Scheduled Presentations

▸ March 2026, Chinese Economists Society North America Annual Conference, Emory, GA
December 2025, Siyuan Forum, SUIBE, Shanghai (Virtual)
November 2025, Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL
November 2025, Midwest International Trade & Theory Conference, Penn State, PA
March 2025, Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO


Working Papers

Trade Costs, Entry Costs, and Regional Economic Growth in China
Job Market Paper
Joint with Kensuke Suzuki and Junfu Zhang

Aging Economy and Comparative Advantage: A Quantitative Analysis of Japan
Joint with Kensuke Suzuki and Junfu Zhang

Breaking Barriers: Regional Economic Integration and National Market Unification
Under Reivew
Joint with Haoyun Zhao

Do Firms Choose Distant Relocation Under Environmental Pressure? Evidence from the Chinese Paper Industry
Under Reivew
Joint with Haoyun Zhao

The Persistent Influence of Ancient Institutions: Evidence from the Spatial Distribution of Yazhang in China
Under Reivew


Works in Progress

Trade Shock and Dynamic Labor Allocation

Leisure Demand and Pastime Trade
Joint with Shihe Fu

Borders within Borders: A Quantitative Spatial Analysis of the Hainan Free Trade Port
Joint with Nick Zitao Wang and Ruiqian Wang


Published & Forthcoming Papers

How City Size Affects Firm Survival: Evidence from Chinese Enterprise Registration Data
Applied Economics Letters, 2025, 1-5.
Joint with Haoyun Zhao, Yameng Guo, and Yang Ye

Estimating Round-Tripping FDI from Firm-Level Data in China
International Studies of Economics (Frontiers of Economics in China), 2025, 20(2): 138-152.
Joint with Junfu Zhang and Qiangyuan Chen


Publications in Chinese & Other Works