About

I am a tenured associate professor at the Institute for Economic and Social Research (IESR), Jinan University. My research focuses on urban economics and environmental economics, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of the two fields. My recent work examines the impacts and underlying mechanisms of urban and environmental policies on land markets, firm polluting behavior, and regional environmental quality.

Research Areas
Urban EconomicsEnvironmental Economics
Publications
  1. Relative Height and Vertical Status in Buildings
    with Danny Ben-Shahar, Yongheng Deng, Eyal Solganik & Tsur Somerville · Real Estate Economics, 2026, 1–29
  2. Moving to Opportunity for Polluting: Intra-city Evidence from China's Land Market
    with Shiyu Bo & Fan Zhang · Journal of Development Economics, 2026, 182: 103810
  3. Extreme Weather and Complaints: Evidence from Chinese Netizens
    with Yajie Han · China Economic Journal, 2024, 17(1): 116–136
  4. Disguised Pollution: Industrial Activities in the Dark
    with Sumit Agarwal, Yajie Han & Yu Qin · Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 223: 104904
  5. The Effect of Targeted Poverty Alleviation Program on Children's Academic Performance in China
    with Huifu Nong, Qing Zhang & Rong Zhu · Review of Income and Wealth, 2022, 68: 951–969
  6. Acquiring Land in Cold Winter: Consequences and Possible Explanations
    with Yinghao Pan, Yu Qin & Fan Zhang · Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2022, 116: 102721
  7. Impact of Temperature on Morbidity: New Evidence from China
    with Sumit Agarwal, Yu Qin, Luwen Shi & Guoxu Wei · Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2021, 109: 102495
  8. Compensating for Academic Loss: Online Education and Student Performance during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    with Andrew E. Clark, Huifu Nong & Rong Zhu · China Economic Review, 2021, 68: 101629
    China Economic Review Best Paper Award 2023
  9. Can Price Regulation Improve Land Use Intensity? Evidence from Industrial Land Market in China
    with Yatang Lin, Yu Qin & Yang Yang · Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2020, 81: 103501
  10. Run Away? Air Pollution and Emigration Interests in China
    with Yu Qin · Journal of Population Economics, 2018, 31: 235–266
  11. Fear of Nuclear Power? Evidence from Fukushima Nuclear Accident and Land Market in China
    with Yongheng Deng, Xiaobo He & Rong Zhu · Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2016, 60: 139–154
  12. Changes in the Distribution of Land Prices in Urban China during 2007–2012
    with Yu Qin & Rong Zhu · Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2016, 57: 77–90
Selected Working Papers
  1. When Trash Becomes Fuel: The Impact of Waste-to-Energy Plants on Open Burning in China
    with Huanhuan He & Fan Zhang
Grants
  • General Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China（国家自然科学基金面上项目）2027 – 2030
  • Young Scientists Fund, Humanities and Social Sciences Research, Ministry of Education of China（教育部人文社会科学研究青年基金项目）2026 – 2028
  • Young Scientists Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China（国家自然科学基金青年科学基金项目C类）2021 – 2023
Appointments
  • Tenured Associate Professor, Institute for Economic and Social Research, Jinan University2023.10 – present
  • Associate Professor, Institute for Economic and Social Research, Jinan University2021.10 – 2023.10
  • Assistant Professor, Institute for Economic and Social Research, Jinan University2016.05 – 2021.09
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Real Estate Studies, National University of Singapore2014.09 – 2016.05
Education
  • Ph.D. in Economics, University of New South Wales2014.08
  • M.A. in Economics, Sun Yat-sen University2010.07
  • B.Sc. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Sun Yat-sen University2008.07
Service

Referee:

China Economic Review, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Journal of Population Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Regional Science, Management Science, Real Estate Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics,《世界经济》, etc.