Ying Chen
Associate Professor · School of Economics, Xiamen University
yingnehc@gmail.com
yingnehc.com
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2026
Position
Associate Professor, 2025–present  ·  Assistant Professor, 2019–2025
School of Economics, Paula and Gregory Chow Institute for Studies in Economics, Xiamen University, China
Education
London School of Economics, PhD Economics · 2019
London School of Economics, MSc Local Economic Development, Distinction · 2014
Brown University, BA Economics, Honors · 2011
Publications
1
Consumption Stimulus with Digital Coupons: Heterogeneity and Policy Design
with Mingyi Li, Jiaming Mao, and Jingyi Zhou
Journal of Public Economics, 2026, 260: 105709
2
The Geography of Pollution Regulation and Productivity
with Wenjie Wu and Yanwen Yun
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2025, 131: 103134
3
The Revenue and Welfare Implications of Digital Coupon Stimulus Programs
with Jiaming Mao and Yue Wang
China Economic Review, 2025, 91: 102396
4
Place-Based Policies: First-Mover Advantage and Persistence
with Teng Huang and Xiaochen Xie
Journal of Economic Geography, 2025, 25(4): 539–567
5
Environmental Regulation, Local Labor Market, and Skill Heterogeneity
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2023, 101: 103898
6
Political Favoritism in China's Capital Markets and Its Effect on City Sizes
with J. Vernon Henderson and Wei Cai
Journal of Urban Economics, 2017, 98: 69–87
Working Papers
Access Without Proximity: Urban Consumption in the Age of Food Delivery
with Lu Han and Shimeng Liu
Unpacking the Restaurant Experience: Consumer Valuation of Delivery-Expanded Access
with Paul Cheshire, Xiangqing Wang, and You-Sin Wang
Ying Chen
CURRICULUM VITAE · PAGE 2
Grants
National Natural Science Foundation of China — General Program2027–2030
National Natural Science Foundation of China — Young Scientists Fund2023–2025
Social Science Foundation of Fujian, China — Young Scientists Fund2023–2025
International Growth Centre — Research Grants for Tanzania & Ghana2017
Teaching
Xiamen University — Urban Economics2020–
Xiamen University — The Chinese Economy: Theory and Empirics2019, 2023–
Xiamen University — Real Estate Economics2022
Xiamen University — Teaching Competition, Second Prize2022
Visiting Positions
Duke UniversityMar–Apr 2026
London School of Economics and Political ScienceMay–Jun 2024
The Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaJun–Aug 2023
Other Research Experience
LSE Centre for Economic Performance — Research Assistant2015–2019
International Growth Centre — Researcher2016–2017
World Bank — Short-term Consultant2013–2015
Wharton School — Pre-doctoral Fellow2011–2013
Brown University — Independent Researcher2009
Referee Service
Econometrica · Journal of Urban Economics · Journal of Environmental Economics and Management · Regional Science and Urban Economics · Journal of Economic Geography · Journal of Regional Science · China Economic Review · China & World Economy · Environment and Development Economics · Economic Modelling · PLOS One
Skills
Software  Stata · Python · GIS
Languages  English · Chinese