Andong Zhuge

Andong Zhuge

Andong Zhuge

Hello! My name is Andong Zhuge (诸葛安东). I am a third-year PhD student at School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA), Fudan University. I obtained my BA in 2020 at SIRPA of Fudan University, majoring in Public Administration. Additionally, I completed a second major of Economics during my undergraduate studies at School of Economics (SOE), Fudan University. My advisor is Professor Ping Zhang.

I am currently a visiting graduate student at the Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, supervised by Professor Yilin Hou. My research interests mainly include public finance, fiscal policy, urban policy, and inequality. If you want to collaborate, feel free to email me!

Publications

  • Xing, Chen, Jintao Xu, Yuanyuan Yi, and Andong Zhuge. 2025. “Land Reform, Emerging Grassroots Democracy and Political Trust in China.” World Development. link

  • Xing, Chen, Peng Zhang, Ping Zhang, and Andong Zhuge. 2024. “The Enduring Trauma: How Officials’ Childhood Famine Experiences Affect Year-End Spending Surge.” Journal of Development Economics. link

  • Ping Zhang, Yu Shi, Can Chen, and Andong Zhuge. 2024. “Measuring and Benchmarking Fiscal Health: A Study of Chinese Provincial Governments.” International Journal of Public Administration. link

  • Xing, Chen, Xiaoxiao Shen, and Andong Zhuge. 2023. “Pollution Matters: The Political Cost of Information Disclosure.” Governance. link

  • (in Chinese) Ping Zhang, Andong Zhuge, and Hong Yan. 2025. “How Wealth Inequality Affects Life Satisfaction: An Empirical Study Based on Household Survey Data”. Comparative Economic & Social System. (张平, 诸葛安东 & 燕洪. 2025. 财富不平等如何影响生活满意度——基于中国家庭追踪调查数据的实证研究. 社会经济体制比较).

  • (in Chinese) Ping Zhang, Andong Zhuge, and Hong Yan. 2023. “How does “sudden spending” affect government performance evaluation? –An empirical study based on micro and inter-provincial panel data”. Public Management and Policy Review. (张平, 诸葛安东 & 燕洪. 2023. “突击花钱”如何影响政府绩效评价?——基于微观和省际面板数据的实证研究. 公共管理与政策评论). link

  • (in Chinese) Ping Zhang, Hong Yan, Andong Zhuge, and Qiang Ren. 2023. “An analysis of the international practice of wealth tax and its advantages and disadvantages”. International Taxation. (张平, 燕洪, 诸葛安东 & 任强. 2023. 财富税国际实践与利弊剖析. 国际税收). link

  • (in Chinese) Ping Zhang, Andong Zhuge, and Dean Kong. 2022. “Characteristics, Advantages and Problems of the U.S. Property Tax System”. International Taxation. (张平, 诸葛安东 & 孔德安. 2022. 美国房地产税制度设计特点、优势和问题辨析. 国际税收). link

Working Papers

  • Do Performance Budgeting Reforms Reduce Corruption? Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Study. (first author with Ping Zhang, Can Chen, and Weijie Wang). under review.

  • Public Expenditure, Housing Value and Wealth Redistribution: Evidence from Chinese Cities (with Ping Zhang, and Bo Li). under review. link.

  • From Assistance to Anxiety: The Negative Impact of AI Usage on Public Servants’ Well-being. (first author with Jiaheng Ling, and Shuping Wang).

Fundings and Projects

  • Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA). Project of Hunan Subnational Governance and Rural Public Service Delivery Program for Results (the World Bank). 2020.
  • Basic Public Service Efficiency Evaluation Program. Project funded by National Development and Reform Commission of China. 2021.
  • Construction program of China’s Local Finance Database. Project commissioned by the World Bank China Bureau. 2021.

Conference and Invited Talks

  • The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) 2025 Annual Conference.
  • International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) Conference 2024.
  • Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Conference 2024 (virtual).
  • The Chinese Economist Society Annual Conference 2024.
  • China Public Administration Annual Conference 2023.

Additional Information

  • Language: English (fluent); Mandarin Chinese (native)
  • Software: Stata, LaTeX