Dr. Minghai Zhou is currently an Research Fellow in New Hundred Talents Programme in the School of Economics, Zhejiang University. Prior to the current position, he worked as an Assistant Professor in the School of Economics, University of Nongtingham Ningbo China in 2013 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2018. He received a Ph.D in Economics from Zhejiang Univesity in 2011 and conducted post doctor research from 2011 to 2013 in the School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University.

His major research interests are labour economics, international economics and development economics broadly defined, including income distribution, labour unions, labour migration and CEO labour markets with a focus on China. He is also interested in general topics of Chinese economy and China's economic system. His works have been published in international journals such as The Economic Journal and Journal of International Economics, as well as Chinese journals such as Economic Research Journal, Management World, and China Industrial Economics.