Working Papers

Working Papers (Selected)

15. Wang, Xiaobing, 2023, “A Class of Prosperity Measures”.

14. Yu, Haiyue., Jin Cao, Shulong Kang, and Xiaobing Wang, 2023, “Childcare and China’s Female Employment Paradox”.

13. Liang, Chao., Xiaobing Wang, and Yuejun Zhong 2023, “From Grabbing Hand to Helping Hand: An Investigation into the Administrative Examination and Approval System Reform in China”.

12. Shen, Yangyang., Yangchuan Teng, and Xiaobing Wang, 2023, “Family Labor Supply under Health Shocks”.

11. Li, Shi., Yangyang Shen, Xiaobing Wang, and Peng Zhan, 2022, “Towards Common Prosperity in China”.

10. Kakwani, Nanak., Shi  Li, Xiaobing Wang, Mengbing Zhu,  2023, "Income Inequality and Relative Deprivation in China".

9. Villamil, Anne, Xiaobing Wang and Ning Xue, 2022, “Higher Taxation for Fairer Redistribution? A Political Economy Model with Occupational Choice”. 

8. Bao, Qun., Shi Tang,  Xiaobing Wang, 2017, “Special Economic Zones and China’s Economic Growth: A Political Economy Perspective”, 

7. Cheng., Cheng, and Wang, Xiaobing, 2021, “Population Growth and Technological Change”.

6. Hao, Xin, Paul Madden, Xiaobing Wang, 2021, “The Dynamics of Debt and Public Goods”. 

5. Hao, Xin, Paul Madden, Xiaobing Wang, and Yi Wen 2022, “Perils of Welfare States”. 

4. Blackburn, Keith., Xiaobing Wang and Yuanyuan Wang, 2011, “Corruption in Transition: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”.

3. Wang, Xiaobing, 2015, “The Origin of the Competitiveness of Nations”.

2. Wang, Xiaobing., and Lin Lang. 2015. “Life Satisfaction and Relative Utility: An Empirical Study of National Competitiveness”, 

1. Wang, Xiaobing. and Ning Xue, 2014, “Preference, Decision Making and Search Costs”.

Work in Progress (Selected)

Kakwani, Nanak., and Xiaobing Wang, 2022, “A Theory of Common Prosperity”.

Li, Shi., and Xiaobing Wang, 2019, “Distribution and Redistribution of Income and Wealth in China”.

Liu, Shouying., Xiaobing Wang, and Ning Xue, 2019 "A Land Sale Financed Development".

Villamil, Anne, Xiaobing Wang and Ning Xue, 2022, “Taxation and Hours of Work”.

China's Urban-biased Industrialization Strategy 

A Formal Model of the Middle Income Trap

Median Voter and Income Distribution

The Origins of Consumerism

A Formal Model of the Competitiveness of Nations

 Economic Development and Structural Change

On the Theory of Inter- and Intra-industry Trade

Electoral Competition under Information Fragmentation