Peer-Reviewed Publications

Lal, A., Lockhart, M., Xu, Y., & Zu, Z. (2024). How Much Should We Trust Instrumental Variable Estimates in Political Science? Practical Advice Based on 67 Replicated Studies. Political Analysis, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1017/pan.2024.2 · 2024 Editors’ Choice Award

Under Review

  • Trade-offs in Authoritarian Civic Participation: Evidence from China’s Participatory Digital Surveillance link
  • Fiscal Origin of Selective Enforcement: Evidence from China’s Administrative Penalties (with Shengqiao Lin ) R&R at American Journal of Political Science
  • Why Mercantilism? Preferences for Trade Surplus and Mercantilist Policies (with Yujin Zhang) link

Working Papers

  • Who Mobilizes the Law under Autocracy: Framing Political and Legal Activism in China Pre-analysis Plan

  • Pro Bono as Political Control: Field Experiment on China’s Legal Aid Hotlines (Job Market Paper) Pre-analysis Plan

  • Promoting Rule of Law in an Autocracy: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Rural China Pre-analysis Plan

  • Distributional Consequences of Leader Turnover: Evidence from China’s Public Procurement link

  • Why Mercantilism? Preferences for Trade Surplus and Mercantilist Policies (with Yujin Zhang) link

Works in Progress

  • Judicial Quid Pro Quo: How Government Legal Advisors Reshape Litigation in China
  • Repression and Cooptation in Autocratic Judiciary: Field Experiment with Chinese Lawyers Pre-analysis Plan
  • Trade War and Government Interventions (with Paul-Emile Bernard, Jie Li)
  • U.S.–China Competition and Mass Preferences for Technological Adoption (with Yujin Zhang)
  • Breaking the Great Fire Wall: A Field Experiment on Western-Media Exposure in China Pre-analysis Plan

Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications

Translation
Imai, K. (2020). Quantitative Social Science: An Introduction (Xu, Y. & Zu, Z., Trans.). Shanghai University of Finance & Economics Press. (Original work published 2018.)

Book Chapter
Zheng, Y., Zheng, Z., Ma, M., & Zu, Z. (2019). Improving Usability. In E-Government and Information Technology Management: Concepts and Best Practices (pp. 43–66). Melvin & Leigh. link