Research

Publications

• The Impact of Alumni Networks on First Job Location: Insights from LinkedIn Resumes (solo-authored) Empirical Economics, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-026-02968-5

• Metropolitan Social Networks and Migration: Insights from Facebook Connections (solo-authored) Journal of Regional Science, 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.70004

• From School to Work: How Alumni Networks on LinkedIn Shape PhD Journeys (solo-authored) Economic Modelling, 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2025.107419

Working papers

• When Time Windows Widen: Fertility Timing and Women’s Career Trajectories in Academic Science With Lanfang Deng, Feng Hu and Xuan Jiang Presentations: SOLE 2025 Poster*, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics*, Villanova University*, Hunan University*, South China Normal University*

• The Spillover Costs of Performance-Based Evaluation: Evidence from China’s Tenure-Track Reform With Lanfang Deng and Xin Gu Presentations: SEA 2024, WEAI 2024*, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University*

Works in progress

• Regional Fiscal Autonomy and Migration Patterns of Highly Skilled Workers With Vikrant Kamble
• Broken Ladders: Alumni Network Destruction and the Geography of New Graduates’ First Jobs

*Presented by coauthors