Meshesha Zewdie | Development Economics | Best Researcher Award

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Mr. Meshesha Zewdie | Development Economics | Best Researcher Award

Meshesha Zewdie Amare 🇪🇹 is a dedicated economist and researcher specializing in Development Economics. He serves as a Lecturer and Researcher at the Ethiopian Civil Service University, where he also coordinates Master’s programs. With a strong background in microeconomics, econometrics, and policy analysis, he has led various research projects on economic growth, child labor, and foreign direct investment. His extensive work experience spans academia, government, and project coordination roles. He has contributed significantly to national policy discussions through research presentations and training programs.

Profile

Education 🎓

📖 Ph.D. (Development Economics) – Arba Minch University (2020-Present, Defense Pending) 🎓 CGPA: 3.97/4.00
📖 MSc (Development Economics) – Ethiopian Civil Service University (2014-2016) 🎓 CGPA: 4.00/4.00
📖 BSc (Agricultural Economics) – Haramaya University (2005-2011) 🎓 CGPA: 3.49/4.00
📖 Diploma (General Agriculture) – Jimma University (1999-2001) 🎓 CGPA: 3.88/4.00

Experience 👨‍🏫

👨‍🏫 Lecturer & Researcher – Ethiopian Civil Service University (2016-Present)
📌 Teaching economics, program coordination, and leading major research projects
📌 Conducting grand research on child labor and foreign direct investment
📌 Delivering training on STATA & SPSS for research professionals

📊 Planning & Monitoring Expert – Sululta Town Administration (2009-2014)
📌 Managing MSE projects, business plan development, and government project evaluations

🌱 WFP-MERET & UNDP Coordinator – Bureau of Agriculture (2002-2009)
📌 Overseeing rural development projects and coordinating agricultural programs

Research Interests 🔬

📊 Economic Growth & Development – Impact of resource endowments on African economies
👶 Child Labor & Socioeconomic Policies – Analyzing labor exploitation in Addis Ababa
💰 Foreign Direct Investment – Attraction, retention, and corporate responsibility in Ethiopia
📈 Entrepreneurship & MSMEs – Investigating micro and small enterprise dynamics post-COVID
📊 Statistical & Econometric Modeling – Applying STATA, SPSS, and policy impact evaluation

Awards & Recognitions 🏅

🏆 Outstanding Academic Excellence (CGPA 4.00/4.00) – MSc at ECSU
🏆 Best Research Presentation – Ethiopian Civil Service University (2022)
🏆 Certificate of Excellence – 11th Biennial Microfinance Conference (2022)
🏆 Best Policy Impact Evaluation Trainee – Ethiopian Economic Association (2023)
🏆 Numerous Certifications in Research & Project Management

Publications 📚

  • 1.Amare, M.Z., Mulugeta, W. & Mencha, M. Nexus
    between natural resource endowments and economic
    growth in selected African countries. Discov Sustain 5,
    255 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00448-3
  • Meshesha Z.,and Dessalegn Sh.(2020) Graduate
    Unemployment and Its Duration: Evidence from
    Selected Cities of Oromia National Regional State.
    Journal of African Development studies (JADS) Volume
    7, No. 2, Dec 2020. ISSN: 2079-0155 (print): 2710-
    0022(Online) Website:
    http://ejol.aau.edu.et/index.php/JADS/index
  • Meshesha, Z.,and Dessalegn, Sh.(2021). Saving
    Behavior of Women Entrepreneurs in Addis Ababa,
    Ethiopia. Journal of Economics and Sustainable
    Development: ISSN 2222-1700 (Paper) ISSN 2222-
    2855 (Online) Vol.12, No.20, 2021www.iiste.org.
  • Meshesha, Z., and Dessalegn. Sh.(2021). Economic
    Effects of COVID-19 on Micro and Small Enterprises in
    Addis Ababa Surrounding Towns of Oromia National
    6 |M e s h e s h a Z e w d i e , c v ( N o v e m b e r , 2 0 2 4 )
    Regional State: JADS Vol 8 No. 2, Dec 2021 Issue; DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.56302/jads.v8i2.3262.

Anne Demulder | Development Economics | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Anne Demulder | Development Economics | Best Researcher Award

🇧🇪 Anne Demulder, born on September 1, 1957, in Ixelles, Belgium, is a Belgian medical biologist specializing in hematology. She is a faculty member at Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and a consultant at LHUB-ULB. With a distinguished career in clinical biology, she has played a key role in hematology diagnostics, research, and laboratory management. Her contributions extend to academia, where she has trained pharmacists and biologists. Fluent in French, Dutch, English, and Spanish, she has also been involved in international medical cooperation.

Profile

Education 🎓

📚 Dr. Demulder earned her MD from ULB in 1982, specializing in clinical biology. She completed postgraduate training in clinical chemistry, bacteriology, radioisotopes, and hematology at CHU Brugmann. In 1990-1991, she pursued postdoctoral research in hematology and endocrinology at the University of Texas Health Science Center, USA. She obtained a Master in Health Institution Management (2012-2013) and has been a clinical biology supervisor at ULB’s Faculty of Pharmacy.

Experience 👨‍🏫

🏥 Dr. Demulder has been a medical biologist at LHUB-ULB since 1992, serving as Chief of Hematology. She supervises hematological diagnostics, oversees laboratory quality assurance, and contributes to medical research. She previously worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the USA (1990-1992) and a resident in hematology at CHU Brugmann (1985-1989). She has played an active role in medical education, training pharmacists, biologists, and clinicians. She also contributed to international academic cooperation, particularly in Burkina Faso and Guinea.

Research Interests 🔬

🧪 Dr. Demulder’s research explores global hemostasis testing for hematologic disorders. She investigates hypercoagulability in sickle cell disease and leukemia patients undergoing asparaginase treatment. Her work also focuses on thrombin generation tests for personalized hemophilia therapy. Recently, she has studied coagulation abnormalities in acute and long COVID patients. Her research aims to enhance diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic approaches in hematology.

Awards & Recognitions 🏅

🎖️ Dr. Demulder has received recognition for her contributions to hematology, clinical biology, and international cooperation. As an academic leader, she played a key role in laboratory standardization (ISO 15189) and was a member of the CHU Brugmann Medical Council. Her work in developing biomedical sciences in Africa through targeted university projects has been widely acknowledged. She has also been a pivotal figure in the integration of hematology services at LHUB-ULB.

Publications 📚

  • Exploring Hypercoagulability in Post-COVID Syndrome (PCS): An Attempt at Unraveling the Endothelial Dysfunction

    Journal of Clinical Medicine
    2025-01-25 | Journal article
    DOI: 10.3390/jcm14030789
    CONTRIBUTORS: Maxim Muys; Anne Demulder; Tatiana Besse-Hammer; Nathalie Ghorra; Laurence Rozen

  • Assessment of Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation in Hemodialysis Patients with Persistently Positive Antiphospholipid Antibody: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study

    Life
    2025-01-24 | Journal article
    DOI: 10.3390/life15020168
    CONTRIBUTORS: Maxime Taghavi; Lucas Jacobs; Saleh Kaysi; Yves Dernier; Edouard Cubilier; Louis Chebli; Marc Laureys; Frédéric Collart; Anne Demulder; Marie-Hélène Antoine et al.

  • Rivaroxaban presents a better pharmacokinetic profile than dabigatran in an obese non-diabetic stroke patient

    Journal of the Neurological Sciences
    2014-11 | Journal article
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.09.008
    CONTRIBUTORS: Apostolos Safouris; Anne Demulder; Nikos Triantafyllou; Georgios Tsivgoulis

Zihao Li | Digital Economy | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Zihao Li | Digital Economy | Best Researcher Award

 

Profile

Education

He obtained his PhD in Applied Economics from Hunan University, where he studied from September 2010 to June 2014. Prior to that, he completed his master’s degree in International Trade at Jiangnan University between September 2006 and July 2008. His academic journey began at Henan Normal University, where he earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from September 2002 to July 2006.

Work experience

Since September 2022, he has been serving as an Associate Professor, Professor, and Master Supervisor at the Business School of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology. Prior to this, from June 2014 to August 2022, he worked at the International Business School of Henan University of Economics and Law as a Lecturer, Associate Professor, and Master Supervisor.

 

Achievement

He has authored several influential books, including Research on the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on China’s Carbon Emissions (Economic Science Press, 2016), Foreign Direct Investment, Economic and Social Transformation and Environmental Pollution (China Financial and Economic Publishing House, 2017), and Economic and Social Transformation and Improvement of Local Government’s Environmental Governance (China Economic Publishing House, 2020).

His academic contributions have been recognized with multiple awards. He received the Third Prize of the Henan Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award (Provincial and Ministerial Level) in 2020 for his research on Environmental Governance of Local Governments with Spatial Relevance and Threshold Effect from the perspective of integrity. In 2019, he was awarded another Third Prize for his study on Local Government Tax Competition, Industrial Restructuring, and China’s Regional Green Development. Additionally, in 2016, his work on China’s Opening Up, Economic Transformation, and Low Carbon Economic Development earned him the Third Prize of the Hunan Provincial Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award.

Scientific Research Project

He has led several research projects funded by national and provincial institutions. Currently, he is hosting a General Program of the National Philosophy and Social Science Foundation (21BJY114), focusing on the Mechanism, Effect, and Policy of Digital Economy Promoting China’s Collaborative Governance of Carbon Smog (2021/9–2024/9).

Previously, he successfully completed a Youth Program of the National Philosophy and Social Science Foundation (15CGL042), which examined Anti-Corruption and Environmental Governance Improvement of Local Governments (2015/6–2019/12). He also led two provincial-level Soft Science Projects funded by the Henan Provincial Department of Science and Technology: one on Industrial Transfer and Green Development of Henan’s Industry (162400410201, 2016/6–2017/9) and another on Enterprise Green Technology Innovation and Haze Pollution Control in Henan (202400410061, 2020/1–2021/6).

 

Publication

  • (1) Zihao Li, Yue Wang, Tingting Bai. International digital trade and synergetic control of pollution and carbon emissions: Theory and evidence based on a nonlinear framework[J]. Journal of Environmental Management,2025, 376(3):124450.（SCI, JCR Q1）

    (2) Zihao Li, Bingbing Yuan, Yue Wang, Jingwen Qian, Haitao Wu. The role of digital finance on the synergistic governance of pollution & carbon: Evidence from Chinese cities[J]. Sustainable Cities and Society,2024, 115(1):105812.（SCI, JCR Q1）

    (3)李子豪,王悦.数字贸易对城市减污降碳协同发展的影响——基于产业集聚与要素配置视角[J].经济经纬,2025,(1):67-79. (CSSCI检索)；

    Zihao Li, Yue Wang. The impact of digital trade on the coordinated development of urban pollution reduction and carbon reduction: based on the perspective of industrial agglomeration and factor allocation[J] Economic longitude and latitude, 2025, (1):67-79. (CSSCI)

    (4) Zihao Li, Bai Tingting, Wang Yue, Wu Haitao. The Impact of Digital Government on Corporate Green Innovation: Evidence from China[J]. Technological Forecasting and Social Change（SSCI, JCR Q1）

    (5) Tingting Bai, Yong Qi, Zihao Li, Dong Xu. Digital economy, industrial transformation and upgrading, and spatial transfer of carbon emissions: The paths for low-carbon transformation of Chinese cities[J]. Journal of Environmental Management, 2023, 344: 118528. (SCI, JCR Q1，ESI );

    (6) Bai Tingting, Qi Yong, Li Zihao*, Xu Dong. Will carbon emission trading policy improve the synergistic reduction efficiency of pollution and carbon? Evidence from216 Chinese cities[J]. Managerial and Decision Economics,2023,(8):1-24. (SSCI, JCR Q1, corresponding author)；

    (7) Zihao Li, Bingbing Yuan, Tingting Bai, Dong Xu, Haitao Wu. Shooting two hawks with one arrow: The role of digitization on the coordinated development of resources and environment [J].  Resources Policy, 2024, 90(3):104827. (SSCI, JCR Q1)

    (8) Zihao Li, Xihang Xie, Xinyue Yan, Tingting Bai, Dong Xu*. Impact of China’s Rural Land Marketization on Ecological Environment Quality Based on Remote Sensing[J]. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12619

    (SSCI, JCR Q1)

    (9) Zihao Li, Bai Tingting*, Tang Chang. How does the low-carbon city pilot policy affect the synergistic governance efficiency of carbon and smog? Quasi-experimental evidence from China[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production,2022(8): 133809 (SCI, JCR Q1)

    (10)李子豪,赵元,夏子谦.环保督政与地方政府碳霾协同治理绩效提升——基于环保约谈的准自然实验估计[J].中国软科学, 2023,(12):192-201. (CSSCI检索);

    Zihao Li, Yuan Zhao, Ziqian Xia. Performance improvement of coordinated governance of environmental protection supervision and local government carbon haze: quasi natural experimental estimation based on environmental interviews[J]. China Soft Science, 2023, (12): 192-201. (CSSCI)

    (11)李子豪,王倩倩.数字经济发展能否改善地区银行业风险？-基于城市商业银行的考察[J].财经论丛,2023,(12):47-57.（CSSCI）；

    Zihao Li, Qianqian Wang. Can the development of digital economy improve regional banking risks- Based on the Investigation of Urban Commercial Banks [J]. Collected Essays on Finance and Economics, 2023,(12):47-57.（CSSCI）

    (12)李子豪,白婷婷.政府环保支出、绿色技术创新与雾霾污染[J].科研管理,2021,(2):52-63. (CSSCI检索, 国家自科基金委管理类A级重要期刊，《新华文摘》全文转载)；

    Zihao Li, Bai Tingting. Government environmental protection expenditure, green technology innovation and smog pollution[J]. Science Research Management, 2021, (2):52-63. (CSSCI)

    (13)李子豪,袁丙兵.地方政府的雾霾治理政策作用机制: 政策工具、空间关联和门槛效应[J].资源科学， 2021,(1):40-56. (CSSCI检索)；

    Zihao Li, Bingbing Yuan. Local government’s policy mechanism for haze control: policy tools, spatial correlation and threshold effect [J]. Resource science, 2021,(1):40-56. (CSSCI);

    (14)李子豪,袁丙兵.空间关联和门槛效应的地方政府环境治理研究-基于廉洁度视角的考察[J].中国软科学, 2019,(10):61-69. (CSSCI检索,国家自科基金委管理类A级重要期刊)；

    Zihao Li, Bingbing Yuan. A Study on Environmental Governance of Local Government Based on Spatial Correlation and Threshold Effect: An Investigation from the Perspective of Integrity. [J]. China Soft Science, 2019, (10):61-69. (CSSCI)

    (15) Zihao Li, Mao Jun. Local Governments’ Tax Competition, Industrial Structure Adjustment and Regional Green Development in China[J]. China Finance and Economic Review,2019(1): 93-111. (ESCI)；