Associate Professor
School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics

September 2019 -

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

Environmental Economics, Environmental Governance, Policy Analysis

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TEACHING

Principles of Economics (Undergraduate)

Microeconomics (Undergraduate)

Resource and Environmental Economics (Postgraduate)

Policy Analysis and Environmental Governance (Postgraduate)

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Buntaine, M., Greenstone, M., He, G., Liu, M., Wang, S., Zhang, B. (2023). The Squeaky Wheel Gets More Grease? Citizen Participation, Social Media, and Environmental Governance in China. American Economic Review (Conditionally Accepted).

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• Anderson, S. E., Buntaine, M. T., Liu, M., & Zhang, B. (2019). Non‐Governmental Monitoring of Local Governments Increases Compliance with Central Mandates: A National‐Scale Field Experiment in China. American Journal of Political Science, 63(3), 626-643. 3.

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• Tang, Y., Liu, M., Xia, F., & Zhang, B. (2023). Informal Regulation by Nongovernmental Organizations Enhances Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence from a Nationwide Randomized Controlled Trial in China. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (Accepted).​

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• Liu, M., Tan, R., & Zhang, B*. (2021). The Costs of “Blue Sky”: Environmental Regulation, Technology Upgrading, and Labor Demand in China. Journal of Development Economics, 150, 102610.

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• Liu, M., Shadbegian, R., & Zhang, B*. (2017). Does Environmental Regulation Affect Labor Demand in China? Evidence from the Textile Printing and Dyeing Industry. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 86, 277-294.