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Working Papers

2024

1. Does Parent-Teacher Communication Truly Boost Students' School Performance?
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2021

2. Caregiver-Child Interaction Duration and Early Childhood Development: Videotaped Evidence of Home Play in Rural China
   2021 ASAE 10th International Conference (Virtual), January 11-13, Beijing, China, Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE)
3. Nutrition, Cognition and Social Emotion Among Preschoolers in Poor, Rural Areas of South Central China: Status and Correlates
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (3)
4. Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Primary and High School Students in Rural China
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists
5. Preschool Quality and Women’s Off-Farm Labor Force Participation: Evidence from China
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
6. The Predictive Role of Caregiver’s Language in Child Development Outcomes in Rural China
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists
7. Toward Understanding the Status of Latrine in Rural China: A Macro-Micro Analysis
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2018

8. From Quantity to Quality: Delivering a Home-based Parenting Intervention through China’s Family Planning Cadres
   Working Papers of Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation, Leuven
   Also in Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (2018) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article From Quantity to Quality: Delivering a Home-Based Parenting Intervention Through China’s Family Planning Cadres, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2021) View citations (15) (2021)

2015

9. Can Bureaucrats Really Be Paid Like CEOs? School Administrator Incentives for Anemia Reduction in Rural China
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
10. Integrating Computer Assisted Learning into a Regular Curriculum: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Rural Schools in Shaanxi
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists
    See also Journal Article Integrating computer-assisted learning into a regular curriculum: evidence from a randomised experiment in rural schools in Shaanxi, Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (25) (2014)

2012

11. The Human Capital Roots of the Middle Income Trap: The Case of China
    2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article The human capital roots of the middle income trap: the case of China, Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2013) View citations (33) (2013)

2009

12. Can Good Projects Succeed in Bad Villages? Project Design, Village Governance and Infrastructure Quality in Rural China
    2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China, International Association of Agricultural Economists
13. Village Elections, Public Goods Investments and Pork Barrel Politics, Chinese-style
    2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Village Elections, Public Goods Investments and Pork Barrel Politics, Chinese-style, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2010) View citations (33) (2010)

Undated

14. Development Challenges, Tution Barriers and High School Education in China
    REAP Papers, Rural Education Action Project at Stanford University View citations (2)
15. Malnutrition in China's Rural Boarding Schools: the Case of Primary Schools in Shaanxi Province
    REAP Papers, Rural Education Action Project at Stanford University View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2024

1. How does the opening of high-speed rail drive energy restructuring? New micro evidence from China
   Palgrave Communications, 2024, 11, (1), 1-11 View citations (4)

2023

2. Emotional Warmth and Rejection Parenting Styles of Grandparents/Great Grandparents and the Social–Emotional Development of Grandchildren/Great Grandchildren
   IJERPH, 2023, 20, (2), 1-20
3. Identifying and assessing the global causality among energy poverty, educational development, and public health from a novel perspective of natural resource policy optimization
   Resources Policy, 2023, 83, (C) View citations (6)

2022

4. Passive versus active service delivery: Comparing the effects of two parenting interventions on early cognitive development in rural China
   World Development, 2022, 149, (C) View citations (6)

2021

5. From Quantity to Quality: Delivering a Home-Based Parenting Intervention Through China’s Family Planning Cadres
   The Economic Journal, 2021, 131, (635), 1365-1400 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper From Quantity to Quality: Delivering a Home-based Parenting Intervention through China’s Family Planning Cadres, Working Papers of Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation, Leuven (2018) (2018)
6. Home Environment and Early Development of Rural Children: Evidence from Guizhou Province in China
   IJERPH, 2021, 18, (11), 1-18 View citations (1)
   Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2021, 18, (11) (2021) View citations (1)
7. Interrelationships of caregiver mental health, parenting practices, and child development in rural China
   Children and Youth Services Review, 2021, 121, (C) View citations (1)

2020

8. Can Bureaucrats Really Be Paid Like Ceos? Substitution Between Incentives and Resources Among School Administrators in China
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2020, 18, (1), 165-201 View citations (2)
9. Diverse polarization angle swings from a repeating fast radio burst source
   Nature, 2020, 586, (7831), 693-696
10. Does gender matter for the intergenerational transmission of education? Evidence from rural China
    International Journal of Educational Development, 2020, 77, (C) View citations (3)
11. Early child development and caregiver subjective well-being in rural China
    China Agricultural Economic Review, 2020, 13, (2), 302-318 View citations (1)
12. Intergenerational transmission of parenting style in rural China and the mediation effect of Caregiver’s mental health
    Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, 117, (C) View citations (2)
13. Interrelationships of Parenting Information, Family Care, and Child Development: A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural China
    IJERPH, 2020, 17, (16), 1-15
14. Interrelationships of parental belief, parental investments, and child development: A cross-sectional study in rural China
    Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, 118, (C) View citations (3)
15. Parental Migration and Early Childhood Development in Rural China
    Demography, 2020, 57, (2), 403-422 View citations (28)
16. Parenting Knowledge, Parental Investments, and Early Childhood Development in Rural Households in Western China
    IJERPH, 2020, 17, (8), 1-11 View citations (9)
17. Relationships between Parenting Skills and Early Childhood Development in Rural Households in Western China
    IJERPH, 2020, 17, (5), 1-10 View citations (2)
18. Returns to Education in Different Job Locations for Off-Farm Wage Employment: Evidence from China
    Sustainability, 2020, 12, (2), 1-14 View citations (2)
19. The Interrelationships between Parental Migration, Home Environment, and Early Child Development in Rural China: A Cross-Sectional Study
    IJERPH, 2020, 17, (11), 1-13 View citations (1)
    Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2020, 17, (11) (2020) View citations (2)
20. The association between prenatal micronutrient supplementation and early development of children under age two: Evidence from rural Guizhou, China
    Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, 112, (C)
21. The returns to education in rural China: Some new estimates
    Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2020, 64, (01) View citations (1)
    Also in Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2020, 64, (1), 189-208 (2020) View citations (2)

2019

22. Are infant/toddler developmental delays a problem across rural China?
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2019, 47, (2), 458-469 View citations (30)
23. Intergenerational transmission of education: The case of rural China
    China Economic Review, 2019, 53, (C), 311-323 View citations (15)
24. Quantity–Quality Trade-Off and Early Childhood Development in Rural Family: Evidence from China’s Guizhou Province
    IJERPH, 2019, 16, (7), 1-29 View citations (2)
25. Using community health workers to deliver a scalable integrated parenting program in rural China: A cluster-randomized controlled trial
    Social Science & Medicine, 2019, 239, (C) View citations (8)

2018

26. Anemia and student's educational performance in rural Central China: Prevalence, correlates and impacts
    China Economic Review, 2018, 51, (C), 283-293 View citations (8)
27. Changes in returns to education for off-farm wage employment: evidence from rural China
    China Agricultural Economic Review, 2018, 11, (1), 2-19 View citations (7)
28. Prenatal Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Early Development of Children in Rural Guizhou Province, China
    IJERPH, 2018, 15, (12), 1-15 View citations (1)

2017

29. Local governance and the quality of local infrastructure: Evidence from village road projects in rural China
    Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 152, (C), 119-132 View citations (13)
30. The Education Gap of China’s Migrant Children and Rural Counterparts
    Journal of Development Studies, 2017, 53, (11), 1865-1881 View citations (12)
31. The impact of investment on drinking water quality in rural China
    China Agricultural Economic Review, 2017, 9, (2), 255-269 View citations (2)

2016

32. Are Children with Siblings Really More Vulnerable Than Only Children in Health, Cognition and Non-cognitive Outcomes? Evidence from a Multi-province Dataset in China
    China & World Economy, 2016, 24, (3), 3-17 View citations (3)
33. Impact of text message reminders on caregivers' adherence to a home fortification program against child anemia in rural western China: A cluster-randomized controlled trial
    American Journal of Public Health, 2016, 106, (7), 1256-1262 View citations (2)
34. The New Rural Social Pension Program in rural China: Participation and its correlates
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2016, 8, (4), 647-661 View citations (1)
    Also in China Agricultural Economic Review, 2016, 8, (4), 647-661 (2016) View citations (3)
35. To Board or Not to Board: Evidence from Nutrition, Health and Education Outcomes of Students in Rural China
    China & World Economy, 2016, 24, (3), 52-66 View citations (10)

2015

36. Does computer-assisted learning improve learning outcomes? Evidence from a randomized experiment in migrant schools in Beijing
    Economics of Education Review, 2015, 47, (C), 34-48 View citations (31)
37. Household-level linkages between off-farm employment and agricultural fixed assets in rural China
    China Agricultural Economic Review, 2015, 7, (2), 185-196 View citations (3)
38. Irrigation investment in China: trends, correlates and impacts
    China Agricultural Economic Review, 2015, 7, (3), 344-359 View citations (2)
39. The Han-Minority Achievement Gap, Language, and Returns to Schools in Rural China
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2015, 63, (2), 319 - 359 View citations (11)

2014

40. Dormitory management and boarding students in China's rural primary schools
    China Agricultural Economic Review, 2014, 6, (3), 523-550 View citations (4)
41. Improving the Health and Education of Elementary Schoolchildren in Rural China: Iron Supplementation Versus Nutritional Training for Parents
    Journal of Development Studies, 2014, 50, (4), 502-519 View citations (9)
42. Integrating computer-assisted learning into a regular curriculum: evidence from a randomised experiment in rural schools in Shaanxi
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2014, 6, (3), 300-323 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Integrating Computer Assisted Learning into a Regular Curriculum: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Rural Schools in Shaanxi, 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy (2015) (2015)
43. Text Messaging and its Impacts on the Health and Education of the Poor: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Rural China
    World Development, 2014, 64, (C), 766-780 View citations (6)

2013

44. China's Labor Transition and the Future of China's Rural Wages and Employment
    China & World Economy, 2013, 21, (3), 4-24 View citations (14)
45. Do you get what you pay for with school-based health programs? Evidence from a child nutrition experiment in rural China
    Economics of Education Review, 2013, 37, (C), 1-12 View citations (8)
46. Eggs versus chewable vitamins: Which intervention can increase nutrition and test scores in rural China?
    China Economic Review, 2013, 24, (C), 165-176 View citations (8)
47. Meeting the Health-care Needs of the Rural Elderly: The Unique Role of Village Doctors
    China & World Economy, 2013, 21, (3), 44-60
48. Project design, village governance and infrastructure quality in rural China
    China Agricultural Economic Review, 2013, 5, (2), 248-280 View citations (2)
49. Providing quality infrastructure in rural villages: The case of rural roads in China
    Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 103, (C), 262-274 View citations (10)
50. School Dropouts and Conditional Cash Transfers: Evidence from a Randomised Controlled Trial in Rural China's Junior High Schools
    Journal of Development Studies, 2013, 49, (2), 190-207 View citations (25)
51. The human capital roots of the middle income trap: the case of China
    Agricultural Economics, 2013, 44, (s1), 151-162 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper The Human Capital Roots of the Middle Income Trap: The Case of China, 2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil (2012) View citations (10) (2012)
52. The impact of vouchers on preschool attendance and elementary school readiness: A randomized controlled trial in rural China
    Economics of Education Review, 2013, 35, (C), 53-65 View citations (9)

2012

53. Effectiveness of provider incentives for anaemia reduction in rural China: a cluster randomised trial
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2012, 345, 1-10 View citations (52)
54. Nutrition and Educational Performance in Rural China's Elementary Schools: Results of a Randomized Control Trial in Shaanxi Province
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 60, (4), 735 - 772 View citations (30)
55. Parental training, anemia and the impact on the nutrition of female students in China's poor rural elementary schools
    China Agricultural Economic Review, 2012, 4, (2), 151-167 View citations (5)
56. Rural Public Investment and Benefit in Sichuan's Hilly and Mountainous Areas
    Asian Agricultural Research, 2012, 04, (08), 5
57. The Limits of Health and Nutrition Education: Evidence from Three Randomized-Controlled Trials in Rural China
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2012, 58, (2), 385-404 View citations (21)

2011

58. Conducting influential impact evaluations in China: the experience of the Rural Education Action Project
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2011, 3, (3), 420-430
59. Early commitment on financial aid and college decision making of poor students: Evidence from a randomized evaluation in rural China
    Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (4), 627-640 View citations (15)
60. What is keeping the poor out of college?
    China Agricultural Economic Review, 2011, 3, (2), 131-149 View citations (15)

2010

61. The challenges facing young workers during rural labor transition
    China Agricultural Economic Review, 2010, 2, (2), 185-199 View citations (7)
62. Village Elections, Public Goods Investments and Pork Barrel Politics, Chinese-style
    Journal of Development Studies, 2010, 46, (4), 662-684 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Village Elections, Public Goods Investments and Pork Barrel Politics, Chinese-style, 2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2008

63. Does Education Still Pay Off in Rural China: Revisit the Impact of Education on Off‐farm Employment and Wages
    China & World Economy, 2008, 16, (2), 50-65 View citations (14)

2007

64. Decomposing Income Inequality and Policy Implications in Rural China
    China & World Economy, 2007, 15, (2), 44-58 View citations (9)
65. Elections, fiscal reform and public goods provision in rural China
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2007, 35, (3), 583-611 View citations (59)

2006

66. Investing in Rural China: Tracking China's Commitment to Modernization
    Chinese Economy, 2006, 39, (4), 57-84 View citations (14)

Chapters

2010

1. Community Governance and Public-Goods Investments in China’s Villages
   Palgrave Macmillan