Publications

"The Long-term Effect of Wartime Social Networks: Evidence from African American Civil War Veterans, 1870-1900", Journal of Population Economics, forthcoming [PDF]

"Buddha's Grace Illuminates All: Temple Destruction, School Construction, and Modernization in 20th Century China", with Shaoda Wang, Economica, forthcoming  [PDF]

Working Papers

"Newspaper, Post Office, and Protest: How Do Political Information Diffusion and Social Interactions Affect Collective Action in Late Imperial China?" [PDF]

"The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Affirmative Action: Evidence from Imperial China", with Melanie Meng Xue [PDF]

Work in Progress

"Railways and Treaty Ports: How Does Transportation Infrastructure Affect International Trade and Economic Development?", with Yuanzhe Li and Li-an Zhou