She received her PhD from Boston University in 2008. Her research fields include Economic History, Development Economics, and Urban Economics & Regional Science. She has published in the top journals in her related research fields including Economic History Review, Journal of International Money and Finance, World Development, the Review of Development Economics and etc. Her current research interests focus on the bond market development in Pre-war Republican China (1912-1937) and the unbalanced regional development in today’s China.