Main Journal Articles
Domestic Segment of Global Value Chains in China under State Capitalism
Journal of Comparative Economics, 48, Dec 2020, pp. 797–821. (with Fei Wang and Zhi Wang)
A methodology piece is circulated under the title Extending the Input-Output Table Based on Firm-level Data
- appendix
Why is China Investing in Africa? Evidence from the Firm Level
World Bank Economic Review, 32(3), Oct 2018, pp. 610–632 (with Wenjie Chen and David Dollar)
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Domestic Value Added in Exports: Theory and Firm Evidence from China
American Economic Review, 106(6), June 2016, pp. 1402-1436. (with Hiau Looi Kee)
- final working paper (with appendix) | slides | voxdev blog | voxeu blog | World Bank's blog | Bloomberg
- Data: click here to download the sector-level data used in this paper
Learning to Export from Neighbors
Journal of International Economics, 94(1), Sep 2014, pp. 67-84. (with Ana Fernandes)
Factor Intensity, Product Switching, and Productivity: Evidence from Chinese Exporters
Journal of International Economics, 92(2), March 2014, pp. 349–362. (with Yue Ma and Yifan Zhang)
- slides | final version - working paper | appendix
- Data: click here to download the product-level factor intensity data used in this paper
International Politics and Import Diversification
Journal of Law and Economics, 56(4), Nov 2013, pp. 1091-1121. (with Sergei Mityakov and Kevin Tsui)
Determinants of Vertical Integration in Export Processing: Theory and Evidence from China
Journal of Development Economics, 99(2), Nov 2012, pp. 396–414. (with Ana Fernandes)
Labor Market Institutions, Firm-specific Skills, and Trade Patterns
Journal of International Economics, 87(2), July 2012, pp. 337–351.
- slides | appendix
- Data: click here to download the sector-level measures of firm and sector specificity of skills
Refereed Special Issues
Excessive Entry and Exit in Export Markets
Journal of Japanese and International Economies, Sep 2019, Special Issue: Globalization and Welfare Impacts of International Trade (with Hiro Kasahara)
Are Foreign Firms Favored in China? Firm-level Evidence on the Collection of Value Added Tax
Journal of International Business Policy, June 2018, Inaugural Issue (with Yasheng Huang)
The Dragon is Flying West: Micro-level Evidence of Chinese Outward Direct Investment
Asian Development Review, Annual Research Conference Volume, 31(2), Sep 2014, pp. 109-140. (with Wenjie Chen)
- Reprinted in China and the Global Economy, 2017, Edward Elgar Publishing.
- [appendix] [blog post:The Dragon Soars: Micro Evidence on Chinese Outward Direct Investment]
Exchange Rates and the Margins of Trade: Evidence from Chinese Exporters
CESIfo Economic Studies, Symposium on China's Trade Performance, 58(4), Dec 2012, pp. 671-702. (with Yifan Zhang)
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FDI Policies in China and India: Evidence from Firm Surveys (with Yasheng Huang)
World Economy, Special Issue: India, 35(1), 2012, pp. 91-105.