Research

Job market paper

Ying Bai, Xiaoyu Bian, and Ruixue Jia. 2025. “ Politics-driven Market Access and Its Cost:Evidence from China’s Grand Canal.” Working paper .

Working paper

Xiaoyu Bian, Guangsu Zhou and Songyuan Qiao.2025. “The Impact of Robots on College Enrollment in China: A Perspective on Employment Polarization.” Revised & Resubmit at Economic Development and Cultural Change.

Ying Bai, Xiaoyu Bian, and Ruixue Jia. “ The Retreat of Mammals: Agricultural Expansion, Environment Degradation, and Economic Growth.” Working in Progress.

Selected Publications

Ying Bai and Xiaoyu Bian. 2026. “Protestantism and Agricultural Development in China.” In: Chen, Z., Campbell, C., Ma, D. (eds) Quantitative History of China. Studies in Economic History. Springer, Singapore.

Xiaoyu Bian and Guangsu Zhou. 2024. “The Effects of Robots on Internal Migration:Evidence from China.” Journal of Regional Science, 64(3), 840–865.