LI-AN ZHOU Department of Applied Economics Guanghua School of Management Beijing, China, 100871 Tel: 86-10-6275-0431(O) Email: zhoula@gsm.pku.edu.cn EDUCATION Stanford University, Ph.D. in Economics, 1996-2002 Beijing University, M.A. in Economics, 1988-1991 Beijing University, B.A. in International Economics, 1984-1988 ACAMDEMIC POSITIONS August 2010-, Professor, Department of Applied Economics, Guanghua School of Management, August 2005-July 2010, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Economics, Guanghua School of Management, August 2002-July, 2005, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Economics, Guanghua School of Management, April 1991-August 1996, Lecturer, Department of Economics, School of Economics, RESEARCH INTERESTS Political Economy, Industrial Organization, Development and Transition, Chinese Economy PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS July 2006-January 2011, Associate Chair, Department of Applied Economics, Guanghua School of Management,
January 2011-present, Chair, Department of Applied Economics, Guanghua School of Management, August 2006-present, Associate Director, Institute of Economic Policy Research (IEPR), PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS (ENGLISH) [21]. Does Raising Family Income Cause Better Child Health? Evidence from China (with Yi Chen and Xiaoyan Lei), forthcoming, Economic Development and Cultural Change [20]. "Market Facilitation by Local Government and Firm Efficiency: Evidence from China" (with Robert Cull, Lixin Colin Xu, Xi Yang, and Tian Zhu), forthcoming, Journal of Corporate Finance [19]. Strategic Interaction in Political Competition: Evidence from Spatial Effects across Chinese Cities (with Jihai Yu and Guozhong Zhu), Regional Science and Urban Economics 57: 23 37, 2016 [18]. " Executive Compensation and Legal Investor Protection: Evidence from China s Listed Firms" (with Zhigang Zheng, Yanmei Sun and Chao Chen), Review of Development Economics 20(1): 39-47, 2016. [17] "Demystifying the Chinese Housing Boom" (with Hanming Fang, Quanlin Gu, and Wei Xiong), NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2015, Vol.30, edited by Martin Eichenbaum and Jonathan Parker [16] The Administrative Subcontract: Significance, Relevance and Implications for Intergovernmental Relations in China, Chinese Journal of Sociology, Vol.: 1-41, 2015 [15] The Effect of Microinsurance on Economic Activities: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment" (with Hongbin Cai, Yuyu Chen and Hanming Fang), Review of Economics and Statistics 97(2): 287 300, 2015 [14] Seller Reputation: From Word-of-mouth to Centralized Feedback (with Hongbin Cai, Ginger Jin, and Chong Liu), International Journal of Industrial Organization 34: 51-65, 2014. [13] "Family Ties and Organizational Design: Evidence from Chinese Private Firms" (with Hongbin Cai, Hongbin Li and Albert Park), Review of Economics and Statistics 95(3): 850-867, 2013.
[12] Returnees Versus Locals: Who Performs Better in China s Technology Entrepreneurship? (with Haiyang Li, Yan Zhang, Yu Li, and Weiying Zhang), Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 6: 257 272, 2012 [11]. Intra-Industry Knowledge Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment in R&D: Evidence from China s Silicon Valley (with Yasuyuki Todo and Weiying Zhang), Review of Development Economics 15(3), 569-585, 2011. [10]. FDI Spillovers in an Emerging Market: The Role of Foreign Firms Country Origin Diversity and Domestic Firms Absorptive Capacity (with Yan Zhang, Haiyang Li and Yu Li), Strategic Management Journal 31: 969 989, 2010. [9]. "Income and Consumption Inequality in Urban China: 1992-2003" (with Hongbin Cai and Yuyu Chen), Economic Development and Cultural Change 58 (3): 385-413, 2010, lead article. [8]. "Incentives, Equality, and Contract Renegotiations: Theory and Evidence in the Chinese Banking Industry" (with Hongbin Cai and Hongbin Li), Journal of Industrial Economics 58(1): 156-189, 2010. [7]. "Political Connections, Financing and Firm Performance: Evidence from Chinese Private Entrepreneurs" (with Hongbin Li, Lingsheng Meng, and Qian Wang), Journal of Development Economics 87: 283-299, 2008. One of the Most Cited Journal of Development Economics Articles since 2007 with the rank of the 13th out of Top 25, 2012 [6]. "The Long-Term Health and Economic Consequences of the 1959-61 Famine in China" (with Yuyu Chen), Journal of Health Economics 26: 659-681, 2007, lead article. One of the Most Cited Journal of Health Economics Articles since 2007 with the rank of the 11th out of Top 25, 2012 [5] Incentive Contracts and Bank Performance: Evidence from the Banking Industry in Rural China" (with Hongbin Li and Scott Rozelle), Economics of Transition 15(1): 109-124, 2007. [4] "Relative Performance Evaluation and the Turnover of Provincial Leaders in China" (with Ye Chen and Hongbin Li), Economics Letters 88: 421-425, 2005. [3] Political Turnover and Economic Performance: The Incentive Role of Personnel Control in China (with Hongbin Li), Journal of Public Economics 89:1743-1762, 2005. Reprinted in "Governing Rapid Growth in China: Equity and Institutions", edited by Ravi Kanbur and Xiaobo Zhang, 2009, London and New York: Routledge. One of the Most
Cited Journal of Public Economics Articles since 2005 with the rank of the 3rd out of Top 10, 2010 [2] "Parental Childcare and Children s Educational Attainment: Evidence from China" (with Hongbin Li, Xianguo Yao, and Junsheng Zhang), Applied Economics, 37 (18): 2067-2076, 2005. [1] How Prudent Are Community Representative Consumers? (with Yuyu Chen) Topics in Macroeconomics: Vol. 3: No. 1, Article 4. 2003. BOOK CHAPTERS [1]. "Firm Dynamics in Economic Transition: Evidence from a Chinese Science Park", (with Q. Gu, H. Li, W. Zhang), in Haiyang Li (eds), Growth of New Technology Ventures in China s Emerging Market. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., MA: Northampton. 2006. [2]. Political Competition at a Multilayer Hierarchy: Evidence from China, (with X. Li, C. Liu, and X. Weng), in Masahiko Aoki and Jinglian Wu (eds.), The Chinese Economy: A New Transition, IEA Conference Volume No.150-IV, Basing Stroke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012 WORKING PAPERS [1]. More Trusting, Less Trust? An Investigation of Early E-Commerce in China" (with Hongbin Cai, Ginger Z. Jin, and Chong Liu), NBER Working Paper 18961, under review [2]. Estimating Local Fiscal Multipliers: Evidence from China (with Ali Hortacsu and Chong Liu) [3]. Roscas Meet Formal Credit Market" (with Hanming Fang and Rongzhu Ke), NBER Working Paper 21683, under review [4] The Gradients of Power: Evidence from China s Housing Market (with Hanming Fang and Quanlin Gu) [5] Tournament with Targets: Theory and Evidence from China (with Xing Li, Chong Liu and Xi Weng) [6]. "The Crowding-out Effect of Real Estate Shocks: Evidence from China" (with Ting Chen, Laura Liu, and Wei Xiong) [7]. " Information Distortion in Hierarchical Organizations: A Study of China s Great Famine in 1959-1961" (with Ziying Fan and Wei Xiong)
[8]. "The Causal Effect of Employee Option Ownership on Retention: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design" (with Qing Gong, James Liang, and Hong Zhang) [9] Do Multinationals' R&D Activities Stimulate Indigenous Entrepreneurship? Evidence from China's Silicon Valley " NBER Working Paper (with Hongbin Cai and Yasuyuki Todo) REFEREE SERVICES Econometrica, Journal of Public Economics, Economic Journal, Journal of Health Economics, World Politics, Review of Finance, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Comparative Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Internal Journal of Industrial Organization, Economics of Transition, Journal of Politics, China Economic Review, Health Economics