Selected Publications
1. Selected publications on the evolution of human society
Political Fragmentation versus a Unified Empire in a Malthusian Economy
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2024, vol. 222, 284-293 (with Pietro Peretto and Yuichi Furukawa)
From Neolithic Revolution to Industrialization
Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2024, vol. 28, 699-717 (with Rongxin Xu)
Natural Selection and Neanderthal Extinction in a Malthusian Economy
Journal of Population Economics, 2023, vol. 36, 1641-1656
A Chinese summary by Chen Zhu can be found on Zhihu.
2. Selected publications on the historical origins of economic growth
Innovation and Inequality from Stagnation to Growth
European Economic Review, 2023, vol. 160, 104615 (with Pietro Peretto)
Export-Led Takeoff in a Schumpeterian Economy
Journal of International Economics, 2023, vol. 145, 103798 (with Pietro Peretto and Rongxin Xu)
Agricultural Revolution and Industrialization
Journal of Development Economics, 2022, vol. 158, 102887 (with Pietro Peretto and Xilin Wang)
A Chinese summary can be found on this WeChat platform.
Rent-Seeking Government and Endogenous Takeoff in a Schumpeterian Economy
Journal of Macroeconomics, 2022, vol. 72, 103399 (with Yuichi Furukawa and Xilin Wang)
Culture and Stages of Economic Development
Economics Letters, 2022, vol. 210, 110213 (with Zonglai Kou and Xilin Wang)
Status-Seeking Culture and Development of Capitalism
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2020, vol. 180, p. 275-290 (with Haichao Fan and Xilin Wang)
Effects of Patents on the Transition from Stagnation to Growth
Journal of Population Economics, 2020, vol. 33, p. 395-411 (with Zonglai Kou and Xilin Wang)
3. Selected publications on patent policy and economic growth (summary and survey)
Dynamic Effects of Patent Policy on Innovation and Inequality in a Schumpeterian Economy
Economic Theory, 2021, vol. 71, p. 1429-1465 (with Yuichi Furukawa, Sushanta Mallick, Pietro Peretto and Xilin Wang)
Do Stronger Patents Stimulate or Stifle Innovation? The Crucial Role of Financial Development
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2020, vol. 52, p. 1305-1322 (with Guido Cozzi, Haichao Fan, Shiyuan Pan and Mengbo Zhang)
Effects of Patents versus R&D Subsidies on Income Inequality
Review of Economic Dynamics, 2018, vol. 29, p. 68-84 (with Guido Cozzi)
Effects of Economic Development in China on Skill-Biased Technical Change in the US
Review of Economic Dynamics, 2015, vol. 18, p. 227-242 (with Guido Cozzi and Yuichi Furukawa)
Stage-Dependent Intellectual Property Rights in China
Journal of Development Economics, 2014, vol. 106, p. 239-249 (with Guido Cozzi and Silvia Galli)
Does Intellectual Monopoly Stimulate or Stifle Innovation?
European Economic Review, 2012, vol. 56, p. 727-746 (with Guido Cozzi and Silvia Galli)
The Welfare Cost of One-Size-Fits-All Patent Protection
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2011, vol. 35, p. 876-890
Effects of Patent Policy on Income and Consumption Inequality in an R&D Growth Model
Southern Economic Journal, 2010, vol. 77, p. 336-350
Effects of Blocking Patents on R&D: A Quantitative DGE Analysis
Journal of Economic Growth, 2009, vol. 14, p. 55-78
4. Selected publications on monetary policy and economic growth (summary and survey)
Inflation, Unemployment and Economic Growth in a Schumpeterian Economy
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2021, vol. 123, p. 874-909 (with Guido Cozzi, Haichao Fan and Yuichi Furukawa)
Innovation and Inequality in a Monetary Schumpeterian Model with Heterogeneous Households and Firms
Review of Economic Dynamics, 2019, vol. 34, p. 141-164 (with Guido Cozzi, Haichao Fan, Yuichi Furukawa and Chih-Hsing Liao)
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2019, vol. 51, p. 2029-2052 (with Ching-Chong Lai and Chih-Hsing Liao)
Inflation and Innovation in a Schumpeterian Economy with North-South Technology Transfer
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2019, vol. 51, p. 683-719 (with Guido Cozzi, Yuichi Furukawa and Chih-Hsing Liao)
Inflation and Economic Growth in a Schumpeterian Model with Endogenous Entry of Heterogeneous Firms
European Economic Review, 2017, vol. 98, p. 392-409 (with Guido Cozzi, Yuichi Furukawa and Chih-Hsing Liao)
Monetary Policy and Endogenous Market Structure in a Schumpeterian Economy
Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2016, vol. 20, p. 1127-1145 (with Lei Ji)
Inflation, R&D and Growth in an Open Economy
Journal of International Economics, 2015, vol. 96, p. 360-374 (with Guido Cozzi, Ching-Chong Lai and Chih-Hsing Liao)
R&D and Economic Growth in a Cash-in-Advance Economy
International Economic Review, 2014, vol. 55, p. 507-524 (with Guido Cozzi)
Money and the Welfare Cost of Inflation in an R&D Growth Model
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2013, vol. 45, p. 233-249 (with Ching-Chong Lai)
5. Selected publications on other topics in economic growth
Should the Government Subsidize Innovation or Automation?
Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2023, vol. 27, p. 1059-1088 (with Guido Cozzi, Yuichi Furukawa and Chih-Hsing Liao)
Unions, Innovation and Cross-Country Wage Inequality
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2016, vol. 64, p. 104-118 (with Guido Cozzi and Yuichi Furukawa)
Endogenous Fertility and Human Capital in a Schumpeterian Growth Model
Journal of Population Economics, 2013, vol. 26, p. 181-202 (with Guido Cozzi and Chih-Hsing Liao)
Journal of Urban Economics, 2012, vol. 71, p. 177-188 (with C.C. Yang)
For a complete list of my publications, please refer to curriculum vitae, GS citations, Scopus citations and Web of Science citations.