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Working Papers

2013

1. Rising wages in Bangladesh
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2012

2. Costly Posturing: Relative Status, Ceremonies and Early Child Development in China
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
   Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2012)
3. PEER EFFECTS, RISK POOLING, AND STATUS SEEKING: What Explains Gift Spending Escalation in Rural China?
   Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management
   Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012)
4. Road to Specialization in Agricultural Production: Evidence from Rural China
   2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists
5. Status Competition and Housing Prices
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
6. The Economic Consequences of Excess Men: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
7. The road to specialization in agricultural production:: Evidence from rural China
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2011

8. Costly posturing: Relative status, ceremonies and early child development
   IAMO Forum 2011: Will the "BRICs Decade" Continue? – Prospects for Trade and Growth, Leib­niz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO) View citations (3)
9. Estimating the impact of access to infrastructure and extension services in rural Nepal
   Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
10. Overcoming successive bottlenecks: The evolution of a potato cluster in China
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
11. Peer Effect, Risk-Pooling and Status Seeking: Which Matters to Gift Spending Escalation in Rural China?
    2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
12. Road to Specialization in Agricultural Production: Tales of 18 Natural Villages in China
    2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
13. Sex Ratios, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth in the People’s Republic of China
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
14. The role of elected and appointed village leaders in the allocation of public resources: Evidence from a low-income region in China
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

2010

15. Are India’s Gender Imbalances Inducing Higher Household Savings?
    2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
16. China has reached the lewis turning point
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in China Economic Review (2011)
17. China’s Regional Disparities: Experience and Policy
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management
18. Clustering as an organizational response to capital market inefficiency: Evidence from handloom enterprises in Ethiopia
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
19. Do geese migrate domestically?: Evidence from the Chinese textile and apparel industry
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
20. Infrastructure and cluster development
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
21. Neighbor effects in the provision of public goods in a young democracy: Evidence from China
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
22. Positional spending and status seeking in rural China
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2011)
23. Relative income, network interactions and social stigma
    IAMO Forum 2010: Institutions in Transition – Challenges for New Modes of Governance, Leib­niz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO)
24. “Made in China”: Crisis begets quality upgrade
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

2009

25. Blood for Social Status: Preliminary Evidence from Rural China
    2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
26. Cluster-based industrialization in China: Financing and performance
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Economics (2011)
27. Credit Constraints, Organizational Choice, and Returns to Capital: Evidence from a Rural Industrial Cluster in China
    2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China, International Association of Agricultural Economists
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2008)
28. Rethinking China's underurbanization: An evaluation of its county-to-city upgrading policy
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
29. The Competitive Saving Motive: Evidence from Rising Sex Ratios and Savings Rates in China
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2011)
30. The Distribution of Income and Well-Being in Rural China: A Survey of Panel Data Sets, Studies and New Directions
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
31. The Evolution of an Industrial Cluster in China
    Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2009)
    See also Journal Article in China Economic Review (2010)
32. The evolution of Chinese entrepreneurial firms: Township-village enterprises revisited
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

2008

33. China's Growth Strategies
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management
34. Finance and cluster-based industrial development in China
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2009)
35. Gender difference in the long-term impact of famine
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
36. Gender, caste, and public goods provision in Indian village governments
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
37. Race to the top and race to the bottom: Tax competition in rural China
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
38. Regional Inequality In China: An Overview
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (2)

2007

39. A typology for vulnerability and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
40. Incremental Reform and Distortions in China’s Product and Factor Markets
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in World Bank Economic Review (2007)
41. Is the relationship between aid and economic growth nonlinear?
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
    Also in University of Cyprus Working Papers in Economics, University of Cyprus Department of Economics (2006)
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2006)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Macroeconomics (2007)
42. Resource abundance and regional development in China
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Economics of Transition (2008)
43. The role of clustering in rural industrialization: A Case Study of the Footwear Industry in Wenzhou
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in China Economic Review (2008)

2006

44. Asymmetric property rights in China's economic growth
    DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
45. Clustering as a Way to Lower Capital Barriers: The Case of the Cashmere Sweater Cluster in Zhejiang
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
46. Comparing the evolution of spatial inequality in China and India: a fifty-year perspective
    DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
47. Fiscal Decentralization and Political Centralization in China: Implications for Growth and Inequality
    Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2006)
48. Moving up and moving down: a new way of examining country growth dynamics
    DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
49. The Formation of Wenzhou Footwear Clusters: How Were the Entry Barriers Overcome?
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
50. Uganda & Tanzania: pro-poor public investment
    Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
51. Village Inequality in Western China
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
52. Village inequality in Western China: implications for development strategy in lagging regions
    DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2005

53. Identifying Threshold Effects and Typologies in Economic Growth: A Panel Approach
    2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (4)
54. Rural non-farm development in China and India
    DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2004

55. Blunt to sharpened razor
    DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (11)
56. Cross-country typologies and development strategies to end hunger in Africa
    DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
57. Fifty Years of Regional Inequality in China: A Journey through Central Planning, Reform, and Openness
    Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Development Economics (2005)
58. Public expenditure, growth, and poverty reduction in rural Uganda
    DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (28)
59. SECURITY IS LIKE OXYGEN: EVIDENCE FROM UGANDA
    2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (2)
60. Security is like oxygen
    DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
61. Spatial patterns of crop yields in Latin America and the Caribbean
    EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía (2004)

2003

62. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC GOODS DEPENDENCY
    2003 Annual meeting, July 27-30, Montreal, Canada, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
63. SPATIAL INEQUALITY IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE IN CHINA
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (6)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article in China Economic Review (2005)

2002

64. Growth, inequality, and poverty in rural China: the role of public investments
    Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (52)
65. How China's WTO accession affects rural economy in the less-developed regions
    TMD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
66. INFRASTRUCTURE, OPENNESS, AND REGIONAL INEQUALITY IN INDIA
    2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
67. Local governance and public goods provision in rural China
    EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2004)

2001

68. Does Guanxi matter to nonfarm employment?
    EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2003)
69. FIFTY YEARS OF REGIONAL INEQUALITY IN CHINA: A JOURNEY THROUGH REVOLUTION, REFORM AND OPENNESS
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (13)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (32)
70. HOW AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AFFECTS URBAN POVERTY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES? THE CASE OF CHINA
    2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (4)
    Also in EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2001) View citations (8)
71. How productive is infrastructure?: new approach and evidence from rural India
    EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2004)
72. LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC GOODS PROVISION
    2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (5)

2000

73. Growth and poverty in rural China: the role of public investments
    EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (20)
74. Industrialization, urbanization, and land use in China
    EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies (2004)
75. Public investment and regional inequality in rural China
    EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Agricultural Economics (2004)

1999

76. Estimating crop-specific production technologies in Chinese agriculture: a generalized maximum entropy approach
    EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2001)
77. Past and future sources of growth for China
    EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Agricultural Extension, Transactions Costs, and Supply Response: Discussion
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2012, 94, (2), 393-394
2. Challenges of creating cities in China: Lessons from a short-lived county-to-city upgrading policy
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2012, 40, (3), 476-491
3. Patterns of China's industrialization: Concentration, specialization, and clustering
   China Economic Review, 2012, 23, (3), 593-612

2011

4. China has reached the Lewis turning point
   China Economic Review, 2011, 22, (4), 542-554 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
5. China's One‐Child Policy and ‘the Mystery of Missing Women’: Ethnic Minorities and Male‐Biased Sex Ratios
   Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 73, (1), 21-39 View citations (4)
6. Cluster-based industrialization in China: Financing and performance
   Journal of International Economics, 2011, 84, (1), 112-123 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
7. Estimating the impact of rural investments in Nepal
   Food Policy, 2011, 36, (2), 250-258 View citations (2)
8. Positional spending and status seeking in rural China
   Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 96, (1), 139-149 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
9. The Competitive Saving Motive: Evidence from Rising Sex Ratios and Savings Rates in China
   Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 119, (3), 511 - 564 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
10. Why does the Great Chinese Famine affect the male and female survivors differently? Mortality selection versus son preference
    Economics & Human Biology, 2011, 9, (1), 92-105 View citations (4)

2010

11. The evolution of an industrial cluster in China
    China Economic Review, 2010, 21, (3), 456-469 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

12. Community poverty and inequality in western China: A tale of three villages in Guizhou Province
    China Economic Review, 2009, 20, (2), 338-349 View citations (2)
13. Finance and Cluster-Based Industrial Development in China
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2009, 58, (1), 143-164 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

14. Resource abundance and regional development in China
    The Economics of Transition, 2008, 16, (1), 7-29 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
15. Symposium on Market Development and Inequality in China
    The Economics of Transition, 2008, 16, (1), 1-5
16. The role of clustering in rural industrialization: A case study of the footwear industry in Wenzhou
    China Economic Review, 2008, 19, (3), 409-420 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

17. Incremental Reform and Distortions in China's Product and Factor Markets
    World Bank Economic Review, 2007, 21, (2), 279-299 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
18. Is the relationship between aid and economic growth nonlinear?
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2007, 29, (3), 515-540 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
19. Rural Industrialization in China and India: Role of Policies and Institutions
    World Development, 2007, 35, (10), 1621-1634 View citations (6)

2006

20. Book Review
    Journal of Economic Inequality, 2006, 4, (2), 247-249
21. Famine and Overweight in China*
    Review of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 28, (3), 296-304
22. Fiscal decentralization and political centralization in China: Implications for growth and inequality
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2006, 34, (4), 713-726 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
23. Rising inequality in China
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2006, 34, (4), 651-653 View citations (6)

2005

24. China, Economic Development and Mortality Decline
    World Development, 2005, 33, (1), 21-41 View citations (5)
25. Fifty Years of Regional Inequality in China: a Journey Through Central Planning, Reform, and Openness
    Review of Development Economics, 2005, 9, (1), 87-106 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
26. Spatial inequality in education and health care in China
    China Economic Review, 2005, 16, (2), 189-204 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2004

27. How Productive Is Infrastructure? A New Approach and Evidence from Rural India
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2004, 86, (2), 492-501 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
28. Industrialization, urbanization and land use in China
    Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2004, 2, (3), 207-224 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
29. Infrastructure and regional economic development in rural China
    China Economic Review, 2004, 15, (2), 203-214 View citations (17)
30. Local governance and public goods provision in rural China
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (12), 2857-2871 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
31. Public investment and regional inequality in rural China
    Agricultural Economics, 2004, 30, (2), 89-100 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
32. Reforms, Investment, and Poverty in Rural China
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2004, 52, (2), 395-421 View citations (28)
33. Spatial Patterns of Crop Yields in Latin America and the Caribbean
    Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2004, 41, (124), 361-381 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2003

34. Agricultural Research and Urban Poverty: The Case of China
    World Development, 2003, 31, (4), 733-741 View citations (4)
35. China's WTO accession: impacts on regional agricultural income-- a multi-region, general equilibrium analysis
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003, 31, (2), 332-351 View citations (4)
36. Does guanxi matter to nonfarm employment?
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003, 31, (2), 315-331 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
37. How Does Globalisation Affect Regional Inequality within A Developing Country? Evidence from China
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 39, (4), 47-67 View citations (25)
38. Structural Change and Economic Growth in China
    Review of Development Economics, 2003, 7, (3), 360-377 View citations (15)

2002

39. Emergence of urban poverty and inequality in China: evidence from household survey
    China Economic Review, 2002, 13, (4), 430-443 View citations (29)
40. Production and Productivity Growth in Chinese Agriculture: New National and Regional Measures
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2002, 50, (4), 819-38 View citations (19)
41. THE PATH OF TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION: WHICH NEIGHBORS TO LEARN FROM?
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2002, 20, (4), 470-478 View citations (2)

2001

42. Estimating Crop-Specific Production Technologies in Chinese Agriculture: A Generalized Maximum Entropy Approach
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2001, 83, (2), 378-388 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
43. THE DEMAND FOR FOOD GRAIN IN CHINA: NEW INSIGHTS INTO A CONTROVERSY
    Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2001, 30, (1) View citations (2)
44. What Difference Do Polarisation Measures Make? An Application to China
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2001, 37, (3), 85-98 View citations (57)

1999

45. Which Regional Inequality? The Evolution of Rural-Urban and Inland-Coastal Inequality in China from 1983 to 1995
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1999, 27, (4), 686-701 View citations (46)

Editor

1. China Economic Review
   Elsevier