Research

1. The Rise of the Chinese Clan. [Link] 

 (With James Kung, UoM). 

[Job Market Paper]

2. Epidemics and Conflicts: Lessons from Imperial China. [Link]

 (With Zheng Su, THU and Xun Cao, PSU). 

[International Studies Quarterly, 2026]

3. The Shadow Cost of State Violence. [Link]

(With Ning He, UGA). 

[Comparative Political Studies, 2026]

4. Ideology, Revolutionary Redistribution and Mobilization in Civil War.

 (With Ning He, UGA). 

 [Journal of Peace Research, forthcoming]

5. Can Tax Relief Reduce Conflicts? State Capacity and Violence in Late Qing China.

 (With Zheng Su, THU). 

 [Journal of Peace Research, R&R]

6. The Rise of the Irrigation Techonology. 

 (With James Kung, UoM). 

7. Making Clan Work: Social Networks and Public Goods Provision in Historical China.