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Working Papers

2025

1. Firm Selection and Growth in Carbon Offset Markets: Evidence from the Clean Development Mechanism
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2025)
2. The Law and Economics of Lawyers: Evidence from the Revolving Door in China’s Judicial System
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

3. Social Media Publicity and New Product Entry via Entrepreneurs
   Working Papers, NET Institute

2022

4. A Structural Empirical Model of R&D Investment, Firm Heterogeneity, and Industry Evolution
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
5. Two-Sided Search in International Markets
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
   Also in 2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2016) View citations (20)
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2022) View citations (7)

2021

6. O-Ring Production Networks
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article O-Ring Production Networks, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2024) View citations (4) (2024)
7. Regulating Conglomerates in China: Evidence from an Energy Conservation Program
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
8. Search and Information Frictions on Global E-Commerce Platforms: Evidence from AliExpress
   Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department.
   Also in Working Papers, NET Institute (2018)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (7)

2020

9. The Structure of Business Taxation in China
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Chapter The Structure of Business Taxation in China, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) (2020)
   Journal Article The Structure of Business Taxation in China, Tax Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2019

10. Tax Policy and Lumpy Investment Behavior: Evidence from China's VAT Reform
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Tax Policy and Lumpy Investment Behaviour: Evidence from China’s VAT Reform, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2023) View citations (14) (2023)

2018

11. How Costly Are Markups?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (104)
    See also Journal Article How Costly Are Markups?, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2023) View citations (35) (2023)
12. Notching R&D Investment with Corporate Income Tax Cuts in China
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article Notching R&D Investment with Corporate Income Tax Cuts in China, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (93) (2021)

2014

13. Trade, Skills, and Quality Upgrading: A Theory with Evidence from Colombia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

2013

14. Competitors, Complementors, Parents and Places: Explaining Regional Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Industry
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Competitor, Complementors, Parents and Places: Explaining Regional Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Industry, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2018) View citations (15) (2018)

2012

15. Competition, Markups, and the Gains from International Trade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (41)
    See also Journal Article Competition, Markups, and the Gains from International Trade, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (272) (2015)
16. The Role of Firm Factors in Demand, Cost, and Export Market Selection for Chinese Footwear Producers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article The Role of Firm Factors in Demand, Cost, and Export Market Selection for Chinese Footwear Producers, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2018) View citations (18) (2018)

2010

17. Entrepreneurship and the extensive margin in export growth: a microeconomic accounting of Costa Rica's export growth during 1997-2007
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
18. Finance and Misallocation: Evidence from Plant-level Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (67)
    See also Journal Article Finance and Misallocation: Evidence from Plant-Level Data, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (694) (2014)

2009

19. Accounting for Plant-level Misallocation
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)
20. Entry, Exit, and the Determinants of Market Structure
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Entry, exit, and the determinants of market structure, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2013) View citations (57) (2013)
21. R&D Investment, Exporting, and Productivity Dynamics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article R&D Investment, Exporting, and Productivity Dynamics, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (309) (2011)

2008

22. A Structural Empirical Model of R&D, Firm Heterogeneity, and Industry Evolution
    2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article A Structural Empirical Model of R&D, Firm Heterogeneity, and Industry Evolution, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2023) (2023)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Regulating Conglomerates: Evidence from an Energy Conservation Program in China
   American Economic Review, 2025, 115, (2), 408-47 View citations (3)

2024

2. O-Ring Production Networks
   Journal of Political Economy, 2024, 132, (1), 200 - 247 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper O-Ring Production Networks, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (15) (2021)

2023

3. A Structural Empirical Model of R&D, Firm Heterogeneity, and Industry Evolution
   Journal of Industrial Economics, 2023, 71, (2), 323-353
   See also Working Paper A Structural Empirical Model of R&D, Firm Heterogeneity, and Industry Evolution, 2008 Meeting Papers (2008) View citations (23) (2008)
4. How Costly Are Markups?
   Journal of Political Economy, 2023, 131, (7), 1619 - 1675 View citations (35)
   See also Working Paper How Costly Are Markups?, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (104) (2018)
5. Tax Policy and Lumpy Investment Behaviour: Evidence from China’s VAT Reform
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2023, 90, (2), 634-674 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Tax Policy and Lumpy Investment Behavior: Evidence from China's VAT Reform, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (16) (2019)

2021

6. Industrial Energy Regulation: The Role of Business Conglomerates in China
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 396-400 View citations (3)
7. Notching R&D Investment with Corporate Income Tax Cuts in China
   American Economic Review, 2021, 111, (7), 2065-2100 View citations (93)
   See also Working Paper Notching R&D Investment with Corporate Income Tax Cuts in China, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (33) (2018)
8. The Structure of Business Taxation in China
   Tax Policy and the Economy, 2021, 35, (1), 131 - 177 View citations (3)
   See also Chapter The Structure of Business Taxation in China, NBER Chapters, 2020, 131-177 (2020) (2020)
   Working Paper The Structure of Business Taxation in China, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2019

9. Understanding the Social Learning Effect in Contagious Switching Behavior
   Management Science, 2019, 65, (10), 4771-4794 View citations (7)

2018

10. Competitor, Complementors, Parents and Places: Explaining Regional Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Industry
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2018, 30, 1-29 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Competitors, Complementors, Parents and Places: Explaining Regional Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Industry, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (1) (2013)
    Software Item Code and data files for "Competitor, Complementors, Parents and Places: Explaining Regional Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Industry", Computer Codes (2018) (2018)
11. The Role of Firm Factors in Demand, Cost, and Export Market Selection for Chinese Footwear Producers
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2018, 85, (4), 2429-2461 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper The Role of Firm Factors in Demand, Cost, and Export Market Selection for Chinese Footwear Producers, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (36) (2012)
12. Trade, Quality Upgrading, and Input Linkages: Theory and Evidence from Colombia
    American Economic Review, 2018, 108, (1), 109-46 View citations (115)

2015

13. (Indirect) Input Linkages
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 662-66 View citations (10)
14. Competition, Markups, and the Gains from International Trade
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (10), 3183-3221 View citations (272)
    See also Working Paper Competition, Markups, and the Gains from International Trade, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (41) (2012)

2014

15. Finance and Misallocation: Evidence from Plant-Level Data
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (2), 422-58 View citations (694)
    See also Working Paper Finance and Misallocation: Evidence from Plant-level Data, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (67) (2010)

2013

16. Entry, exit, and the determinants of market structure
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2013, 44, (3), 462-487 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper Entry, Exit, and the Determinants of Market Structure, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (20) (2009)

2011

17. R&D Investment, Exporting, and Productivity Dynamics
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (4), 1312-44 View citations (309)
    See also Working Paper R&D Investment, Exporting, and Productivity Dynamics, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (46) (2009)

2008

18. Macroeconomic Implications of Size-Dependent Policies
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2008, 11, (4), 721-744 View citations (379)
19. R&D Investments, Exporting, and the Evolution of Firm Productivity
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 451-56 View citations (127)

Chapters

2025

1. The Role of Industrial Policy in the Renewable Energy Sector
   A chapter in Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 7, 2025

2020

2. The Structure of Business Taxation in China
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 35, 2020, pp 131-177
   See also Journal Article The Structure of Business Taxation in China, University of Chicago Press (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
   Working Paper The Structure of Business Taxation in China, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2009

3. The Dynamics of Market Structure and Market Size in Two Health Service Industries
   A chapter in Producer Dynamics: New Evidence from Micro Data, 2009, pp 303-327 View citations (2)

Software Items

2018

1. Code and data files for "Competitor, Complementors, Parents and Places: Explaining Regional Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Industry"
   Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article Competitor, Complementors, Parents and Places: Explaining Regional Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Industry, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2018) View citations (15) (2018)