1. "Transfer-based Decentralization, Economic Growth and Spatial Inequality: Evidence from China’s 2002–2003 Tax Sharing Reform",with Fan Fan, Ran Tao, and Dali Yang,Urban Studies,(forthcoming): 0042098019856780

2. "Bringing Politics Back in Charitable Giving: Evidence from Donations after China’ Sichuan Earthquake",with Fubing Su and Ran Tao,Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly,(forthcoming): 0899764019868848

3. “Transfer-Based Decentralization and Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment in China”,with Ran Tao and Fubing Su,Publius: The Journal of Federalism,49, no.4 (2019): 694–718

4. "Self-employment and intention of permanent urban settlement: Evidence from a survey of migrants in China’s four major urbanizing areas",with Guangzhong Cao, Yan Ma, and Ran Tao,Urban Studies,52, no. 4 (2015): 639-664

5. "How does political trust affect social trust? An analysis of survey data from rural China using an instrumental variables approach",with Ran Tao, Xi Lu, and Dali Yang,International Political Science Review,35, no. 2 (2014): 237-253

6. "Local officials' incentives and China's economic growth: tournament thesis reexamined and alternative explanatory framework",with Fubing Su, Ran Tao and Xi Lu,China & World Economy,20, no. 4 (2012): 1-18

7. “Information and Corruption: Evidence from China’s Land Auctions”,Ming Li,Job Market Paper

8. “Greasing the Wheels of Economy: Corruption or Anti-corruption?”,with Xi Lu,working paper

9. "'Red Scare? Testing for Ethnic Prejudice in the Prosecutions under the Economic Espionage Act",with Hanming Fang,working paper

10. "Defensive medication, Chinese style",with Hanming Fang and Jia Xiang,in progress