Publications:

• "All the Emperor's Men? Conflicts and Power-sharing in Imperial China." 2018. Comparative Political Studies. In print.
• "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.

Working Papers:

• "Purifying the Leviathan: The Anti-Corruption Campaign and Changing Governance Models in China." joint with Yang Yao and Qian Zhang. 
• "Better than On-the-job Training:  Political Leaders' Work Experience Economic Performance." joint with Xiangyu Shi and Yang Yao. 
• "Natural Resource Shocks and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Coal Productions in China." joint with Ruochen Dai, Lixing Li, and Xuanli Xie.
• "Moving Umbrellas: Bureaucratic Transfer, Political Connection, and Rent-Seeking in China." joint with Xiangyu Shi, Xiaobo Zhang, and Yifan Zhang.
• "Empowering the Knowledge: Political Leaders, Education, and Economic Liberalization." joint with Jingheng Li and Yang Yao. 

Work in Progress: 

• ​"Decentralization for taxation: state capacity and military conflicts in the late Qing Empire." joint with Jinlin Wei
• "The fiscal foundation of bureaucratic power sharing in the late Qing China.'' joint with Jinlin Wei
• "Beyond the college: Does humanities studies make pacifists?" joint with Jinxu Tang

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中文工作论文：

• “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）
• "贸易冲击、难民危机和政治民粹主义." （合作者：林雨晨）