Teaching Areas Top

International Economics
International Trade

Current Research Top

Heterogenous Firms and Trade
Economic Institutions in China
Industrial Agglomeration
Ownership Structure
Markup

Research Interests Top

Chinese Economy
International Trade
Applied Economics

Publications Top

ARTICLES IN JOURNAL

• Dongya Li and Yi Lu. 2011. "Industrial Agglomeration and Firm Size: Evidence from China", Regional Science and Urban Economics, forthcoming
• Julan Du, Yi Lu,  and Zhigang Tao. 2011. "Bank Loans versus Trade Credit: Evidence
  from China", Economics of Transition, forthcoming
• Yi Lu, Travis Ng, and Zhigang Tao. 2011. "Outsourcing, Product Quality, and Contract Enforcement", Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, forthcoming
• Yi Lu. 2011. "Political Connections and Trade Expansion: Evidence from Chinese Private Firms", Economics of Transition 19, 231-254
• Julan Du, Yi Lu, and Zhigang Tao. 2011. "Institutions and FDI Location Choice: The Role of Cultural Distances", Journal of Asian Economics, forthcoming
• Jiangyong Lu, Yi Lu, and Zhigang Tao. 2010. "Exporting Behavior of Foreign Affiliates: Theory and Evidence from China", Journal of International Economics, Vol. 81 (3), 197-205
• Yi Lu, Zhigang Tao, and Yijiang Wang. 2010. "Union Effects on Performance and Employment Relations: Evidence from China", China Economic Review, Vol. 21 (1), 202-210
• Yi Lu and Zhigang Tao. 2009. "Contract Enforcement and Family Control of Business: Evidence from China", (with Zhigang Tao), Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 37 (4), 597-609
• Chong-en Bai, Yi Lu, and Zhigang Tao. 2009. "Excludable Public Goods: Pricing and Social Welfare Maximization", Economics Letters, Vol. 103 (2), 72-74
• Ben Li and Yi Lu. 2009. "Geographic Concentration and Vertical Disintegration: Evidence from China", Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 65 (3), 294-304
• Julan Du, Yi Lu, and Zhigang Tao. 2009. "Bi-sourcing in the Global Economy", Journal of International Economics, Vol. 77 (2), 206-214
• Julan Du, Yi Lu, and Zhigang Tao. 2008. "Economic Institution and FDI Location Choice: Evidence from US Manufacturing Firms in China", Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 36 (3), 412-429
• Julan Du, Yi Lu, and Zhigang Tao. 2008. "FDI Location Choice: Agglomeration vs. Institutions", International Journal of Finance and Economics, Vol. 13 (1), 92-107
• Julan Du, Yi Lu, and Zhigang Tao. 2006. "Why Do Firms Conduct Bi-sourcing", Economics Letters, Vol. 92 (2), 245-249

WORKING PAPERS

• "Pure Exporter: Theory and Evidence", (with Jiangyong Lu and Zhigang Tao), this version, March 2011
• "Institutional Quality and Firm Survival", (with Yi Che and Zhigang Tao), this version, March 2011
• "Intermediaries, Firm Heterogeneity, and Exporting Behavior", (with Jiangyong Lu and Zhigang Tao), this version, January 2011
• "Is Happiness Good for Economic Growth?", (with Ben Li), this version, July 2010
• "Can Import Competition Explain the Skill Content in the United States?", (with Travis Ng), this version, June 2010
• "Do Weak Contracting Institutions Impede R&D Alliance Formation?", (with Travis Ng), this version, May 2010
• "Hold Your Enemies Closer: In Search of Positive Impacts of Horizontal Foreign Direct Investment on Domestic Firms", (with Juan Ni and Zhigang Tao), this version, February 2010
• "Do Institutions not Matter in China? Evidence from Manufacturing Enterprises", (with Ivan P.L. Png and Zhigang Tao), this version, February 2010