Working Papers

1. Working paper on international trade and economic growth

Agricultural Trade and Industrial Development (new version)

(August 2026) - with Yuichi Furukawa, Pietro Peretto and Rongxin Xu - MPRA Paper No. 124669 

Conditionally accepted by International Economic Review

2. Working paper on tourism and economic growth

Tourism, Takeoff and Growth: A Quantitative Analysis of Macau (new version)

(July 2026) - with Rongxin Xu - MPRA Paper No. 127890 

Revised and resubmitted to Journal of Macroeconomics

3. Working paper on human evolution and population growth 

Early State Formation and Interstate Competition in a Malthusian Economy (new version) 

(June 2026) - with Xilin Wang and Rongxin Xu - MPRA Paper No. 128541 

4. Working paper on automation and economic growth

How Minimum Wages Affect Automation and Innovation in a Schumpeterian Economy (new version)

(March 2026) - with Guido Cozzi, Haichao Fan, Yuichi Furukawa and Chih-Hsing Liao - MPRA Paper No. 128543 

Revised and resubmitted to Journal of Money, Credit and Banking

5. Working paper on fiscal policy and economic growth

Paving the Road to Prosperity: Productive Government Spending, Takeoff and Robust Endogenous Growth (new version)

(January 2026) - with Pietro Peretto and Xilin Wang - MPRA Paper No. 124831 

Revised and resubmitted to European Economic Review