Working Papers

“Going Native: Foreign Firms' Responses to Domestic Boycotts” (with Shiyu Bo and Cong Liu at IESR, JINAN).
Preparing for submission 

“Railroads and Industrial Development in China, 1858-1936” (with Shiyu Bo, Cong Liu, and Yan Zhou at HKU).
Preparing for submission 

“The Rise of the Chinese Communist Party” (with James Kung).
Submitted 

“Railways, Telegraph and Technology Adoption: The Introduction of American Cotton in Early 20th Century China” (with Chong Liu at PKU, Han Qi at SZU, and Jin Wang at HKUST).
Preparing for submission  

“Commercial Revolution in Medieval China” (with James Kung). 
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“Environmental Change, Water Scarcity, and Farmers' Differentiated Adaptations: Evidence from the Three Gorges Dam” (with Chong Liu at PKU and Sen Ma at IESR, JINAN).
Preparing for submission 

“How COVID-19 Affects Democracy Discourses in China: Evidence from Weibo and Zhihu” (with Jean Hong at Michigan and  Hanying Wei at HKUST).
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Selected Work in Progress

“When Skilled Workforce Comes to Town: Evidence from Talent Policies in China” (with Ziyang Chen, Yatang Lin, and Jin Wang)

“Money Supply Shock and Social Conflicts: Evidence from 19th Century China” (with Jianan Li, Chong Pang, and Yuan Zi) 

“Library and Human Resource” (with Yan Zhou) 

“Folksong and Revolution” (with James Kung and Ruoyu Qian at SUFE).

“Censorship and Scholarship: Evidence from the Emperor's Four Treasuries Campaign in the 18th Century China” (with Chicheng Ma at HKU).


Resting Papers

“Air Pollution and Agricultural Productivity: Evidence from China” (with Shiyu Bo and Cong Liu). 

“A Tale of Three Channels: Real Estate Shocks and Firm Investment in China” (with Laura Xiaolei Liu, Wei Xiong and Li'an Zhou).