Publications:
  • "The Cost of Industrial Leap Forward in China: Evidence from SO2​ and Public Health",  2018, with Shuo Chen and Qin Yao, China Economic Review, vol. 49(C), pages 68-83.
  • "Crisis Coordination and the Role of Social Media in Response to COVID-19 in Wuhan, China", 2020, with Yanto Chandra and Naim Kapucu, American Review of Public Administration, vol. 50, pages 698-705.
  • "From Women for Women: The Role of Social Media in Online Nonprofit Activities during Wuhan Lockdown",  2020, with Yanto Chandra, Lin Nie, and Yingying Fan, Public Administration and Development, Forthcoming. 

Completed papers:
  • "Secrets of Ghost Towns: Career Incentives and Politically Driven Urbanization in China", with Shuo Chen, Resubmit to Journal of Urban Economics. 
  • "Accountability from Cyberspace? Scandal Exposure and Official Governance in China". 2020. with Shuo Chen, Political Communication, Under Review. 
  • "Information for Dictatorships: Cyberspace Administration and Government Responsiveness in China". 2019. 
  • "Gone with the Wind? Coal- red Power Stations and Public Health". 2020. China Economic Review, Under Review. With Chen Shuo, Shi Guang, and Zhu Zhitao.
  • ​"Trade Shocks and Urbanization: Evidence from County-level Data in China". 2020. Journal of Urban Economics. Under Review. With Chen Shuo and Wang Xuanyi.
  • "Agile Governance: An Analysis of Multiple Government Social Media Messaging in China During COVID-19 Pandemic." 2020. With Yanto Chandra and Yingying Fan.


Working in progress:
  • "Punctuated Equilibrium and Power-sharing of the Authoritarianism: Evidence from China". With Norbert Chan.
  • "Information Manipulation and Spillover Effects of Protest". With Yanto Chandra.
  • "Ballot Position Effects of Large Ballot Papers: Evidence from China’s Secretive Elite Elections". With Tao Li
  • "突发性公共危机中中国官方媒体的舆情管理模式研究—以 8.15 天津滨海新区爆炸和 3.30 四川木里森林火灾为例". With Jingyi Wei
  • "A Long March for Survival: The Internet, Social Media and Government Accountability in China"
  • "Structural Dilemmas: Fairy Tales and World of Ice and Fire in the Chinese Media"
  • "Trial by the Masses?  Media Coverage and Medical Dispute Judges in China"