Professor
boshiyu@outlook.com
Professional Experience
Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic and Social Research (IESR), Jinan University 2024 — Present
Associate Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic and Social Research (IESR), Jinan University 2020 — 2024
Assistant Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic and Social Research (IESR), Jinan University 2016 — 2020
Education
Ph.D. Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), 2016
B.A. Economics & B.S. Statistics, Peking University, 2011
Research Fields
Development Economics, Political Economy and Urban Economics
Publications
'Environmental Regulations, Political Incentives and Local Economic Activities: Evidence from China'. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming.
'Centralization and Regional Development: Evidence from a Political Hierarchy Reform to Create Cities in China'. Journal of Urban Economics, 2020.
'Media Attention and Choices of Major: Evidence from Anti-Doctor Violence', with Joy Chen, Yan Song and Sen Zhou. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2020.
'Flattening of Government Hierarchies and Misuse of Public Funds: Evidence from Audit Programs in China', with Yiping Wu and Lingna Zhong. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2020.
'Admission Mechanisms and the Mismatch between Colleges and Students: Evidence from a Large Administrative Dataset from China', with Jing Liu, Ji-liang Shiu, Yan Song and Sen Zhou. Economics of Education Review, 2019.
'Son Preference, Children's Gender and Parents' Time Allocation: Evidence from China'. Applied Economics, 2018.
Research Grants
National Natural Science Foundation Grant
Guangzhou Philosophy and Social Science Grant
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
