WANG Han, Female, born in 1988, Ph.D., Full Professor at School of Economics at Guangxi University, doctoral supervisor. In recent years, she has been focusing on the development and advancement of rural areas in the western borderlands, this research employs Land Economics, Development Economics, and Frontier Economics to conduct an in-depth study.

Educational Background

Ph.D. in Management (2012), College of Public Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University — Major in Land Resource Management (combined master’s and doctoral program)

B.A. in Management (2007), College of Public Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University — Major in Land Resource Management

Work Experience

2012-2013  Lecturer, Guangxi University

2013-2022  Associate Professor, Guangxi University

2022-Present Professor, Guangxi University

2016-2017  Visiting Scholar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

2022-2023  Visiting Scholar, China Agricultural Policy Research Center, Peking University

2022-2024 Visiting Scholar, Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions, Stanford University

Granted Projects

1. 2024, Measurement of Development Constraints and Ecological Compensation Mechanisms in Land–Sea Interaction Zones, Bagui Guangxi Distinguished Young Scholars Program, under research

2. 2023-2027，Research on the transformation of farmers' ecological protection behavior and optimization of ecological compensation policies from the perspective of bounded rationality: Taking the Beibu Gulf Coastal Zone as an example (No. 72363002), National Natural Science Foundation of China regional project, under research

3. 2024–2025, Influencing Factors and Pathways for High-Quality Development of China–ASEAN Economic and Trade Cooperation (Project No. 72441001), Subproject of the National Natural Science Foundation of China Emergency Program, under research

4. 2022–2023, Research on the Causes and Countermeasures of Youth Talent Drain in Guangxi (Project No. GXQNZKA-2201), Guangxi Youth Think Tank Research Association, completed.

5. 2022, Research on Major Issues in Promoting Common Prosperity in Guangxi (Project No. 202200786), Development and Reform Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, completed.

6. 2021–present, Research on Land Development Constraints, Changes in Farmers’ Capability, and Compensation Policies for Coastal Ecological Protection under Territorial Spatial Regulation (Project No. 2021QGRW002), Guangxi Young and Middle-aged Backbone Teachers Training Program, under research

7. 2019–2021, Research on Coastal Spatial Development Rights Constraints and Ecological Compensation Policies under Land–Sea Integrated Planning (Project No. 19BGL008), National Social Science Foundation of China (General Program), completed.

8. 2013–2015, Research on Land Development Rights Constraints and Spatial Transfer under Territorial Spatial Regulation in Main Functional Zones of Ethnic Minority Areas (Project No. 13CG109), National Social Science Foundation of China (Youth Program), completed.

9. 2013–2016, Research on the Regulation of Carbon Storage and Carbon Emission Effects of Land Use Type Conversion during Urban Land Expansion: A Case Study of the Urban–Rural Fringe of Nanning, Guangxi (Project No. 2013GXNSFBA019214), Guangxi Natural Science Foundation (Youth Project), completed.

10. 2017–2019, Design and Development of Interactive Micro-Courses for Flipped Classrooms Based on SPOC: A Case Study of the Social Statistics Course, Guangxi Education Reform Project (Provincial-Level Key Project).

11. 2012–2015, Research on the Pricing and Spatial Transfer of Land Development Rights: A Case Study of Nanning, Guangxi, Guangxi University Talent Program, Completed.

12. June 2015–December 2016, Research on the Revitalization and Redevelopment Mechanism of Urban and Rural Stock Construction Land in Guangxi, Major Commissioned Project of Guangxi Department of Natural Resources, Industry Collaboration Project, Completed.

13. 2017–2018, Benchmark Land Price Evaluation Standards, Project of Guangxi Land Use Office, Industry Collaboration Project, Completed.

14. 2017–2018, Minimum Transfer Standards for Various Land Types, Project of Guangxi Land Use Office, Industry Collaboration Project, Completed.

15. 2017–2018, Land Control Indicators for Highway Service Areas, Project of Guangxi Land Use Office, Industry Collaboration Project, Completed.

16. 2018–2019, Construction of Planning Indicator System and Land Use Regulation in Yulin City, Industry Collaboration Project, Completed.

17. 2019–2020, Compilation of the “Pingxiang Border Economic Cooperation Zone Regulations”, Industry Collaboration Project, Completed.

Publications

1. Wang, H., Tian, F., Wu, J. and Nie, X. Is China forest landscape restoration (FLR) worth it? A cost-benefit analysis and non-equilibrium ecological view[J]. World Development, 2023,161,106126.

2. Wu, J., Nie, X. and Wang, H.* Are policy mixes in energy regulation effective in curbing carbon emissions? Insights from China's energy regulation[J]. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 2024, 43.4: 1152-1184.

3. Xu, X., Nie, X. and Wang, H.* Beyond money: motivating farmers responsibility awareness for ecological protection based on the bystander effect in Southwest China.[J]. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications 12.1(2025).

4. Nie, X., Zhou, J., Cheng, P. and Wang, H.* Exploring the differences between coastal farmers' subjective and objective risk preferences in China using an agent-based model[J].Journal of Rural Studies, 2021.82(5):417-429.

5. Wu, J., Nie, X., Wang, H.* and Li, W. Eco-industrial parks and green technological progress: Evidence from Chinese cities[J]. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 2023, 189,122360.

6. Nie, X., Li, X., Lyu, C., Su, Y. and Wang, H.* Can ecological compensation based on the transfer of development rights (TDR) improve ecosystem service value? A multi-scenario simulation[J]. Land Use Policy 2024.138.107024.

7. Wang, H., Lu, S., Lu, B. and Nie, X. Overt and covert: the relationship between the transfer of land development rights and carbon emissions[J]. Land Use Policy,2021,108,105665.

8. Wang, H., Wu, X., Wu, D. and Nie, X. Will land development time restriction reduce land price? The perspective of American call options[J]. Land Use Policy,2019,83(4):75-83.

9. Nie, X., Huang, C. and Wang, H.* A new method to classify cultural ecosystem services and visualize their economic value: A case study of Guilin, a famous tourist destination in China[J]. Ecosystem Services,2025,72, 101708.

10. Nie, X., Wang, Q., Wu, J., Wang, H.*, Chen, Z. and He, J. Effectively enhancing perceptions of cultural ecosystem services: A case study of a karst cultural ecosystem[J]. Journal of Environmental Management,2022.315.115189.

11. Nie, X., Wu, X., Wang, H.*, Kang, Q., Li, F., Li, L. and Qiao, H. What psychological factors lead to the abandonment of cultivated land by coastal farmers? An interpretation based on the psychological distance[J]. Journal of risk research, 2023,26(9), 947-968.

12. Wu, J., Nie, X. and Wang, H.* Does industrial sustainable development policy act as a booster for urban economic growth? Evidence from China's eco‐industrial parks[J]. Sustainable Development, 2024,32(6), 6539-6554.

13. Wang, H., Yao, Y., Dai, X., Chen, Z., Wu, J., Qiu, G. and Feng, T. How do ecological protection policies affect the restriction of coastal development rights? Analysis of choice preference based on choice experiment[J]. Marine Policy, 2022, 136,104905.

14. Nie, X., Wu, J., Zhang, W., Zhang, J., Wang, W., Wang, Y., Luo, Y. and Wang, H.* Can environmental regulation promote urban innovation in the underdeveloped coastal regions of western China?[J]. Marine Policy, 2021,133, 104709.

15. Song, M., Zhu, M., Wang, H.*, Ji, Y. and Li, T. Comparing the farmland preservation goals of the government and the public from insights of ecosystem services trade-offs: Evidence from Hubei, China [J]. Habitat International. 2024. 145, 103014.

16. Wang, H., Qiu, L., Chen, Z., Li, F., Jiang, P., Zhang, A. and Nie, X. Is rationality or herd more conducive to promoting farmers to protect wetlands? A hybrid interactive simulation[J]. Habitat International. 2022.128.102647.

17. Wang, H., He, C., Li, W., Nie, X., Zhong, H. and Wen, L. Will transferable development rights (TDR)increase regional economic imbalance? -A quota transaction case of cultivated land conversion and reclamation in Guangxi, China[J]. Habitat International, 2020,104:102-159.

18. Wang, H., Cheng, P., Liang, P., Liu, K. and Nie, X. Invisible wind falls and wipeouts: What is the impact of spatial regulation on the welfare of land-lost farmers? [J]. Habitat International. 2020.99.102159

19. Wu, X., Nie, X., Chen, Z., Wang, H.*, Kang, Q. and Lei, W. How to improve the adaptive capacity of coastal zone farm households?--explanation based on complementary and alternative relationships of livelihood capital in a sustainable livelihood framework[J]. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2023.245 .106853.

20. Nie, X., He, L., Chen, Z., Yang, M., Li, Y., He, X., Wang, H.* and Gao, W. Study on ecological compensation quotas in different confined areas of coastal zone  A case study of mangrove reserve in shankou, guangxi, China [J]. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2023. 246, 106865.

21. Nie, X., Su, Y., Wang, H.*, Lyu, C., Wu, X., Li, X., Li, F. and Gao, W. Will short-term constraints affect long-term growth? Empirical analysis from the Beibu Gulf Mangrove National Natural Reserve of China [J]. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2023. 239, 106616.

22. Wu, J., Nie, X. and Wang, H.* Curse to blessing: The carbon emissions trading system and resource-based cities' carbon mitigation [J]. Energy Policy, 22023,183, 113796.

23. Nie, X., Wu, J., Wang, H.*, Li, W., Huang, C. and Li, L. Contributing to carbon peak: Estimating the causal impact of eco – industrial parks on low - carbon development in China[J]. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2022.26(4):1578-1593.

24. Nie, X., Lu, B., Chen, Z., Yang, Y., Chen, S., Chen, Z. and Wang, H.* Increase or decrease? Integrating the CLUMondo and InVEST models to assess the impact of the implementation of the Major Function Oriented Zone planning on carbon storage[J]. Ecological Indicators. 2020,108, 106708.

25. Wang, H., Chen, Z., Wu, X. and Nie, X. Can a carbon trading system promote the transformation of a low-carbon economy under the framework of the Porter hypothesis? -Empirical analysis based on the PSM-DID method[J]. Energy Policy, 2019, 129:930-938.

26. Wang, H., Dai, X., Wu, J., Wu, X. and Nie, X. Influence of urban green open space on residents’ physical activity in China[J].BMC public health, 2019, 345:111-122.

27. Nie, X., Wu, J., Chen, Z., Zhang, A. and Wang, H.* Can environmental regulation stimulate the regional Porter effect? Double test from quasi-experiment and dynamic panel data models[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021,314, 128027.

28. Shen, Y., Wang, H.*, & Nie, X. (2024). Zoning study of ecological restoration in coastal areas based on landscape ecological risk and ecosystem service value: A case study of Fangchenggang City. Journal of Environmental Engineering Technology, 14(03), 1066–1076.

29. Xie, X., Wang, H.*, Zhang, A., et al. (2018). Contribution of land consolidation to the stability of China's grain production. China Land Science, 32(02), 55–62.

30. Wang, H., Nie, X., & Zhang, A. (2011). Study on the pricing of farmland development rights in Wuhan. China Land Science, 25(07), 66–71.

31. Wang, H., Nie, X., & Zhang, A. (2011). Study on the impact of transferable development rights on land development scale: A case study of Hongshan District, Wuhan. Urban Development Studies, 18(10), 45–49+63.

32. Wang, H., & Zhang, A. (2009). Research on the construction of farmland development rights market based on Coase theorem. Theory Monthly, (07), 135–137.

33. Nie, X., Chen, Q., & Wang, H.* (2018). Calculation of cultivation compensation for farmers in major agricultural production areas. World Agriculture, (09), 176–182.

34. Nie, X., Chen, Q., Li, F., & Wang, H.* (2018). Research on domestic and international hotspots and frontier trends of marine blue carbon: A visual analysis based on CiteSpace 5.1. Ecological Economy, 34(08), 38–42+63.

35. Wang, H., Liao, Y., Nie, X., et al. (2018). Research progress on land use/cover change models based on Multi-Agent System. Jiangsu Agricultural Sciences, 46(13), 1–7.

36. Nie, X., Xu, X., Miao, W., Min, M., Wang, H.* (2016). Willingness of farmers to participate in land consolidation and its influencing factors in western China. Jiangsu Agricultural Sciences, 44(08), 531–534.

37. Wang, H., Wu, J., Zhang, A., et al. (2016). Analysis of the carbon emission effects of land use intensity: A case study of Nanning, Guangxi. Ecological Economy, 32(09), 42–46+99.

38. Nie, X., Miao, W., Xiao, T., Huang, L., & Wang, H.* (2015). Farmers’ willingness to pay for environmental protection and its influencing factors in western China: A case study of CX City, Guangxi. Ecological Economy, 31(06), 155–158+165.

39. Nie, X., Xiao, T., Miao, W., Shen, Q., & Wang, H.* (2014). Farmers’ satisfaction with land consolidation and its influencing factors in underdeveloped areas. Land and Resources Management, 31(06), 18–23.

40. Nie, X., Duan, Z., & Wang, H.* (2014). Endogenous flaws in land consolidation implementation: Adverse selection and moral hazard—A case study of Guangxi. Rural Economy, (07), 44–48.

41. Wang, H., Nie, X., & Zhang, A. (2013). Affordable housing construction under differentiated land supply policies: A case study of the "Huangshi model." Theoretical Monthly, (06), 167–170.

42. Wang, H. (2015). Balancing Land Development and Protection: Land Development Rights Pricing and Spatial Transfer. Beijing: People's Publishing House. ISBN: 978-7-01-014923-3. (Monograph, sole author)

43. Wang, H. (2017). Differentiated Land Use Policy in Major Function-Oriented Zones: A Case Study of the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone, Guangxi. Nanning: Guangxi People’s Publishing House. ISBN: 978-7-219-10225-1. (Co-authored, first author)

44. Wang, H. (2015). Innovation in Mineral Resource Management in Guangxi: Preliminary Study on the Revision of the “Guangxi Mineral Resource Management Regulations”. Nanning: Guangxi People’s Publishing House. ISBN: 978-7-219-09625-3. (Co-authored, second author)

45. Wang, H. (2014). Regional Public Management Policy. Nanning: Guangxi People’s Publishing House. (Co-authored, second author)

Honors and Awards

1. Youth Science and Technology Talent, High-level Scientific and Technological Innovation Talent, Ministry of Natural Resources

2. Selected as one of Guangxi’s first batch of “Bagui Guangxi Outstanding Youth Talents”

3. 2023 – “Rising Upward and Virtuous · Guangxi Youth Role Model,” Communist Youth League of Guangxi

4. 2023 – Second Prize, Associate Professor Group, 3rd Guangxi University Teaching Innovation Competition, Guangxi Higher Education Society

5. 2023 – First Prize, 3rd Teaching Innovation Competition, Guangxi University

6. 2021 – Guangxi Curriculum Ideology and Politics Teaching Expert, Guangxi Education Department

7. 2020 – Nomination Award, Eni Award 2020, Secretariat of the Scientific Committee, Eni Award

8. 2019 – Third Prize, Tang Family Excellent Teacher Award, Hong Kong

9. 2019 – Selected for “Guangxi Thousand Young and Middle-aged Backbone Teachers Cultivation Program,” Guangxi Education Department

10. 2016 – Second Prize, Research Report Category, 14th Guangxi Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award, People’s Government of Guangxi

11. 2014 – Third Prize, Paper Category, 13th Guangxi Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award, People’s Government of Guangxi

12. 2024 – “Rising Upward and Virtuous · Guangxi Youth Role Model”

13. Selected as a trainee in the 3rd phase of the “Guangxi Thousand Young and Middle-aged Backbone Teachers Cultivation Program”

14. 2021 – Guangxi Curriculum Ideology and Politics Teaching Expert

15. 2018, 2019 – “My Favorite Teacher” Award, Guangxi University

16. First Batch, “Bosch Youth Innovation Talent Cultivation and Support Program,” Guangxi University

Academic Affiliations and Editorial Roles

1. Council Member, China Society of Natural Resources

2. Member, Youth Working Committee, China Land Economics Society

3. Council Member, China Urban Economics Society

4. Council Member, Guangxi Land Society

5. Member, Guangxi Youth Federation

6. Member, Youth Editorial Board, China Land Science

7. Editorial Board Member, Humanities & Social Sciences Communications (Nature sub-journal)

8. Guest Editor, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (JCR Q2 journal)

Teaching Courses

Social Research Methods、Academic Norms and Paper Writing

Graduate Programs Supervised

Doctoral Program: Applied Economics

Master’s Programs: Applied Economics，Public Administration