Weili Ding

Peer Reviewed Research Papers to Download

My research interests encompass the economics of education, health economics, rural developments and urban transitions in China. Several of my published papers are available for download below in pdf form. Note the posted versions are the drafts just prior to the publication. Additional versions of many of these papers as well as their impact can be viewed on my google scholar page. I welcome any comments and suggestions.

Laboratory Experiments Can Pre-Design to Address Power and Selection Issues

Closing the Gender Gap in Science: New Evidence from Urban China

When a Son is Born: The Impact of Fertility Patterns on Family Finance in Rural China

Are Genetic Markers of Interest for Economic Research?

Experimental Estimates of the Impacts of Class Size on Test Scores: Robustness and Heterogeneity

The Impact of Poor Health on Education: New Evidence Using Genetic Markers

Estimating Treatment Effects from Contaminated Multiperiod Education Experiments: The Dynamic Impacts of Class Size Redu

Understanding the Role of Time-Varying Unobserved Ability Heterogeneity in Education Production

DO PEERS AFFECT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN CHINA’S SECONDARY SCHOOLS?

The Interaction of Education and Housing Policies on the Ghettoization of Urban China (in Chinese)

Educational Equity and Efficiency: Can We Have Both? (in Chinese)