Binyi Zhang

I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. at the Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University, where my research interest is in the fields of renewable energy, green finance, climate change, and credit rating. I am fluent in Chinese and English and actively developing my language skills in Czech.

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Education

2018 - Current: PhD, Economics, Charles University
2016 - 2017: MSc. Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
2013 - 2016: BSc. Business Finance and Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

Job history

2022 - Current: Data analytics, McKinsey & Company, Prague, Czech Republic
2018 - Current: Teaching Assistant, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
2017 - 2018: Data analyst, MarcPoint , Shanghai, China.
2016 - 2017: Market analyst, 4C OfferShore , Lowestoft, UK.
2016: Research assistant, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

Working pager:

• Janda, K., Zhang, B. (2024). Can Geopolitical Risks Significantly Affect Green Finance? Evidence from Top Green Bond Issuer Countries. In: Procházka, D. (eds) Financial Markets and Corporate Reporting under Geopolitical Risks. ACFA ACFA 2022 2023. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer. Link
• Janda K, Kortusova A, and Zhang B (2022): "Green Bond Premiums in the Chinese Secondary Market" IES Working Papers 20/2022. IES FSV. Charles University. Link .
• Janda K., Zhang B. (2022). Econometric estimation of green bond premiums in the Chinese market. FFA Working Paper 7/2022, FFA, Prague University of Economics and Business, Prague. Link.
• Janda, K., Kristoufek, L. and Zhang, B., 2022. Return and Volatility Spillovers between Chinese and US Clean Energy Related Stocks.CAMA Working Papers 17/2022, Australian National University. Link . 
• Janda K., Zhang B. (2020). The impact of renewable energy and technological innovation on Chinese carbon dioxide emissions. FFA Working Paper 3/2020, FFA, University of Economics, Prague.  Link .
• Janda K. and Zhang B. (2019): "Renewable Energy Financial Modelling: A China Case Study" IES Working Papers 7/2019. IES FSV. Charles University. Link .

conferences:

2019：

• The 20th Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting
• Summer Academy 2019: Socioeconomic consequences of climate change, disasters, and extreme events: Individual outcomes, regional development, and mitigation policies
• 21st International Conference on Environmental Economics, Policy, and International Environmental Relations

2020：

• The 21st Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting
• 22nd International Conference on Environmental Economics, Policy, and International Environmental Relations

2021：

• 23rd International Conference on Environmental Economics, Policy and International Relations
• The 22nd Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting

2022：

• 27th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
• The 12th Biennial Conference of the Czech Economic Society
• The 23rd Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting
• EAERE 2022 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: GREEN BONDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE
• 23rd International Conference on Environmental Economics, Policy, and International Environmental Relations

2023: 

• 9th International Symposium on Environment and Energy Finance Issues (ISEFI-2023)
• The 24th Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting
• 24th International Conference on Environmental Economics, Policy, and International Environmental Relations 

Monographs

Chapters in monographs

Articles

• Janda K., Krištoufek L., & Zhang B. (2022). Return and volatility spillovers between Chinese and US clean energy related stocks. Energy Economics, 108(April 2022), nestránkováno. UT-WOS link
• Janda K., Kočenda E., Kortusová A., & Zhang B. (2022). ESTIMATION OF GREEN BOND PREMIUMS ON THE CHINESE SECONDARY MARKET. Politická ekonomie, 70(6), 684-710. UT-WOS link

Contributions in the conference proceedings

• Janda K., & Zhang B. (2022). The Impact of Renewable Energy and Technology Innovation on Chinese Carbon Dioxide Emissions. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics (pp. 177-189).
• Janda K., & Zhang B. (2021). Renewable Energy Financial Modelling: The Chinese Stock Price Case. Digitalization in Finance and Accounting (pp. 55-69).
• Janda K., & Zhang B. (2022). Green Bond Pricing and Its Determinant: Evidence from Chinese Secondary Market. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics (pp. 191-211).

Bachelor theses

I supervise only theses written in English. I am willing to supervise this thesis on topics such as renewable energy, climate change, green finance, green bonds, stock valuation, and volatility dynamics.

Master theses
Please contact me directly via faculty email to discuss the potential of my supervision. 

• 2019-2021: Grant Agency of Charles University (GAUK 862119). "Renewable Energy Financial Modeling" (Charles University). Principal investigator  
• 2022-2024: Grant Agency of Charles University (GAUK 295522) "Combined technical and economic modeling of energy storage for hybrid photovoltaics-wind power generation systems" (Charles University). Co-researcher.
• 2023- 2025: Grant Agency of Charles University (GAUK 236723): "Assessing the impact of the impact of geopolitical risks on the development of green finance". Co-researcher.

• Green finance
• Environmental economics
• Renewable energy
• Climate changes
• Financial market valuation