Peer reviewed articles
Migration under Liquidity Constraints: Evidence from Randomized Credit Access in China [final draft] [online link]
2020 Jan., Journal of Development Economics 142: 1-17. Lead article
2020 Jan., Journal of Development Economics 142: 1-17. Lead article
Permanent Income and Subjective Well-Being [final draft] [online link]
with Albert Park, 2016 Oct., Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 130: 298-319.
with Albert Park, 2016 Oct., Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 130: 298-319.
Less Advantaged, More Optimistic? Subjective Well-Being among Rural, Migrant and Urban Populations in Contemporary China [final draft] [online link]
with Jia Wang, 2018 Dec., China Economic Review 52: 95-110.
with Jia Wang, 2018 Dec., China Economic Review 52: 95-110.
Time Well Spent versus a Life Considered: Changing Subjective Well-Being in China [final draft] [online link] [online appendix]
with Albert Park and Winnie Yip, 2021, Oxford Economic Papers 73(3): 1099-1121.
Does Social Participation Improve Cognitive Abilities of the Elderly? [final draft] [online link]
2022, Journal of Population Economics 35(2): 591-619.
Migration and Experienced Utility of Left-behind Parents: Evidence from Rural China [paper] [online link] [supplementary appendices]
with Albert Park and Winnie Yip, 2022, Journal of Population Economics 35(3): 1225-1259.
Working papers
with Albert Park and Winnie Yip, 2021, Oxford Economic Papers 73(3): 1099-1121.
Does Social Participation Improve Cognitive Abilities of the Elderly? [final draft] [online link]
2022, Journal of Population Economics 35(2): 591-619.
Migration and Experienced Utility of Left-behind Parents: Evidence from Rural China [paper] [online link] [supplementary appendices]
with Albert Park and Winnie Yip, 2022, Journal of Population Economics 35(3): 1225-1259.
Working papers
Microfinance Can Raise Incomes: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in China, with Albert Park and Sangui Wang. [paper]
Migration Networks, Export Shocks, and Human Capital Acquisition: Evidence from China, with Xinzheng Shi and Zhufeng Xu. [paper]
Social Assimilation and Labor Market Outcomes of Migrants in China, with Klaus F. Zimmermann. [paper]
On the Origin of Cognition: How Childhood Conditions Shape Cognitive Function in Old Age, with Wei Li. [paper]
Anatomy of the Wage Gap between Local and Migrant Workers in Urban China: New Evidence from Matched Data, with Xingjian Zhang. [paper]
Book chapters
