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Working Papers

[18] Difei Ouyang, Qianwen Wang, Hongjun Xie. "Import restrictions and innovation: Evidence from China's waste import ban".

[17] Federica Coelli, Difei Ouyang, Weidi Yuan, Yuan Zi. "Educating like China".

[16] Xin Chen, Difei Ouyang. "Trade policy uncertainty and supply chain formation: Evidence from China’s WTO accession".

[15] Difei Ouyang, Haodan Tang, Hongjun Xie. "Consuming out of trade wars: Evidence from Chinese households".

[14] Difei Ouyang. "Labor adjustment when trade liberalization meets domestic economic reform", reject and resubmit at Journal of Labor Economics.

[13] Difei Ouyang, Weidi Yuan. "On the geography of human capital and FDI: Evidence from China's great college expansion policy", reject and resubmit at European Economic Reivew. 

[12] Difei Ouyang, Weidi Yuan, Yuan Zi. "Empowered young women: Trade liberalization and women's family decisions in China" (Media coverage: VoxChina).

[11] Difei Ouyang. "Factor distortions and resource misallocation across Chinese manufacturing firms".

Publications

[10] Xin Chen, Kailin Gao, Difei Ouyang*, 2026. "Sailing in calmer waters: Trade policy uncertainty and product quality". European Economic Review, 105460. 

[9] Weidi Yuan, Difei Ouyang*, 2025. "Industrial development and trade policy uncertainty: evidence from China's WTO accession". Journal of International Economics, 157, 104106.

[8] Harald Hau, Difei Ouyang*, 2024. "Can real estate booms hurt firms? Evidence on investment substitution". Journal of Urban Economics, 144, 103695. (Media coverage: Voxeu)

[7] Difei Ouyang, Weidi Yuan, 2024. "The flip side of the China syndrome: Local labor market effects in China". Review of International Economics, 32(5), 2051-2094. (Media coverage: Voxeu)

[6] Difei Ouyang, 2024. "State-owned enterprise presence: Local spillovers".  China Economic Review, 84, 102114.

[5] Difei Ouyang, 2022. "State-owned banks in credit stimulus: evidence from China".  Applied Economics, 54(35), 4084-4100.

[4] Weidi Yuan, Difei Ouyang*, Zhicheng Zhang, 2022. "Did China's bank ownership reform improve credit allocation?" European Economic Review, 141, 103782.

[3] Difei Ouyang, Weidi Yuan, 2021. "The intergenerational transmission of historical conflicts: An application to China’s trade". Journal of Comparative Economics, 49(3), 675-692. 

Publications in Chinese

[2] 陈斌开, 黄少安, 欧阳涤非(通讯作者). 2018. "房地产价格上涨能推动经济增长吗?" 经济学 (季刊), 69(3), 212-235.

[1] 陈斌开, 金箫, 欧阳涤非(通讯作者). 2015. "住房价格, 资源错配与中国工业企业生产率". 世界经济, 38(4), 77-98. 

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