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.

“Minor Monarchs: the ‘Bad-Emperor’ Problem in Chinese History” 

Journal of Comparative Economics 52, no. 4 (2024); 813-824

"The Causal Effects of Online Dating Apps: Evidence from U.S. Colleges" (joint with Berkeren Büyükeren and Alexey Makarin)

Forthcoming, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Working Papers

“Subscription Revenue and Advertising Strategies on YouTube” (joint with Aniket Panjwani)

Revise & Resubmit, Information Economics and Policy

“Political Talk Radio and Rural Conservatism” 

Revise & Resubmit, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

“The Labor Supply Decisions of Livestreamers: Evidence From Twitch.tv”