Publications

Am I the Big Fish? The Effect of Ordinal Rank on Student Academic Performance in Middle School, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, vol. 176, 18-41.

Income Comparison and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Self-Perceived Relative Income Data from China, ​ forthcoming at the Eastern Economic Journal.

The Impact of High School Curriculum on Confidence, Academic Success, and Mental and Physical Well-Being of University Students​ (with Naci Mocan), Journal of Labor Research, 2019, vol. 40, 428-462.

The Impact of Self-Perceived Relative Income on Life Satisfaction: Evidence from British Panel Data,​ Southern Economic Journal, 2019, vol. 86, 726-745.

Income Inequality and Financial Reform in Asia: The Role of Human Capital (with Jie Li), Applied Economics, 2014, vol. 46, 2920-2935.

Working Papers

The Effect of Public Health Insurance on Crime Recidivism (with Erkmen G. Aslim, Murat C. Mungan, and Carlos I. Navarro), George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 19-19, revise and resubmit at the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

Can Superstition Create a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? School Outcomes of Dragon Children of China (with Naci Mocan), NBER Working Paper No. 23709, revised and resubmitted to the Journal of Human Cpital.

Local Labor Market Shocks and Employment and Earnings Differentials: Evidence from Shale Oil and Gas Booms​ ​(with Gregory B. Upton), USAEE/IAEE Working Paper, revise and resubmit at the Energy Economics.