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Chengyu Li

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Academic Honors & Awards

1.(2/5): “The Impact of Carbon Tax Policy on China's Energy Conservation, Emission Reduction, and Macroeconomy: Theoretical Models and Scenario Simulations,” Third Prize, Sixth National Outstanding Fiscal Theory Research Achievement Award, Ministry of Finance, 2017

2.(Co-author): “Resource Intensity and Regional Economic Performance: A Phased Perspective on Their Relationship and Evolution—An Empirical Analysis of 37 Countries,” Second Prize, Ninth Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Philosophy and Social Sciences Award, People's Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 2023

3.(1/1): Elsevier 2017 Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing Award, Applied Energy (SCI, Q1), 2017

4.(1/1): First Outstanding Reviewer Award, Environmental Economics Research, 2017

5.(1/1):AnnualOutstanding Reviewer Award, Environmental Economics Research, 2021

6.(2/4): “Predictive Study on the Macroeconomic Impact of Implementing Carbon Tax Policy in Shanghai's 13th Five-Year Plan,”Third Prize, Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission Award for Achievements in Decision-Making Consultation Projects for the Preliminary Research of the 13th Five-Year Plan, 2016

7.(1/1): Sensitivity Analysis of Emissions Reduction Policies Considering Financial Conditions and Their Macroeconomic Impacts, Second Prize, First Energy and Environment Frontier Modeling Competition (Young Scholars Group), China Society of Systems Engineering, 2017

8.(1/1):“Can Predictable Emissions Reduction Policies Trigger the ‘Green Paradox’ Effect? — An Examination from the Perspectives of China's Supply-Side Reform and Capital Scarcity,” Third Prize, 2017 Humanities and Social Sciences Research Achievement Award, Henan Provincial Department of Education, 2018

9.(1/1): The Fundamental Logic Behind the Central Region's Active Development of Logistics and Communications Hub City Clusters, Outstanding Paper Award, 7th Economic Forum of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League, Central Committee of the China Democratic League, 2021

10.(1/1): “Understanding Data Element Market Characteristics to Enhance Economic Risk Resistance,” Outstanding Paper Award, 8th Economic Forum of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League, Central Committee of the China Democratic League, 2022

11.(1/1): “Research on Innovative Mechanisms for the Steady Development of Next-Generation Industrial-Grade Generative AI Driven by the Digital Economy,” Outstanding Paper Award, 9th Economic Forum of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League, Central Committee of the China Democratic League, 2023

12.(1/2): Why “Green Jobs” Tend to Become Informal Employment: Lessons from China's Environmental Protection Industry, First Prize, Outstanding Achievement Award in Philosophy and Social Sciences of Henan Provincial Universities, Henan Provincial Department of Education, 2022

13.(3/3):“The Impact of Regional Innovation Environments on the Utilization Efficiency of the NSFC-Henan Joint Fund,” First Prize, Henan Provincial Higher Education Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award, Henan Provincial Department of Education, 2022

14.(1/6):“Research on Digital Energy ‘New Infrastructure’ Issues in Zhengzhou's Development as a National Central City,”Third Prize, Zhengzhou 2021 Outstanding Social Science Research Project, Zhengzhou Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award Committee, 2022

15.(1/3):“Research on Pathways for Cultivating Outstanding Audit Talent Based on Cross-disciplinary Integration in New Liberal Arts Education,” Second Prize, Outstanding Achievement in Henan Provincial Education Science Research (Yu Jiao [2023] No. 50269), Henan Provincial Department of Education, 2023

16.(1/1):“Integration and Innovation of Artificial Intelligence and New Quality Productivity,” First Prize for Outstanding Papers, 2024 International Forum on Data Security and Blockchain & 7th Annual Conference of Chinese Economists and Managers in Korea, Council of the Annual Conference of Chinese Economists and Managers in Korea, 2024

Contact Information

chengyu.li@zzuli.edu.cn

Education Background

Highest Degree&Major

Postdoctoral Fellow, Master's Supervisor, University Distinguished Professor, Director of the Office of the Center for Industry and Innovation Research at Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Deputy Chairperson of the Zhengzhou University of Light Industry Branch of the China Democratic League, Visiting Scholar at Peking University.

Research Interests

Dynamic Macroeconomics, Resource and Environmental Management, Fiscal and Tax Management, Systems Analysis and Decision Making, Science and Technology Management, Financial Engineering and Risk Management, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, etc.

Academic Positions & Professional Titles

1. Director of the Office of the Center for Industry and Innovation Research, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry

2. Deputy Chairperson of the Zhengzhou University of Light Industry Branch of the China Democratic League

3. Visiting Scholar at Peking University

Editorial & Reviewer Experience

1. Led 13 research projects including National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Young Scientist Program and National Social Science Fund General Projects, and participated in 25 additional projects.

2. Published over 40 papers in authoritative Chinese journals and SSCI, SCI, EI, and CSSCI-indexed journals.

3. Authored or co-authored 6 monographs.

4. Received 15 awards including the Ministry of Finance's National Outstanding Fiscal Theory Research Achievement Award and provincial/ministerial-level Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Awards.

5. Held 23 academic positions including SCI editorial board member, NSFC peer reviewer, and provincial-level scientific achievement award evaluation expert.

6. Selected for the 2020 Henan Provincial Higher Education Innovation Talent Support Program. Served as reviewer for over 90 domestic and international journals including Nature and Cell subjournals.

Representative Publications

1.Li Chengyu*, Lu Xibin, Liu Yiqing, Xia Zuhui, Wang Xueni, Zhao Hongjun, A study of tripartite strategies for closed-loop charging infrastructure construction of new energy vehicles in China under the expectation of government withdrawal subsidies, Journal of Cleaner Production (SCI), 2025, (493): 144943

2.Li Chengyu*, Zhu Conghui, Liu Yiqing, Wang Xueni, Ren Shuchang, Wen Xin. Seeking gains or avoiding losses? A study on the cohort effects of digital transformation among Chinese manufacturing enterprises, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management (SSCI), 2025, March, 1-15

3.Li Chengyu*, Sun Jiayi, Wen Xin, Xia Zuhui*, Ren Shuchang, Wu Jiaxin. Evaluating Agricultural Resource Pressure and Food Security in China and “Belt and Road” Partner Countries with Virtual Water Trade. Sustainability (SSCI). 2025, 17(4):1599

4.Li Chengyu*, Xia Zuhui*, Sun Jiayi. Multi-dimensional Evaluation and Promotion Path of High-quality Employment in China's Environmental Protection Industry under the Dual-Carbon Goals. Sustainability (SSCI). 2025, 17(7): 3123

5.Zhang Yanbing*, Zhang Changzheng, He Zhengqi, Li Chengyu, Construction strategy of green alliance for energy mining supply chain from the perspective of policy combination, Journal of Cleaner Production (SCI), 2025, (501): 145315

6.Li Chengyu*, Xia Zuhui*, Liu Yiqing, Li Shuyan, Ren Shuchang, Zhao Hongjun. Is online shopping addiction still a depressive illness? -- the induced consumption and traffic trap in live E-commerce. Heliyon. (SCI), 2024, 10(9): e29895.

7.Li Chengyu*, Zhu Conghui, Wang Xueni*, Ren Shuchang, Xu Pengrui, Xiang Haisheng. Green Finance: How Can it Help Chinese Power Enterprises Transition Towards Carbon Neutrality. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. (SCI), 2023, (30): 46336–46354

8.Zhang Wenjie, Xu Ning*, Li Chengyu, Cui Xinghua, Zhang He, Chen Wanxu. Impact of digital input on enterprise green productivity: Micro evidence from the Chinese manufacturing industry. Journal of Cleaner Production (SCI), 2023, (4): 137272

9.Li Chengyu, Zhang Yanbing, Saurabh Pratap, Zhou Li, Liu Baoquan*, Zhou Guangliang. Regulation Effect of Smart Grid on Green Transformation of Electric Power Enterprises: Based on the Investigation of Leader Trap. Frontiers in Energy Research (SSCI). 2022, 9 (1): 783786

10.Xue Long, Zhang Qianyu, Zhang Xuemang*, Li Chengyu*. Can Digital Transformation Promote Green Technology Innovation? Sustainability (SSCI). 2022, 14(12):7497

11.Li Chengyu, Yan Xiangwu*, Liu Baoquan, Yang Zhenbing, Zhou Li. Potential Impacts of Fukushima Nuclear Leakage on China’s Carbon Neutrality—an Investigation on Nuclear Power Avoidance and Regional Heterogeneity. Frontiers in Environmental Science (SSCI). 2021, 9 (10): 764941

12.Li Chengyu, Yan Xiangwu*, Zhang Yanbing, Xu Ning, Chen Jin, Zhou Guangliang. Does Airport Preferential Policy Aggravate the Competition of Aviation Hubs in Central and Western China? ——Based on the Investigation of 78 Airports. Mathematical Problems in Engineering (SCI), 2021, (6): 8387088

13.Yang Zhenbing, Shao Shuai*, Li Chengyu, Yang Lili. Alleviating the misallocation of R&D inputs in China's manufacturing sector: From the perspectives of factor-biased technological innovation and substitution elasticity. Technological Forecasting and Social Change (SSCI), 2020, 151 (2): 119878

14.Xia Xiqiang, Li Chengyu*, Zhu Qinghua. Game Analysis for the Impact of Carbon Trading on Low-Carbon Supply Chain. Journal of Cleaner Production (SSCI), 2020, 276 (12): 123220

15.Li Chengyu, Shao Shuai*, Yang Lili, Yu Mingliang. Comparability of estimating energy rebound effect should be based on uniform mechanism and benchmark:A reply to Du and Lin. Energy Policy (SSCI), 2016, 91 (4): 60-63

16.Shao Shuai*, Luan Ranran, Yang Zhenbing, Li Chengyu*. Does Directed Technological Change Get Greener: Empirical Evidence from Shanghai's Industrial Green Development Transformation. Ecological Indicators (SSCI), 2016, (69):758-770

17.Li Chengyu, Shao Shuai*. A Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Simulation of China's Innovation-Based Economy Under the New Normal. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Science) (EI), 2016, 21 (3) :335-342

18.Ji, Q., Shahzad, S. J. H., Sun, X., Xia, Y., Guo, K., eds. (2023). Managing climate risk in the global economic system in the post-COVID-19 era. Article 1st. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. doi: 10.3389/978-2-8325-2486-2

19.Li Chengyu, Shao Shuai*. Can Expected Emission Reduction Policies Trigger a “Green Paradox” Effect? — An Examination from the Perspectives of China's Supply-Side Reform and Capital Scarcity, Systems Engineering Theory and Practice (Chinese Authority, CSSCI), 2017, 37 (5): 1184-1200

20.Li Chengyu, Yan Xiangwu*. Why Does “Green Work” Tend to Become Informal Employment? — Evidence from China's Environmental Protection Industry, China Population, Resources and Environment (Chinese Authority, CSSCI), 2021, 31 (12): 116-127

21.Li Chengyu. Fifteen Years After Kyoto: Phased Emission Reduction Policies and the “Green Paradox” Problem. China Population, Resources and Environment (Chinese Authority, CSSCI), 2015, 25(1): 1-8

22.Zhou Li, Li Chengyu*. The Relationship and Evolution of Resource Intensity and Regional Economy from a Phased Perspective: An Empirical Analysis of 37 Countries, China Population, Resources and Environment (Chinese Authority, CSSCI), 2019, 29(12): 138-148

23.Lu Xianxiang, Li Chengyu. Institutional Arrangements for Human Behavior and Low-Carbon Economy. Jianghan Forum (CSSCI), 2013, (4): 23-28

24.Lu Xianxiang, Li Chengyu. Global Cooperation for Low-Carbon Economic Development: Contradictions and International Institutional Innovation. Journal of Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (CSSCI), 2013, (2) : 106-113

25.Zhang Xuehui, Li Chengyu*, Gu Jian. Institutional Traps in International Low-Carbon Economic Cooperation and China's Countermeasures Analysis, Economic Issues (CSSCI), 2013, (2): 31-37

26.Cui Yuying, Li Chengyu*, Li Changqing, Changqing. Spatial Econometric Analysis of Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Linkages and Knowledge Spillover Effects in China, Research on Scientific Management (CSSCI), 2013, (2): 35-38

27.Li Chengyu, Wang Rong. Deepening Reform for Equalization of Public Services: The Case of Chongqing, Chongqing Social Sciences (CSSCI Expanded Edition), 2011, (8): 89-94

28.Zhou Guangliang, Zhang Yanbing, Li Chengyu. Impact of Regional Innovation Environment on Utilization Efficiency of NSFC-Henan Joint Fund: Evidence from a Three-Stage Super-Efficiency Non-Radial Model. Journal of Henan Normal University (Natural Science Edition) (PKU), 2021, 49(01): 10-18

29.Li Chengyu, Yan Xiangwu. Research on Basic Factor Market Allocation Strategies for Facilitating Domestic Circulation [M]. China Agriculture Press, November 2022.

30.Li Chengyu, Editorial Board Member. Development Report on Shanghai's Urban Economy and Management 2018: Research on the Green Economic Belt of Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration [M]. Gezhi Press, July 2019.

31.Li Chengyu, Editorial Board Member. China Jun Porcelain Industry Development Report (2020) [M]. Social Sciences Academic Press, December 2020.

32.Li Chengyu, Editorial Board Member, China Jun Porcelain Industry Development Report (2021) [M], Social Sciences Academic Press, December 2022.

33.Li Chengyu, Editorial Board Member, Supply-Side Structural Reform and Macroeconomic Policy Innovation: Analysis of China's Economy 2015-2016 [M], Gezhi Press, May 2016.