Yunling Ye

Academic Honors & Awards
Outstanding Paper Award, 2nd National Postdoctoral Forum on Business Administration, 2021
Outstanding Paper Award, 3rd National Postdoctoral Forum on Industrial Economics, 2022
Outstanding Paper Award, 6th Yangtze River Economic Belt High-End Forum, 2023
Outstanding Paper Award, 7th Yangtze River Economic Belt High-End Forum, 2024
Outstanding Paper Award, 8th Yangtze River Economic Belt High-End Forum, 2025
Contact Information
yeyunling@whu.edu.cn
Education Background
Ph.D. in Regional Economics
Wuhan University, School of Economics and Management, Regional Economics
Research Interests
Technology Transfer and Innovation Diffusion
Digital Economy, Artificial Intelligence, and High-Quality Development
Environmental Regulation, Carbon Emissions, and Green Transformation
Academic Positions & Professional Titles
China Institute of Development Strategy and Planning, Wuhan University, 2021 – Present
Editorial & Reviewer Experience
Editorial Board Memberships
- International Journal of Technology Management, Reviewer, 2022 – Present
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Reviewer, 2022 – Present
- International Review of Economics and Finance, Reviewer, 2024 – Present
Representative Publications
Key Publications
- Ye, Yunling, & Zhang, Qizai. (2024).Carbon Emission Regulation and New Quality Productive Forces of Manufacturing Firms: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment of China’s Emissions Trading Scheme. China Soft Science, (11), 100–112.
- Ye, Yunling. (2023).Technology Transfer and Manufacturing Spatial Agglomeration from the Perspective of Dual Circulation. China Soft Science, (9), 202–213.
- Shi, Dan, Ye, Yunling, & Yu, Haichao. (2023).The Impact of Technology Transfer on Industrial Upgrading under the Dual Circulation Framework. Journal of Quantitative & Technological Economics, 40(6), 5–26.
- Shi, Dan, & Ye, Yunling. (2023).Artificial Intelligence, Employment Structure, and High-Quality Development. Contemporary Finance & Economics, (5), 3–14.
- Ye, Yunling, & Zhang, Qizai. (2024).Artificial Intelligence, Industrial Agglomeration Externalities, and Carbon Emission Efficiency in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Journal of Nantong University (Social Sciences Edition), 40(2), 55–65, 159.
- Ye, Yunling, Wu, Chuanqing, & Zhang, Liwei. (2023).Manufacturing Agglomeration, Spatial Knowledge Spillovers, and Urban Innovation Performance: Evidence from 283 Chinese Cities. Statistics & Decision, 39(3), 73–77.
- Shi, Dan, & Ye, Yunling. (2022).Trends and Mitigation Strategies of Urban Transport Carbon Emissions: Evidence from Shanghai. Modern Management Science, (4), 3–14.
- Ye, Yunling, Deng, Zhou, & Wei, Jishi. (2022).Determinants of Manufacturing Agglomeration in the Yangtze River Economic Belt: A Comparative Perspective of Specialization and Diversification. Economic Review Journal, (7), 85–96.
- Ye, Yunling, Wu, Chuanqing, & Zhou, Xiyimin. (2022).Threshold Effects of Manufacturing Agglomeration on Environmental Pollution in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Resources and Environment in the Yangtze Basin, 31(6), 1282–1292.
- Wu, Chuanqing, Ye, Yunling, Gao, Kun, & Zhang, Bingqian. (2020).An Evaluation of Manufacturing Agglomeration Levels in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Journal of Yangtze University (Social Sciences Edition), 43(6), 59–67.
- Wu, Chuanqing, & Ye, Yunling. (2020).Resolving the “Chemical Industry Along the River” Dilemma: Evidence from Hubei and Jiangsu. West Forum, 30(6), 71–83.
- Ye, Yunling, & Wu, Chuanqing. (2020).Identification and Governance of Shrinking Cities in China. Study & Practice, (5), 32–41.
Research Grants
- Principal Investigator, Youth Project of the National Social Science Fund of China,“ The Driving Effects, Mechanisms, and Policy Optimization of Technology Transfer on Firms’ New Quality Productive Forces,” Grant No. 24CJY013, 2024 – Present.
- Principal Investigator, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation – General Program, “Technology Transfer and Its Role in Bridging the Digital Divide among Firms: Transmission Mechanisms and Policy Optimization,”2022 – 2023.
- Principal Investigator, Basic Research Program of Think Tanks, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, “Deepening the Implementation of the Regional Coordinated Development Strategy, ”Grant No. GJSZK2024018, 2024 – Present.
- Principal Investigator, Postdoctoral Innovation Program, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, “Carbon Neutrality Goals and High-Quality Development of China’s Manufacturing Industry,”2021 – 2023.