Simon X B Zhao
Biographic Data
| ID | 1372436 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simon X B Zhao |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simon X B |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhao |
| SIGNATURE | ZHAO S X B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1191-9421 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 34 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 377 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
Between Zero Covid and ‘Live with Covid
Comparative Studies on Pandemic Control Policies and the Resilience of Society
This book documents and analyses the differentiated control policies, the determinant factors behind, social resilience, and international relations.
Rising Income and Wealth Inequality in China
The lack of up-to-date data has hindered recent research on China’s income and wealth inequality. This article fills this void by bringing current official and private data sources looking at these inequalities. The authors further investigate the underlying structural and sectoral policies causing these disparities. They find that the top 1% income share roughly equals that of the bottom 50%. The personal wealth share going to the top 1% exceeds…
Air transport, economic growth, and regional inequality across three Chinese macro-regions
This research considers the effects of air transport on economic growth and asks how airport development affects regional convergence across three Chinese macro-regions. A growing body of research has examined national aviation-growth relationships in developing countries over the last decade. Yet few studies have sought to determine whether air transport boosts regional development, especially in developing and emerging economies. Using a datase…
Region-specific determinants of the foreign direct investment in China
This study revisits region-specific determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Eastern, Central, and Western China using econometric and spatial analyses. It uses a data set covering 31 Chinese provinces and autonomous regions spanning the period 2005-15, together with panel data regression. Our statistical results show that in Eastern China, FDI is significantly associated with bilateral trade, orientation towards the service industry, i…
Mainstream and Shadow Banking
This entry explains the principal functions and actors in mainstream banking, and introduces the geographical literature that examines banking on both local and global scales. It summarizes the wide‐ranging financial activities that fall outside of the definition of mainstream banking and are referred to as shadow banking. Interconnections between mainstream and shadow banking and the potential for concentrations of risk to spread from one bankin…
Growth Theory
Growth theory is a broad term that references a number of different economic theories that focus on the relationship between economic growth and development. The theories cover both exogenous growth and endogenous growth within economies. The key theories covered are the neoclassical models, the linear stages of growth model, the structural change model, the neoliberal counterrevolution, and new growth theory.
Megacities, the World’s Largest Cities Unleashed
How big is China’s real estate bubble and why hasn’t it burst yet
Mapping urban networks through inter-firm service relationships
Literature on how cities get connected through networks of firms has been increasing in recent years. In particular, advanced producer service (APS) firms are being widely used to build intra-firm linkages to establish urban networks. In contrast to studies applying intra-firm networks, this study proposes an alternative strategy to build urban networks based on inter-firm service provision relationships during the process of initial public offer…
The political–economic geography of foreign exchange trading
We propose a conceptual framework for the political-economic geography of foreign exchange trading, focusing on the causes and consequences of the relationship between the international currency system and international financial centres. The framework is used to analyse data for 1995-2013 demonstrating that while the trading activity has boomed, its structure by currency, with USD in the lead, has remained remarkably stable, and its concentratio…
Playing Games and Leveraging on Land
While global commentators hail the unprecedented success of the Beijing Olympic Games, few have commented on the methods employed to promote urban development in China. This article develops a conceptual framework to unfold the Beijing Olympics and China’s mega-event urbanization model, which feature ‘playing games for leveraging land’. Literally, this informally translates to ‘concept creation’ and ‘land and finance leverage paradigm’. Based on …
The rise of venture capital centres in China
Information Exchange, Headquarters Economy and Financial Centers Development
Over the past several years, China has consistently maintained economic growth and at the same time emerged as a new global giant in the international arena, despite the distractions caused by the global financial crisis, which was triggered by the US Sub-prime Mortgage Crisis of 2007 and the recent bond crisis that emerged in the European Union in 2011. Concurrent with China's growing interaction with the global economy and robust growth of its …
Spatial polarization and dynamic pathways of Foreign Direct Investment in China 1990–2009
Urban Infrastructure Financing in Reform-era China
Urban infrastructure has been substantially upgraded in reform-era China. This paper explains, contextually and empirically, how Chinese cities finance their infrastructure. It demonstrates that China has succeeded in addressing urban infrastructure backlogs by opening up new venues for financing, but simultaneously, heavily relying on unconventional sources. The paper also argues that urban infrastructure financing has much to do with the countr…
Power or Market? Location Determinants of Multinational Headquarters in China
Multinational corporations (MNCs) have increasingly been establishing regional headquarters in China. However, no study has systematically examined how MNCs make strategic decisions about where to locate Chinese headquarters (CHQs) in this transition economy. The paper makes the first attempt to investigate the issue by focusing on two questions. First, what are the location-specific factors that determine where MNCs locate their CHQs? Second, ho…
City branding and the Olympic effect
Information Hinterland’– A Base for Financial Centre Development
This paper examines the role of ‘information hinterland’ as a determinant to financial agglomeration and financial centre development. The concept is then applied to investigate the potentials of Beijing and Shanghai in becoming financial centres in China. Specifically, the information hinterlands of the two cities are identified in two steps: first, the boundaries of the hinterlands are demarcated on the basis of distance, intensity of transport…
Foreign Direct Investment and the Formation of Global City-Regions in China
FDI inflows have redrawn the map of China's geo-economy, reinforcing spatial clustering of economy. Currently, certain Chinese urbanized regions along the Pacific coast, notably the Pearl River Delta region (PRD) in South China, the Yangtze River Delta region (YRD) in Southeast China and the Bohai Rim region (BRR) in North China, have become the agglomerative centres for a variety of the Fordist-style of manufacturing operation. As a strong outwa…
Determining factors of the development of a national financial center
Self-help in Housing and Chengzhongcun in China's Urbanization
This article focuses on the housing issues of rural migrants arising from urbanization, with particular reference to chengzhongcun, a topic with considerable impact on policymaking. An attempt is made to understand the underlying rationale of self-help in housing and the important role of chengzhongcun in sheltering rural migrants in the context of China's rural-urban dichotomy. As demonstrated in this study, chengzhongcun accommodate, with littl…
Globalization and the dominance of large cities in contemporary China
Reinterpretation of China's under-urbanization
Self-help housing strategy for temporary population in Guangzhou, China
Self-help in housing and chengzhongcun in China's urbanization
This article focuses on the housing issues of rural migrants arising from urbanization, with particular reference tochengzhongcun, a topic with considerable impact on policymaking. An attempt is made to understand the underlying rationale of self-help in housing and the important role of chengzhongcun in sheltering rural migrants in the context of China's rural-urban dichotomy. As demonstrated in this study, chengzhongcun accommodate, with little…
City branding and the Olympic effect
Foreign Direct Investment and the Formation of Global City-Regions in China
FDI inflows have redrawn the map of China's geo-economy, reinforcing spatial clustering of economy. Currently, certain Chinese urbanized regions along the Pacific coast, notably the Pearl River Delta region (PRD) in South China, the Yangtze River Delta region (YRD) in Southeast China and the Bohai Rim region (BRR) in North China, have become the agglomerative centres for a variety of the Fordist-style of manufacturing operation. As a strong outwa…
Determining factors of the development of a national financial center
The rise of venture capital centres in China
Self-help housing strategy for temporary population in Guangzhou, China
Urban Infrastructure Financing in Reform-era China
Urban infrastructure has been substantially upgraded in reform-era China. This paper explains, contextually and empirically, how Chinese cities finance their infrastructure. It demonstrates that China has succeeded in addressing urban infrastructure backlogs by opening up new venues for financing, but simultaneously, heavily relying on unconventional sources. The paper also argues that urban infrastructure financing has much to do with the countr…
Spatial Restructuring Of Financial Centers In Mainland China And Hong Kong
The rapid progress of globalization and information technology has stimulated profound changes in the global financial landscape and attracted growing interest in the geography of finance. Although there is apparently remarkable stability in the ordering of financial centers over time, the spatial changes of regional, national, and even global financial centers are an ongoing process. The newly developed subdiscipline of the geography of finance …
Globalization and the dominance of large cities in contemporary China
Mapping urban networks through inter-firm service relationships
Literature on how cities get connected through networks of firms has been increasing in recent years. In particular, advanced producer service (APS) firms are being widely used to build intra-firm linkages to establish urban networks. In contrast to studies applying intra-firm networks, this study proposes an alternative strategy to build urban networks based on inter-firm service provision relationships during the process of initial public offer…
How big is China’s real estate bubble and why hasn’t it burst yet
Spatial polarization and dynamic pathways of Foreign Direct Investment in China 1990–2009
Playing Games and Leveraging on Land
While global commentators hail the unprecedented success of the Beijing Olympic Games, few have commented on the methods employed to promote urban development in China. This article develops a conceptual framework to unfold the Beijing Olympics and China’s mega-event urbanization model, which feature ‘playing games for leveraging land’. Literally, this informally translates to ‘concept creation’ and ‘land and finance leverage paradigm’. Based on …
The sustainability dilemma of China’s township and village enterprises
Information Exchange, Headquarters Economy and Financial Centers Development
Over the past several years, China has consistently maintained economic growth and at the same time emerged as a new global giant in the international arena, despite the distractions caused by the global financial crisis, which was triggered by the US Sub-prime Mortgage Crisis of 2007 and the recent bond crisis that emerged in the European Union in 2011. Concurrent with China's growing interaction with the global economy and robust growth of its …
Region-specific determinants of the foreign direct investment in China
This study revisits region-specific determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Eastern, Central, and Western China using econometric and spatial analyses. It uses a data set covering 31 Chinese provinces and autonomous regions spanning the period 2005-15, together with panel data regression. Our statistical results show that in Eastern China, FDI is significantly associated with bilateral trade, orientation towards the service industry, i…
Megacities, the World’s Largest Cities Unleashed
The political–economic geography of foreign exchange trading
We propose a conceptual framework for the political-economic geography of foreign exchange trading, focusing on the causes and consequences of the relationship between the international currency system and international financial centres. The framework is used to analyse data for 1995-2013 demonstrating that while the trading activity has boomed, its structure by currency, with USD in the lead, has remained remarkably stable, and its concentratio…
Power or Market? Location Determinants of Multinational Headquarters in China
Multinational corporations (MNCs) have increasingly been establishing regional headquarters in China. However, no study has systematically examined how MNCs make strategic decisions about where to locate Chinese headquarters (CHQs) in this transition economy. The paper makes the first attempt to investigate the issue by focusing on two questions. First, what are the location-specific factors that determine where MNCs locate their CHQs? Second, ho…
Reinterpretation of China's under-urbanization
Reforms and Regional Inequality in China
Information Hinterland’– A Base for Financial Centre Development
This paper examines the role of ‘information hinterland’ as a determinant to financial agglomeration and financial centre development. The concept is then applied to investigate the potentials of Beijing and Shanghai in becoming financial centres in China. Specifically, the information hinterlands of the two cities are identified in two steps: first, the boundaries of the hinterlands are demarcated on the basis of distance, intensity of transport…
Spatial Disparity in China's Educational Development
The school in many underdeveloped countries is a reflection and a fruit of the surrounding underdevelop ment, from which arises its deficiency. its quantitative and qualitative poverty. But little by little, and there lies the really serious risk, the school in these underdeveloped countries risks becoming in turn a factor of underdevelopment
Self-help in Housing and Chengzhongcun in China's Urbanization
This article focuses on the housing issues of rural migrants arising from urbanization, with particular reference to chengzhongcun, a topic with considerable impact on policymaking. An attempt is made to understand the underlying rationale of self-help in housing and the important role of chengzhongcun in sheltering rural migrants in the context of China's rural-urban dichotomy. As demonstrated in this study, chengzhongcun accommodate, with littl…
Marketization of Land and Housing in Socialist China
Reforms and Regional Inequality in China
A Policy Review on Spatial Strategy of Regional Development in China 1953-92
Spatial Disparity in China's Educational Development
The school in many underdeveloped countries is a reflection and a fruit of the surrounding underdevelop ment, from which arises its deficiency. its quantitative and qualitative poverty. But little by little, and there lies the really serious risk, the school in these underdeveloped countries risks becoming in turn a factor of underdevelopment
Re-examining China's “Urban” Concept and the Level of Urbanization
China is experiencing rapid growth in urbanization in the current transitional period, but the real level of China's urbanization remains unclear, although no longer mysterious. The problem stems not from deficiency of published data, but from inconsistencies and ambiguities in China's official data on the urban population. In China, four major factors affect the size of urban population and therefore the urbanization level: the criteria for desi…
Disparities between social and economic development in Guangdong
China has achieved almost double‐digit annual economic growth since Deng Xiaoping launched market‐oriented economic reforms and open policies in 1978. Nevertheless, social development in China has lagged behind. This paper is concerned with the disparities between social and economic developmental trends in China, with particular reference to Guangdong Province. Having benefited by the open and reform policies since 1979, Guangdong Province has e…
Marketization of Land and Housing in Socialist China
The sustainability dilemma of China’s township and village enterprises
Self-help in Housing and Chengzhongcun in China's Urbanization
This article focuses on the housing issues of rural migrants arising from urbanization, with particular reference to chengzhongcun, a topic with considerable impact on policymaking. An attempt is made to understand the underlying rationale of self-help in housing and the important role of chengzhongcun in sheltering rural migrants in the context of China's rural-urban dichotomy. As demonstrated in this study, chengzhongcun accommodate, with littl…
Globalization and the dominance of large cities in contemporary China
Reinterpretation of China's under-urbanization
Self-help housing strategy for temporary population in Guangzhou, China
Spatial Restructuring Of Financial Centers In Mainland China And Hong Kong
The rapid progress of globalization and information technology has stimulated profound changes in the global financial landscape and attracted growing interest in the geography of finance. Although there is apparently remarkable stability in the ordering of financial centers over time, the spatial changes of regional, national, and even global financial centers are an ongoing process. The newly developed subdiscipline of the geography of finance …
Self-help in housing and chengzhongcun in China's urbanization
This article focuses on the housing issues of rural migrants arising from urbanization, with particular reference tochengzhongcun, a topic with considerable impact on policymaking. An attempt is made to understand the underlying rationale of self-help in housing and the important role of chengzhongcun in sheltering rural migrants in the context of China's rural-urban dichotomy. As demonstrated in this study, chengzhongcun accommodate, with little…
Determining factors of the development of a national financial center
Information Hinterland’– A Base for Financial Centre Development
This paper examines the role of ‘information hinterland’ as a determinant to financial agglomeration and financial centre development. The concept is then applied to investigate the potentials of Beijing and Shanghai in becoming financial centres in China. Specifically, the information hinterlands of the two cities are identified in two steps: first, the boundaries of the hinterlands are demarcated on the basis of distance, intensity of transport…
Foreign Direct Investment and the Formation of Global City-Regions in China
FDI inflows have redrawn the map of China's geo-economy, reinforcing spatial clustering of economy. Currently, certain Chinese urbanized regions along the Pacific coast, notably the Pearl River Delta region (PRD) in South China, the Yangtze River Delta region (YRD) in Southeast China and the Bohai Rim region (BRR) in North China, have become the agglomerative centres for a variety of the Fordist-style of manufacturing operation. As a strong outwa…
City branding and the Olympic effect
Urban Infrastructure Financing in Reform-era China
Urban infrastructure has been substantially upgraded in reform-era China. This paper explains, contextually and empirically, how Chinese cities finance their infrastructure. It demonstrates that China has succeeded in addressing urban infrastructure backlogs by opening up new venues for financing, but simultaneously, heavily relying on unconventional sources. The paper also argues that urban infrastructure financing has much to do with the countr…
Power or Market? Location Determinants of Multinational Headquarters in China
Multinational corporations (MNCs) have increasingly been establishing regional headquarters in China. However, no study has systematically examined how MNCs make strategic decisions about where to locate Chinese headquarters (CHQs) in this transition economy. The paper makes the first attempt to investigate the issue by focusing on two questions. First, what are the location-specific factors that determine where MNCs locate their CHQs? Second, ho…
Spatial polarization and dynamic pathways of Foreign Direct Investment in China 1990–2009
Information Exchange, Headquarters Economy and Financial Centers Development
Over the past several years, China has consistently maintained economic growth and at the same time emerged as a new global giant in the international arena, despite the distractions caused by the global financial crisis, which was triggered by the US Sub-prime Mortgage Crisis of 2007 and the recent bond crisis that emerged in the European Union in 2011. Concurrent with China's growing interaction with the global economy and robust growth of its …
The political–economic geography of foreign exchange trading
We propose a conceptual framework for the political-economic geography of foreign exchange trading, focusing on the causes and consequences of the relationship between the international currency system and international financial centres. The framework is used to analyse data for 1995-2013 demonstrating that while the trading activity has boomed, its structure by currency, with USD in the lead, has remained remarkably stable, and its concentratio…
Playing Games and Leveraging on Land
While global commentators hail the unprecedented success of the Beijing Olympic Games, few have commented on the methods employed to promote urban development in China. This article develops a conceptual framework to unfold the Beijing Olympics and China’s mega-event urbanization model, which feature ‘playing games for leveraging land’. Literally, this informally translates to ‘concept creation’ and ‘land and finance leverage paradigm’. Based on …
The rise of venture capital centres in China
Mainstream and Shadow Banking
This entry explains the principal functions and actors in mainstream banking, and introduces the geographical literature that examines banking on both local and global scales. It summarizes the wide‐ranging financial activities that fall outside of the definition of mainstream banking and are referred to as shadow banking. Interconnections between mainstream and shadow banking and the potential for concentrations of risk to spread from one bankin…
Economics (31 works) · China (29 works) · Geography (23 works) · Political science (21 works) · Economic geography (18 works) · Business (17 works) · Economic growth (15 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (12 works) · Finance (11 works) · Market economy (10 works)