“The Rise of the Chinese Communist Party” (with Ting CHEN)

“Commercial Revolution in Medieval China” (with Ting CHEN)

“Foreign-educated Elite and Political Transformation: Evidence from Historical China” (with Alina Yue WANG)

“Ideological Dissent and Selective Persecution: Evidence from China’s Cultural Revolution” (with Alina Yue WANG), revision requested at The Journal of Economic History

“Millet, Rice, and Isolation: Origins and Persistence of the World's Most Enduring Mega-State” (with Ömer Özak, Louis Putterman, and Shuang Shi)