Publications
Aspiring for Change: A Theory of Middle Class Activism
(with Wing Suen) The Economic Journal, 2017, 127:1318-1347
Media Briefings:
*LSE Business Review: Why middle class activism surprises economists
*An interview with Prof. Heng Chen on Evidentialist Channel on Ximalaya FM
*Royal Economic Society: MIDDLE CLASS ACTIVISM: Why it’s rarely the most disadvantaged who drive political change
*Newsweek: WHO TAKES PART IN PROTESTS? STUDY REVEALS WHY MIDDLE CLASSES MORE LIKELY TO REBEL THAN POOR
(with Wing Suen) The Economic Journal, 2017, 127:1318-1347
Media Briefings:
*LSE Business Review: Why middle class activism surprises economists
*An interview with Prof. Heng Chen on Evidentialist Channel on Ximalaya FM
*Royal Economic Society: MIDDLE CLASS ACTIVISM: Why it’s rarely the most disadvantaged who drive political change
*Newsweek: WHO TAKES PART IN PROTESTS? STUDY REVEALS WHY MIDDLE CLASSES MORE LIKELY TO REBEL THAN POOR
Falling Dominoes: A Theory of Rare Events and Crisis Contagion
(with Wing Suen) American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2016, 8(1):228-55
Media Briefings:
*American Economic Association Research Highlights: What makes a crisis contagious
*Discussed by Disciplined Systematic Global Macro Views: Rare events and crisis contagion - there is a reason why managed futures may work
(with Wing Suen) American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2016, 8(1):228-55
Media Briefings:
*American Economic Association Research Highlights: What makes a crisis contagious
*Discussed by Disciplined Systematic Global Macro Views: Rare events and crisis contagion - there is a reason why managed futures may work
The Power of Whispers: A Theory of Rumor, Communication and Revolution
(with Yang Lu and Wing Suen) Technical Appendix International Economic Review, 2016, 57(No.1):89-116
Media Briefings:
*FBE Newsletter: How Fake News Spread
*Bulletin: Rumour Has it
(with Yang Lu and Wing Suen) Technical Appendix International Economic Review, 2016, 57(No.1):89-116
Media Briefings:
*FBE Newsletter: How Fake News Spread
*Bulletin: Rumour Has it
Attention Misallocation, Social Welfare and Policy Implications
(with Yulei Luo and Guangyu Pei) Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2015, 59(Oct):37-57
(with Yulei Luo and Guangyu Pei) Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2015, 59(Oct):37-57
