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 (Revision requested at Journal of Business & Economic Statistics)
“Beyond the Gaussian Copula: Semiparametric Bayesian Correction for Endogeneity Without Instrument” with Xiaoyi Han and Yichun Song
“Handling Endogenous Regressors via Network-Based Controls for Unobservables” with Sirong Luo and Yiran Xie
“Peer Effects with a Log-Sum-Exp Social Norm: Theory, Estimation and Welfare” with Yichun Song and Yang Yang
“Network Games with Layer-Specific Social Influence and Asymmetric Information” with Jiankun Chen, Yizhi Wang, and Yang Yang
“Heteroskedasticity-Robust GMM for Hierarchical Network Models with Random Group Effects” with Jiankun Chen and Yang Yang
“A Dynamic Spatial Framework Linking Disease Transmission and Economic Activity” with Hanbat Jeong and Bruce Weinberg
Book Chapter
“Networks and AI” with Valeria Bodishtianu, Girish Bahal, and Olivér Kiss, Forthcoming in A History of Econometrics: The Challenge of Remaining Relevant, eds. Laszlo Matyas and Alain Pirotte, Springer Nature.
Research Awards & Grants
2026 Special Commendation, Early-Career Research Award, UWA Research Awards
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