Research Interests:  

·           Spatial Econometrics

·           Network Econometrics

·           Spatial and Network Panel Data Models

·           Bootstrap methods for Refined Inferences

·           Unbalancedness and Missingness in Spatial Panels

·           Event Time Analysis

Editorial Service:

Associate Editor, Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 2025.11 – Present

Associate Editor, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2018.01 – Present

Co-Editor, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2015.01 – 2017.12

Associate Editor, Journal of Spatial Econometrics, 2019.01 – 2024

Managing Guest Editor for “New Advances in Spatial Econometrics: Interactions Matter”, a Special Issue for Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2016-17, with Guest Editors, Nicolas Bebarsy and Cem Ertur.

Guest Editor for “Spatial Econometrics: New Methods and Applications”, a special issue for Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2017-18.

 

   Papers in the Review Process:

[1]       Li, L. Y., Meng, X. Y., and Yang, Z. L. (2025). Dynamic Spatial Panel Data Models with Fixed Effects: Alternative Methods and Applications. Under review.

[2]       Pirotte, A. and Yang, Z. L. (2025).  Multi-Dimensional Spatial Panel Data Models with Fixed Effects: Formulation, Estimation, and Inference,  Under Review  (Paper&Supplement,   MatlabCode_2025TI,   MatlabCode_2025TV).

[3]       Akgun, O., Pirotte, A., Urga, G. and Yang, Z. L. (2025). Testing clustered equal predictive ability with unknown clusters,  Under Review  (Version202507;    Version202408).

[4]       Chang, P-L., Makioka, R., Ng, B.L., and Yang, Z. L. (2025). Estimating Firm-Level Production Functions with Spatial Dependence,  Under Review. 

 

   Papers Recently Accepted:

[1]       Meng, X. Y. and Yang, Z. L. (2026). Threshold Spatial Panel Regression with Fixed Effects.  Journal of Econometrics (Accepted Version and Supplementary Materials;  Early versions: PaperR1,  SupplementR1;   PaperSub,  SupplementSub).

[2]       Meng, X. Y. and Yang, Z. L. (2025a). Genuinely unbalanced spatial panel data models with fixed effects: M-estimation and inference with an application to FDI inflows, Econometric Review  (Accepted Version,   Accepted Version Supp,   Replication;     Version2021,   Supplement2021).

[3]       Meng, X. Y. and Yang, Z. L. (2025b). Fixed effects estimation of spatial panel model with missing responses: an application to US state tax competition, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics.  (Accepted Version,  Accepted Version Supp;   Version2024,  Supplement2024;   Version2023,  Supplement2023)

[4]       Li, L. Y., Miao, K. and Yang, Z. L. (2025).  Spatial dynamic panel data models with interactive fixed effects: M-estimation and inference with fixed and relatively small T, Econometric Review  ( Accepted Version;  Version2024, Supplement2024;   Version2021,   Supplement2021).

[5]       Akgun, O., Pirotte, A., Urga, G. and Yang, Z. L. (2023).  Equal predictive ability tests based on panel data with applications to OECD and IMF forecasts. International Journal of Forecasting   (Accepted Version,  Journal Version).

[6]       Baltagi, B. H., Deng, Y., Li, J., and Yang, Z. L. (2022). Cities in a pandemic: evidence from China. Journal of Regional Science (Accepted Version,  Journal Version).

[7]       Huang, N. and Yang, Z. L., 2021). Spatial dynamic models with short panels: evaluating the impact of home purchase restrictions on housing prices. Economic Modelling  (Accepted Version, Journal Share Link, Journal Version).

[8]       Baltagi, B. H., Pirotte, A. and Yang, Z. L. (2021).  Diagnostic tests for homoscedasticity in spatial cross-sectional or panel models.  Journal of Econometrics   (Accepted Version,  Journal Version,  Supplementary Material,  Matlab Code for Application,  Additional Monte Carlo Results).

[9]       Yang, Z. L. (2021).  Joint tests for dynamic and spatial effects in short panel data models with fixed effects and heteroskedasticity.  Empirical Economics   (Accepted Version,  Journal Version,  Supplementary Appendix).

[10]  Li, L. Y. and Yang, Z. L. (2021).  Spatial dynamic panel data models with correlated random effects.  Journal of Econometrics  (Accepted Version,  Journal Version,  Supplementary Appendix).

 

Unpublished Working Papers:

[1]       Meng, X. Y. and Yang, Z. L. (2021). Unbalanced Spatial Panel Data Models with Fixed Effects. (Paper,  Supplement)

[2]       Li, L. Y. and Yang, Z. L. (2021).  Spatial dynamic panel data models with interactive fixed effects: M-estimation and inference with small T.  (Paper,  Supplement)

[3]       Su, L. J. and Yang Z. L. (2007).  Instrumental variable quantile estimation of spatial autoregressive models.  (Version 2011)

[4]       Yang, Z. L. and Shen, Y. (2011).  A simple and robust method of inference for spatial lag dependence.   (Version 2014,  Sup Appendix).   

[5]       Yang, Z. L. (2008).  Tests for Spatial Dependence under Distributional Misspecification.

[6]       Yang, Z. L. (2006).  Joint Modeliing and Testing for Local and Global Spatial Externalities.

[7]       Yang, Z. L. (2005).  Quasi-Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Spatial Panel Data Regressions.

 

Student Supervision:

PhD Students:

·         Liu Shew Fan,  2011.8-2016.5:  On Refined and Robust Inferences for Spatial Econometric Models

·         LI Liyao,  2015.8-2019.7:  Spatial Dynamic Panel Data Models with Small T

·         Xu Yuhong,  2015.8-2020.6:  Spatial Panel Data Models with Temporal Heterogeneity

·         Meng Xiaoyu,  2016.8-2022.6:  Spatial Panel Data Models: Unbalanced Panels, Threshold Effects and Network Effects

·         Wu Yifan,  2016.8-2022.6 (Co-Supervisor: Jing LI):  Externalities in Housing Market and Agglomeration Economics

Master Students:

·         Su Wanhua (June 2002).  Effect of Estimation and Transformation on Control Charts    

·         Xu Jianfeng (June 2002).  Data Transformation in the Analysis of Lifetime Data

·         See Peen Peen, Stanley (July 2000).  Simple Prediction Intervals for the Weibull Distribution.