Peer-Reviewed Publications

[9] Does Rent Control Increase Tenant Unemployment? (with Luis Quintero and Xi Yang), Journal of Urban Economics, September 2025. [Preprint]

[8] When Illness Strikes Home: The Impact of Severe Health Shocks on Homeownership (with Xun Bian), Real Estate Economics, Forthcoming. [Preprint]

[7] Rent Control, Rent Overcharge, and Racial Disparity (with Brent Ambrose, Xun Bian, and Ruoyu Chen), Real Estate Economics, Forthcoming. [Preprint]

[6] Housing Affordability and Rent Control: The Case of Renters (with Xun Bian and Ruoyu Chen), Urban Studies, February 2026.  [Preprint]

[5] Do Immigrants Equally Benefit from Rent Control? (with Xun Bian and Ruoyu Chen), Real Estate Economics, January 2025.  [Preprint]

[4] Measuring the Value of Rent Stabilization and Understanding its Implications for Racial Inequality: Evidence from New York City (with Ruoyu Chen and Luis Quintero), Regional Science and Urban Economics, November 2023.  [Preprint]

[3] Is Gender Destiny? Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India (with Shahe Emran and Forhad Shilpi), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization,  October 2025.  [Preprint]

[2] Making the Most of Coresident Data: Credible Evidence on Intergenerational Mobility with Sibling Correlation (with Nazmul Ahsan, Shahe Emran, and Forhad Shilpi), Journal of Development Economics, September 2025. [Preprint]

[1] Beyond Particulate Matter: New Evidence on the Causal Effects of Air Pollution on Mortality (with Maoyong Fan and Maigeng Zhou), Journal of Health Economics, September 2023.  [Preprint]

Working Papers

[1] Housing Assistance and Labor Supply: The Case of Rent Control (with Huan Deng and  Xi Yang). [Preprint] | First Version: 2025/10

[2] Safer and Cleaner: The Impacts of Airbnb Regulation on Neighborhood Quality (with Evie Zhang and Ruoyu Chen). [Preprint] | First Version 2025/06

[3] Polluted Air, Troubled Minds: The Impact of Air Pollution on Mental Health in the United States (with Maoyong Fan, Chang Liu, and Yuhang Pan). [Preprint] | First Version 2024/08

[4] Growing Up Together: Sibling Correlation, Parental Influence, and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Developing Countries (with Nazmul Ahsan, Shahe Emran, Qingyang Han, and Forhad Shilpi). [Preprint] | First Version 2022/07

Invited and Peer-Reviewed Contributions

[1] Causal Analysis of Child-Care Policies (with Chang-Jae Lee and Xi Yang), Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, Forthcoming.