個人簡歷
2009年被評為教育部長江學者特聘教授，2010年獲國家傑出青年基金。2005年4月榮獲由世界發展經濟學研究會舉辦的“關於中國收入分配和扶貧”國際徵文比賽一等獎。曾獲得史丹福大學Koret 獎學金（1995至1998年）及史丹福大學Provost 獎學金（1996年夏）。
主要教授課程 “高級微觀計量經濟學”, “發展經濟學”, “優秀學術人才培養計畫”，及“新生研討課”。
在JPE, EJ, ReStat, JoLE, JPubE, JDE, JHR等頂尖學術期刊上發表過大量論文。主持了多個由中國國家自然科學基金，香港研究資助局等多家基金資助的科研項目。
是《比較經濟學》和《中國經濟評論》的編委，《中國農業經濟評論》編輯顧問委員會成員，德國IZA的研究員，北京大學莫里斯經濟研究所的資深研究員。並於2006年至2007年間任香港中文大學經濟金融中心副主任。
期刊論文（國內）
“企業家的創業與創新精神對中國經濟成長的影響”，《經濟研究》已接受待發表，2009年（與李杏、姚先國、張海峰、張俊森合作）。
“中國城市居民的家庭收入、消費和儲蓄行為：一個基於組群的實證研究”，《經濟學（季刊）》，vol.8, No.4, 1197-1220，2009年10月（與周紹傑，張俊森合作）。
“非正規金融與農戶借貸行為”，《金融研究》，2009年第4期，PP63-79（與金燁合作）。
“中國計畫生育政策效果如何”（與張俊森、朱懌合作），《經濟學報》，2008年5月，第三卷第一輯，83-112頁。
“相對績效考核：中國地方官員晉升機制的一項經驗研究”（與周黎安、陳曄合作），《經濟學報》，2005年6月，第一卷第一輯，83-96頁。
“轉型經濟中的銀行歧視:意識形態,信息還是激勵”（與 Loren Brandt 合作），《世界經 濟文匯》2005年第2期，1-24頁。
期刊論文（國際）
"Altruism, Favoritism, and Guilt in the Allocation of Family Resources: Sophie's Choice in Mao's Mass Send Down Movement," Journal of Political Economy (lead article) 118(1), February 2010, pp. 1-38 (with Mark Rosenzweig and Junsen Zhang).
"Incentives, Equality and Contract Renegotiations: Theory and Evidence in the Chinese Banking Industry," Journal of Industrial Economics, 58(1), March 2010, pp156-189 (with Hongbin Cai and Li-an Zhou).
"Why Does Spousal Education Matter for Earnings? Assotative Mating and Cross-Productivity," Journal of Labor Economics, 27(4), October 2009, pp. 633-652 (with Chong Huang, Pak Wai Liu and Junsen Zhang).
"Testing The External Effect of Consumption: the Case of Child Demand," Journal of Human Resource, 44(4), pp. 890-915, fall 2009 (with Junsen Zhang).
"Ultrasonic Scans and Sex Ratios in China," Asian Economic Policy Review, 4(1), pp. 121-137, June 2009 (with Hui Zheng).
"Winter Heating or Clean Air? Unintended Impacts of China's Huai River Policy," American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, 99(2), pp 184-190, May 2009 (with Douglas Almond, Yuyu Chen and Michael Greenstone).
"Mother's Education and Child Health: Is There a Nurturing Effect? " Journal of Health Economics, 28(2), pp 413-426, March 2009 (with Yuyu Chen).
"Political Connections, Financing and Firm Performance: Evidence from Chinese Private Entrepreneurs," (with Lingsheng Meng, Qian Wang and Li-an Zhou) Journal of Development Economics 87, 2008, pp. 283-299.
"The Quantity-Quality Tradeoff of Children in a Developing Country: Identification Using Chinese Twins," Demography, 45(1), February 2008, pp. 223-243 (with Junsen Zhang and Yi Zhu).
"Effects of Longevity and Dependency Rates on Saving and Growth: Evidence from a Panel of Cross Countries," (with Jie Zhang and Junsen Zhang), Journal of Development Economics, 84(1), September 2007, pp. 138-154.
"Economic Returns to the Communist Party Membership: Evidence from Chinese Twins," (with Pak Wai Liu, Junsen Zhang and Ning Ma), Economic Journal, 117(523), October 2007, pp. 1504-1520.
"Do High Birth Rates Hamper Economic Growth?" (with Junsen Zhang), Review of Economics and Statistics 89(1), February 2007, pp. 110-117.
"Incentive Effects under Contract Renegotiation: Evidence from the Chinese Banking Industry," (with Scott Rozelle and Li-an Zhou), Economics of Transition 15(1), March 2007, pp. 109-124.
"Income, Income Inequality and Health: Evidence from China," (with Yi Zhu), Journal of Comparative Economics 34(4), December 2006, pp. 654-667.
"Why Do Entrepreneurs Enter Politics," (with Lingsheng Meng and Junsen Zhang), Economic Inquiry 44(3), July 2006, pp 559-578.
"Political Turnover and Economic Performance: The Disciplinary Role of Personnel Control in China," (with Li-An Zhou), Journal of Public Economics 89(9-10), September 2005, pp. 1743-1762.
"Banks and Enterprise Privatization in China." (with Loren Brandt and Joanne Roberts), Journal of Law, Economics and Organization 21(2), October 2005, pp. 524-546.
"Relative performance evaluation and the turnover of provincial leaders in China." (with Ye Chen and Li-an Zhou), Economics Letters 88(3), June 2005, pp. 421-425.
"Insider Privatization with a Tail: The Screening Contract and Performance of Privatized Firms in Rural China," (with Scott Rozelle), Journal of Development Economics (lead article) 75(1), October 2004, pp 1-26.
"Government’s Budget Constraint, Competition and Privatization: Evidence from China's Rural Industry," Journal of Comparative Economics 31(3), September 2003, pp. 486-502.
"Bank Discrimination in Transition Economies: Ideology, Information or Incentives?" (with Loren Brandt), Journal of Comparative Economics (lead article) 31(3), September 2003, pp. 387-413.
"Privatizing Rural China: Insider Privatization, Innovative Contracts, and the Performance of Township Enterprises" (with Scott Rozelle), China Quarterly 174, December 2003, pp. 981-1005.
"Reversing Privatization as a Screening Mechanism," Economics Letters 78, February 2003, pp. 267-271.
"Saving or Stripping Rural Industry: an Analysis of Privatization and Efficiency in China," Agricultural Economics 1460, (with Scott Rozelle), 2000, pp. 1-12.
