Dr Zhang Wei
Grant-Funded Researcher (C)
School of Economics and Public Policy
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Zhang Wei is an economist. He joined the Future of Employment and Skills Research Centre at the University of Adelaide in January 2018. Prior to this, he was a senior research fellow at the National Institute of Labour Studies of Flinders University. Also, he had been employed as an associate lecturer (2005-2008) and research assistant (2004-2005) by the School of Economics at the University of Adelaide.Zhang Wei's research interests are in the areas of labour economics, health economics, education economics, international trade, and applied game theory. His PhD thesis focuses on international trade agreements, primarily on the debate between multilateral and bilateral trade liberalisation. In recent years, he has worked on a number of projects on the topics of the evaluation of the trial of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, ageing and retirement, work and health, job mismatches and impacts of education on labour market outcomes. He has involved in a project funded by the ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well, focusing on the impacts of the ageing of the population on the productivity and economic security in Australia and three projects funded by NCVER, focusing on the impacts of job mismatches on the labour market outcomes in Australia and job mobility of new VET completers. In addition, he has contributed to commissioned research projects for Department of Social Services, Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Department of Immigration and Citizenship and Service Skills Australia.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 - ongoing | Senior Research Fellow | University of Adelaide, Adelaide |
| 2015 - 2018 | Senior Research Fellow | Flinders University, Adelaide |
| 2009 - 2015 | Research Fellow | Flinders University, Adelaide |
| 2005 - 2008 | Associate Lecturer (part-time) | University of Adelaide, Adelaide |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | University of Adelaide, Adelaide | Australia | PhD in Economics |
| 2005 | University of Adelaide, Adelaide | Australia | Master of Economics |
| 2003 | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan | China | Bachelor of Economics |
| 2003 | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan | China | Bachelor of Laws |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Song, Q., Yinchu, W., Wei, Z., Songlin, C., Zhenghong, S., Bo, Z., & Yongbo, B. (2021). Recent advances reflected in the 12th International Marine Biotechnology Conference. Haiyang Xuebao, 43(9), 1-9. |
| 2018 | Jones, M., Mavromaras, K., Sloane, P., & Wei, Z. (2018). The dynamic effect of disability on work and subjective well-being. Oxford Economic Papers, 70(3), 635-657. Scopus16 WoS16 |
| 2017 | King, D., Svensson, S., & Wei, Z. (2017). Not always a quick fix: The impact of employing temporary agency workers on retention in the Australian aged care workforce. Journal of Industrial Relations, 59(1), 85-103. Scopus14 |
| 2015 | Mavromaras, K., Sloane, P., & Wei, Z. (2015). The scarring effects of unemployment, low pay and skills under-utilization in Australia compared. Applied Economics, 47(23), 2413-2429. Scopus32 WoS29 |
| 2015 | Knight, G., & Wei, Z. (2015). Isolating the determinants of temporary agency worker use by firms: an analysis of temporary agency workers in Australian aged care. Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 18(2), 205-237. |
| 2014 | Jones, M., Mavromaras, K., Sloane, P., & Wei, Z. (2014). Disability, job mismatch, earnings and job satisfaction in Australia. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 38(5), 1221-1246. Scopus33 WoS29 |
| 2013 | Mavromaras, K., Mcguinness, S., O'Leary, N., Sloane, P., & Wei, Z. (2013). Job mismatches and labour market outcomes: Panel evidence on university graduates. Economic Record, 89(286), 382-395. Scopus123 WoS100 |
| 2013 | Mavromaras, K., Mahuteau, S., Sloane, P., & Wei, Z. (2013). The effect of overskilling dynamics on wages. Education Economics, 21(3), 281-303. Scopus22 WoS20 |
| 2013 | King, D., Wei, Z., & Howe, A. (2013). Work Satisfaction and Intention to Leave Among Direct Care Workers in Community and Residential Aged Care in Australia. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 25(4), 301-319. Scopus41 Europe PMC10 |
| 2012 | Howe, A. L., King, D. S., Ellis, J. M., Wells, Y. D., Wei, Z., & Teshuva, K. A. (2012). Stabilising the aged care workforce: An analysis of worker retention and intention. Australian Health Review, 36(1), 83-91. Scopus54 Europe PMC30 |
| 2012 | Mavromaras, K., Sloane, P., & Wei, Z. (2012). The role of education pathways in the relationship between job mismatch, wages and job satisfaction: A panel estimation approach. Education Economics, 20(3), 303-321. Scopus33 WoS30 |
| 2011 | Wei, Z. (2011). Regional trade liberalisation: A theoretical review of dynamic time-path and stability issues. Asian Pacific Economic Literature, 25(1), 1-14. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2010 | Wei, Z., & Richardson, S. (2010). Are older workers less productive? A case study of aged care workers in Australia*. Economic Record, 86(SUPPL. 1), 115-123. Scopus6 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2013 | King, D., Mavromaras, K., Wei, Z., He, B., Healy, J., Macaitis, K., . . . Smith, L. (2013). The Aged Care Workforce 2012. |
| 2013 | Mavromaras, K., Mahuteau, S. M., & Zhang, W. (2013). Labour mobility and vocational education and training in Australia. Adelaide: NCVER. |
| 2012 | The Persistence of Overskilling and Its Effects on Wages (2012). . |
| 2011 | Mavromaras, K., McGuinness, S., Richardson, S., Sloane, P., & Wei, Z. (2011). Over-skilling and job satisfaction in the Australian labour force. NCVER. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Findlay, C., Mavromaras, K., & Wei, Z. (2021). Economic consequences of globalisation: The Australian framework for reforms. In S. Urata, & D. T. T. Ha (Eds.), Globalisation and its Economic Consequences: Looking at APEC Economies (pp. 26-56). London: Routledge. DOI Scopus2 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Mavromaras, K., Moskos, M., Mahuteau, S., Isherwood, L., Goode, A., Walton, H., . . . Flavel, J. (2018). Evaluation of the NDIS. |
| 2018 | Isherwood, L. M., Mavromaras, K., Moskos, M., & Wei, Z. (2018). Attraction, Retention and Utilisation of the Aged Care Workforce. |
| 2017 | Mavromaras, K., Knight, G., Isherwood, L., Crettenden, A., Flavel, J., Karmel, T., . . . Wei, Z. (2017). THE AGED CARE WORKFORCE 2016. Commonwealth of Australia. |
| 2013 | Mahuteau, S. M., Mavromaras, K., & Wei, Z. (2013). Younger veterans’ transitions to civilian occupations: The role of further education. |
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