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Homepage:	http://www.ifpri.org/srstaff/ZhangX.asp
Phone:	202-862-8149
Postal address:	International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 2033 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006
Workplace:	Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, (more information at EDIRC) International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

Cluster-based development: Lessons from country experiences for Odisha, India
Other briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Community Networks, Entrepreneurship and the Process of Economic Development
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University
Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2024)
Entry Deregulation, Market Turnover, and Efficiency: Chinaâ€™s Business Registration Reform
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Rice Mill Clusters and Resilience to Conflict Shock
2024 Annual Meeting, July 28-30, New Orleans, LA, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2023

Entrepreneurship in China's Structural Transitions: Network Expansion and Overhang
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Mild Government Failure
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
Temperature and Low-Stakes Cognitive Performance
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2023)
See also Journal Article Temperature and Low-Stakes Cognitive Performance, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press (2024) View citations (5) (2024)

2013

Agriculture Development Lowers the Risk of Cognitive Disability: Evidence from China's Rural Household Responsibility System Reform
2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
An evaluation of poverty prevalence in China: New evidence from four recent surveys
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
Rising wages in Bangladesh
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (13)
The logic of adaptive sequential experimentation in policy design
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

2012

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 (14)
Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2012) View citations (13)
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 (9)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (13)
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011) View citations (18)
Policy options to strengthen the cassava and rice supply chains
NSSP policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
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 View citations (2)
Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2012) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article The Road to Specialization in Agricultural Production: Evidence from Rural China, World Development, Elsevier (2016) View citations (29) (2016)
Status Competition and Housing Prices
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (57)
The Economic Consequences of Excess Men: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (9)

2011

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 (12)
Estimating the impact of access to infrastructure and extension services in rural Nepal
Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
Neighbor Effects in the Provision of Public Goods in a Young Democracy: Evidence from China
Working Papers, Adolfo Ibáñez University, School of Government View citations (1)
Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2010) View citations (6)
Overcoming successive bottlenecks: The evolution of a potato cluster in China
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (11)
See also Journal Article Overcoming Successive Bottlenecks: The Evolution of a Potato Cluster in China, World Development, Elsevier (2014) View citations (18) (2014)
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 (4)
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
Sex Ratios, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth in the People's Republic of China
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)
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 (9)

2010

Are India’s Gender Imbalances Inducing Higher Household Savings?
2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
China has reached the lewis turning point
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (16)
See also Journal Article China has reached the Lewis turning point, China Economic Review, Elsevier (2011) View citations (171) (2011)
China’s Regional Disparities: Experience and Policy
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (21)
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 (3)
Do geese migrate domestically?: Evidence from the Chinese textile and apparel industry
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
Infrastructure and cluster development
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
Positional spending and status seeking in rural China
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (11)
See also Journal Article Positional spending and status seeking in rural China, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (82) (2011)
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)
Â“Made in ChinaÂ”: Crisis begets quality upgrade
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)

2009

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)
Cluster-based industrialization in China: Financing and performance
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Cluster-based industrialization in China: Financing and performance, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (88) (2011)
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) View citations (3)
Infrastructure and cluster development: A case study of handloom weavers in Ethiopia
ESSP discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
Also in ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2009) View citations (7)
Rethinking Chinaâ€™s underurbanization: An evaluation of its county-to-city upgrading policy
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
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 (73)
See also Journal Article The Competitive Saving Motive: Evidence from Rising Sex Ratios and Savings Rates in China, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2011) View citations (468) (2011)
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 (9)
The Evolution of an Industrial Cluster in China
Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2009) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article The evolution of an industrial cluster in China, China Economic Review, Elsevier (2010) View citations (20) (2010)
The evolution of Chinese entrepreneurial firms: Township-village enterprises revisited
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (21)

2008

China's Growth Strategies
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (1)
Finance and cluster-based industrial development in China
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (29)
See also Journal Article Finance and Cluster-Based Industrial Development in China, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2009) View citations (60) (2009)
Gender difference in the long-term impact of famine
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (10)
Gender, caste, and public goods provision in Indian village governments
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (17)
Race to the top and race to the bottom: Tax competition in rural China
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)
Regional Inequality In China: An Overview
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (50)

2007

A typology for vulnerability and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
Incremental Reform and Distortions in China’s Product and Factor Markets
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (17)
See also Journal Article Incremental Reform and Distortions in China's Product and Factor Markets, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2007) View citations (18) (2007)
Is the relationship between aid and economic growth nonlinear?
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (24)
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 Is the relationship between aid and economic growth nonlinear?, Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (24) (2007)
Resource abundance and regional development in China
IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
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 (15)
See also Journal Article The role of clustering in rural industrialization: A case study of the footwear industry in Wenzhou, China Economic Review, Elsevier (2008) View citations (41) (2008)

2006

Asymmetric property rights in China's economic growth
DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (11)
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)
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 (10)
Fiscal Decentralization and Political Centralization in China: Implications for Growth and Inequality
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (130)
See also Journal Article Fiscal decentralization and political centralization in China: Implications for growth and inequality, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (124) (2006)
Moving up and moving down: a new way of examining country growth dynamics
DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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
Uganda & Tanzania: pro-poor public investment
Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
Village Inequality in Western China
2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (5)
Village inequality in Western China: Implications for development strategy in lagging regions
DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

2005

Fiscal decentralization and political centralization in China: implications for regional inequality
DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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)
Rural non-farm development in China and India: the role of policies and institutions
DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)

2004

Blunt to sharpened razor: incremental reform and distortions in the product and capital markets in China
DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (16)
Cross-country typologies and development strategies to end hunger in Africa
DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
Fifty Years of Regional Inequality in China: A Journey Through Central Planning, Reform and Openness
Working Papers, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore View citations (23)
Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2004) View citations (25)
See also Journal Article Fifty Years of Regional Inequality in China: a Journey Through Central Planning, Reform, and Openness, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2005) View citations (320) (2005)
Public expenditure, growth, and poverty reduction in rural Uganda
DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (76)
See also Journal Article Public Expenditure, Growth and Poverty Reduction in Rural Uganda, African Development Review, African Development Bank (2008) View citations (76) (2008)
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 (4)
Also in DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2004) View citations (4)
Spatial Inequality in Education and Health Care in China
Working Papers, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore View citations (1)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (20)
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management (2003) View citations (17)
See also Journal Article Spatial inequality in education and health care in China, China Economic Review, Elsevier (2005) View citations (149) (2005)
Spatial patterns of crop yields in Latin America and the Caribbean
EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Spatial Patterns of Crop Yields in Latin America and the Caribbean, Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. (2004) View citations (15) (2004)

2003

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) View citations (1)

2002

Growth, inequality, and poverty in rural China: the role of public investments
Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (172)
How China's WTO accession affects rural economy in the less-developed regions: a multi-region, general equilibrium analysis
TMD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
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) View citations (5)
Local governance and public goods provision in rural China
EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Local governance and public goods provision in rural China, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (103) (2004)

2001

Does Guanxi matter to nonfarm employment?
EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (17)
See also Journal Article Does guanxi matter to nonfarm employment?, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (76) (2003)
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 (42)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (64)
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 (19)
Also in EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2001) View citations (17)
How productive is infrastructure? new approach and evidence from rural India
EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (15)
See also Journal Article How Productive Is Infrastructure? A New Approach and Evidence from Rural India, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2004) View citations (61) (2004)
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 (7)

2000

Growth and poverty in rural China: the role of public investments
EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (48)
Industrialization, urbanization, and land use in China
EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Industrialization, urbanization and land use in China, Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2004) View citations (9) (2004)
Public investment and regional inequality in rural China
EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (13)
See also Journal Article Public investment and regional inequality in rural China, Agricultural Economics, Blackwell (2004) View citations (53) (2004)

1999

Estimating crop-specific production technologies in Chinese agriculture: a generalized maximum entropy approach
EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Estimating Crop-Specific Production Technologies in Chinese Agriculture: A Generalized Maximum Entropy Approach, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2001) View citations (31) (2001)
Past and future sources of growth for China
EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (15)

1998

Food Demand in China: Lessons from Guangdong Province
Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2025

The long-run and intergenerational impact of early exposure to the Great Chinese Famine of 1959–61 on mental health
Economics & Human Biology, 2025, 56, (C)

2024

It's all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring's cognitive and noncognitive skill development
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2024, 32, (3), 877-920
See also Working Paper It’s All in the Stars: The Chinese Zodiac and the Effects of Parental Investments on Offspring’s Cognitive and Noncognitive Skill Development, Working Paper series (2019) (2019)
Small and Medium Enterprises Amidst the Pandemic and Reopening: Digital Edge and Transformation
Management Science, 2024, 70, (7), 4564-4582
See also Working Paper Small and Medium Enterprises Amidst the Pandemic and Reopening: Digital Edge and Transformation, Working Papers (2021) (2021)
Temperature and Low-Stakes Cognitive Performance
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2024, 11, (1), 75 - 96 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Temperature and Low-Stakes Cognitive Performance, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)
The Demographic Transition and Rural Industrialization in China
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2024, 72, (4), 1863 - 1892
Too Many Men, Too-Short Lives: The Effect of the Male-Biased Sex Ratio on Mortality
Journal of Human Resources, 2024, 59, (2), 604-626
See also Working Paper Too Many Men, Too Short Lives: The Effect of the Male-Biased Sex Ratio on Mortality, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2023

Domestically “Flying Geese”: Regional Manufacturing Investment Flows within China
The World Bank Economic Review, 2023, 37, (3), 460-478
The intergenerational legacy of the 1959–1961 Great Chinese Famine on children’s cognitive development
Economics & Human Biology, 2023, 51, (C)

2022

Cluster-based agricultural development: a comparison between China and Africa
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2022, 26, (01)
Does female labor scarcity encourage innovation? Evidence from China's gender imbalance
Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2022, 31, (2), 418-447
One year after COVID: the challenges and outlook of Chinese micro-and-small enterprises
China Economic Journal, 2022, 15, (1), 1-28
See also Working Paper One Year after COVID: The Challenges and Outlook of Chinese Micro and Small Enterprises, Policy Papers (2021) (2021)

2021

Crisis-Induced Innovation: Quality Upgrading in Chinese Industrial Clusters
The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2021, 37, (3), 571-606 View citations (3)
Deadly discrimination: Implications of “missing girls” for workplace safety
Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 152, (C) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Deadly Discrimination: Implications of "Missing Girls" for Workplace Safety, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
Impacts of COVID-19 on Myanmar's chicken and egg sector, with implications for the sustainable development goals
Agricultural Systems, 2021, 190, (C) View citations (4)
Industrial clusters, networks and resilience to the Covid-19 shock in China
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 183, (C), 433-455 View citations (17)
See also Working Paper INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS, NETWORKS AND RESILIENCE TO THE COVID-19 SHOCK IN CHINA, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
The great Chinese inequality turnaround
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2021, 49, (2), 467-482 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper The Great Chinese Inequality Turnaround, CEPR Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (20) (2017)
The impact of COVID-19 on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): Evidence from two-wave phone surveys in China
China Economic Review, 2021, 67, (C) View citations (35)
The rapid rise of agricultural mechanization in Myanmar
Food Policy, 2021, 101, (C) View citations (37)
“Moving Umbrella”: Bureaucratic transfers and the comovement of interregional investments in China
Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 153, (C) View citations (10)

2020

The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes: the case of China
Journal of Population Economics, 2020, 33, (4), 1263-1302 View citations (20)

2019

Living like there’s no tomorrow: The psychological effects of an earthquake on savings and spending behavior
European Economic Review, 2019, 116, (C), 107-128 View citations (19)
Value-chain clusters and aquaculture innovation in Bangladesh
Food Policy, 2019, 83, (C), 310-326 View citations (4)

2018

Forced gifts: The burden of being a friend
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 155, (C), 79-98 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Forced gifts: The burden of being a friend, IFPRI discussion papers (2017) (2017)
Post-disaster aid and development of the manufacturing sector: Lessons from a natural experiment in China
European Economic Review, 2018, 101, (C), 441-458 View citations (6)
Roads to innovation: Firm-level evidence from People's Republic of China (PRC)
China Economic Review, 2018, 49, (C), 154-170 View citations (34)

2017

From "Made in China" to "Innovated in China": Necessity, Prospect, and Challenges
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017, 31, (1), 49-70 View citations (50)
See also Working Paper From “Made in China” to “Innovated in China”: Necessity, Prospect, and Challenges, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (3) (2016)
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 (195)
See also Working Paper Happiness in the Air: How Does a Dirty Sky Affect Mental Health and Subjective Well-being?, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2017) View citations (202) (2017)
Home ownership as status competition: Some theory and evidence
Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 127, (C), 169-186 View citations (50)
Mechanization outsourcing clusters and division of labor in Chinese agriculture
China Economic Review, 2017, 43, (C), 184-195 View citations (101)
See also Working Paper Mechanization outsourcing clusters and division of labor in Chinese agriculture, IFPRI discussion papers (2015) View citations (8) (2015)
Chapter Mechanization outsourcing clusters and division of labor in Chinese agriculture, IFPRI book chapters, 2020, 71-96 (2020) (2020)
Valuing Air Quality Using Happiness Data: The Case of China
Ecological Economics, 2017, 137, (C), 29-36 View citations (51)
See also Working Paper Valuing Air Quality Using Happiness Data: The Case of China, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (6) (2016)

2016

Policy: Social-progress panel seeks public comment
Nature, 2016, 534, (7609), 616-617 View citations (2)
Special Section: China's Growing Trade and its Role to the World Economy
Pacific Economic Review, 2016, 21, (1), 13-31
The Competitive Saving Motive: Concept, Evidence, and Implications
Frontiers of Economics in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities, 2016, 11, (3), 355-366 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper The Competitive Saving Motive: Concept, Evidence, and Implications, ADB Economics Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
The Road to Specialization in Agricultural Production: Evidence from Rural China
World Development, 2016, 77, (C), 1-16 View citations (29)
See also Working Paper Road to Specialization in Agricultural Production: Evidence from Rural China, 2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil (2012) View citations (2) (2012)

2015

Does rice farming shape individualism and innovation?
Food Policy, 2015, 56, (C), 51-58 View citations (7)
Gender and Public Goods Provision in Tamil Nadu's Village Governments
The World Bank Economic Review, 2015, 29, (2), 234-261 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Gender and public goods provision in Tamil Nadu's village governments, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
Mating competition and entrepreneurship
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 116, (C), 292-309 View citations (13)
Short-term trends in China’s income inequality and poverty: evidence from a longitudinal household survey
China Economic Journal, 2015, 8, (3), 235-251 View citations (1)
The patterns of patents in China
China Economic Journal, 2015, 8, (2), 122-142 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper The patterns of patents in China, IFPRI discussion papers (2014) View citations (4) (2014)

2014

Are poverty rates underestimated in China? New evidence from four recent surveys
China Economic Review, 2014, 31, (C), 410-425 View citations (44)
Clustering as an organizational response to capital market inefficiency: evidence from microenterprises in Ethiopia
Small Business Economics, 2014, 43, (3), 697-709 View citations (6)
Do elected leaders in a limited democracy have real power? Evidence from rural China
Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 107, (C), 17-27 View citations (13)
Escalation of Real Wages in Bangladesh: Is it the Beginning of Structural Transformation?
World Development, 2014, 64, (C), 273-285 View citations (26)
See also Chapter Escalation of real wages in Bangladesh: Is it the beginning of structural transformation?, IFPRI book chapters, 2021, 343-374 (2021) (2021)
Overcoming Successive Bottlenecks: The Evolution of a Potato Cluster in China
World Development, 2014, 63, (C), 102-112 View citations (18)
See also Working Paper Overcoming successive bottlenecks: The evolution of a potato cluster in China, IFPRI discussion papers (2011) View citations (11) (2011)
“Flying geese” in China: The textile and apparel industry's pattern of migration
Journal of Asian Economics, 2014, 34, (C), 79-91 View citations (5)

2013

The Rapid Rise of Cross-Regional Agricultural Mechanization Services in China
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2013, 95, (5), 1245-1251 View citations (115)

2012

Agricultural Extension, Transactions Costs, and Supply Response: Discussion
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2012, 94, (2), 393-394
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 View citations (22)
Patterns of China's industrialization: Concentration, specialization, and clustering
China Economic Review, 2012, 23, (3), 593-612 View citations (16)

2011

China has reached the Lewis turning point
China Economic Review, 2011, 22, (4), 542-554 View citations (171)
See also Working Paper China has reached the lewis turning point, IFPRI discussion papers (2010) View citations (16) (2010)
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 (19)
Cluster-based industrialization in China: Financing and performance
Journal of International Economics, 2011, 84, (1), 112-123 View citations (88)
See also Working Paper Cluster-based industrialization in China: Financing and performance, IFPRI discussion papers (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
Estimating the impact of rural investments in Nepal
Food Policy, 2011, 36, (2), 250-258 View citations (29)
Infrastructure and Cluster Development: A Case Study of Handloom Weavers in Rural Ethiopia
Journal of Development Studies, 2011, 47, (12), 1869-1886 View citations (11)
Positional spending and status seeking in rural China
Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 96, (1), 139-149 View citations (82)
See also Working Paper Positional spending and status seeking in rural China, IFPRI discussion papers (2010) View citations (11) (2010)
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 (468)
See also Working Paper The Competitive Saving Motive: Evidence from Rising Sex Ratios and Savings Rates in China, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (73) (2009)
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 (54)

2010

The evolution of an industrial cluster in China
China Economic Review, 2010, 21, (3), 456-469 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper The Evolution of an Industrial Cluster in China, Working Papers (2009) View citations (3) (2009)

2009

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 (21)
Finance and Cluster-Based Industrial Development in China
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2009, 58, (1), 143-164 View citations (60)
See also Working Paper Finance and cluster-based industrial development in China, IFPRI discussion papers (2008) View citations (29) (2008)

2008

Public Expenditure, Growth and Poverty Reduction in Rural Uganda
African Development Review, 2008, 20, (3), 466-496 View citations (76)
See also Working Paper Public expenditure, growth, and poverty reduction in rural Uganda, DSGD discussion papers (2004) View citations (76) (2004)
Resource abundance and regional development in China1
The Economics of Transition, 2008, 16, (1), 7-29 View citations (39)
Symposium on Market development and inequality in China1
The Economics of Transition, 2008, 16, (1), 1-5
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 (41)
See also Working Paper The role of clustering in rural industrialization: A case study of the footwear industry in Wenzhou, IFPRI discussion papers (2007) View citations (15) (2007)

2007

Incremental Reform and Distortions in China's Product and Factor Markets
The World Bank Economic Review, 2007, 21, (2), 279-299 View citations (18)
See also Working Paper Incremental Reform and Distortions in China’s Product and Factor Markets, MPRA Paper (2007) View citations (17) (2007)
Is the relationship between aid and economic growth nonlinear?
Journal of Macroeconomics, 2007, 29, (3), 515-540 View citations (24)
See also Working Paper Is the relationship between aid and economic growth nonlinear?, IFPRI discussion papers (2007) View citations (24) (2007)
Rural Industrialization in China and India: Role of Policies and Institutions
World Development, 2007, 35, (10), 1621-1634 View citations (31)

2006

Book Review
The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2006, 4, (2), 247-249
Famine and Overweight in China
Review of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 28, (3), 296-304 View citations (46)
Also in Review of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 28, (3), 296-304 (2006) View citations (50)
Fiscal decentralization and political centralization in China: Implications for growth and inequality
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2006, 34, (4), 713-726 View citations (124)
See also Working Paper Fiscal Decentralization and Political Centralization in China: Implications for Growth and Inequality, WIDER Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (130) (2006)
Rising inequality in China
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2006, 34, (4), 651-653 View citations (13)

2005

China, Economic Development and Mortality Decline
World Development, 2005, 33, (1), 21-41 View citations (20)
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 (320)
See also Working Paper Fifty Years of Regional Inequality in China: A Journey Through Central Planning, Reform and Openness, Working Papers (2004) View citations (23) (2004)
Spatial inequality in education and health care in China
China Economic Review, 2005, 16, (2), 189-204 View citations (149)
See also Working Paper Spatial Inequality in Education and Health Care in China, Working Papers (2004) View citations (1) (2004)

2004

How Productive Is Infrastructure? A New Approach and Evidence from Rural India
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2004, 86, (2), 492-501 View citations (61)
See also Working Paper How productive is infrastructure? new approach and evidence from rural India, EPTD discussion papers (2001) View citations (15) (2001)
Industrialization, urbanization and land use in China
Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2004, 2, (3), 207-224 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Industrialization, urbanization, and land use in China, EPTD discussion papers (2000) View citations (3) (2000)
Infrastructure and regional economic development in rural China
China Economic Review, 2004, 15, (2), 203-214 View citations (124)
Local governance and public goods provision in rural China
Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (12), 2857-2871 View citations (103)
See also Working Paper Local governance and public goods provision in rural China, EPTD discussion papers (2002) View citations (6) (2002)
Public investment and regional inequality in rural China
Agricultural Economics, 2004, 30, (2), 89-100 View citations (53)
See also Working Paper Public investment and regional inequality in rural China, EPTD discussion papers (2000) View citations (13) (2000)
Reforms, Investment, and Poverty in Rural China
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2004, 52, (2), 395-421 View citations (89)
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 (15)
See also Working Paper Spatial patterns of crop yields in Latin America and the Caribbean, EPTD discussion papers (2004) View citations (4) (2004)

2003

Agricultural Research and Urban Poverty: The Case of China
World Development, 2003, 31, (4), 733-741 View citations (8)
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 (12)
Does guanxi matter to nonfarm employment?
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003, 31, (2), 315-331 View citations (76)
See also Working Paper Does Guanxi matter to nonfarm employment?, EPTD discussion papers (2001) View citations (17) (2001)
How Does Globalisation Affect Regional Inequality within A Developing Country? Evidence from China
Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 39, (4), 47-67 View citations (134)
Structural Change and Economic Growth in China
Review of Development Economics, 2003, 7, (3), 360-377 View citations (72)

2002

Emergence of urban poverty and inequality in China: evidence from household survey
China Economic Review, 2002, 13, (4), 430-443 View citations (67)
Production and Productivity Growth in Chinese Agriculture: New National and Regional Measures
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2002, 50, (4), 819-38 View citations (49)
THE PATH OF TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION: WHICH NEIGHBORS TO LEARN FROM?
Contemporary Economic Policy, 2002, 20, (4), 470-478 View citations (7)

2001

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 (31)
See also Working Paper Estimating crop-specific production technologies in Chinese agriculture: a generalized maximum entropy approach, EPTD discussion papers (1999) View citations (2) (1999)
THE DEMAND FOR FOOD GRAIN IN CHINA: NEW INSIGHTS INTO A CONTROVERSY
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2001, 30, (01), 9 View citations (5)
Also in Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2001, 30, (1), 1-9 (2001) View citations (5)
What Difference Do Polarisation Measures Make? An Application to China
Journal of Development Studies, 2001, 37, (3), 85-98 View citations (171)

1999

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 (147)

Books

2020

An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?
IFPRI books, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)

2019

The making of a blue revolution in Bangladesh: Enablers, impacts, and the path ahead for aquaculture
IFPRI books, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

Edited books

2014

The Oxford Companion to the Economics of China
OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (18)

Chapters

2022

Chinaâ€™s small and medium-sized enterprises rebounded after the COVID-19 lockdown, but economic problems linger
Chapter 15 in COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later, 2022, pp 98-101

2021

Escalation of real wages in Bangladesh: Is it the beginning of structural transformation?
Chapter 10 in Securing food for all in Bangladesh, 2021, pp 343-374
See also Journal Article Escalation of Real Wages in Bangladesh: Is it the Beginning of Structural Transformation?, Elsevier (2014) View citations (26) (2014)
The 'quiet revolution' in the aquaculture value chain in Bangladesh
Chapter 12 in Securing food for all in Bangladesh, 2021, pp 412-452
Transformation of the rural economy
Chapter 11 in Agricultural development: New perspectives in a changing world, 2021, pp 359-396

2020

An evolving paradigm for Africa and synthesis of the lessons from Asia
Chapter 1 in An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?, 2020, pp 3-67
Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions
Chapter 19 in COVID-19 and global food security, 2020, pp 84-85 View citations (2)
Mechanization outsourcing clusters and division of labor in Chinese agriculture
Chapter 2 in An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?, 2020, pp 71-96
See also Journal Article Mechanization outsourcing clusters and division of labor in Chinese agriculture, Elsevier (2017) View citations (101) (2017)
Working Paper Mechanization outsourcing clusters and division of labor in Chinese agriculture, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2015) View citations (8) (2015)
Myanmarâ€™s rapid agricultural mechanization: Demand and supply evidence
Chapter 8 in An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?, 2020, pp 263-284 View citations (1)
The effects of exposure to air pollution on subjective wellbeing in China
Chapter 10 in Handbook on Wellbeing, Happiness and the Environment, 2020, pp 183-200
See also Working Paper The Effects of Exposure to Air Pollution on Subjective Well-being in China, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2019

Cluster-based aquaculture growth
Chapter 4 in The making of a blue revolution in Bangladesh: Enablers, impacts, and the path ahead for aquaculture, 2019, pp Blue57-76 View citations (1)
Summary and implications
Chapter 7 in The making of a blue revolution in Bangladesh: Enablers, impacts, and the path ahead for aquaculture, 2019, pp Blue143-152
Value chain transformation
Chapter 3 in The making of a blue revolution in Bangladesh: Enablers, impacts, and the path ahead for aquaculture, 2019, pp Blue31-56

2016

Low-Quality Crisis and Quality Improvement: The Case of Industrial Clusters in Zhejiang Province
Springer

2013

Clusters as an Instrument for Industrial Policy: The Case of China
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (3)

2002

Regional Inequality
Chapter 8 in The Globalization of the Chinese Economy, 2002 View citations (91)

Editor

China Economic Review
Elsevier