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WORKING PAPERS FROM 2026 PROGRAM

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Yuyu Chen, Peking University; Xincheng Qiu, Peking University*; Maoxin Shi, Peking University 
The Reserve Army or the Protestant Ethic: Experimental Evidence of Unemployment Pressure and Work Ethics 
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Suqin Ge, Virginia Tech; Naijia Guo, The University of Hong Kong*; Zibin Huang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; Junsen Zhang, Zhejiang University; Li Zhang, Rockwool Foundation Berlin
Growing without Divergence: The Impact of Innovation on Low- and High-skilled Migration in China
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Yizhen Gu, Peking University HSBC Business School; Die Hu, Peking University HSBC Business School; Ming Li, The Chinese University of Hong Kong*
The Spatial Effects of Labor Mobility Restrictions: Evidence from the Shenzhen Wall
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Zhenyu Gao, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Wenxi Jiang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Haohan Ren, Fudan University; Kemin Wang, Fudan University; Yuezhi Wu, Fudan University*
AI Sovereignty
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Panle Jia Barwick, University of Wisconsin-Madison, NBER, and CEPR; Lu Fang, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics; Jinhan Liu, Zhejiang University*; Zhe Yuan, Zhejiang University
Leveling the Playing Field: The Effect of Generative AI on Small and Medium-Sized Firms

Yameng Fan, The University of Hong Kong*
Structural Change and Food Security Constraints: A Market Solution
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Ting Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University; Jianan Li, Xiamen University; Chong Pang, Barcelona School of Economics and Universitat Pompeu Fabra*; Yuan Zi, Geneva Graduate Institute and CEPR
A Thirst for Silver: Trade Shock, Taxation, and Local Unrest in Nineteenth-Century China
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Roger Gordon, University of California San Diego; Wei Li, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business; Dan Su, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business*; Yi Zhou, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
The Fiscal Roots of China’s Unbalanced Growth
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Hannah Yi Wei, University of Oxford*
The Power and Pitfalls of Techno-Industrial Policy: Evidence from China
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Weiting Miao, Stanford University*
Technology Rivalry and Resilience Under Trade Disruptions: The Case of Semiconductor Foundries
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John Zhuang Liu, University of Hong Kong; Wenwei Peng, Hong Kong Baptist University*; Shaoda Wang, University of Chicago and NBER
A Few Bad Apples? Academic Dishonesty, Political Selection, and Institutional Performance in China
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Xiaohan Yang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong*; Xiaobo Zhang, Peking University and IFPRI
Multinational Enterprise Experience Fosters Innovative Entrepreneurship: Evidence from China
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Bin Jiang, Peking University; Qingyuan Xue, University of Hong Kong and Peking University; Nina Yin, Central University of Finance and Economics*; Jiayu Zhang, Peking University HSBC Business School; Xuan Zhang, Singapore Management University
Contracting on Price, Compensating on Quality: Evidence from Centralized Drug Procurement
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