The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
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Recent Presentations
The Economic Consequences of the Opium War, Keynote, Asian Development Bank Conference, Hong Kong, 6/2026
People versus Places: Elite Persistence and the Fall of the Ming, Keynote, International Conference on China and Development Studies, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 6/2026
Mobility through Marriage over Multiple Generations, CEPR Economic History Symposium, Roda de Bara (Spain), 5/2026
The Fall of the Ming Dynasty, Five Generations later
The Fall of the Ming Dynasty, Five Generations later
In the long-run, Ming elite families become Qing elites despite dynastic change causing short-run losses in status
Treatment of People
Families adapt to the shock
In contrast: Comparing elite status across regions, losses in the short-run remain losses in the long run
Treatment of Regions
Elite Strategies for Big Shocks: The Case of the Fall of the Ming, CEPR # 19642 (with Carol H. Shiue)
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