Biography
Cai Jinyang, Ph.D., Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, and Visiting Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Brown University in the United States. He graduated from the Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, with a Ph.D. in Management. His research mainly focuses on development economics and resource and environmental policy. From 2014 to 2015, he was sponsored by the China Scholarship Council for a visiting study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and in June 2016 he was a visiting scholar at Brown University.
As principal investigator, he has led more than 10 research projects, including General and Young Scientists Programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Beijing Natural Science Foundation, and sub-projects of the National Major Project on Genetically Modified Organisms and the National Key R&D Program, with cumulative research funding exceeding 4 million RMB. He has also participated in major projects of the National Social Science Fund, international major exchange and cooperation projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and projects of the Beijing Municipal Government.
He has published 3 research papers in *Nature Biotechnology*, a sub-journal of *Nature*. He has published more than 60 papers in leading domestic and international journals such as *Journal of Agricultural Economics*, *Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics*, *Technological Forecasting & Social Change*, *Applied Economics*, and *Energy Policy*. He received one second prize for the 7th Research Report Award in Humanities and Social Sciences from the Ministry of Education. He serves as an anonymous reviewer for dozens of journals, including *Journal of Environmental Economics and Management* (JEEM, SSCI), *Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics* (AJARE, SSCI), *Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy* (AEPP, SSCI), and *Applied Economics* (SSCI), and holds several social positions, including guest editor of SCI journals and member of the Beijing Agricultural Economics Association.
Publications
1. Jinyang Cai, Weiqiong Chen, Jikun Huang, Ruifa Hu*, Carl Pray. The evolving structure of Chinese R&D funding and its implications for the productivity of agricultural biotechnology research. [J] Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2020,71(2):287-304 (SSCI).
2. Jinyang Cai, Yao Jia, Ruifa Hu*, Chao Zhang. Four decades of China’s agricultural extension reform and its impact on agents’ time allocation [J] The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2020,64(1):104-125 (SSCI).
3. Jinyang Cai, Yiming Chen et al. Discovering the impact of farmer field schools on the adoption of environmental-friendly technology[J] Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 2022,182(121782):1-8（SSCI）.
4. Jinyang Cai, Ruifa Hu, Yu Hong*. Impact of farmer field schools on agricultural technology extension--evidence from greenhouse vegetable farms in China. [J] Applied Economics, 2022,54(24):2727-2736 （SSCI）.
5. Jinyang Cai, Huanyu Zheng, Michael Vardanyan, Zhiyang Shen*. Achieving carbon neutrality through green technological progress: evidence from China [J] Energy Policy, 2023, 173(113397):1-9 (SSCI/ SCI).
6. Jinyang Cai, Zhiqiang Cheng*. How do climate anomalies affect smallholder farmers’ land transfer decisions? Evidence from China[J] Climate and Development, 2025,(8):1-12.
7. Zhiqiang Cheng, Xiwen Zhang, Jinyang Cai*. Appliance energy efficiency policies and electricity consumption: Evidence from China [J] Energy, 2025, 322(135740):1-11.
8. Zhiqiang Cheng, Mengze Zhu, Jinyang Cai*. Reducing fertilizer and pesticide application through mandatory agri-environmental regulation: Insights from “Two Zero” policy in China. [J] Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2025, 110 (107716):1-14.
9. Jinyang Cai, Mengze Zhu et al. Evaluating the impact of new energy vehicle subsidies on urban carbon emissions: evidence from 261 Chinese cities. [J] Renewable Energy, 2025, 240(122261):1-10.
10. Huanyu Zheng, Yatong Wang, Jinyang Cai*. Bridging green innovation and energy efficiency: the digital economy’s unique role in carbon neutrality [J] Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2025, (5):1-22.
Hosted Projects
General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: "Study on the Implementation Effects and Productivity of China's Major Government R&D Programs — Taking Agricultural Biotechnology R&D as an Example," Duration: 2020/01–2023/12, Principal Investigator.
Sub-project of the National Major Project on Genetically Modified Organisms: "Research and Analysis of the International Competitiveness of China's Genetically Modified Technology" (No. 2018ZX08015-001), Duration: 2018/01–2020/12, Principal Investigator.
Sub-project of the Ministry of Science and Technology's Special Program on Comprehensive Technology R&D for Reducing Chemical Fertilizer and Pesticide Use and Improving Efficiency: "Research and Evaluation of New Extension and Training Models for Fertilizer and Pesticide Reduction and Efficiency Enhancement Technologies Adapted to Different Production Characteristics" (No. 2016YFD0201301), Duration: 2016/01–2020/12, Principal Investigator.
Graduate Teaching Reform Project of Beijing Institute of Technology: "Reform and Exploration of Teaching Models and Methods for *Intermediate Econometrics," Duration: 2019/09–2020/08, Principal Investigator.
Young Scientists Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: "Research on Intellectual Property Protection and Utilization Behavior of Genetically Modified Technology Researchers" (No. 71403019), Duration: 2015/01–2017/12, Principal Investigator.
Beijing Natural Science Foundation: "Study on the Effects of Farmer Field Schools from the Perspective of Livestock and Poultry Price Stability — Taking Pig Farming in Beijing as an Example" (No. 9154031), Duration: 2015/01–2016/12, Principal Investigator.
Ministry of Agriculture: "Research on Agricultural Development and Policy in Egypt," Duration: 2017/12–2018/03, Principal Investigator.
Ministry of Agriculture: "Research on Agricultural Development and Policy in the Baltic States and Turkmenistan," Duration: 2018/04–2018/07, Principal Investigator.
