Research Statement
My resarch areas are education and health economics, with a focus on how individuals deviate from rationality when making decisions in education and healthcare contexts.
Publications
“The Effects of State-level Pharmacist Regulations on Generic Substitution of Prescription Drugs” (with Douglas Barthold, Health Economics, 27.11 (2018): 1717-1737. Link)
“Admission Mechanisms and Mismatches between Colleges and Students: Evidence from Large Field Data in China” (with Shiyu Bo, Jing Liu, Ji-liang Shiu, Sen Zhou, Economics of Education Review, 68 (2019): 27-37. Link)
“Media Attention and Choice of Major: Evidence from Violence Against Doctors in China”, (with Shiyu Bo, Joy Chen, Sen Zhou, Journal of Economic and Behavior Organization, 170(2020):1-19, lead article, Link)
Working Papers
- “Sophistication and Cautiousness in College Applications”, (with Kentaro Tomoeda and Xiaoyu Xia)
Work in Progress
- “Gender Gap in Test Scores: Evidence from China”
- “Non-linear Features in the New Cooperative Medical Scheme and Impacts on Health”, (with Jie Ma, Bo Zhou)