of Chinawith a college degreeandobtainedhis master's and doctoral degrees at the University of Florida, USA. Hisprimaryresearchareas encompass internationaleconomics, R&D innovation and economic growth, environmental economics, labor migration, and the Chinese economy, with a particular focus on issues related to the household registration system. He has published numerouspapersin leading international journals such asJournal of International Economics, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Environmental Economics & Management, Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control, and Journal of Mathematical Economics.Heisco-editor of the prestigious SSCI journalJournal of International Trade & Economic Developmentandmanaging editorofJapanese Accounting Review. He also serves as an anonymousrefereefor various top-tier international journals and as an anonymous evaluation expert for multiple research funding programs.Hehas been awardedthe KojimaPrizeby JapaneseInternational Economics AssociationIn 2011, becoming the only non-Japanese scholar to receive this honor to date.