CV

Research

• Fertility, Son-Preference, and the Reversal of the Gender Gap in Literacy/Numeracy Tests
  with Xin Meng and Sen Xue IZA Discussion paper (Revised & Resubmitted at Journal of Population Economics)

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

• Unintended Consequences of Family Planning Policies on Gender Breastfeeding Gap between Sons and Daughters
  with Yong Cai, Jun Hyung Kim and William Lavely IZA Discussion paper (Revised & Resubmitted at China Economic Review) 

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

Work in Progress 

• • Understanding mechanisms behind the casualisation of blue-collar jobs in China  

  • Mortality and the role of community healthcare provision in China 

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

  • The labour market consequeces of bride price among manufacturing gig workers in China

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
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

@ 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