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Working Papers

2020

1. Trump, China, and the Republicans
   Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP View citations (2)

2019

2. Extreme Weather and Long-term Health: Evidence from Two Millennia of Chinese Elites
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019)

2017

3. International Geopolitics
   Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (5)
4. The Production Economics of The Economics Production
   Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The production economics of economics production, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2021) View citations (47) (2021)

2014

5. Fixed Export Costs and Export Behavior
   Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (4)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2014) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Fixed Export Costs and Export Behavior, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
6. The Economics of Nationalism
   Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Economics of Nationalism, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (16) (2015)

2012

7. Nationalism and international trade: theory and evidence
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
8. Shanghai's Trade, China's Growth: Continuity, Recovery, and Change since the Opium War
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Shanghai's Trade, China's Growth: Continuity, Recovery, and Change since the Opium Wars, IMF Economic Review, Palgrave Macmillan (2013) View citations (13) (2013)

2010

9. China's Foreign Trade: Perspectives From the Past 150 Years
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article China’s Foreign Trade: Perspectives From the Past 150 Years, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (26) (2011)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Territory flows and trade flows between 1870 and 2008
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 228, (C)

2021

2. A tale of two gravities
   Economics and Politics, 2021, 33, (1), 52-75
3. Alphabetic norm and research output
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 185, (C), 50-60
4. Extreme weather and mortality: Evidence from two millennia of Chinese elites
   Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 76, (C) View citations (6)
5. HIV infections and nightlight luminosity
   Economics Letters, 2021, 204, (C) View citations (1)
6. The production economics of economics production
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2021, 30, (1), 228-255 View citations (47)
   See also Working Paper The Production Economics of The Economics Production, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2020

7. Lexicographic biases in international trade
   Journal of International Economics, 2020, 126, (C)

2018

8. The Production Life Cycle
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2018, 120, (4), 1139-1170 View citations (19)

2016

9. Fixed Export Costs and Export Behavior
   Southern Economic Journal, 2016, 83, (1), 300-320 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Fixed Export Costs and Export Behavior, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (2014) View citations (4) (2014)

2015

10. The Economics of Nationalism
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2015, 7, (2), 294-325 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper The Economics of Nationalism, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2013

11. Shanghai's Trade, China's Growth: Continuity, Recovery, and Change since the Opium Wars
    IMF Economic Review, 2013, 61, (2), 336-378 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Shanghai's Trade, China's Growth: Continuity, Recovery, and Change since the Opium War, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (3) (2012)

2011

12. China’s Foreign Trade: Perspectives From the Past 150 Years
    The World Economy, 2011, 34, (6), 853-892 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper China's Foreign Trade: Perspectives From the Past 150 Years, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (4) (2010)

2010

13. Multinational production and choice of technologies: New evidence on skill-biased technological change from China
    Economics Letters, 2010, 108, (2), 181-183 View citations (9)

2009

14. Geographic concentration and vertical disintegration: Evidence from China
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2009, 65, (3), 294-304 View citations (38)
15. The effect of potential foreign entry in the banking sector
    Economics Bulletin, 2009, 29, (1), 141-149 View citations (1)

Chapters

2012

1. The Evolution of Domestic Trade Flows When Foreign Trade Is Liberalized: Evidence from the Chinese Maritime Customs Service
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (7)