My research interests include growth and development, urban economics and international trade. I am particularly interested in examining how national and regional policies shape the spatial distribution of economic activities.
Working Papers
Migration and Spatial Misallocation in China, joint with Lin Ma and Xiaolu Li. (revise and resubmit at Journal of Development Economics)
The Distributional Impacts of Transportation Networks in China, joint with Lin Ma, May 2023. (revise and resubmit at Journal of International Economics)
Spatial Misallocation in Housing and Land Markets: Evidence from China, joint with Yongheng Deng, Ping Wang and Jing Wu, August 2022. NBER Working Paper w27230.
Within-Job Wage Inequality: Performance Pay and Skill Match, joint with Rongsheng Tang and Ping Wang, September 2022. NBER Working Paper w27390.
A Tale of Two Tails: Inequality and City Size, joint with Lin Ma.
The Distributional Impacts of Transportation Networks in China, joint with Lin Ma, May 2023. (revise and resubmit at Journal of International Economics)
Spatial Misallocation in Housing and Land Markets: Evidence from China, joint with Yongheng Deng, Ping Wang and Jing Wu, August 2022. NBER Working Paper w27230.
Within-Job Wage Inequality: Performance Pay and Skill Match, joint with Rongsheng Tang and Ping Wang, September 2022. NBER Working Paper w27390.
A Tale of Two Tails: Inequality and City Size, joint with Lin Ma.
Publications
Rural-urban Migration, Structural Change and Housing Boom in China, joint with Carlos Garriga, Aaron Hedlund and Ping Wang. NBER Working Paper w23819, AEJ: Macro 2023 , 15(2):413-440.
The Aggregate and Distributional Impacts of Residence Policy Relaxation, joint with Rongsheng Tang and Rongjie Zhang, Forthcoming at The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics.
A Tale of Two Policies: The Distributional Impacts of Migration and Land Policy in China, Joint with Xiaolu Li, Forthcoming at The Singapore Economic Review.
Market Formation in China from 1978, joint with Rongsheng Tang, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 95, July, 2022, 103784.
Rural-urban Migration and House Prices in China, joint with Carlos Garriga, Aaron Hedlund and Ping Wang, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 91, Nov, 2021, 103613.
Geography, Trade and Internal Migration in China, joint with Lin Ma, Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 115, Jan, 2020.
The Rising House Price Dispersion in the United States during 1975-2017, joint with Ting Zeng and Shenghao Zhu, Journal of Macroeconomics, Volume 63, March, 2020.
Determinants of Urban Land Supply in China: Do Political Factors Matter?, joint with Wen-tai Hsu, Xiaolu Li and Jing Wu, Asian Development Review, 34(2), September 2017, pp.152-183.
Public and Private Housing Markets Dynamics in Singapore: The role of Fundamentals, joint with Wai-mun Chia and Mengling Li, Journal of Housing Economics, 36, 2017, pp.44-61.
When Natives Meet Immigrants in Public and Private Housing Markets, joint with Xiaolu Li, Journal of Housing Economics, 41, 30-44,2018.
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Union Membership without Collective Bargaining Benefits, joint with Soon-Beng Chew, Singapore Economic Review, Volume 61(3), June 2016.
Reduced mRNA and Protein Expression Levels of Tet Methylcytosine Dioxygenase 3 in Endothelial Progenitor Cells of Patients of Type 2 Diabetes with Peripheral Artery Disease, joint with Guoxun Chen, Shi Zhao, et.al., Frontiers in Immunology, December 2018, Volume 9. (Impact Factor 5.5)
The Aggregate and Distributional Impacts of Residence Policy Relaxation, joint with Rongsheng Tang and Rongjie Zhang, Forthcoming at The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics.
A Tale of Two Policies: The Distributional Impacts of Migration and Land Policy in China, Joint with Xiaolu Li, Forthcoming at The Singapore Economic Review.
Market Formation in China from 1978, joint with Rongsheng Tang, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 95, July, 2022, 103784.
Rural-urban Migration and House Prices in China, joint with Carlos Garriga, Aaron Hedlund and Ping Wang, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 91, Nov, 2021, 103613.
Geography, Trade and Internal Migration in China, joint with Lin Ma, Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 115, Jan, 2020.
The Rising House Price Dispersion in the United States during 1975-2017, joint with Ting Zeng and Shenghao Zhu, Journal of Macroeconomics, Volume 63, March, 2020.
Determinants of Urban Land Supply in China: Do Political Factors Matter?, joint with Wen-tai Hsu, Xiaolu Li and Jing Wu, Asian Development Review, 34(2), September 2017, pp.152-183.
Public and Private Housing Markets Dynamics in Singapore: The role of Fundamentals, joint with Wai-mun Chia and Mengling Li, Journal of Housing Economics, 36, 2017, pp.44-61.
When Natives Meet Immigrants in Public and Private Housing Markets, joint with Xiaolu Li, Journal of Housing Economics, 41, 30-44,2018.
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Union Membership without Collective Bargaining Benefits, joint with Soon-Beng Chew, Singapore Economic Review, Volume 61(3), June 2016.
Reduced mRNA and Protein Expression Levels of Tet Methylcytosine Dioxygenase 3 in Endothelial Progenitor Cells of Patients of Type 2 Diabetes with Peripheral Artery Disease, joint with Guoxun Chen, Shi Zhao, et.al., Frontiers in Immunology, December 2018, Volume 9. (Impact Factor 5.5)