Research

• Fertility, Son-Preference, and the Reversal of the Gender Gap in Literacy/Numeracy Tests
  Journal of Population Economics, Volume 38, November 2025 with Xin Meng and Sen Xue

• Explaining Trends in Adult Height in China: 1950 to 1990
  World Development, Volume 161, January 2023 with Timothy J. Hatton and Xin Meng 

• Pandemics and Intergenerational Mobility in Education: Evidence from the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Epidemic in China 
  Journal of Economic Behavioral and Organization, Volume 230, February 2025 with Sen Xue and Wenquan Liang 

• Bride price, marriage expectations, and intentions among young male migrants in China: Evidence from manufacturing gig workers
  Economic Modelling, Volume 155, February 2026 [Media Coverage: The Economist, Caixin 财新] with Dandan Zhang 

• Childhood Shocks, Learned Helplessness, and Adult Disengagement: Evidence from China's "Lying Flat" Phenomenon
  Draft available upon request with Xin Meng, Lisa Cameron, Hongbo Li and Dandan Zhang

• When Primary Care Collapses: Rural Economic Reform and Rising Mortality in China
  Draft available upon request with Shulei Zhang and Xin Meng 

• Local Favoritism in Grading: Experimental Evidence from Urban China  
  Draft available upon request with Xu Xue and Hanol Lee

• Teacher effects on the academic outcomes of primary school students in Rural China

• Unintended Consequences of Family Planning Policies on Gender Breastfeeding Gap between Sons and Daughters
  IZA Discussion paper with Yong Cai, Jun Hyung Kim and William Lavely 

• Recent Socioeconomic Differentials in Marriage Rates in Korea and China: A Comparative Study KDI Journal of Economic Policy Vol. 48 No. 1, February 2026 (Invited; Special Issue on Population, Aging, and the Economy) 

Grants
National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC; 国家自然科学基金) Research Fund for International Young Scientists (外国学者研究基金项目) 2025 "Exploring Changing Fertility Intentions in China"

Teaching
@ Nankai University
China's regional economic problems (中国区域经济问题) 2021-22 S1, 2022-23 S1, 2023-24 S1, 2024-25 S1, 2025-26 S1
Academic training and writing for economics (研究生学术规范与论文写作指导) 2021-22 S2, 2022-23 S2, 2023-24 S2, 2024-25 S2, 2025-26 S2

@ Australian National University
(Head tutor/tutor) Development Poverty and Famine 2019 S2, 2017 S1; Business Economics 2018 S2, 2016 S2; Microeconomics 2018 S1, 2016 S2, 2016 S1

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