Specializations

  • International Macro
  • Economic Growth (institutions)
  • Asset Pricing

 

Current Research Interests

 

Works in Progress

  • Foreign Entry, Competition and Heterogeneous Growth of Firms: Do we observe "creative destruction" in China? [pdf]
  • Research Centers and Technology Diffusion: Does Distance Matter? [pdf]
  • Is Inequality Harmful for China's Sustained Growth? (with Gary Jefferson)
  • An Reassessment of Inequality and Economic Growth: Theory and Evidence
  • Why China Failed to Develop Its Capitalism First ? From the New Institutional Perspective
  • Contrarian Investing or Value Trap?
  • Generating Alpha with Business Cycles using Spline-GARCH Model

 

Past Research Projects

  • "The Impact of Taxes on E-Commerce", for E-Commerce Economics (Econ 5327), research project #3, 2002
  • "Consumer Choice Behavior at Internet Shopbots", for E-Commerce Economics (Econ 5327), research project #2, 2002
  • "Price Discrimination on the Internet", for E-Commerce Economics (Econ 5327), research project #1, 2002
  • "Theory and Policy on Horizontal Mergers: A Literature Review", for Law and Economics (Econ 5V98), research paper, 2001
  • "Internet, E-Commerce and Trade Policies", for International Economics (Econ 5330), research paper, 2001
  • "New Institutional Economics and China's Economic Reform", for History of Economic Thought (Econ 5343), research paper, 2001
  • "Why MBA is so hot? An Empirical Analysis of MBA Demand", for Econometrics (Econ 5347), research paper, 2000
  • "Where should China's Political Reform go?", for Comparative Economic Systems (Econ 5338), research paper, 2000