Assistant Professor , School of Economics & Paula and Gregory Chow Institute for Studies in Economics, Xiamen University, 2019-
Researcher, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2019
Researcher, International Growth Centre, 2016-2017
Short-term Consultant, The World Bank Group, 2013
Data Analyst, Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania, 2011-2013
Ph.D., London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, 2019
M.Sc., London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, 2015
B.A., Brown University, USA, 2011
Research Interests: Urban Economics
Political Favoritism in China's Capital Markets and Its Effects on City Sizes, with Vernon Henderson and Wei Cai, Journal of Urban Economics, 2017, vol 98, pp 69-87
Pollution Regulation, Local Labor Markets, and Skill Heterogeneity, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2023, vol 101
Food Delivery Platforms and Urban Consumption Amenities: Evidence from China, with Shimeng Liu, under review
National Natural Science Fund Young Scientists Program, 2023-2025
Fujian Social Science Fund, 2023-2025
