Yunling Ye

yeyunling@whu.edu.cn

Ph.D. in Regional Economics

Wuhan University, School of Economics and Management, Regional Economics

China Institute of Development Strategy and Planning, Wuhan University, 2021 – Present

Technology Transfer and Innovation Diffusion

Digital Economy, Artificial Intelligence, and High-Quality Development

Environmental Regulation, Carbon Emissions, and Green Transformation

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

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

Key Publications

• Yunling Ye, & Qizai Zhang. (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.
• Yunling Ye . (2023).Technology Transfer and Manufacturing Spatial Agglomeration from the Perspective of Dual Circulation. China Soft Science, (9), 202–213.
• Dan Shi, Yunling Ye , & Haichao Yu . (2023).The Impact of Technology Transfer on Industrial Upgrading under the Dual Circulation Framework. Journal of Quantitative & Technological Economics, 40(6), 5–26.
• Dan Shi, & Yunling Ye . (2023).Artificial Intelligence, Employment Structure, and High-Quality Development. Contemporary Finance & Economics, (5), 3–14.
• Yunling Ye, & Qizai Zhang . (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.
• Yunling Ye , Chuanqing Wu , & Liwei Zhang. (2023).Manufacturing Agglomeration, Spatial Knowledge Spillovers, and Urban Innovation Performance: Evidence from 283 Chinese Cities. Statistics & Decision, 39(3), 73–77.
• Dan Shi , & Yunling Ye. (2022).Trends and Mitigation Strategies of Urban Transport Carbon Emissions: Evidence from Shanghai. Modern Management Science, (4), 3–14.
• Yunling Ye , Zhou Deng , & Jishi Wei. (2022).Determinants of Manufacturing Agglomeration in the Yangtze River Economic Belt: A Comparative Perspective of Specialization and Diversification. Economic Review Journal, (7), 85–96.
• Yunling Ye , Chuanqing Wu, & Xiyimin Zhou. (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.
• Chuanqing Wu, Yunling Ye, Kun Gao, & Bingqian Zhang. (2020).An Evaluation of Manufacturing Agglomeration Levels in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Journal of Yangtze University (Social Sciences Edition), 43(6), 59–67.
• Chuanqing Wu, & Yunling Ye. (2020).Resolving the “Chemical Industry Along the River” Dilemma: Evidence from Hubei and Jiangsu. West Forum, 30(6), 71–83.
• Yunling Ye, & Chuanqing Wu. (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.