accepted
“The Economic Consequences of Political Hierarchy: Evidence from Regime Changes in China, 1000-2000 C.E.” (w. Ying Bai)
"Can Technology Solve the Principal-Agent Problem? Evidence from China's War on Air Pollution" (w. Michael Greenstone, Guojun He, and
Tong Liu)
“Doing Business in China: Parental Background and Government Intervention Determine Who Owns Businesses” (w. Xiaohuan Lan and
Gerard Padró I Miquel) slides
2021
"Just Above the Exam Cutoff Score: Elite College Admission and Wages in China" (w. Hongbin Li)
"Choosing Ethnicity: The Interplay between Individual and Social Motives" (with Torsten Persson)
2019
"The Rise of Robots in China" (with Hong Cheng, Dandan Li, and Hongbin Li) slides
"Power and Publications in Chinese Academia" (with Huihua Nie and Wei Xiao)
"Is China's Pollution the Culprit for the Choking of South Korea? Evidence from the Asian Dust" (with Hyejin Ku)
2017
"Decentralization, Collusion and Coalmine Deaths" (with Huihua Nie)
2016
"Elite Recruitment and Political Stability: The Impact of the Abolition of China's Civil Service Exam" (with Ying Bai)
2015
"Political Selection in China: Complementary Roles of Connections and Performance" (with Masa Kudamatsu and David Seim)
2014
"Weather Shocks, Sweet Potatoes and Peasant Revolts in Historical China"
2012
"Decentralization and Military Coups" (with Pinghan Liang) a new version with empirical evidence
“The Economic Consequences of Political Hierarchy: Evidence from Regime Changes in China, 1000-2000 C.E.” (w. Ying Bai)
- Distinguished CESifo Research Affiliate Award, 2018, summary
- Review of Economics and Statistics pdf
- Data and Code
"Can Technology Solve the Principal-Agent Problem? Evidence from China's War on Air Pollution" (w. Michael Greenstone, Guojun He, and
Tong Liu)
- American Economic Review: Insights pdf
- Data and Code
- VoxDev: Technology as a tool for governance
“Doing Business in China: Parental Background and Government Intervention Determine Who Owns Businesses” (w. Xiaohuan Lan and
Gerard Padró I Miquel) slides
- Journal of Development Economics pdf
2021
"Just Above the Exam Cutoff Score: Elite College Admission and Wages in China" (w. Hongbin Li)
- Journal of Public Economics, 2021, vol. 196 pdf
- The Economist, Bloomberg, Times Higher Education
"Choosing Ethnicity: The Interplay between Individual and Social Motives" (with Torsten Persson)
- Journal of the European Economic Association, 2021, vol. 19 (2): 1203-1248. pdf appendix
- Data and Code
2019
"The Rise of Robots in China" (with Hong Cheng, Dandan Li, and Hongbin Li) slides
- Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2019, vol. 33 (2): 71-88. pdf
- AEA's Chart of the Week: China's embrace of robots
- LSE Business Review: Understanding China's robot phenomenon
"Power and Publications in Chinese Academia" (with Huihua Nie and Wei Xiao)
- Journal of Comparative Economics, 47(4): 792-805. pdf
- Elephant in the lab, LSE Blog, University World News
"Is China's Pollution the Culprit for the Choking of South Korea? Evidence from the Asian Dust" (with Hyejin Ku)
- Economic Journal, 129 (624): 3154-3188. pdf
- Media briefing
2017
"Decentralization, Collusion and Coalmine Deaths" (with Huihua Nie)
- Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 99 (1), 105-118, working paper version pdf
- Data and Code
2016
"Elite Recruitment and Political Stability: The Impact of the Abolition of China's Civil Service Exam" (with Ying Bai)
- Econometrica, vol. 84 (2), 677–733, working paper version pdf
- Data and Code, Visualization
2015
"Political Selection in China: Complementary Roles of Connections and Performance" (with Masa Kudamatsu and David Seim)
- Journal of the European Economic Association, vol. 13 (4), 631-668, working paper version pdf
- VoxEU column: Who becomes a top politician in China?
- Data and Code
2014
"Weather Shocks, Sweet Potatoes and Peasant Revolts in Historical China"
- Economic Journal, vol. 124 (575), 92-118. working paper version pdf
- Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 96 (4), 596-608. working paper version pdf
- Data and Code
2012
"Decentralization and Military Coups" (with Pinghan Liang) a new version with empirical evidence
- in Manas Chatterji (ed.) 2012, Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development, Vol. 20, 149-170.