Teaching and Research Areas

Teaching Programme: Undergraduate, Graduate, and International Programs.

Teaching Focusing: Location Studies, Regional Economics and Management, Public Economics and Management.

Research Areas: Regional Economics.

Academic Experience

Wu Wenjie, Level-3 Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor, Wuhan University. Chief Expert of a Major Project of the National Social Science Foundation of China. Principal Investigator of 5 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Co-founder of the ESRC Urban Big Data Centre (UK). Member of the Global Board of Directors, International Association for China Planning (IACP). Council Member, Regional Science Association of China. Published books including Applied Urban and Regional Economics (Commercial Press) and Economics of Planning Policies in China: Infrastructure, Location and Cities (Routledge). Papers published in journals such as Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Journal of Economic Geography, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Acta Geographica Sinica, and Journal of Financial Research. Recipient of the World Social Science Fellow (International Social Science Council). Member of the China Real Estate Young and Middle-aged Scholars 30 Forum. Research featured in Guangming Daily, People's Daily Online, and China Economic Net.

Enterprise Management and Practice Experience

Consulting and Training Experience

Short-term Consultant, The World Bank.

AWARDS AND HONORS

World Social Science Fellow, International Social Science Council

Best Paper Award, Regional Science Association International

Best Paper Award, The Annual National Conference of Geographical Society of China

Best Paper Award, Annual Conference of the China Management Association

EDITORIAL BOARDS

Youth Editorial Board Member, Economic Geography (CSSCI)

Guest Editor, Special Issues in international journals including Landscape and Urban Planning, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, and Transportation Research Part D

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Young Scholar, National Major Talent Project

Chief Expert, Major Project of the National Social Science Foundation of China

Co-founder, ESRC Urban Big Data Centre (UK)

Global Board of Directors, and Europe Regional Chair, International Association for China Planning (IACP)

Member, Committee of Regional Planning and Urban Economics, Urban Planning Society of China

Council Member, Regional Science Association of China

Member, China Real Estate Young and Middle-aged Scholars 30 Forum

Short-term Consultant, The World Bank

INVITED SPEECH AND MEDIA COVERAGE

Guangming Daily, Guangming Online, People's Daily Online, China Economic Net, etc.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Books

Wu, W., Liu, X., Wu, J. Applied Urban and Regional Economics. Commercial Press, 2025.

Wu, W. Economics of Planning Policies in China: Infrastructure, Location and Cities. Routledge, 2017.

Wu, W., Wang, Y., eds. The Geography of Development, Mobility and Wellbeing in China: Understanding Transformations through Big Data. Routledge, 2020.

Journal Papers (International)

1. Chen, Y., Wu, W*., Yun, Y. 2025. The geography of pollution regulation and productivity. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 131, 103134.

2. Wu, W., Yang, Z., Kim, J., Yue, A. 2025. Effects of temperature exposures on early childhood cognitive development and home environment. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 132, 103162.

3. Gibbons, S., Wu, W*. 2020. Airports, Access and Local Economic Performance in China. Journal of Economic Geography, 20(4), 903-937.

4. Wu, W., Zheng, S., Wang, B., Du, M. 2020. Impacts of Rail Transit Access on Land and Housing Values in China: A Quantitative Synthesis. Transport Reviews, 40(5), 629-645.

5. Wu, W., Dong, G., Sun, Y., et al. 2020. Contextualized Effects of Park Access and Usage on Residential Satisfaction: A Spatial Approach. Land Use Policy, 94, 104532.

6. Wu, W., Wang, J., Dai, T., Mark, W. 2018. The Geographical Legacies of Mountains: Impacts on Cultural Difference Landscapes. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 108(1), 277-290.

7. Wu, T., Zhang, N., Gui, L., Wu, W. 2018. Sustainable Endogenous Growth Model of Multiple Regions: Reconciling OR and Economic Perspectives. European Journal of Operational Research, 269(1), 218-226.

8. Wu, W., Dong, G., Zhang, W. 2017. The Puzzling Heterogeneity in Amenity Capitalization Effects on Land Markets. Papers in Regional Science, 96, S135-S153.

9. Wu, W., Wang, J., Dai, T. 2016. The Geography of Cultural Ties and Human Mobility: Big Data in Urban Contexts. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 106(3), 612-630.

10. Dong, G., Wu, W. 2016. Schools, Land Markets and Spatial Effects. Land Use Policy, 59, 366-374.

11. Wu, W., Wang, J. 2016. Gentrification Effects of China's Urban Village Renewals. Urban Studies, 54(1), 214-229.

12. Wu, W., Dong, G. 2014. Valuing the 'Green' Amenities in a Spatial Context. Journal of Regional Science, 54(4), 569-585.

Journal Papers (Chinese)

1. Yin, J., Zhang, Q., Wu, W., et al. 2022. Return Migration Intention: Heterogeneous Effects from Multidimensional Distances Over Space. Acta Geographica Sinica, 77(12), 3146-3161.

2. Wang, B., Dai, M., Wu, W. 2017. Do Environmental Friendly Manufacturing Zones Cause a Rise in Plants’ Environment Performance? Evidence from China’s Environmental Friendly Manufacturing Zone Program. Journal of Financial Research, 442(4), 154-175.

3. Wu, W., Dong, Z., Zhang, W., et al. 2011. Spatio-temporal Evolution of the China's Inter-urban Organization Network Structure: Based on Aviation Data from 1983 to 2006. Acta Geographica Sinica, 66(4), 435-445.

4. Dong, G., Zhang, W., Wu, W., et al. 2011. Spatial Heterogeneity in Determinants of Residential Land Price: Simulation and Prediction. Acta Geographica Sinica, 66(6), 750-760.

5. Wu, W., Zhang, W., Liu, Z. 2010. Modelling the Determinants of Residential Land Price: using land-leasing parcel data in Beijing. Acta Geographica Sinica, 65(6), 676-684.