Research by Topics:
Trade, Innovation, and Quality Upgrading :
Market Congestion and Information Frictions on Global E-Commerce Platforms, March, 2023, with J. Bai, M. Chen, J. Liu, and X. Mu
Social Media Publicity and New Product Entry via Local Entrepreneurs, December, 2023, with Boya Xu and Tong Guo
A Structural Empirical Model of R&D Investment, Firm Heterogeneity, and Industry Evolution, with Yanyou Chen, Journal of Industrial Economics, 2023
Notching R&D Investment with Corporate Income Tax Cuts in China, with Z. Chen, Z. Liu, J.C. Suarez-Serrato, American Economic Review, July, 2021 (Lead Article)
The Role of Firm Factors in Demand, Cost, and Export Market Selection for Chinese Footwear Producers, with Mark J. Roberts, Xiaoyan Fan, and Shengxing Zhang, Review of Economic Studies, Oct, 2018
Trade, Quality Upgrading, and Input Linkages: A Theory with Evidence from Colombia, with Ana C. Fieler and Marcela Eslava, American Economic Review, Jan, 2018
Indirect Input Linkages, with Marcela Eslava and Ana C. Fieler, American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, May, 2015
R&D Investment,Exporting, and Productivity Dynamics, with Bee Yan Aw and Mark J. Roberts, American Economic Review, June, 2011
R&D Investment, Export, and the Evolution of Firm Productivity, with Bee Yan Aw and Mark Roberts, American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, May, 2008
Entrepreneurship and the Extensive Margin in Export Growth: A Microeconomic Accounting of Costa Rica’s Export Growth during 1997-2007, with Daniel Lederman and Andres Rodriguez-Clare, World Bank Economic Review, July, 2011
Distortions, Misallocation, and Productivity:
How Costly Are Markups, Appendix with Chris Edmond and Virgiliu Midrigan, Journal of Politcal Economy, 2023
Competition, Markups, and the Gains from International Trade, with Chris Edmond and Virgiliu Midrigan, American Economic Review, Oct, 2015
Finance and Misallocation: Evidence from Plant-level Data, with Virgiliu Midrigan, American Economic Review, Feb, 2014
Macroeconomic Implications of Size-Dependent Policies, with Nezih Guner and Gustavo Ventura. Review of Economic Dynamics, Oct, 2008
How Costly are Restrictions on Size, with Nezih Guner and Gustavo Ventura, Japan and the World Economy, 2006, 18, 302-320.
Firm and Production Networks:
Two-Sided Search in International Markets, January, 2022, with J. Eaton, D. Jinkins, and J. Tybout, R&R at Journal of Politcal Economy
Regulating conglomerates in China: Evidence from an Energy Conservation Program, with Q. Chen, Z. Chen, Z. Liu, and J.C. Suarez-Serrato, Conditionally Accepted at American Economic Review
O-Ring Production Networks, with B. Demir, C. Fieler, and K. Yang, Journal of Politcal Economy, 2024
Industrial Energy Regulation: The Role of Business Conglomerates in China, Q. Chen, Z. Chen, Z. Liu, and J.C. Suarez-Serrato, American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, May, 2021
Understanding the Social Learning Effect in Contagious Switching Behavior, with Mandy Hu and Sha Yang, Management Science, July, 2019
Government Policies and Firm Dynamics:
Tax Policy and Lumpy Investment: Evidence from China VAT Reform, Z. Chen, X. Jiang, Z. Liu, and J.C. Suarez-Serrato, Review of Economic Studies, 2023
Competitors, Complementors, Parents and Places: Explaining Regional Agglomeration in the U.S. Auto Industry, with Luis Cabral and Zhu Wang, Review of Economic Dynamics, Oct, 2018 (Lead Article)
Entry, Exit, and The Determinants of Market Structure, with Timothy Dunne, Shawn Klimek, and Mark J. Roberts, Rand Journal of Economics, Fall, 2013
Other Publications in Books:
The Structure of Business Taxation in China, with Z. Chen, Y. He, Z. Liu, and J.C. Suarez-Serrato, Forthcoming, Tax Policy and the Economy, Oct, 2020
The Dynamics of Market Structure and Market Size in Two Health Service Industries, with Timothy Dunne, Shawn Klimek,and Mark J. Roberts, in Timothy Dunne, J. Bradford Jensen, and Mark J.Roberts (eds.) Producer Dynamics: New Evidence from Micro Data, University of Chicago Press.
Structural Analysis of Multi-Category Buyer Expenditure and Seller Entry in Two-Sided Exchange Network, with Vishal Narayan, Sha Yang, and Russ Winer, April 2013, R&R at JMR, dormant working paper