Faculty Profiles - WANG Jin | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Jin WANG
王瑾

PhD in Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science, 2010

Associate Professor
Division of Social Science

RPG Programs Coordinator (Social Science)

(852) 2358 7834
sojinwang@ust.hk
Room 2347
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ORCID

0000-0003-2619-4029

Scopus ID

55504485700

Research Interest Publications Projects Teaching Assignment RPG Supervision Space used

Research Interest

Development economics
Public economics
Applied economics

Publications

All Years 25 2025 4 2024 3 2023 0 2022 0 2021 3 2020 1 2019 14

2025 4

Building tall, falling short: An empirical assessment of Chinese skyscrapers

Journal of Urban Economics, v. 145, January 2025, article number 103731
Chen, Ziyang; Chen, Ting; Lin, Yatang; Wang, Jin
Article

Breaking Barriers or Deepening Divides? Trade Liberalization and the Gender Performance Gap in Vietnamese Enterprises

Entezari, Fatemeh; Gong, Kaiji; Lin, Yatang; Wang, Jin
Conference paper

Infrastructure, Brokers and Technology Adoption: The Introduction of American Cotton in Early 20th Century China

Chen, Ting; Liu, Chong; Qi, Han; Wang, Jin
Conference paper

Sowing Seeds of Mobility: The Uneven Impact of Land Reform

Chen, Ting; Gu, Jiajia; Ngai, Rachel; Wang, Jin
Conference paper

2024 3

Achieving Air Pollution Control Targets with Technology-Aided Monitoring: Better Enforcement or Localized Efforts?

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, v. 16, (4), November 2024, p. 280-315
Yang, Lin; Lin, Yatang; Wang, Jin; Peng, Fangyuan
Article

Information, incentives, and environmental governance: Evidence from China's ambient air quality standards

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, v. 128, November 2024, article number 103066
Li, Pei; Lu, Yi; Peng, Lu; Wang, Jin
Article

Tapping into Excess Capacity: Chinese Machinery Export and African Industrialization

Lam, Pak Hung; Lin, Yatang; Peng, Fangyuan; Wang, Jin
Conference paper

2021 3

Pollution Monitoring, Strategic Behavior, and Dynamic Representativeness

Wang, Jin; Yang, Lin; Lin, Yatang; Peng, Fangyuan
Conference paper

Pollution Monitoring, Strategic Behavior, and Dynamic Representativeness

Yang, Lin; Lin, Yatang; Wang, Jin; Peng, Fangyuan
Conference paper

White Elephants or Cost-Effective Investments? Empirical Investigation of Chinese Skyscrapers

Chen, Ting; Chen, Ziyang; Lin, Yatang; Wang, Jin
Conference paper

2020 1

The effects of fuel standards on air pollution: Evidence from China

Journal of Development Economics, v. 146, September 2020, article number 102488
Li, Pei; Lu, Yi; Wang, Jin
Article

2019 3

China’s Mobility Barriers and Employment Allocations

Journal of the European Economic Association, v. 17, (5), October 2019, p. 1617-1653
Ngai, L Rachel; Pissarides, Christoforos Antoniou; Wang, Jin
Article

Place-Based Policies, Creation and Agglomeration Economies: Evidence from China's Economic Zone Program

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, v. 11, (3), August 2019, p. 325-360
Lu, Yi; Wang, Jin; Zhu, Lianming
Article

Place-Based Policies, Creation and Agglomeration Economies: Evidence from China's Economic Zone Program

Wang, Jin
Conference paper

2018 4

The Impact of Temperature on Manufacturing Worker Productivity: Evidence from Personnel Data

Journal of Comparative Economics, v. 46, (4), December 2018, p. 889-905
Cai, Xiqian; Lu, Yi; Wang, Jin
Article

农业税减免、农业发展与地方政府行为——县级证据

金融研究=Journal of Financial Research, v. 454, (4), 2018, p. 104-120
王芳; 陈硕; 王瑾
Article

Place-Based Policies, Creation and Agglomeration Economies: Evidence from China's Economic Zone Program

Wang, Jin; Lu, Yi; Zhu, Lianming
Conference paper

The Effects of Fuel Standards on Air Pollution: Evidence from China

Wang, Jin; Li, Pei; Lu, Yi
Conference paper

2016 1

Does Flattening Government Improve Economic Performance? Evidence from China

Journal of Development Economics, v. 123, November 2016, p. 18-37
Li, Pei; Lu, Yi; Wang, Jin
Article

2014 1

私有企业的发展是改革和发展的关键: 来自主要转轨经济的企业层面证据

经济学报, v. 1, (3), September 2014, p. 57-83
Kim, Byung-Yeon; Wang, Jin; Xu, Chenggang
Article

2013 1

The economic impact of Special Economic Zones: Evidence from Chinese municipalities

Journal of Development Economics, v. 101, (1), March 2013, p. 133-147
Wang, Jin
Article

2011 2

The Economic Impact of Special Economic Zones: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities

the International Workshop on Economic Transition and Development, World Class University Project, Department of Economics, Seoul National University, Korea; date of acceptance: May 3, 2011
WANG, Jin
Conference paper

The Economic Impact of Special Economic Zones: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities

North American Summer Meetings of the Econometric Society 2011, Washington University st. Louis, MO, USA, June 9-12th; the paper was accepted on April 1, 2011 for presentation
WANG, Jin
Conference paper

2010 1

The Economic Impact of Special Economic Zones: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities

Royal Economic Society Sixth PhD Presentation Meeting, UK, , 2010
WANG, Jin
Conference paper

2009 1

China's Telecommunications Industry: Transformation and Challenges

Economic Policies and Social Welfare in the 21st Century: Challenges and Responses for China and Thailand / Edited by Peter Wilson. Singapore: Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, 2009, p. 207-220
Wang, Jin; Li, Mingzhi
Book chapter

Article 1

Building tall, falling short: An empirical assessment of Chinese skyscrapers

Journal of Urban Economics, v. 145, January 2025, article number 103731
Chen, Ziyang; Chen, Ting; Lin, Yatang; Wang, Jin

Conference paper 3

Breaking Barriers or Deepening Divides? Trade Liberalization and the Gender Performance Gap in Vietnamese Enterprises

Entezari, Fatemeh; Gong, Kaiji; Lin, Yatang; Wang, Jin

Infrastructure, Brokers and Technology Adoption: The Introduction of American Cotton in Early 20th Century China

Chen, Ting; Liu, Chong; Qi, Han; Wang, Jin

Sowing Seeds of Mobility: The Uneven Impact of Land Reform

Chen, Ting; Gu, Jiajia; Ngai, Rachel; Wang, Jin

Article 2

Achieving Air Pollution Control Targets with Technology-Aided Monitoring: Better Enforcement or Localized Efforts?

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, v. 16, (4), November 2024, p. 280-315
Yang, Lin; Lin, Yatang; Wang, Jin; Peng, Fangyuan

Information, incentives, and environmental governance: Evidence from China's ambient air quality standards

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, v. 128, November 2024, article number 103066
Li, Pei; Lu, Yi; Peng, Lu; Wang, Jin

Conference paper 1

Tapping into Excess Capacity: Chinese Machinery Export and African Industrialization

Lam, Pak Hung; Lin, Yatang; Peng, Fangyuan; Wang, Jin

Conference paper 3

Pollution Monitoring, Strategic Behavior, and Dynamic Representativeness

Wang, Jin; Yang, Lin; Lin, Yatang; Peng, Fangyuan

Pollution Monitoring, Strategic Behavior, and Dynamic Representativeness

Yang, Lin; Lin, Yatang; Wang, Jin; Peng, Fangyuan

White Elephants or Cost-Effective Investments? Empirical Investigation of Chinese Skyscrapers

Chen, Ting; Chen, Ziyang; Lin, Yatang; Wang, Jin

Article 1

The effects of fuel standards on air pollution: Evidence from China

Journal of Development Economics, v. 146, September 2020, article number 102488
Li, Pei; Lu, Yi; Wang, Jin

Article 2

China’s Mobility Barriers and Employment Allocations

Journal of the European Economic Association, v. 17, (5), October 2019, p. 1617-1653
Ngai, L Rachel; Pissarides, Christoforos Antoniou; Wang, Jin

Place-Based Policies, Creation and Agglomeration Economies: Evidence from China's Economic Zone Program

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, v. 11, (3), August 2019, p. 325-360
Lu, Yi; Wang, Jin; Zhu, Lianming

Conference paper 1

Place-Based Policies, Creation and Agglomeration Economies: Evidence from China's Economic Zone Program

Wang, Jin

Article 2

The Impact of Temperature on Manufacturing Worker Productivity: Evidence from Personnel Data

Journal of Comparative Economics, v. 46, (4), December 2018, p. 889-905
Cai, Xiqian; Lu, Yi; Wang, Jin

农业税减免、农业发展与地方政府行为——县级证据

金融研究=Journal of Financial Research, v. 454, (4), 2018, p. 104-120
王芳; 陈硕; 王瑾

Conference paper 2

Place-Based Policies, Creation and Agglomeration Economies: Evidence from China's Economic Zone Program

Wang, Jin; Lu, Yi; Zhu, Lianming

The Effects of Fuel Standards on Air Pollution: Evidence from China

Wang, Jin; Li, Pei; Lu, Yi

Article 1

Does Flattening Government Improve Economic Performance? Evidence from China

Journal of Development Economics, v. 123, November 2016, p. 18-37
Li, Pei; Lu, Yi; Wang, Jin

Article 1

私有企业的发展是改革和发展的关键: 来自主要转轨经济的企业层面证据

经济学报, v. 1, (3), September 2014, p. 57-83
Kim, Byung-Yeon; Wang, Jin; Xu, Chenggang

Article 1

The economic impact of Special Economic Zones: Evidence from Chinese municipalities

Journal of Development Economics, v. 101, (1), March 2013, p. 133-147
Wang, Jin

Conference paper 2

The Economic Impact of Special Economic Zones: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities

the International Workshop on Economic Transition and Development, World Class University Project, Department of Economics, Seoul National University, Korea; date of acceptance: May 3, 2011
WANG, Jin

The Economic Impact of Special Economic Zones: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities

North American Summer Meetings of the Econometric Society 2011, Washington University st. Louis, MO, USA, June 9-12th; the paper was accepted on April 1, 2011 for presentation
WANG, Jin

Conference paper 1

The Economic Impact of Special Economic Zones: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities

Royal Economic Society Sixth PhD Presentation Meeting, UK, , 2010
WANG, Jin

Book chapter 1

China's Telecommunications Industry: Transformation and Challenges

Economic Policies and Social Welfare in the 21st Century: Challenges and Responses for China and Thailand / Edited by Peter Wilson. Singapore: Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, 2009, p. 207-220
Wang, Jin; Li, Mingzhi

2019 3

China’s Mobility Barriers and Employment Allocations

Journal of the European Economic Association, v. 17, (5), October 2019, p. 1617-1653
Ngai, L Rachel; Pissarides, Christoforos Antoniou; Wang, Jin
Article

Place-Based Policies, Creation and Agglomeration Economies: Evidence from China's Economic Zone Program

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, v. 11, (3), August 2019, p. 325-360
Lu, Yi; Wang, Jin; Zhu, Lianming
Article

Place-Based Policies, Creation and Agglomeration Economies: Evidence from China's Economic Zone Program

Wang, Jin
Conference paper

2018 4

The Impact of Temperature on Manufacturing Worker Productivity: Evidence from Personnel Data

Journal of Comparative Economics, v. 46, (4), December 2018, p. 889-905
Cai, Xiqian; Lu, Yi; Wang, Jin
Article

农业税减免、农业发展与地方政府行为——县级证据

金融研究=Journal of Financial Research, v. 454, (4), 2018, p. 104-120
王芳; 陈硕; 王瑾
Article

Place-Based Policies, Creation and Agglomeration Economies: Evidence from China's Economic Zone Program

Wang, Jin; Lu, Yi; Zhu, Lianming
Conference paper

The Effects of Fuel Standards on Air Pollution: Evidence from China

Wang, Jin; Li, Pei; Lu, Yi
Conference paper

2016 1

Does Flattening Government Improve Economic Performance? Evidence from China

Journal of Development Economics, v. 123, November 2016, p. 18-37
Li, Pei; Lu, Yi; Wang, Jin
Article

2014 1

私有企业的发展是改革和发展的关键: 来自主要转轨经济的企业层面证据

经济学报, v. 1, (3), September 2014, p. 57-83
Kim, Byung-Yeon; Wang, Jin; Xu, Chenggang
Article

2013 1

The economic impact of Special Economic Zones: Evidence from Chinese municipalities

Journal of Development Economics, v. 101, (1), March 2013, p. 133-147
Wang, Jin
Article

2011 2

The Economic Impact of Special Economic Zones: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities

the International Workshop on Economic Transition and Development, World Class University Project, Department of Economics, Seoul National University, Korea; date of acceptance: May 3, 2011
WANG, Jin
Conference paper

The Economic Impact of Special Economic Zones: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities

North American Summer Meetings of the Econometric Society 2011, Washington University st. Louis, MO, USA, June 9-12th; the paper was accepted on April 1, 2011 for presentation
WANG, Jin
Conference paper

2010 1

The Economic Impact of Special Economic Zones: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities

Royal Economic Society Sixth PhD Presentation Meeting, UK, , 2010
WANG, Jin
Conference paper

2009 1

China's Telecommunications Industry: Transformation and Challenges

Economic Policies and Social Welfare in the 21st Century: Challenges and Responses for China and Thailand / Edited by Peter Wilson. Singapore: Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, 2009, p. 207-220
Wang, Jin; Li, Mingzhi
Book chapter

No Publications

Teaching Assignment

2025-26 Fall 2 2024-25 Summer 0 2024-25 Spring 1 2024-25 Winter 0 2024-25 Fall 2 2023-24 Summer 0

MASS5010	Research Methods in Social Science
SOSC5110	Social Science Research Design and Methods

SOSC1420

Poverty

MASS5010	Research Methods in Social Science
SOSC5110	Social Science Research Design and Methods

No Teaching Assignments

Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision

From January 2022 to December 2025 (As of 25 September 2025)

All Supervisions Current RPGs Graduated RPGs

Current RPGs

Doctor of Philosophy

GUO, Yuqing (co-supervision)
Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (Urban Governance and Design)
LYU, Jing (co-supervision)
Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship)

Graduated RPGs

Doctor of Philosophy

LYU, Ye (co-supervision)
Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (Urban Governance and Design)( Completed in 2025 )
YIN, Yabin (co-supervision)
Social Science( Completed in 2025 )
CHEN, Ziyang
Social Science( Completed in 2024 )
YE, Yizhou
Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (Urban Governance and Design)( Completed in 2024 )
PENG, Fangyuan (co-supervision)
Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (Urban Governance and Design)( Completed in 2023 )

Master of Philosophy

ZHANG, Zhengchu (co-supervision)
Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (Urban Governance and Design)( Completed in 2023 )

Projects

From January 2023 to December 2025

All Projects 3

No Projects.
Barriers to Structural Transformation and Labor Allocation by Gender: A Quantitative Analysis of China

性別視角下的結構轉型和勞動力配置障礙：中國的定量分析 Leading

RGC - General Research Fund
Project Team (HKUST)
WANG Jin (Lead)
2025 -
The Costs and Benefits of Environmental Regulation on Air Pollution in China

中國空氣污染管制的成本收益分析 Leading

Guangdong Natural Science Foundation
Project Team (HKUST)
WANG Jin (Lead)
2021 - 2024
Place-based Policies, Growth and the Environment: Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing

區域性政策,經濟增長以及環境:來自中國制造業的證據 Leading

RGC - General Research Fund
Project Team (HKUST)
WANG Jin (Lead)
2019 - 2023

Research Interest

Publications

2025 4

2024 3

2021 3

2020 1

2019 3

2018 4

2016 1

2014 1

2013 1

2011 2

2010 1

2009 1

Article 1

Conference paper 3

Article 2

Conference paper 1

Conference paper 3

Article 1

Article 2

Conference paper 1

Article 2

Conference paper 2

Article 1

Article 1

Article 1

Conference paper 2

Conference paper 1

Book chapter 1

2019 3

2018 4

2016 1

2014 1

2013 1

2011 2

2010 1

2009 1

Teaching Assignment

Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision

From January 2022 to December 2025 (As of 25 September 2025)

Current RPGs

Graduated RPGs

Projects

From January 2023 to December 2025

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