Research

Published / Accepted Papers

"Migration, Tariffs, and China's Export Surge," with Chen Liu, Journal of International Economics, Volume 140, January 2023. published version draft VoxChina
"College Expansion, Trade, and Innovation: Evidence from China," Solo Author, International Economic Review, Volume 65, February 2024. published version draft WTO Essay Award for Young Economists
"Human Capital Investment and Development: The Role of On-the-job Training," with Alejandro Nakab and Daniela Vidart, Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics, Volume 2, March 2024. published version draft
"Exporting, Wage Profiles, and Human Capital: Evidence from Brazil," with Marc Muendler and Alejandro Nakab, forthcoming at The Review of Economics and Statistics. paper
"Expecting Floods: Firm Entry, Employment, and Aggregate Implications," with Ruixue Jia and Victoria Wenxin Xie, forthcoming at American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics paper
“How do Multinationals Impact China’s Technology? The Role of Quid Pro Quo Policy and Technology Spillovers,” with Yiran Zhang, forthcoming at International Economic Review paper
"Skill Acquisition and the Gains from Trade: A Cross-country Quantitative Analysis," with Alejandro Nakab and Yiran Zhang, forthcoming at International Economic Review paper

Working Papers

“Multinational Expansion in Time and Space," with Stefania Garetto, Lindsay Oldenski, and Natalia Ramondo. paper online appendix
- Revise and Resubmit at American Economic Review
"The Dynamics of Agricultural Productivity Gaps: An Open-Economy Perspective," with Douglas Gollin, David Lagakos, and Shraddha Mandi. paper NBER Working Paper 33529
- Revise and Resubmit at American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
"How do Workers Learn? Theory and Evidence on the Roots of Life-Cycle Human Capital Accumulation," with Alejandro Nakab and Daniela Vidart. paper
"The Motherhood Training Penalty," with Alejandro Nakab, Camila Navajas-Ahumada, and Daniela Vidart. paper
"Who Pays for Training? Theory and Evidence on Firm-Level Differences in Training Investments," with Alejandro Nakab and Daniela Vidart. paper
"Improving Regulation for Innovation: Evidence from China’s Pharmaceutical Industry," with Ruixue Jia, Jianan Yang, and Yiran Zhang. paper CEPR Working Paper 18698 NBER Working Paper 31976
"The Impact of the Trade War: Divergence in Chinese and U.S. Innovations in the Post-Conflict Era," with Yueyuan Ma, Hanyi Tao, and Yiran Zhang.

Selected Work in Progress

"Comparative Advantage and Economies of Scale under Uncertainty," with Natalia Ramondo.
"Universities and Growth," with Santiago Caicedo and Yiran Zhang.

Papers in Chinese

"Analyzing the Impact of Trade Liberalization on the Provincial Income Gap in a Large Labor Market: A General Equilibrium and Quantitative Approach," (first author), with Yiran Zhang and Zikai Meng, China Economic Quarterly ("经济学（季刊）") , 2024.
"'Debt-Deflation' Risks and Coordination between Monetary and Fiscal Policies," (corresponding author), with Xiaoliang Chen, Economic Research Journal (''经济研究''), 2016. paper
"Factor Price Distortions, Firm Investment, and Output," with Yanbin Chen and Zhexi Liu, The Journal of World Economy (''世界经济''), 2015. paper