Political Economy, Economic History, and Development

“The Economic Consequences of Political Hierarchy: Evidence from Regime Changes in China, AD1000-2000”  (w. Ying Bai) draft

• ​Distinguished CESifo Research Affiliate Award, 2018, summary
• r&r, Review of Economics and Statistics​

​“Doing Business in China: Parental Background and Government Intervention Determine Who Owns Businesses” (w. Xiaohuan Lan and 
Gerard Padró I Miquel) draft slides 

• r&r, Journal of Development Economics

“The Nexus of Elites and War Mobilization”  (w. Ying Bai and Jiaojiao Yang)​​

“A Theory of Power Structure and Political Stability: China vs. Europe Revisited”  (w. Gerard Roland and Yang Xie)


Labor, Technology, and Development

“Just Above the Exam Cutoff Score: Elite College Admission and Wages in China” (w. Hongbin Li) draft r&r, Journal of Public Economics​​

“Entrepreneurial Reluctance” (w. Chong-en Bai, Hongbin Li, and Xin Wang)


Resting papers

"Pollution for Promotion" draft