International trade, firm dynamics, applied economics

Position and Appointments Vanderbilt University Research Fellow 2017-Present Nanjing University of Finance & Economics Associate Professor 2017-Present Nanjing University Assistant Professor 2013-2017 Vanderbilt University Research Assistant 2011-2012 Vanderbilt University Teaching Assistant 2008-2013

Education Ph.D., Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA, 2008-2013 M.A., Finance, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 2005-2008 M.A., Economics, Singapore Management University, Singapore, Singapore, 2006-2007 B.A., Mathematics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 2001-2005

Research Funding · National Natural Science foundation in China (71703067) , host · Major Bidding Project of Ministry of Education of China (16JZD019), member

1. “Exchange Rate Induced Export Quality Upgrading: A Firm-Level Perspective”, (with C. Hu and D. Parsley), Economic Modelling, 2021, forthcomming.

2. “Firm’s Heterogeneity, Demand Accumulating, and Exchange Rate Pass-Through”, (with C. Zhao), Southern Economic Journal, 2020, 87, 700-731.

3. “Learning to Import from Neighbors”, (with C. Hu),China Economic Review, 2020, 61, 1-21.

4. "Export, FDI and the Welfare Gains from Trade Liberalization", (with P. Sun and G. Yang ), Economic Modelling, 2020, 92, 230-238

5. "Credit Rationing and Firm Exports: Microeconomic Evidence from SMEs in China", (with C. Dong and J. Yu) World Economy, 2021, 44, 286-311d.

6. "Price, Product Quality, and Exporter Dynamics: Evidence from China", (with J. Rodrigue), International Economics Review, 2019, 60(4), 1911-1955.

7. "How Exporting Firms Respond to Technical Barriers to Trade", (with C. Hu, F. Lin and Y. Tang)World Economy, 2019, 42, 1400-1426.

8. "Quota Removal and Firm-Level Offshoring: Theory and Evidence", (With L. An), Economic Modelling, 2019, 78, 225-239.

9. "Export Rivalry and Exchange Rate Pass-Through", (with P. Sun and X. Hou)Economics of Transition, 2019, 27, 801-821.

10. "Dynamic Entry with Demand and Supply Side Spillovers", Contemporary Economic Policy, 2019, 37(1), 86-101.

11. “Product Churning, Reallocation, and Chinese Export Growth”, (with J. Rodrigue, Z. Hu and C. Yu), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017,143, 147-164

12. “Regional Effects of Export Tax Rebate on Exporting Firms: Evidence from China”, (with L. An and C. Hu), Review of International Economics,2017, 25, 774-198.

13. “Export Spillovers and Export Performance in China”, (with C. Hu)China Economic Review, 2016, 41, 75-89

14. “Product Differentiation, Export Participation and Productivity Growth: Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Firms”, (with C. Hu) China Economic Review, 2016, 41, 234-252.

15. “How Continuing Exporters Set the Price? Theory and Empirical Evidence from China”, (with F. Lin and C. Hu) International Review of Economics and Finance, 2016, 44, 91-102.

16. “Multi-product Firms, Product Scope, and the Policy of Export Tax Rebate”, (with J. Han and Y. Ma) China Economic Review, 2015, 44, 91-102.

1. “解开出口贸易影响企业排污的“面纱”：清洁生产与终端治理”，《中国工业经济》，2020，已接受

2. "互联网、信息外溢与进口绩效—理论分析与经验研究", (与胡雪波等)《世界经济》, 2019-12期，77-98.

3. Papers under Revision and Resubmission 1. "The Curious Case of the Missing Chinese Emissions", with Rodrigue and Sheng (Under Review); 2. "Exporting, Abatement, and Firm-level Emissions: Evidence from China's Accession to the WTO", with Rodrigue and Sheng (under review) 3. “Heterogeneous Impacts of Finance on Firm Exports” with Cheng and Hu (Revision and Resubmission atWorld Economy)