I earned my Ph.D. degree in economics from Boston College in 2005 and am currently a professor at the Economics and Management School, Wuhan University, China. My research areas are urban economics, labor economics, and environmental economics. My empirical studies have been published in Economic Journal, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of Development Economics, and Strategic Management Journal. I have a broad interest in city-related economic and social issues.