CV

Education

• Ph.D in Applied Economics and Management, Dyson School, Cornell University, 2015
• M.S. in Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Delaware, 2010
• M.A. in Economics, Beijing Normal University, 2008
• B.S. in Computer Science, Biejing Normal University, 2005
• B.A. (dual degree) in Business Administration, Beijing Normal University, 2005

Work experience

• 2026-: Associate Professor
  • Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen University
• 2015-2025: Assistant Professor
  • School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University

Publications

The impact of energy poverty on subjective well-being: evidence from China

The Impact of Fertility Relaxation on the Gender Wage Gap

Rural residents’ climate change perceptions, personal experiences, and purchase intention-behavior gap in energy-saving refrigeration appliances in Southwest China

Travel Costs and Cross-city Investments: Evidence from China’s High-Speed Rail

Perceived Economic Prospects during the Early Stage of COVID-19 Breakout

Steering in the Housing Market: Incentive Induced by the Tax Scheme

Online Markets and Trust

Genetic Distance and Intra-national Variation in Preferences and Behaviors

A Global Analysis of the Relationship between Urbanization and Fatalities in Earthquake Prone Areas

Tax Evasion, Capital Gains Taxes, and the Housing Market

Linking Ecosystem Services and Subjective Well-being in Rapidly Urbanizing Watersheds: Insights from a Multilevel Linear Model

Negotiating Housing Deal on a Polluted Day: Consequences and Possible Explanations

Appeals to Social Norms and Taxpayer Compliance

The Roles of Emotion and Reasoning in Coping with Hazardous Events

The Effects of Trust in Government on Earthquake Survivors’ Risk Perception and Preparedness in China

Nudging Charitable Giving: Three Field Experiments

The Sound of Cooperation: Musical Influences on Mood and Behavior

The Engineering, Economic and Environmental Electricity Simulation Tool (E4ST)

University Licensing of Patents for Varietal Innovations in Agriculture

Incentive Mechanisms, Loan Decisions and Policy Rationing: A Framed Field Experiment on Rural Credit

A Detailed Power System Planning Model: Estimating the Long-Run Impact of Carbon-Reducing Policies

Does a Detailed Model of the Electricity Grid Matter? Estimating the Impacts of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Context Effects in a Negatively Framed Social Dilemma Experiment

Teaching

Principles of Economics

Undergraduate course, Sun Yat-sen University, 2026

Microeconomics II

Undergraduate course, Nanyang Technological University, 2022-2025

Advanced Microeconomics

Graduate course, Nanyang Technological University, 2021-2025

Topics in Microeconomics and Mathematical Economics (Discrete Choice Modeling and Structural Estimation)

Graduate course, Nanyang Technological University, 2020-2025

Behavioral Economics and Policy Analysis (in Chinese)

Graduate course, Nanyang Technological University, 2018-2025

Empirical Strategy and Program Evaluation

Undergraduate course, Nanyang Technological University, 2018-2024

Development Economics

Graduate course, Nanyang Technological University, 2018-2022

Service and leadership

• Associate Editor: China Economic Review; Singapore Economic Review