Research Commentary and Popular Writings

Hanmo Yang and Junjian Yi. “Why Rewarding Childbirth Is Not Enough to Raise East Asia’s Birth Rate.” East Asia Forum, forthcoming, 2026.

Yumi Koh, Jing Li, Yifan Wu, Junjian Yi, and Hanzhe Zhang. “Why Are So Many Young Women Moving to China’s Big Cities?” VoxChina, December 3, 2025.

Xuezheng Qin, Junjian Yi, and Haochen Zhang. “Quarters of Birth Matter for Girls: How Agricultural Seasonality Shapes Gender Inequality in China.” VoxChina, October 8, 2025.

Jonathan Gruber, Mengyun Lin, and Junjian Yi. “China’s Health Insurance Evolution: Unpacking the Monumental Role of the NCMS.” VoxChina, July 31, 2024.

Yi Fan, Junjian Yi, and Junsen Zhang. “Rising Intergenerational Income Persistence in China.” VoxChina, July 4, 2018.