Peer reviewed articles
Social Identity and Labor Market Outcomes of Internal Migrant Workers [open access]
with Klaus F. Zimmermann, 2024, European Economic Review 163, 104676. Lead article
Migration Networks, Export Shocks, and Human Capital Acquisition: Evidence from China [paper] [online link]
with Xinzheng Shi and Zhufeng Xu, 2024, Journal of Comparative Economics 52(2): 568-589.
Anatomy of the Wage Gap Between Local and Migrant Workers in Urban Areas of the People’s Republic of China [open access][appendix]
with Xingjian Zhang, 2025, Asian Development Review 42(2): 147-183.
On the Origin of Cognition: How Childhood Conditions Shape Cognitive Function in Old Age [final draft] [online link]
with Wei Li, 2024 Feb., China Economic Review 102079.
Migration and Experienced Utility of Left-behind Parents: Evidence from Rural China [final draft] [online link] [appendix]
with Albert Park and Winnie Yip, 2022, Journal of Population Economics 35(3): 1225-1259.
Does Social Participation Improve Cognitive Abilities of the Elderly? [final draft] [online link]
2022, Journal of Population Economics 35(2): 591-619.
Time Well Spent versus a Life Considered: Changing Subjective Well-Being in China [final draft] [online link] [appendix]
with Albert Park and Winnie Yip, 2021, Oxford Economic Papers 73(3): 1099-1121.
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
• Best Paper Award in Experimental Economics, WISE
• Guangdong Province Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievements Award
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.
Permanent Income and Subjective Well-Being [final draft] [online link]
with Albert Park, 2016 Oct., Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 130: 298-319.
Working papers
with Klaus F. Zimmermann, 2024, European Economic Review 163, 104676. Lead article
Migration Networks, Export Shocks, and Human Capital Acquisition: Evidence from China [paper] [online link]
with Xinzheng Shi and Zhufeng Xu, 2024, Journal of Comparative Economics 52(2): 568-589.
Anatomy of the Wage Gap Between Local and Migrant Workers in Urban Areas of the People’s Republic of China [open access][appendix]
with Xingjian Zhang, 2025, Asian Development Review 42(2): 147-183.
On the Origin of Cognition: How Childhood Conditions Shape Cognitive Function in Old Age [final draft] [online link]
with Wei Li, 2024 Feb., China Economic Review 102079.
Migration and Experienced Utility of Left-behind Parents: Evidence from Rural China [final draft] [online link] [appendix]
with Albert Park and Winnie Yip, 2022, Journal of Population Economics 35(3): 1225-1259.
Does Social Participation Improve Cognitive Abilities of the Elderly? [final draft] [online link]
2022, Journal of Population Economics 35(2): 591-619.
Time Well Spent versus a Life Considered: Changing Subjective Well-Being in China [final draft] [online link] [appendix]
with Albert Park and Winnie Yip, 2021, Oxford Economic Papers 73(3): 1099-1121.
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
• Best Paper Award in Experimental Economics, WISE
• Guangdong Province Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievements Award
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.
Permanent Income and Subjective Well-Being [final draft] [online link]
with Albert Park, 2016 Oct., Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 130: 298-319.
Working papers
Microfinance Can Raise Incomes: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in China [paper]
with Albert Park and Sangui Wang. Revise & Resubmit Journal of the European Economic Association
• Outstanding Doctoral Thesis on Economics Research in China, National Economic Foundation (10 awardees out of all doctoral graduates in Economics in China over 2013-2016)
• Gregory Chow Best Paper Honorable Mention, the Chinese Economist Society
with Albert Park and Sangui Wang. Revise & Resubmit Journal of the European Economic Association
• Outstanding Doctoral Thesis on Economics Research in China, National Economic Foundation (10 awardees out of all doctoral graduates in Economics in China over 2013-2016)
• Gregory Chow Best Paper Honorable Mention, the Chinese Economist Society
Microcredit and Informal Risk Sharing: Experimental Evidence from the Village Banking Program in China [paper]
Risk Behaviors of Only-Child Parents: Evidence from the One-Child Policy in China [paper]
with Yuyang Jiang and Lingwei Wu. Reject & Resubmit Journal of Labor Economics
• Best Paper Award in China Health Economic Development Forum
with Yuyang Jiang and Lingwei Wu. Reject & Resubmit Journal of Labor Economics
• Best Paper Award in China Health Economic Development Forum
Shaping Gender Role Attitudes: Intergenerational Impacts of Parental Occupational Differences during Adolescence [paper]
with Wei Luo and Zheng Zhong. Reject & Resubmit Journal of Human Resources
• Best Paper Award in 2024 Annual Meeting of Education Branch of the Chinese Labor Society
with Wei Luo and Zheng Zhong. Reject & Resubmit Journal of Human Resources
• Best Paper Award in 2024 Annual Meeting of Education Branch of the Chinese Labor Society
Cultural Matters? Family Norms, Living Arrangements, and Loneliness [paper]
with Wei Li and Jia Wang. Revise & Resubmit Social Science & Medicine - Population Health
with Wei Li and Jia Wang. Revise & Resubmit Social Science & Medicine - Population Health
College Education, Enrollment Location, and the Geographical Mobility of Young Adults [paper]
with Xiaozhou Ding and Rui Du.
with Xiaozhou Ding and Rui Du.
The Impact of Immigration on Social Trust of Natives: Evidence from the Mass Migration in China [paper]
with Lingwei Wu and Xiong Xiao. Revise & Resubmit Economic Development and Cultural Change
with Lingwei Wu and Xiong Xiao. Revise & Resubmit Economic Development and Cultural Change
Book chapters
Urbanization and Subjective Well-Being in China: Differences between Urban, Migrant, and Rural Populations
with Jia Wang. In China Happiness Report. Edited by Shun Wang. [paper]
with Jia Wang. In China Happiness Report. Edited by Shun Wang. [paper]
