Zhang Yifan, Ph.D. in Economics, is an Associate Professor at Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen University. My current research interests include expectation management, text data analysis, and asset pricing. Research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Banking & Finance, the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control.

Research Areas

Expectation, Textual Data Analysis, Asset Pricing

Education

• 2017-2022  Sun Yat-sen University Ph.D. in Economics
• 2013-2017  Sun Yat-sen University Bachelor of Economics

Working Experience

• 2025-Present  Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen University, Associate Professor
• 2022-2025     Business School, Sun Yat-sen University, Assistant/Associate Professor

Publication

1. Xuesong Huang, Jianhao Lin, Yifan Zhang*, The Social Value of Strategic Public Information, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2026, 183, 105250.

2. Yifan Zhang, Xinyue Wang, Xinwen Zhang, Dandan Zhu, Policy Uncertainty and Optimal Provision of Public Information, Economic Modelling, 2026, 158, 107556.

3. Jianhao Lin, Jiacheng Fan, Yifan Zhang*, Information Dissemination and the Monetary Policy Uncertainty Premium: Evidence from China, Journal of Banking & Finance, 2025, 171, 107371.

4. Dandan Zhu, Xiangdong Wang, Yifan Zhang*, Narrative Monetary Policy Expectation in China, China Economic Review, 2025, 94, 102568.

5. Jianhao Lin, Yifan Zhang*, Liangyuan Chen, and Xianbo Zhou. The Asset Pricing Implications of Ambiguous Central Bank Communication: Evidence from China, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 2024, 60(10):1-16.

6. Jianhao Lin, Jiacheng Fan, Yifan Zhang, Liangyuan Chen, Real-time Macroeconomic Projection Using Narrative Central Bank Communication, Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2023, 38(2): 202-221.