研究兴趣包括产业组织学、健康经济学和劳动经济学。在Economics Letters,Applied Economics,Agricultural and Resource Economics Review等国际期刊上发表论文,主持国家社科基金青年项目“当代我国代际职业流动成因及对策研究”,并担任China Agricultural Economic Review,Agribusiness: an International Journal,Empirical Economics等期刊的匿名审稿人。
2015 “TV Advertising Spillovers and The Demand for Private Labels: The Case of Carbonated Soft Drinks”, Lopez, R. A., Liu, Y., & Zhu, C. Applied Economics, 47(25) 2563-2576.
2014 “Will Knowing Diabetes Affect Labor Income? Evidence from a Natural Experiment”, Liu, X. & Zhu, C. Economics Letters, 124 (1) 74–78.
2014 “The Impact of Four Alternative Policies to Decrease Soda Consumption”, Liu, Y., Lopez, R. A., & Zhu, C. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 43, 1.
2012 “Weight Implications of Soda Consumption”, Zhu, C. & Lopez, R. A. Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech, 23(2): March/April 2012.
2010 “Economic Impacts of Connecticut’s Agricultural Industry”, Lopez, R. A., Joglekar, D., Zhu, C., Gunther, P., & Carstensen, F.