Below, I have listed academic works on China that I particularly enjoy, especially those with an economic focus.
Although China is widely discussed, much of its institutions and economy remain unclear to many observers.
The research presented here is chosen based on my preferences.
在此我会列出一些关于中国的学术研究。文章选择基于个人口味和兴趣，旨在帮助我们更加了解中国。
The Rise of the Chinese Communist Party (Journal of European Economic Association 2026)
Political Conflict and Development Dynamics: Economic Legacies of the Cultural Revolution (Journal of Economic History 2023)
Political movement and trust formation: Evidence from the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) (European Economic Review 2020)
收入增长与经济增长为何不同步 （CF40 金融四十人论坛报告，陈志武 2010）
Policy Experimentation in China: The Political Economy of Policy Learning (Journal of Political Economy 2025)
Giffen Behavior and Subsistence Consumption (American Economic Review 2008)
Barriers to Entry and Regional Economic Growth in China (The Review of Economic Studies 2025)
The fundamental institutions of China's reforms and development (Journal of Economic Literature 2011) 许成钢*
The Rise and Fall of Local Elections in China (American Economic Review 2022)
Busting the “Princelings”: The Campaign Against Corruption in China’s Primary Land Market (The Quarterly Journal of Economics 2019)
From Connections to Merit: Anti-Corruption Reform and Occupational Mobility in China's Civil Service (The Economic Journal 2025)
Factions in Nondemocracies: Theory and Evidence From the Chinese Communist Party (Econometrica 2023)
How Allowing a Little Bit of Dissent Helps Control Social Media: Impact of Market Structure on Censorship Compliance (Journal of European Economic Association 2025)
Intergovernmental Conflict and Censorship: Evidence from China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign (Journal of European Economic Association 2022)
Highway havens for hidden horrors: Expressway connections and child trafficking in China (Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 2024)
Social Media and Collective Action in China (Econometrica 2024)
The Criminogenic Consequence of Export Slowdown: Evidence from Millions of Court Judgment Documents in China (The Economic Journal 2025)
The Political Economy Consequences of China’s Export Slowdown (Journal of the European Economic Association 2023)
Patronage networks and multitasking incentives: Evidence from local officials’ responses to public crises in China’s centralized bureaucracy (World Development 2025)
China's Macroeconomic Development: The Role of Gradualist Reforms (Journal of Economic Literature 2025)