Research Statement (October 2020)

Publications in English:

• "Evading by Any Means? VAT Enforcement and Payroll Tax Evasion in China." joint with Lixing Li, Zhengcheng Liu, and Zhuo Nie.  2020. Forthcoming at Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.
• "Empowering Knowledge: Political Leaders, Education, and Economic Liberalization." joint with Jingheng Li and Yang Yao.  2020.  European Journal of Political Economy.  Vol 61, 101823

• "All the Emperor's Men? Conflicts and Power-sharing in Imperial China." 2019. Comparative Political Studies. 52(8): 1099-1130.
• "Capability and Opportunism:  Evidence from City Officials in China." joint with Yang Yao and Muyang Zhang. 2018.  Journal of Comparative Economics. 46: 1046-61.
• "Race to  Safety:  Political Competition,  Neighborhood Effects, and Coal Mine Deaths in China'' joint with Xiangyu Shi. 2018.  Journal of Development Economics. 131: 79-95.
• "Inclusive institutions and economic growth: comparative perspective and policy implications for China." 2017. China Economic Journal. 10(2): 108–127.
• "Elections as a Conflict Processing Mechanism.” joint with Adam Przeworski and Gonzalo Rivero. 2015. European Journal of Political Economy. 39: 235-48.​
• "Reform or revolution? Theory and evidence on the role of the middle class in the rise of universal male suffrage.'' 2014. Journal of Theoretical Politics. 26(2): 283 - 311.

Publications in Chinese:

• "右翼民粹主义的政治经济学：来自进口贸易和难民冲击的影响"，合作者林雨晨，2020.《经济学季刊》第十九卷第4期1191-1212页  "The Political Economy of Right-wing Populism: Evidence from Trade Shocks and Refugee Crises". joint with Yuchen Lin. China Economic Quarterly（Chinese: Jingjixue Jikan）. Vol. 19, No.4, 1191-1212.
• "选拔、培养和激励：来自CCER官员数据库的证据." 合作者：姚洋、李力行、王赫等，2020. 《经济学季刊》第十九卷第3期1017-1040页  "Selection, Training, and Incentive: An Introduction of CCER Official Dataset." joint with Yang Yao, Lixing Li, He Wang, et al 2020.  China Economic Quarterly（Chinese: Jingjixue Jikan）. Vol. 19, No.4, 1191-1212.
•  "行政竞标制、治理绩效和官员激励——基于国家卫生城市评比的研究." 合作者：刘松瑞、王赫, 2020. 《公共管理学报》第十七卷第4期，10-20页。 Journal of Public Management (Chinese: Gonggong Guanli Xuebao). Vol 17, No.4, 10-20.
• “减税降费能促进地方政府提高财政支出效率吗？——来自2016年“营改增”试点全面推广的证据” 合作者 李力行、聂卓，2020《世界经济文汇》接受待刊。 Accepted for publication at World Economic Papers (Chinese: Shijie Jingji Wenhui).

Working Papers:

• ​"In the Shadows of Great Men: Leadership Turnovers and Power Dynamics in Autocracies." joint with Junyan Jiang and Haojun Xie. Invited for revise and resubmit. 
• "Moving Umbrellas: Bureaucratic Transfer, Political Connection, and Rent-Seeking in China." joint with Xiangyu Shi, Xiaobo Zhang, and Yifan Zhang. Revise and resubmit.  
• "Natural Resource Shocks and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Coal Productions in China." joint with Ruochen Dai, Lixing Li, and Xuanli Xie. Revise and resubmit. 
• "Purifying the Leviathan: The Anti-Corruption Campaign and Changing Governance Models in China." joint with Yang Yao and Qian Zhang.  Under Review
• "Better than On-the-job Training:  National Executive's Political Experience and Economic Performance." joint with Xiangyu Shi and Yang Yao. Under Review
• "Does Owner Outperform Manager in Profiting from Political Connection? Agency, Uncertainty, and Embeddedness." joint with Xia Han and Xuanli Xie.
• "Sponsored Human Capital: Bureaucratic Transfer and Economic Performance" joint with Lixing Li, Feng Wan, and Yang Yao. 
• "Water liberates hands: The effects of water program on labor reallocation in rural China." joint with Yuanzhe Li and Li-An Zhou.

中文工作论文 (Working Papers in Chinese)

• “增值税征管与企业排污：一个多维度国家治理能力的视角.” 合作者：李力行、聂卓 （修改复审）

Works in Progress:

• "Imperial Examination as a Representative Institution." joint with Yu Hao
• "Betting on Gratitude" joint with Adam Przeworski
• "Economic reform and political struggle." joint with Shuo Chen and Zhaotian Luo. 
• ​"The fiscal foundation of bureaucratic power sharing in the late Qing China.'' joint with Jinlin Wei