About Me

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 Journal of International Economics and Macroeconomic Dynamics.

Selected Publications

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

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

Working Papers

Agricultural Trade and Industrial Development (revised version to be available)
(July 2026) - with Angus Chu, Yuichi Furukawa and Pietro Peretto
Conditionally accepted by International Economic Review

Tourism, Takeoff and Growth: A Quantitative Analysis of Macau
(July 2026) - with Angus Chu
Revised and resubmitted to Journal of Macroeconomics

Early State Formation and Interstate Competition in a Malthusian Economy
(June 2026) - with Angus Chu and Xilin Wang

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