Research

Publications

1. To Stay or to Migrate? When Becker Meets Harris-Todaro with Pei-Ju Liao, Ping Wang and Chong K. Yip
   European Economic Review, 2024, 169, 104831.
   Journal NBER WP 27767
2. Educational Choice, Rural-urban Migration and Economic Development with Pei-Ju Liao, Ping Wang and Chong K. Yip
   Economic Theory, 2022, 74, 1–67.
   Journal NBER WP 23939
3. Fertility and Internal Migration with Pei-Ju Liao, Ping Wang and Chong K. Yip
   Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, 2020, 102(4), 429–445.
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4. Waiting as a Signal: Why Women are Delaying Fertility? with Wung Lik Ng
   Economic Modelling, 2020, 87, 471–479.
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5. Health and Economic Development from Cross-Country Perspectives with Ping Wang
   Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, 2020, 102(1), 79–98.
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6. Winners and Losers of Universal Health Insurance: A Macroeconomic Analysis with Wung Lik Ng
   The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2019, 20(1), 20180064.
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7. A Two-sector Model of Endogenous Growth with Leisure Externalities with Costas Azariadis, Been-Lon Chen and Chia-Hui Lu
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2013, 148(2), 843–857.
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Working Papers

1. Guns ahead of Markets? Lessons from British-Chinese Trade with T. Terry Cheung, Theodore Palivos, Ping Wang and Chong K. Yip
   Under submission, January 2026.

   Previous version circulated as “Dynamic Trade, Endogenous Institutions and the Colonization of Hong Kong,” NBER Working Paper 23937.

   NBER WP 23937
2. Barriers to Health and the Poverty Trap with Ping Wang
   NBER Working Paper No. 19263.
   NBER WP 19263
3. Does Health Matter? A Quantitative Analysis of Cross-Country Income Differences
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4. Dowry or Education? The Altruistic Parents’ Decision with Wung Lik Ng

Work in Progress

• Price Controls and Physician Specialty Choice: A Quantitative Analysis of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance (with Wung Lik Ng)
• Rural-urban Migration and Informality: The African Story (with Pei-Ju Liao and Ping Wang)
• Economic Slowdown and Changes in Son Preference: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis (with Nayoung Lee)
• Rising Price for Husband? The Case of Cross Border Marriages in Taiwan (with Wanchuan Lin and Juan Pantano)

Grants

1. Remittances, Rural-urban Migration and the Informal Economy MOST 108-2410-H-305-002-MY2
2. Fertility Externalities, Reproductive Preferences and Fertility Decisions MOST 110-2410-H-305-062
3. Rural-urban Migration, Fertility Choice, and Human Capital Formation MOST 111-2410-H-305-062
4. Outsource Parenting: An Investigation of Low Fertility NSTC 112-2410-H-305-066
5. Retirement, Health Investments and Long-term Care NSTC 113-2410-H-305-034-MY3