I'm a fifth-year PhD Candidate in Economics at Princeton University.  I received my BA from China Center for Economic Research (CCER) at Peking University in 2020.  My research interests are in applied microeconomics, focusing on criminal justice and inequality. 

Contact: jw73 /at/ princeton.edu

Here is an incomplete list of the projects that I have worked on - get in touch to chat more about my most recent projects! 

Economic Conditions and Incarceration in the United States: Evidence from Missouri, 1850-1930. (R&R at Journal of Economic History) 

(Third-year paper; Winner of departmental Social Justice and Inequality Prize) [Working Paper]

Incarceration Penalty in the Historical United States. with Desmond Ang, Ellora Derenoncourt and Kyle Hancock. (draft upon request)