I study organizations in which agents are connected through a fixed, un-directed, and unweighted network, and work collectively to produce a team output. Besides choosing own effort that contributes directly to the team output, agents can also exert helping effort to their network neighbors so...

In this paper, I study how anti-corruption shocks affect Chinese city leaders through political factions or social networks, or more specifically, how sharing college or workplace connections with government officials who have been investigated for corruption affects the city leaders' economic...

In this paper, I study the peer effects in corruption, or more specifically, how sharing hometown or college ties with other officials who have been investigated for corruption affects an official's likelihood of being investigated for corruption himself. In specifications including fixed...

In this paper, I study the effects of hometown favoritism on intercity investments in China, or more specifically, whether and how local government officials will bring more investments from their hometown to their workplace. In generalized difference-in-differences specifications, I find that...

Despite an increasing awareness on the importance of political leaders in shaping economic performance, there is little consensus regarding what make a leader good for growth. We argue that the variety of public-sector experiences enhances leaders’ capabilities, and use cross-country data of...

I study how environmental regulation, or the COD reduction mandates during Chinese eleventh five-year plan (2006-2010), affects firm dynamics: entry, exit, and (aggregate) productivity. While most existing literature on environmental regulation focuses on the effects on incumbent firms...