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Working Papers

2018

1. Agricultural machinery for cleaner air An analysis of the effectiveness of three policy measures for reducing residue burning in Northern China
   2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
2. Does Money Relieve Depression? Evidence from Social Pension Expansions in China
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016)
3. Smog, Cognition and Real-World Decision Making
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018)
4. Social Interactions and Stigmatized Behavior: "Donating" Blood Plasma in Rural China
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
5. Social Interactions and Stigmatized Behavior: “Donating†Blood Plasma in Rural China
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
6. Socio-Economic Inequalities in Tobacco Consumption of the Older Adults in China: A Decomposition Method
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
7. When the Wind Blows: Spatial Spillover Effects of Urban Air Pollution
   2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)

2017

8. Costly Posturing: Ceremonies and Early Child Development in China
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
9. Do Skewed Sex Ratios Among Children Promote Parental Smoking? Longitudinal Evidence from Rural China
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
10. Does Daughter Deficit Promote Parental Substance Use? Longitudinal Evidence on Smoking from Rural China
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
11. Happiness in the Air: How Does a Dirty Sky Affect Mental Health and Subjective Well-being?
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2017)
12. Leaving Money on the Table? Suboptimal Enrollment in the New Social Pension Program in China
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
13. Smog in Our Brains: Gender Differences in the Impact of Exposure to Air Pollution on Cognitive Performance
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2017) View citations (2)
14. Smog in our brains: Gender differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance in China
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
15. The Impact of Social Pensions on Intergenerational Relationships: Comparative Evidence from China
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (4)

2016

16. Old-Age Pension and Extended Families: How is Adult Children's Internal Migration Affected?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Contemporary Economic Policy (2016)
17. Valuing Air Quality Using Happiness Data: The Case of China
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Ecological Economics (2017)

2015

18. Happiness in the Air: How Does a Dirty Sky Affect Subjective Well-being?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2015) View citations (12)
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2015) View citations (10)
19. Old-Age Pension and Intergenerational Living Arrangements
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
20. Status Concern and Relative Deprivation in China: Measures, Empirical Evidence, and Economic and Policy Implications
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)

2014

21. Commercial Plasma Donation and Individual Health in Impoverished Rural China
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
22. Fetus, Fasting, and Festival: The Persistent Effects of in Utero Social Shocks
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
23. Gift-giving and Network Structure in Rural China: Utilizing Long-term Spontaneous Gift Records
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)

2013

24. Relative Deprivation in China
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

2012

25. Costly Posturing: Relative Status, Ceremonies and Early Child Development in China
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (7)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2012) View citations (8)
26. 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 View citations (2)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011) View citations (7)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (9)

2011

27. Accounting for social spending escalation in rural China
    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 (1)
28. Anatomy of Stigmatized Behavior: Peer Influence and Relative Concern
    2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (3)
29. 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 (8)
30. 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 View citations (3)
31. Pure Entertainment or Social Harmony? Understanding Private Returns to Social Spending on Household Ceremonies in China
    2011 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2011, Corpus Christi, Texas, Southern Agricultural Economics Association

2010

32. 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)

2009

33. Blood for Social Status: Preliminary Evidence from Rural China
    2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (2)
34. Do Consumers Really Care about Biotech Food Label? What Do We Know? What Else Should We Know?
    2009 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2009, Atlanta, Georgia, Southern Agricultural Economics Association
35. How does biotech food labelling affect consumers’ purchasing preferences and the market? Evidence from urban China
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
36. 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 (7)

2006

37. How does Biotech Labeling Affect Consumers' Purchasing Behavior? A Case Study of Vegetable Oils in Nanjing, China
    2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2017

1. Happiness in the air: How does a dirty sky affect mental health and subjective well-being?
   Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2017, 85, (C), 81-94 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
2. Old age pension and intergenerational living arrangements: a regression discontinuity design
   Review of Economics of the Household, 2017, 15, (2), 455-476 View citations (3)
3. Valuing Air Quality Using Happiness Data: The Case of China
   Ecological Economics, 2017, 137, (C), 29-36 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2016

4. OLD-AGE PENSION AND EXTENDED FAMILIES: HOW IS ADULT CHILDREN'S INTERNAL MIGRATION AFFECTED?
   Contemporary Economic Policy, 2016, 34, (4), 646-659 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2015

5. A sharper image? Estimates of the precision of nighttime lights as a proxy for economic statistics
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2015, 15, (1), 217-246 View citations (17)
6. Relative deprivation and individual well-being
   IZA World of Labor, 2015, 140 View citations (6)

2010

7. Do Consumers Really Care about Genetically Modified (GM) Food Label? What Do We Know? What Else Should We Know?
   Journal of Economics and Econometrics, 2010, 53, (2), 32-56 View citations (2)