Dandan Zhang is a Professor in Economics (with tenure) and Deputy Dean (in research, internal and international cooperation) at the National School of Development, and Deputy Dean of Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development, Peking University. She is also a Youth Cheung-Kong Scholar and Peking University Boya Young Scholar. Zhang graduated from the Australian National University with a Ph.D. in Economics. Her research fields include labor economics, applied econometrics, and experimental economics, focusing on the welfare of vulnerable groups during transition periods and the impact of social change on human behavior. Her academic work has been published in top economic and general-science journals both domestically and internationally, including the Economic Journal, Nature: Human Behaviour, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Review of Income and Wealth, Economic Research Journal (jingjiyanjiu), and China Economic Quarterly (jingjixuejikan). In recent years, she has led several major projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Social Science Fund, and the National High-Level ThinkTank. She has participated as a member of expert groups in special symposia and discussions organized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the National Bureau of Statistics, and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. She has provided policy recommendations on epidemic prevention and control and unemployment issues. The policy reports from her research have been adopted by the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the State Council, and related ministries and commissions.