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China in the Global Political Economy: From Developmental to Entrepreneurial (2018)
Book
Cheung, G. C. (2018). China in the Global Political Economy: From Developmental to Entrepreneurial. (New ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784714918

Is the US losing its economic authority to China, whose global economic identity is being determined more by entrepreneurial spirit than developmental principle? Through the exercise of soft power and hard currency in some areas of the global economy... Read More about China in the Global Political Economy: From Developmental to Entrepreneurial.

Strategic asset allocation by mixing shrinkage, vine copula and market equilibrium (2018)
Journal Article
Zhang, F., & Zhang, Z. (2018). Strategic asset allocation by mixing shrinkage, vine copula and market equilibrium. Journal of Forecasting, 37(3), 340-351. https://doi.org/10.1002/for.2506

We propose a new portfolio optimization method combining the merits of the shrinkage estimation, vine copula structure, and Black–Litterman model. It is useful for many investors to satisfy simultaneously the three investment objectives: estimation s... Read More about Strategic asset allocation by mixing shrinkage, vine copula and market equilibrium.

'One Belt One Road' and China's Westward Pivot: Past, Present and Future (2017)
Book
Andersen, L. E., Ehteshami, A., Sunuodula, M., & Jiang, Y. (Eds.). (2017). 'One Belt One Road' and China's Westward Pivot: Past, Present and Future. Danish Institute for International Studies

Report from the DIIS-Durham University Conference ‘One Belt, One Road and China’s Westward Pivot’ links China’s contemporary geopolitical and economic ambitions of the One Belt One Road (OBOR) Initiative with the country’s historical, cultural and li... Read More about 'One Belt One Road' and China's Westward Pivot: Past, Present and Future.

Rise of the gold market in China: liberalisation and market development (2017)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Li, X., Zhang, Z., & Zhang, Z. (2018). Rise of the gold market in China: liberalisation and market development. Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 16(1), 17-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/14765284.2017.1378853

The Chinese gold market is rapidly rising to global prominence in the recent decades. The paper reviews the history of the gold market in China and its liberalisation process amid the country’s opening to the outside world. Details of the current mar... Read More about Rise of the gold market in China: liberalisation and market development.

Beyond the Confines of Sinology: “Going out” and Service Innovation in Chinese Studies Libraries (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sunuodula, M. (2017, August). Beyond the Confines of Sinology: “Going out” and Service Innovation in Chinese Studies Libraries. Paper presented at 2017 International Conference on Integrated Development of Digital Publishing and Digital Libraries, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China

Presentation and summary (in Chinese) made at the 2017 International Conference on Integrated Development of Digital Publishing and Digital Libraries in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province China, 16-21 August 2017.

Fighting Global Inequality with Chinese Characteristics: The Role of the Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) (2017)
Journal Article
Cheung, G. C. (2017). Fighting Global Inequality with Chinese Characteristics: The Role of the Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs). China's world, 2(1), 39-51

Global inequality is growing and the issue of tax havens for the super-rich has come to the fore, not least in China. This can be seen as a failure of globalisation. China could play a major role in reducing inequality and at the same time improving... Read More about Fighting Global Inequality with Chinese Characteristics: The Role of the Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs).

Oral Intervention in China: Efficacy of Chinese Exchange Rate Communications (2016)
Journal Article
Zhang, Z., Li, H., & Zhang, C. (2016). Oral Intervention in China: Efficacy of Chinese Exchange Rate Communications. International Review of Financial Analysis, 49, 24-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2016.11.006

This paper analyses China's oral intervention and the efficacy of exchange rate communications by the Chinese monetary authorities. Applying the event study approach, we find that exchange rate communication could help the authorities to impact the C... Read More about Oral Intervention in China: Efficacy of Chinese Exchange Rate Communications.

When Margaret Thatcher met the Chinese: UK’s SMEs policies in the 1980s and the case of See Woo Holdings (2016)
Journal Article
Cheung, G. C., & Gomez, E. T. (2016). When Margaret Thatcher met the Chinese: UK’s SMEs policies in the 1980s and the case of See Woo Holdings. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 8(3), 335-354. https://doi.org/10.1108/jeee-04-2015-0031

Purpose This paper attempts to examine the UK’s SMEs policies under Margaret Thatcher’s era in the 1980s, with a view to understand the success stories, historical development and the structures of Chinese family business through a case study of See... Read More about When Margaret Thatcher met the Chinese: UK’s SMEs policies in the 1980s and the case of See Woo Holdings.

China's Intervention in the Central Parity Rate: A Bayesian Tobit Analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Li, H., Zhang, Z., & Zhang, C. (2017). China's Intervention in the Central Parity Rate: A Bayesian Tobit Analysis. Research in International Business and Finance, 39(Part A), 612-624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2016.07.017

This paper investigates China’s daily foreign exchange intervention through the setting and adjustment of the central parity rate, using daily data from July 22, 2005 to July 22, 2013. Applying a Bayes Tobit model, we find evidence that China’s daily... Read More about China's Intervention in the Central Parity Rate: A Bayesian Tobit Analysis.

Exchange Rate Flexibility in China: Measurement, Regime Shifts and Driving Forces of Change (2016)
Journal Article
Dixon, R., Zhang, Z., & Dai, Y. (2016). Exchange Rate Flexibility in China: Measurement, Regime Shifts and Driving Forces of Change. Review of International Economics, 24(5), 875-892. https://doi.org/10.1111/roie.12226

With an emphasis on government intervention that hinders market forces in currency movements, this paper presents a nuanced investigation of the degree and dynamics of flexibility in China's exchange rate regime. A high-frequency data model is develo... Read More about Exchange Rate Flexibility in China: Measurement, Regime Shifts and Driving Forces of Change.

'Conclusion: How Close is China to National Rejuvenation?'. (2015)
Book Chapter
Kerr, D. (2015). 'Conclusion: How Close is China to National Rejuvenation?'. In D. K. (ed.) (Ed.), China's Many Dreams: comparative perspectives on China's search for national rejuvenation (246-261). Palgrave Macmillan

Let The Hundred Businesses Donate (bai shang qi juan): The New Chinese Ways of Philanthropy, Traditional Values and the US Model. (2015)
Book Chapter
Cheung, G. C. (2015). Let The Hundred Businesses Donate (bai shang qi juan): The New Chinese Ways of Philanthropy, Traditional Values and the US Model. In D. Kerr (Ed.), China's Many Dreams: Comparative Perspectives on China's Search for National Rejuvenation (132-155). (New ed.). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137478979_6

On 31 December 2013 Xi Jinping made his first New Year speech after becoming the new President of China in March 2013. In the speech he reiterated the importance of the ‘quest for the dream of the road to rejuvenate China’s previous glory’.2 While ma... Read More about Let The Hundred Businesses Donate (bai shang qi juan): The New Chinese Ways of Philanthropy, Traditional Values and the US Model..