Research interests:
General: International Trade and Political Economy (in both historical and contemporary contexts).
My recent research topics revolve around understanding the nexus of trade, people flows and the environment in the context of globalization.
Working papers:
"Greenlighting or Greenwashing? The Effect of Export VAT Rebates on Firm Pollution and Abatement Investment" (with L. Du, Z. Liu, and Z. Xiao). R&R.
"The Impact of Media on Trade: Evidence from the 2008 China Milk Contamination Scandal" (with T. Luong and M. Shi).
Publications:
"All Roads Lead to Rome: Global Air Connectivity and Bilateral Trade" (with F. Wang and Z. Zhou), forthcoming, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
"The Power of Wings: How Air Connections Fuel Cross-Regional Collaboration in China" (with J. Chen, J. Shi, S. Zeng, and Z. Zhou), China Economic Review, 2025, 92, 102442. [link]
"Business as Usual? Unravelling the Impact of Brexit on UK-EU Business Links" (with Z. Kone, F. Wang and Z. Zhou), Contemporary Economic Policy, 2024, 42(4), 623-641. [link] [Editors' choice: CEP feature article] [Data and code]
"Command thy Blessing from above: Vertically Delegated Carbon Reduction Targets and Firm Export Performance in China" (with L. Du and Z. Xiao), Empirical Economics, 2024, 67, 2643-2675. [link]
"Cutting Ties with Local Bureaucrats: How does the Environmental Vertical Management Reform Affect Firm Pollution in China" (with L. Du and R. Wang), Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, 447, 141432. [link]
"Comrades from the Town: How did a Factory-Commune Pairing Policy during the Send-Down Movement Propel Rural Industrialization in China" (with L. Du, Z. Lai and J. Shi), Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2024, 32(1), 25-47. [link]
"Mitigating Information Frictions in Trade: Evidence from Export Credit Guarantees" (with N. Agarwal, J. Chan, M. Lodefalk, A. Tang, and S. Tano), Journal of International Economics, 2023, 145, 103831. [link]
"The Impact of U.S.-China Tensions on People Mobility" (with L. Tang, C. Cao and Z. Zhou), The China Review, 2023, 23(4), 159-195. [link]. [Media coverage: Nature (2021), Nature (2022) ]
“Production Network and Emission Control Targets-Theoretical Approach” (with R. Eslamipoor and O. Kolade), Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 2023, 29(1), 43-69. [link]
"The Belt, the Road, and the Carbon Emissions in China" (with Z. Xiao and L. Du), China Economic Review, 2023, 78, 101928. [link]
"Publish or Perish? A Tale of Academic Publications in Chinese Universities" (with Y. Tie), China Economic Review, 2022, 73, 101769. [link]
"How do VAT Reforms in the Service Sectors Impact TFP in the Manufacturing Sector?" (with F. Peng and L. Peng), Economic Modelling, 2021, 99, 105483. [link]
"Blame the Foreigners? Exports and Sulfur Dioxide Emissions in China", Environmental and Resource Economics, 2021, 80(2), 279-309. [link] [Archived by US Department of Agriculture]
"Decoupling in Science and Education: A Collateral Damage beyond Deteriorating U.S.-China Relations" (with L. Tang, C. Cao and Z. Zhou), Science and Public Policy, 2021, 48(5), 630-634. [link] [Media coverage: Nature (2022)]
"The Employment and Wage Effects of Export VAT Rebates: Evidence from China" (with B. Gao and J. Ma), Review of World Economics, 2021, 157, 347-373. [link]
"Risk Perceptions and Risk Management Approaches of Chinese Overseas Investors: An Empirical Investigation'' (with S. Ullah, P. Stokes, and W. Xiao), Research in International Business and Finance, 2019, 47, 470-486. [link]
"Quantity Restrictions and Price Adjustment of Chinese Textile Exports to the US" (with D. Bernhofen and R. Upward), The World Economy, 2018, 41(11), 2983-3000. [link]
"Does the US EXIM Bank Really Promote US Exports?" (with N. Agarwal), The World Economy, 2018, 41(5), 1378-1414. [link]
"Aid for Trade and the Quality of Exports" (with Meina Xu), Applied Economics Letters, 2018, 25(10), 668-673. [link]
"Who Gets Caught for Corruption When Corruption is Pervasive? Evidence from China's Anti-Bribery Blacklist" (with L. Zhou and Z. Jin), Applied Economics Letters, 2017, 24(4), 258-263. [link]
"Volatility and Diversification of Exports: Firm-Level Theory and Evidence" (with G. Vannoorenberghe and Z. Yu), European Economic Review, 2016, 8, 216-247. [link]
"Quota Restrictions and Intra-Firm Reallocations: Evidence from Chinese Exports to the US" (with Richard Upward), Economics Letters, 2016, 144, 71-74. [link]
"From One to Many Central Plans: Drug Advertising Inspections and Intra-National Protectionism in China" (with M. Eberhardt and Z. Yu), Journal of Comparative Economics, 2016, 44(3), 608-622. [link] [Online Appendix]. See also CSAE Newsletter (Oxford) for a summary of an earlier version of this research.
"The Rise and Fall of (Chinese) African Apparel Exports" (with L. Rotunno and P.-L. Vézina), Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 105, 152-163. [link]. See also Vox column article, Financial Times and Daily Maverick coverage.
"Weighing China's Export Basket: The Domestic Content and Technology Intensity of Chinese Exports" (with R. Upward and Jinghai Zheng), Journal of Comparative Economics, 2013, 41(2), 527-543. [link]
Some data I created for this research (downloadable for use with proper citation):
3-digit Chinese GB/T industry codes consistent before and after 2003;
CPI, output deflators, investment deflators, and intermediate inputs deflators;
Concordance of Chinese GB/T industry codes (4-digits, 2002 version) and HS codes (8-digits, 2002 version).
"Trading Partners, Traded Products, and Firm Performances of China’s Exporter–Importers: Does Processing Trade Make a Difference?" (with Z. Yu), The World Economy, 2012, 35(12), 1795-1824. [link]
中文期刊发表论文/Publications in refereed journals in Chinese
General: International Trade and Political Economy (in both historical and contemporary contexts).
My recent research topics revolve around understanding the nexus of trade, people flows and the environment in the context of globalization.
Working papers:
"Greenlighting or Greenwashing? The Effect of Export VAT Rebates on Firm Pollution and Abatement Investment" (with L. Du, Z. Liu, and Z. Xiao). R&R.
"The Impact of Media on Trade: Evidence from the 2008 China Milk Contamination Scandal" (with T. Luong and M. Shi).
Publications:
"All Roads Lead to Rome: Global Air Connectivity and Bilateral Trade" (with F. Wang and Z. Zhou), forthcoming, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
"The Power of Wings: How Air Connections Fuel Cross-Regional Collaboration in China" (with J. Chen, J. Shi, S. Zeng, and Z. Zhou), China Economic Review, 2025, 92, 102442. [link]
"Business as Usual? Unravelling the Impact of Brexit on UK-EU Business Links" (with Z. Kone, F. Wang and Z. Zhou), Contemporary Economic Policy, 2024, 42(4), 623-641. [link] [Editors' choice: CEP feature article] [Data and code]
"Command thy Blessing from above: Vertically Delegated Carbon Reduction Targets and Firm Export Performance in China" (with L. Du and Z. Xiao), Empirical Economics, 2024, 67, 2643-2675. [link]
"Cutting Ties with Local Bureaucrats: How does the Environmental Vertical Management Reform Affect Firm Pollution in China" (with L. Du and R. Wang), Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, 447, 141432. [link]
"Comrades from the Town: How did a Factory-Commune Pairing Policy during the Send-Down Movement Propel Rural Industrialization in China" (with L. Du, Z. Lai and J. Shi), Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2024, 32(1), 25-47. [link]
"Mitigating Information Frictions in Trade: Evidence from Export Credit Guarantees" (with N. Agarwal, J. Chan, M. Lodefalk, A. Tang, and S. Tano), Journal of International Economics, 2023, 145, 103831. [link]
"The Impact of U.S.-China Tensions on People Mobility" (with L. Tang, C. Cao and Z. Zhou), The China Review, 2023, 23(4), 159-195. [link]. [Media coverage: Nature (2021), Nature (2022) ]
“Production Network and Emission Control Targets-Theoretical Approach” (with R. Eslamipoor and O. Kolade), Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 2023, 29(1), 43-69. [link]
"The Belt, the Road, and the Carbon Emissions in China" (with Z. Xiao and L. Du), China Economic Review, 2023, 78, 101928. [link]
"Publish or Perish? A Tale of Academic Publications in Chinese Universities" (with Y. Tie), China Economic Review, 2022, 73, 101769. [link]
"How do VAT Reforms in the Service Sectors Impact TFP in the Manufacturing Sector?" (with F. Peng and L. Peng), Economic Modelling, 2021, 99, 105483. [link]
"Blame the Foreigners? Exports and Sulfur Dioxide Emissions in China", Environmental and Resource Economics, 2021, 80(2), 279-309. [link] [Archived by US Department of Agriculture]
"Decoupling in Science and Education: A Collateral Damage beyond Deteriorating U.S.-China Relations" (with L. Tang, C. Cao and Z. Zhou), Science and Public Policy, 2021, 48(5), 630-634. [link] [Media coverage: Nature (2022)]
"The Employment and Wage Effects of Export VAT Rebates: Evidence from China" (with B. Gao and J. Ma), Review of World Economics, 2021, 157, 347-373. [link]
"Risk Perceptions and Risk Management Approaches of Chinese Overseas Investors: An Empirical Investigation'' (with S. Ullah, P. Stokes, and W. Xiao), Research in International Business and Finance, 2019, 47, 470-486. [link]
"Quantity Restrictions and Price Adjustment of Chinese Textile Exports to the US" (with D. Bernhofen and R. Upward), The World Economy, 2018, 41(11), 2983-3000. [link]
"Does the US EXIM Bank Really Promote US Exports?" (with N. Agarwal), The World Economy, 2018, 41(5), 1378-1414. [link]
"Aid for Trade and the Quality of Exports" (with Meina Xu), Applied Economics Letters, 2018, 25(10), 668-673. [link]
"Who Gets Caught for Corruption When Corruption is Pervasive? Evidence from China's Anti-Bribery Blacklist" (with L. Zhou and Z. Jin), Applied Economics Letters, 2017, 24(4), 258-263. [link]
"Volatility and Diversification of Exports: Firm-Level Theory and Evidence" (with G. Vannoorenberghe and Z. Yu), European Economic Review, 2016, 8, 216-247. [link]
"Quota Restrictions and Intra-Firm Reallocations: Evidence from Chinese Exports to the US" (with Richard Upward), Economics Letters, 2016, 144, 71-74. [link]
"From One to Many Central Plans: Drug Advertising Inspections and Intra-National Protectionism in China" (with M. Eberhardt and Z. Yu), Journal of Comparative Economics, 2016, 44(3), 608-622. [link] [Online Appendix]. See also CSAE Newsletter (Oxford) for a summary of an earlier version of this research.
"The Rise and Fall of (Chinese) African Apparel Exports" (with L. Rotunno and P.-L. Vézina), Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 105, 152-163. [link]. See also Vox column article, Financial Times and Daily Maverick coverage.
"Weighing China's Export Basket: The Domestic Content and Technology Intensity of Chinese Exports" (with R. Upward and Jinghai Zheng), Journal of Comparative Economics, 2013, 41(2), 527-543. [link]
Some data I created for this research (downloadable for use with proper citation):
3-digit Chinese GB/T industry codes consistent before and after 2003;
CPI, output deflators, investment deflators, and intermediate inputs deflators;
Concordance of Chinese GB/T industry codes (4-digits, 2002 version) and HS codes (8-digits, 2002 version).
"Trading Partners, Traded Products, and Firm Performances of China’s Exporter–Importers: Does Processing Trade Make a Difference?" (with Z. Yu), The World Economy, 2012, 35(12), 1795-1824. [link]
中文期刊发表论文/Publications in refereed journals in Chinese
