Publications
.Laboratories of Democracy: Policy Experimentation under Decentralization (with Christopher Li) AEJ: Micro Vol.11, Issue 3, August 2019
Moral Hazard in Teams with Subjective Evaluations RAND Journal of Economics Vol. 52, Issue 1, Spring 2021
Variations in Governmental Responses to and the Diffusion of COVID-19: The Role of Political Decentralization (with Jiasheng Li and Chuanchuan Zhang) Frontier of Economics in China Vol. 16, Issue 4, December 2021
Which Networks Permit Stable Allocations? Stable Allocations with Network-Based Comparisons (with Yiqing Xing) Theoretical Economics
Vol. 17, Issue 4, November 2022
Vol. 17, Issue 4, November 2022
A Screening Perspective on Experimental Zones (with Yiqing Xing) China Economic Review Vol. 77, Issue 1 , February 2023
Informal Economy and State Capacity (with Yiqing Xing) Forthcoming China Economic Quarterly
Working Papers
From Authority-Respect to Grassroots-Dissent: Degree-Weighted Learning and Convergence Speed (with Xiao Han, Xin Tong, Yusheng Wu and Yiqing Xing) New!
-- Will people stay in dissonance longer when they show more respect to authority or to grassroots’ opinions? Will the rise of ChatGPT lead to a slower or faster belief convergence in society? These questions are especially pertinent given the growing skepticism towards public figures and in a world where authority and grassroots voices clash. Our study proposes a degree-weighted DeGroot learning model to gauge the impact of degree-dependence on how fast beliefs converge. Surprisingly, a heightened respect for authority doesn't always lead to quicker consensus. Dive into our research to uncover the nuanced dance between elite and grassroots unity and the widening chasm of public trust in figures of authority. Discover the pulse of modern debate dynamics.
-- Will people stay in dissonance longer when they show more respect to authority or to grassroots’ opinions? Will the rise of ChatGPT lead to a slower or faster belief convergence in society? These questions are especially pertinent given the growing skepticism towards public figures and in a world where authority and grassroots voices clash. Our study proposes a degree-weighted DeGroot learning model to gauge the impact of degree-dependence on how fast beliefs converge. Surprisingly, a heightened respect for authority doesn't always lead to quicker consensus. Dive into our research to uncover the nuanced dance between elite and grassroots unity and the widening chasm of public trust in figures of authority. Discover the pulse of modern debate dynamics.
Governmental System and Economic Volatility under Democracy (with Christopher Li, Giulia Venturini and Weifeng Zhong) Reject & Resubmit JLEO
A Theory of Multiplexity: Sustaining Cooperation with Multiple Relationships (with Wei Huang and Yiqing Xing)
Work in progress
Communication with Discretion (with Jin Li and Yiqing Xing)
Public goods provision in Chinese rural villages: When informal institutions meet formal committee (with Yunnan Guo and Chuanchuan Zhang)
Friends vs. market (with Yi Chen and Yiqing Xing)
Public goods provision in Chinese rural villages: When informal institutions meet formal committee (with Yunnan Guo and Chuanchuan Zhang)
Friends vs. market (with Yi Chen and Yiqing Xing)