Working Papers:
“Is American Soft Power a Casualty of the Trade War: Evidence from US Movie Viewership in China,” with Haichao Fan, Yichuan Hu, and Shang-Jin Wei. Conditionally Accepted at Review of Economics and Statistics. July 2026. (NBER WP Version).
“Moving Online under De Minimis? Import Tariffs and International Retail E-Commerce,” with Te Du, Chao Fang, Shuzhong Ma, and Zhihong Yu. R&R at Journal of International Economics. May 2025. (Draft)
“Digitization and International Trade: Evidence from US Movie Exports,” with Haichao Fan, Yichuan Hu, and Shang-Jin Wei. May 2026.
“Is American Soft Power a Casualty of the Trade War: Evidence from US Movie Viewership in China,” with Haichao Fan, Yichuan Hu, and Shang-Jin Wei. Conditionally Accepted at Review of Economics and Statistics. July 2026. (NBER WP Version).
“Moving Online under De Minimis? Import Tariffs and International Retail E-Commerce,” with Te Du, Chao Fang, Shuzhong Ma, and Zhihong Yu. R&R at Journal of International Economics. May 2025. (Draft)
“Digitization and International Trade: Evidence from US Movie Exports,” with Haichao Fan, Yichuan Hu, and Shang-Jin Wei. May 2026.
Publications:
[9]. “Reconciling Aggregate and Firm-Level Tariff Pass-Through: Evidence from the 2018-2019 US Tariffs on China,” with Haichao Fan, Wei Tian, Caiyun Wu, and Miaojie Yu. Conditionally Accepted at Economic Journal. May 2026.
[8]. “Gender-Specific Export Shocks and Intra-Household Resource Allocation: Evidence from China,” with Mengye Wang. Accepted at Canadian Journal of Economics. January 2026.
[7]. “Early-Life Adversity and E-Commerce Adoption in Old Age: Evidence from China’s Great Famine,” with Xiaohaor Huang. Accepted at China Economic Review. January 2026.
[6]. “Robots as guardians: Industrial automation and workplace safety in China,” with Wei Luo, Yaxin Yang, and Xianqiang Zou. Journal of Development Economics, 2025, Volume 172, 103381.
[5]. “Labor costs and the adoption of robots in China,” with Haichao Fan and Yichuan Hu. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2021, 186:608-631.
[4]. “Entrepreneurial income inequality, aggregate saving and the gains from trade.” Review of Economic Dynamics, 2020, 38: 273-295.
[3]. “The Alibaba effect: Spatial consumption inequality and the welfare gains from e-commerce,” with Jingting Fan, Weiming Zhu, and Ben Zou. Journal of International Economics, 2018, 114: 203-220.
[2]. “Minimum wage and outward FDI from China,” with Haichao Fan and Faqin Lin. Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 135: 1-19.
[1]. “Childcare, eldercare, and labor force participation of married women in urban China, 1982-2000,” with Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Rachel Connelly, and Lan Chen. Journal of Human Resources, 2011, 46-2: 261-294.
[9]. “Reconciling Aggregate and Firm-Level Tariff Pass-Through: Evidence from the 2018-2019 US Tariffs on China,” with Haichao Fan, Wei Tian, Caiyun Wu, and Miaojie Yu. Conditionally Accepted at Economic Journal. May 2026.
[8]. “Gender-Specific Export Shocks and Intra-Household Resource Allocation: Evidence from China,” with Mengye Wang. Accepted at Canadian Journal of Economics. January 2026.
[7]. “Early-Life Adversity and E-Commerce Adoption in Old Age: Evidence from China’s Great Famine,” with Xiaohaor Huang. Accepted at China Economic Review. January 2026.
[6]. “Robots as guardians: Industrial automation and workplace safety in China,” with Wei Luo, Yaxin Yang, and Xianqiang Zou. Journal of Development Economics, 2025, Volume 172, 103381.
[5]. “Labor costs and the adoption of robots in China,” with Haichao Fan and Yichuan Hu. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2021, 186:608-631.
[4]. “Entrepreneurial income inequality, aggregate saving and the gains from trade.” Review of Economic Dynamics, 2020, 38: 273-295.
[3]. “The Alibaba effect: Spatial consumption inequality and the welfare gains from e-commerce,” with Jingting Fan, Weiming Zhu, and Ben Zou. Journal of International Economics, 2018, 114: 203-220.
[2]. “Minimum wage and outward FDI from China,” with Haichao Fan and Faqin Lin. Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 135: 1-19.
[1]. “Childcare, eldercare, and labor force participation of married women in urban China, 1982-2000,” with Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Rachel Connelly, and Lan Chen. Journal of Human Resources, 2011, 46-2: 261-294.
