Research
Research
Publications
1. “Copula joint estimation for spatial dynamic panel data models with endogeneity issues” with Yichun Song. Econometric Reviews (2026)
2.“Addressing endogeneity issues in a spatial autoregressive model using copulas” with Yichun Song. Journal of Econometrics (2025)
3."An efficient residual-adjusted two-step estimator for a SARAR model" with Lung-fei Lee and Yang Yang. Econometric Reviews (2025)
4."Estimation of spatial autoregressive models for origin-destination flows: A partial likelihood approach" with Hanbat Jeong and Lung-fei Lee. Economics Letters (2023)
Working Papers
“A Multiplicative-Error Specification for Weakly Positive Outcomes with Spatial Dependence” with Jiankun Chen and Yang Yang (Submitted)
“A Dynamic Spatial Framework Linking Disease Transmission and Economic Activity” with Hanbat Jeong and Bruce Weinberg (Submitted)
“A Semi-parametric Bayesian Inference using Copulas for Models with Endogeneity” with Xiaoyi Han and Yichun Song
“Modeling and Estimating Two-Layer Network Interactions with Unknown Heteroskedasticity” with Jiankun Chen and Yang Yang
“Handling Endogenous Regressors via Network-Based Controls for Unobservables” with Sirong Luo and Yiran Xie
Selected Work in Progress
“Modeling and Estimating Peer and Contextual Effects with General Social Norms” with Yichun Song and Yang Yang
“Estimation in Synthetic Panels with Network-Dependent Outcomes” with Kai Yang and Yang Yang
“The Short-run and Long-run Effect of Class Size and School-starting Age” with Tushar Bharati, Simon Chang, and Rigissa Megalokonomou
Book chapter on “Networks and AI” for A History of Econometrics: The Challenge of Remaining Relevant with Valeria Bodishtianu, Girish Bahal, and Olivér Kiss
Research Awards & Grants
2024 UWA Business School Research Grant Awards (AUD 5,000; CI: Simon Chang, Yanli Lin, Rigissa Megalokonomou and Tushar Bharati), The University of Western Australia
2024 UWA Business School Start-up Grant (AUD 10,000), The University of Western Australia
2024 Optimization-Conscious Econometrics Summer School Travel Grant, The Kenneth C. Griffin Applied Economics Incubator, University of Chicago
2023 Tom Kniesner and Debbie Freund Award (USD 5,000), Department of Economics, The Ohio State University
2022 G.S. Maddala Prize in Econometrics (USD 5,000), Department of Economics, The Ohio State University