I am currently a postdoctoral fellow (funded by HUST key support program) at the School of Economics at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

My research areas include economic growth, innovation and intellectual property rights. My research findings have been published in journals, such as International Economic Review, Journal of International Economics, and Macroeconomic Dynamics.

Agricultural Trade and Industrial Development (with Angus Chu, Yuichi Furukawa and Pietro Peretto)
International Economic Review, forthcoming.

From Neolithic Revolution to Industrialization (with Angus Chu)
Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2024, vol. 28, 699-717.

Export-Led Takeoff in a Schumpeterian Economy (with Angus Chu and Pietro Peretto)
Journal of International Economics, 2023, vol. 145, 103798.

Early State Formation and Interstate Competition in a Malthusian Economy (revised version to be available)
(June 2026) - with Angus Chu and Xilin Wang
Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Population Economics

Forthcoming Paper
Agricultural Trade and Industrial Development
International Economic Review, forthcoming (with Angus Chu, Yuichi Furukawa and Pietro Peretto)

Tourism, Takeoff and Growth: A Quantitative Analysis of Macau
Journal of Macroeconomics, forthcoming (with Angus Chu)