Research – Institute of China Economy

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Reports

Chinese Economy: Analysis and Prospects – 2023

Authors
Professor Zhenhua Mao, Professor Shusong Ba, Dr. Bokun Niu, Professor Xiaodong Zhu, Dr. Jie Gong, Professor Jin Li, Dr. Guojun He, Dr. Hongsong Zhang, Dr. Heng Chen

Reports

Chinese Economy: Analysis and Prospects – 2023

Authors
Professor Zhenhua Mao, Professor Shusong Ba, Dr. Bokun Niu, Professor Xiaodong Zhu, Dr. Jie Gong, Professor Jin Li, Dr. Guojun He, Dr. Hongsong Zhang, Dr. Heng Chen

Research Papers

2023 (and forthcoming)

Guojun He, Yuhang Pan, Albert Park, Yasuyuku Sawada, Elaine S. Tan. "Reducing Single-Use Cutlery with Green Nudges: Evidence from China’s Food Delivery Industry," Science, forthcoming.
Alain de Janvry, Guojun He, Elisabeth Sadoulet, Shaoda Wang, Qiong Zhang. "Subjective Performance Evaluation, Influence Activities, and Bureaucratic Work Behavior: Evidence from China," American Economic Review, 2023, 113(3): 766-99.
Maoyong Fan, Guojun He. "Clean Water and Infant Health: Evidence from Piped Water Provision in China," Journal of Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2023, 10(1), 159-193.
Chicheng Ma. “Classicism and Modern Growth: The Shadow of the Sages,” Journal of Economic History, forthcoming.
Ross Levine, Chen Lin, Chicheng Ma, Yuchen Xu. “The Legal Origins of Financial Development: Evidence from the Shanghai Concessions,” The Journal of Finance, forthcoming.
Sangyoon Park, Zhaoneng Yuan, Hongsong Zhang. “Technology Training, Buyer-Supplier Relationship, and Quality Upgrading in an Agricultural Supply Chain,” The Review of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming.

2022 (or earlier)

Michael Greenstone, Guojun He, Ruixue Jia, Tong Liu. "Can Technology Solve the Principal-Agent Problem? Evidence from China's War on Air Pollution," American Economic Review: Insights, 2022, 4(1): 54-70.
Guojun He, Wenwei Peng. "Guns and Roses: Police Complicity in Organized Prostitution," Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 207: 104599.
Zhiwu Chen, Chicheng Ma, Andrew Sinclair. “Banking on the Confucian Clan: Why China Developed Financial Markets So Late?” The Economic Journal, 2022, 132 (644).
Paul Grieco, Shengyu Li, Hongsong Zhang. “Input Prices, Productivity, and Trade Dynamics: Long-Run Effects of Liberalization on Chinese Paint Manufacturers,” The RAND Journal of Economics, 2022, 53(3): 516-560.
Shengyu Li, Hongsong Zhang. “Does External Monitoring from the Government Improve the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises?” The Economic Journal, 2022, 132: 675-708.
2023

Mark Buntaine, Michael Greenstone, Guojun He, Mengdi Liu, Shaoda Wang, Bing Zhang. “Does the Squeaky Wheel Get More Grease? Citizen Participation, Social Media, and Environmental Governance in China,” working paper, 2023.
Alan Feng, Haishi Li, Yulin Wang. “We Are All in the Same Boat: Cross-Border Spillovers of Climate Shocks Through International Trade and Supply Chain,” working paper, 2023.
Xiameng Pan, Chang Sun. “Internal Migration, Remittances and Economic Development,” working paper, 2023.
Jing Li, Shengyu Li, Hongsong Zhang. “Output Quality, Productivity, and Demand: Evidence from the Chinese Steel Industry,” working paper made in 2023.
Xing Hu, Yating Jiang, Hongsong Zhang. “Returns to Scale, Productivity, and Markup: Revisit the Export Premium,” working paper, 2023.
Yating Jiang, Hongsong Zhang. “Tax Policy, Selling Expenses, and the Growth of Young Manufacturing Firms: Evidence from a Tax Incentive Policy,” working paper, 2023.
Jiawei Mo, Larry Qiu, Hongsong Zhang. “International Sourcing Fragility and Export Performance: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic,” working paper, 2023.

2022

Guojun He, Yuhang Pan, Yang Xie. “Market vs. Planning: Abating Carbon Emissions under Incomplete Information and with Local Externalities,” working paper, 2022.
Guojun He, Bobing Qiu, Limin Wang, Xiao Zhang, Maigeng Zhou. “Grabbing Hand Tight, Bodyweight Light: The Unintended Health Benefits from China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign,” working paper, 2022.
Hua Cheng, Guojun He. “Media Competition, Media Capture, and Pollution in China,” working paper, 2022.
Zhiwu Chen, Chicheng Ma. “Prioritizing Stability over Productivity: How Confucianism Facilitated Population Growth in Preindustrial China,” working paper, 2022.
Chen Lin, Chicheng Ma, Yuchen Sun, Yuchen Xu. “The Allocation of Talent and Financial Development,” working paper, 2022.
Yating Jiang, Hongsong Zhang. “How Do Large Epidemics Redistribute Market Power: Evidence from the 2003 SARS Shock in China,” working paper, 2022.

- Guojun He, Yuhang Pan, Albert Park, Yasuyuku Sawada, Elaine S. Tan. "Reducing Single-Use Cutlery with Green Nudges: Evidence from China’s Food Delivery Industry," Science, forthcoming.
- Alain de Janvry, Guojun He, Elisabeth Sadoulet, Shaoda Wang, Qiong Zhang. "Subjective Performance Evaluation, Influence Activities, and Bureaucratic Work Behavior: Evidence from China," American Economic Review, 2023, 113(3): 766-99.
- Maoyong Fan, Guojun He. "Clean Water and Infant Health: Evidence from Piped Water Provision in China," Journal of Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2023, 10(1), 159-193.
- Michael Greenstone, Guojun He, Ruixue Jia, Tong Liu. "Can Technology Solve the Principal-Agent Problem? Evidence from China's War on Air Pollution," American Economic Review: Insights, 2022, 4(1): 54-70.
- Guojun He, Wenwei Peng. "Guns and Roses: Police Complicity in Organized Prostitution," Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 207: 104599.
- Chicheng Ma. “Classicism and Modern Growth: The Shadow of the Sages,” Journal of Economic History, forthcoming.
- Ross Levine, Chen Lin, Chicheng Ma, Yuchen Xu. “The Legal Origins of Financial Development: Evidence from the Shanghai Concessions,” The Journal of Finance, forthcoming.
- Zhiwu Chen, Chicheng Ma, Andrew Sinclair. “Banking on the Confucian Clan: Why China Developed Financial Markets So Late?” The Economic Journal, 2022, 132 (644).
- Sangyoon Park, Zhaoneng Yuan, Hongsong Zhang. “Technology Training, Buyer-Supplier Relationship, and Quality Upgrading in an Agricultural Supply Chain,” The Review of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming.
- Paul Grieco, Shengyu Li, Hongsong Zhang. “Input Prices, Productivity, and Trade Dynamics: Long-Run Effects of Liberalization on Chinese Paint Manufacturers,” The RAND Journal of Economics, 2022, 53(3): 516-560.
- Shengyu Li, Hongsong Zhang. “Does External Monitoring from the Government Improve the Performance of State-Owned Enterprises?” The Economic Journal, 2022, 132: 675-708.
- Mark Buntaine, Michael Greenstone, Guojun He, Mengdi Liu, Shaoda Wang, Bing Zhang. “Does the Squeaky Wheel Get More Grease? Citizen Participation, Social Media, and Environmental Governance in China,” working paper, 2023.
- Guojun He, Yuhang Pan, Yang Xie. “Market vs. Planning: Abating Carbon Emissions under Incomplete Information and with Local Externalities,” working paper, 2022.
- Guojun He, Bobing Qiu, Limin Wang, Xiao Zhang, Maigeng Zhou. “Grabbing Hand Tight, Bodyweight Light: The Unintended Health Benefits from China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign,” working paper, 2022.
- Hua Cheng, Guojun He. “Media Competition, Media Capture, and Pollution in China,” working paper, 2022.
- Alan Feng, Haishi Li, Yulin Wang. “We Are All in the Same Boat: Cross-Border Spillovers of Climate Shocks Through International Trade and Supply Chain,” working paper, 2023.
- Zhiwu Chen, Chicheng Ma. “Prioritizing Stability over Productivity: How Confucianism Facilitated Population Growth in Preindustrial China,” working paper, 2022.
- Chen Lin, Chicheng Ma, Yuchen Sun, Yuchen Xu. “The Allocation of Talent and Financial Development,” working paper, 2022.
- Xiameng Pan, Chang Sun. “Internal Migration, Remittances and Economic Development,” working paper, 2023.
- Yating Jiang, Hongsong Zhang. “How Do Large Epidemics Redistribute Market Power: Evidence from the 2003 SARS Shock in China,” working paper, 2022.
- Jing Li, Shengyu Li, Hongsong Zhang. “Output Quality, Productivity, and Demand: Evidence from the Chinese Steel Industry,” working paper made in 2023.
- Xing Hu, Yating Jiang, Hongsong Zhang. “Returns to Scale, Productivity, and Markup: Revisit the Export Premium,” working paper, 2023.
- Yating Jiang, Hongsong Zhang. “Tax Policy, Selling Expenses, and the Growth of Young Manufacturing Firms: Evidence from a Tax Incentive Policy,” working paper, 2023.
- Jiawei Mo, Larry Qiu, Hongsong Zhang. “International Sourcing Fragility and Export Performance: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic,” working paper, 2023.