Heyu Xiong
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Peter B Lewis 274
Weatherhead School of Management
Research Fields
Economics of Media and Digitization, Economic History, Applied Microeconomics
Publications
“Do School Spending Cuts Matter? Evidence from The Great Recession” (joint with Kirabo Jackson and Cora Wigger)
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 13, no. 2 (2021): 304-335
“The Political Premium of Television Celebrity”
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 13, no. 4 (2021): 1-33
“Mass Persuasion and the Ideological Origins of the Chinese Cultural Revolution” (joint with Susan Ou)
Journal of Development Economics 153 (2021): 102732
“Sectarian Competition and the Market Provision of Human Capital” (with Yiling Zhao)
Journal of Economic History 83, no. 1 (2023): 1-44
“Ride-Sharing and the Geography of Consumption Industries” (joint with Jordan Norris)
The Economic Journal 133, no. 654 (2023): 2449-2482
“The Causes and Consequences of Medical Crowdfunding” (joint with Aniket Panjwani)
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 205 (2023): 648-667.
Working Papers
"The Causal Effects of Online Dating Apps: Evidence from U.S. Colleges" (joint with Berkeren Büyükeren and Alexey Makarin)
Submitted
“Minor Monarchs: the ‘Bad-Emperor’ Problem in Chinese History”
Revise & Resubmit, Journal of Comparative Economics
“Subscription Revenue and Advertising Strategies on YouTube” (joint with Aniket Panjwani)
Submitted
“Political Talk Radio and Rural Conservatism”
“The Labor Supply Decisions of Livestreamers: Evidence From Twitch.tv”