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Working papers

2024

  1. Chuantao Cui & Leona Shao-Zhi Li, 2024, "More but not better: Career incentives of local leaders and entrepreneurial entry in China," Working Papers, University of Macau, Faculty of Business Administration, number 202417, Aug.
  2. Leona Shao-Zhi Li & Yize Liu & Jia Yuan, 2024, "The effect of the U.S.–China trade war on Chinese corporate innovation: A curse or a blessing?," Working Papers, University of Macau, Faculty of Business Administration, number 202418, Aug.
  3. Zhi Cao & Arthur Lewbel & Wenchao Li & Junjian Yi, 2024, "Collective Behavior with Information Asymmetry," Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics, number 1070, Apr, revised 31 Aug 2024.
  4. Jonathan Gruber & Mengyun M. Lin & Haoming Liu & Junjian Yi, 2024, "How You Pay Drives What You Choose: Health Savings Accounts versus Cash in Health Insurance Plan Choice," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 32331, Apr.

2023

  1. Koh, Yumi & Li, Jing & Wu, Yifan & Yi, Junjian & Zhang, Hanzhe, 2023, "Young Women in Cities," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 16353, Jul.
  2. Jonathan Gruber & Mengyun Lin & Junjian Yi, 2023, "The Largest Insurance Expansion in History: Saving One Million Lives Per Year in China," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 31423, Jul.

2022

  1. Bhaskar, Venkataraman & Li, Wenchao & Yi, Junjian, 2022, "Multidimensional pre-marital investments with imperfect commitment," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 16864, Jan.
  2. Guo, Rufei & Yi, Junjian & Zhang, Junsen, 2022, "The Child Quantity–Quality Trade-off," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 15233, Apr.

2020

  1. Yu, Yewen & Fan, Yi & Yi, Junjian, 2020, "The One-Child Policy Amplifies Economic Inequality across Generations in China," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 13617, Aug.

2019

  1. Yi Fan & Junjian Yi & Junsen Zhang, 2019, "Rising Intergenerational Income Persistence in China," Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group, number 2019-067, Dec.
  2. Fang, Heyang & Zhang, Yifei, 2019, "Political Tensions and Corporate Cross-border Financing: Evidence from the China-U.S. Trade War," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 95494, Jul.
  3. Zhang, Yifei & Fang, Heyang, 2019, "Does China's overseas lending favors One Belt One Road countries?," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 97785, Dec.

2018

  1. Li, Leona Shao-Zhi & Cui, Chuantao, 2018, "High-speed rail and inventory reduction: Firm-level evidence from China," RIEI Working Papers, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Research Institute for Economic Integration, number 2018-08, Oct.
  2. Sunha Myong & JungJae Park & Junjian Yi, 2018, "Social Norms and Fertility," Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group, number 2018-064, Sep.
  3. Song, Changcheng & Yang, Nan & Yi, Junjian & Yuan, Ye, 2018, "Information Provision and Streamlined Medical Service: Evidence from a Mobile Appointment App," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 11845, Sep.

2017

  1. Soo Hong Chew & Junjian Yi & Junsen Zhang & Songfa Zhong, 2017, "Risk Aversion and Son Preference: Experimental Evidence from Chinese Twin Parents," Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group, number 2017-028, Apr.
  2. Li, Wenchao & Song, Changcheng & Xu, Shu & Yi, Junjian, 2017, "Household Portfolio Choice, Reference Dependence, and the Marriage Market," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 10528, Jan.

2015

  1. Li, Wenchao & Yi, Junjian, 2015, "The Competitive Earning Incentive for Sons: Evidence from Migration in China," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 9214, Jul.
  2. Li, Hongbin & Yi, Junjian & Zhang, Junsen, 2015, "Fertility, Household Structure, and Parental Labor Supply: Evidence from Rural China," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 9342, Sep.

2014

  1. Junjian Yi & James J. Heckman & Junsen Zhang & Gabriella Conti, 2014, "Early Health Shocks, Intrahousehold Resource Allocation, and Child Outcomes," Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group, number 2014-022, Dec.

2013

  1. Weiss, Yoram & Yi, Junjian & Zhang, Junsen, 2013, "Hypergamy, Cross-Boundary Marriages, and Family Behavior," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 7293, Mar.

2012

  1. Wong, Chi Shing, 2012, "A Quantitative Study of Hong Kong's Fiscal Policy," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 41431, Aug.
  2. Heckman, James J. & Yi, Junjian, 2012, "Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Inequality in China," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 6550, May.

2010

  1. Li, Hongbin & Yi, Junjian & Zhang, Junsen, 2010, "Estimating the Effect of the One-Child Policy on Sex Ratio Imbalance in China: Identification Based on the Difference-in-Differences," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 5149, Aug.

2009

  1. Wei Ha & Junjian Yi & Junsen Zhang, 2009, "Inequality and Internal Migration in China: Evidence from Village Panel Data," Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present), Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), number HDRP-2009-27, Jul, revised Jul 2009.
  2. Wei Ha & Junjian Yi & Junsen Zhang, 2009, "Brain Drain, Brain Gain and Economic Growth in China," Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present), Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), number HDRP-2009-37, Aug, revised Aug 2009.
  3. Ha, Wei & Yi, Junjian & Zhang, Junsen, 2009, "Internal Migration and Income Inequality in China: Evidence from Village Panel Data," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 16896, Jun.

2007

  1. Edlund, Lena & Li, Hongbin & Yi, Junjian & Zhang, Junsen, 2007, "Sex Ratios and Crime: Evidence from China’s One-Child Policy," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3214, Dec.

Journal articles

2025

  1. Ye Yuan & Changcheng Song & Nan Yang & Junjian Yi, 2025, "The Effect of Information and Streamline Appointments on Patient Sorting and Hospital Efficiency," Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell, volume 73, issue 3, pages 498-519, September, DOI: 10.1111/joie.70000.
  2. Koh, Yumi & Li, Jing & Wu, Yifan & Yi, Junjian & Zhang, Hanzhe, 2025, "Young women in cities: Urbanization and gender-biased migration," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 172, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2024.103378.
  3. Bhaskar, V. & Li, Wenchao & Yi, Junjian, 2025, "Strategic parental investments in a competitive marriage market," European Economic Review, Elsevier, volume 173, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2025.104958.
  4. Yu, Yewen & Gong, Liutang & Yi, Junjian, 2025, "Globalization raises intergenerational inequality transmission in chinese villages," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, volume 53, issue 3, pages 627-642, DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2025.05.004.
  5. Xingzuo Zhou & Jolene Skordis & Junjian Yi & Yiang Li & Jonathan Clarke & Hongkun Zhang, 2025, "Can wage changes solve the labour crisis in the National Health Service?," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), volume 26, issue 5, pages 839-853, July, DOI: 10.1007/s10198-024-01737-4.
  6. Rufei Guo & Junjian Yi & Junsen Zhang & Ning Zhang, 2025, "Rationed Fertility: Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in the Child Quantity-Quality Trade-Off," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, volume 133, issue 10, pages 3349-3386, DOI: 10.1086/736768.

2024

  1. Hu, Jiayin & Wang, Xuan & Yang, Qingxu & Yi, Junjian, 2024, "Gender disparities in the labor market during COVID-19 lockdowns: Evidence from online job postings and applications in China," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, volume 223, issue C, pages 199-215, DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.05.011.
  2. Lawrence Jin & Rui Tang & Han Ye & Junjian Yi & Songfa Zhong, 2024, "Path Dependency in Physician Decisions," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, volume 91, issue 5, pages 2916-2953.

2023

  1. Yang, Fiona X. & Li, Leona Shao-Zhi & Yang, Gongyan & Yuan, Jia, 2023, "Political ideological distance and tourism demand: The cultural–political interplay," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, volume 98, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2022.103525.
  2. Cui, Chuantao & Li, Leona Shao-Zhi, 2023, "Trade policy uncertainty and new firm entry: Evidence from China," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 163, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2023.103093.
  3. Ken Wong & Max Kwong & Paul Luk & Michael Cheng, 2023, "A robust textual analysis of the dynamics of Hong Kong property market," Pacific Economic Review, Wiley Blackwell, volume 28, issue 3, pages 314-346, August, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0106.12398.
  4. Liu, Gordon & Yi, Junjian & Yuan, Ye & Zhao, Shaoyang, 2023, "The short- and long-run effects of medical malpractice lawsuits on medical spending and hospital operations in China," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, volume 51, issue 4, pages 1142-1161, DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2023.05.002.
  5. Gruber, Jonathan & Lin, Mengyun & Yi, Junjian, 2023, "The largest insurance program in history: Saving one million lives per year in China," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, volume 226, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2023.104999.
  6. Wenchao Li & Zhiming Leng & Junjian Yi & Songfa Zhong, 2023, "A multifaceted poverty reduction program has economic and behavioral consequences," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, volume 120, issue 10, pages 2219078120-, March, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2219078120.
  7. Han Ye & Junjian Yi, 2023, "Patient-Physician Race Concordance, Physician Decisions, and Patient Outcomes," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, volume 105, issue 4, pages 766-779, July, DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_01236.
  8. Wenchao Li & Xuyan Lou & Junjian Yi & Junsen Zhang, 2023, "Unobserved Endowments and Gender Differences in Marriage Matching," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, volume 41, issue 4, pages 859-886, DOI: 10.1086/720762.
  9. V. Bhaskar & Wenchao Li & Junjian Yi, 2023, "Multidimensional Premarital Investments with Imperfect Commitment," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, volume 131, issue 10, pages 2893-2919, DOI: 10.1086/724574.
  10. Yuting Huang & Juan Pantano & Han Ye & Junjian Yi, 2023, "Property Division upon Divorce and Household Decisions," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, volume 58, issue 2, pages 532-560.
  11. Liu, Yun & Zhang, Yifei & Yang, Yuxin & Chen, Xin, 2023, "Dark side of environmental regulation: Wage inequality cost," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, volume 51, issue 2, pages 524-544, DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2022.11.004.

2022

  1. Junjian Yi & Junhong Chu & I. P. L. Png, 2022, "Early-life exposure to hardship increased risk tolerance and entrepreneurship in adulthood with gender differences," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, volume 119, issue 15, pages 2104033119-, April.
  2. Wenchao Li & Changcheng Song & Shu Xu & Junjian Yi, 2022, "High Sex Ratios and Household Portfolio Choice in China," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, volume 57, issue 2, pages 465-490.
  3. Rufei Guo & Qian Wang & Junjian Yi & Junsen Zhang, 2022, "Housing prices and son preference: Evidence from China’s housing reform," Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, John Wiley & Sons, volume 30, issue 3, pages 421-446, July, DOI: 10.1111/ecot.12306.
  4. Wang, Yang & Zhang, Yifei & Kang, Wei & Ahmed, Ahmed Hassan, 2022, "Female analysts and COVID-19 corporate donation," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, volume 53, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2022.100941.
  5. Liu, Yun & Zhang, Yun & Zhang, Yifei & Xiao, He, 2022, "Small business owners’ Fintech credit in crises: Theory and evidence from farmers under the COVID-19," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, volume 71, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2021.101692.
  6. Zhang, Yun & Liu, Yun & Zhang, Yifei & Chen, Xin, 2022, "Globalization blueprint and households’ fintech debt: Evidence from China’s One Belt One Road initiative," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, volume 79, issue C, pages 38-55, DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2021.12.018.
  7. Yun Liu & Yifei Zhang & Heyang Fang & Xin Chen, 2022, "SMEs’ line of credit under the COVID-19: evidence from China," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 58, issue 2, pages 807-828, February, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-021-00474-9.

2021

  1. Chuantao Cui & Leona Shao‐Zhi Li & Daoju Peng, 2021, "Value‐added exports and the skill premium: Evidence from China’s international and regional production networks," Pacific Economic Review, Wiley Blackwell, volume 26, issue 2, pages 183-211, May, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0106.12320.
  2. Cui, Chuantao & Li, Leona Shao-Zhi, 2021, "The effect of the US–China trade war on Chinese new firm entry," Economics Letters, Elsevier, volume 203, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109846.
  3. Yi Fan & Junjian Yi & Junsen Zhang, 2021, "Rising Intergenerational Income Persistence in China," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, volume 13, issue 1, pages 202-230, February, DOI: 10.1257/pol.20170097.
  4. Wenchao Li & Junjian Yi, 2021, "Alphabetical Author Order, Intellectual Collaboration and High-Skilled Migration," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, volume 131, issue 635, pages 1250-1268.
  5. Sunha Myong & JungJae Park & Junjian Yi, 2021, "Social Norms and Fertility," Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association, volume 19, issue 5, pages 2429-2466.
  6. Liu, Yun & Zhang, Yifei & Chen, Xin & Yang, Yuxin, 2021, "Superstition and farmers’ life insurance spending," Economics Letters, Elsevier, volume 206, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109975.
  7. Xin Chen & He Xiao & Yifei Zhang, 2021, "To what extent did independent directors help firms’ recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic? Evidence from China," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 53, issue 38, pages 4464-4480, August, DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2021.1904114.
  8. He Xiao & Xin Chen & Heyang Fang & Yifei Zhang, 2021, "Insider share pledging and firm value consequences under the COVID-19: evidence from China," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 53, issue 56, pages 6522-6534, December, DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2021.1946476.

2020

  1. Chen, Jean Jinghan & Cui, Chuantao & Hunt, Richard A. & Li, Leona Shao-Zhi, 2020, "External enablement of new venture creation: An exploratory, query-driven assessment of China's high-speed rail expansion," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, volume 35, issue 6, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2020.106046.
  2. Paul Luk & Michael Cheng & Philip Ng & Ken Wong, 2020, "Economic policy uncertainty spillovers in small open economies: The case of Hong Kong," Pacific Economic Review, Wiley Blackwell, volume 25, issue 1, pages 21-46, February, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0106.12283.
  3. Lawrence Jin & Rui Tang & Han Ye & Junjian Yi & Songfa Zhong, 2020, "Time Dependency in Physician Decision-Making," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, volume 110, pages 284-288, May, DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20201033.
  4. Guo, Rufei & Lin, Lin & Yi, Junjian & Zhang, Junsen, 2020, "The cross-spousal effect of education on health," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 146, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2020.102493.
  5. Wang, Yang & Zhang, Yifei, 2020, "Do state subsidies increase corporate environmental spending?," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, volume 72, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2020.101592.

2019

  1. Chuantao Cui & Leona Shao-Zhi Li, 2019, "High-speed rail and inventory reduction: firm-level evidence from China," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 51, issue 25, pages 2715-2730, May, DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1558353.
  2. Wrenn, Douglas H. & Yi, Junjian & Zhang, Bo, 2019, "House prices and marriage entry in China," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, volume 74, issue C, pages 118-130, DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2018.12.001.
  3. Junjian Yi, 2019, "Endogenous Altruism: Theory and Evidence from Chinese Twins," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, volume 37, issue 1, pages 247-295, DOI: 10.1086/698900.

2018

  1. Guo, Rufei & Li, Hongbin & Yi, Junjian & Zhang, Junsen, 2018, "Fertility, household structure, and parental labor supply: Evidence from China," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, volume 46, issue 1, pages 145-156, DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2017.10.005.
  2. Fan, Yi & Yi, Junjian & Yuan, Ye & Zhang, Junsen, 2018, "The glorified mothers of sons: Evidence from child sex composition and parental time allocation in rural China," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, volume 145, issue C, pages 249-260, DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2017.11.012.
  3. Yoram Weiss & Junjian Yi & Junsen Zhang, 2018, "Cross†Border Marriage Costs And Marriage Behavior: Theory And Evidence," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, volume 59, issue 2, pages 757-784, May, DOI: 10.1111/iere.12287.
  4. Du, Julan & Zhang, Yifei, 2018, "Does One Belt One Road initiative promote Chinese overseas direct investment?," China Economic Review, Elsevier, volume 47, issue C, pages 189-205, DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2017.05.010.

2017

  1. Tommy Wu & Michael Cheng & Ken Wong, 2017, "Bayesian analysis of Hong Kong's housing price dynamics," Pacific Economic Review, Wiley Blackwell, volume 22, issue 3, pages 312-331, August.
  2. Guo, Rufei & Yi, Junjian & Zhang, Junsen, 2017, "Family size, birth order, and tests of the quantity–quality model," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, volume 45, issue 2, pages 219-224, DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2016.09.006.
  3. Ye, Maoliang & Yi, Junjian, 2017, "Parental preferences, production technologies, and provision for progeny," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, volume 45, issue 2, pages 261-270, DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2016.09.003.

2016

  1. Ha, Wei & Yi, Junjian & Yuan, Ye & Zhang, Junsen, 2016, "The dynamic effect of rural-to-urban migration on inequality in source villages: System GMM estimates from rural China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, volume 37, issue C, pages 27-39, DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2015.09.002.
  2. Ha, Wei & Yi, Junjian & Zhang, Junsen, 2016, "Brain drain, brain gain, and economic growth in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, volume 38, issue C, pages 322-337, DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2015.02.005.
  3. Soo Hong Chew & Junjian Yi & Junsen Zhang & Songfa Zhong, 2016, "Education and anomalies in decision making: Experimental evidence from Chinese adult twins," Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer, volume 53, issue 2, pages 163-200, December, DOI: 10.1007/s11166-016-9246-7.

2015

  1. Junjian Yi & Kee Lee Chou & Linda Yung & Junsen Zhang, 2015, "Public Housing, School Segregation, and Children's Education: Evidence from Hong Kong," Frontiers of Economics in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities, Higher Education Press, volume 10, issue 3, pages 414-448, September.
  2. Junjian Yi & James J. Heckman & Junsen Zhang & Gabriella Conti, 2015, "Early Health Shocks, Intra†household Resource Allocation and Child Outcomes," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, volume 125, issue 588, pages 347-371, November, DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12291.

2013

  1. Lena Edlund & Hongbin Li & Junjian Yi & Junsen Zhang, 2013, "Sex Ratios and Crime: Evidence from China," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, volume 95, issue 5, pages 1520-1534, December.

2011

  1. Hongbin Li & Junjian Yi & Junsen Zhang, 2011, "Estimating the Effect of the One-Child Policy on the Sex Ratio Imbalance in China: Identification Based on the Difference-in-Differences," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), volume 48, issue 4, pages 1535-1557, November, DOI: 10.1007/s13524-011-0055-y.

2010

  1. Junjian Yi & Junsen Zhang, 2010, "The Effect Of House Price On Fertility: Evidence From Hong Kong," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, volume 48, issue 3, pages 635-650, July, DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2009.00213.x.

Chapters

2023

  1. Xin Chen & Yang Wang & Yifei Zhang, 2023, "Detecting Financial Statement Fraud Using Machine-Learning Methods," World Scientific Book Chapters, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., chapter 6, in: Daisy Chou & Conall O'Sullivan & Vassilios G Papavassiliou, "FinTech Research and Applications Challenges and Opportunities".

2018

  1. Lillian Cheung & Eric Wong & Philip Ng & Ken Wong, 2018, "Assessing the impact of globalisation: Lessons from Hong Kong," BIS Papers chapters, Bank for International Settlements, in: Bank for International Settlements, "Globalisation and deglobalisation".

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