Bharti, Nitin, Amory Gethin, Thanasak Mark Jenmana, Zhexun Mo, Thomas Piketty and Li Yang (2026), Human capital, unequal opportunities and productivity convergence: A global historical perspective, 1800–2100, Journal of Public Economics 255, 105578.

Lai, Weizheng, Lixin Colin Xu and Li Yang (2026), Stationary Bandits, State Capacity, and the Malthusian Transition: The Lasting Impact of the Taiping Rebellion, Journal of Economic Growth.

Bharti, Nitin Kumar and Li Yang (2025), ‘Make in India’ or Miss the Moment? , Economic and Political Weekly 60(31).

Yang, Li, Branko Milanovic and Yaoqi Lin (2024), Anti-corruption campaign in China: An empirical investigation, European Journal of Political Economy (EJPE) 85.

Yang, Li and Matteo Targa (2024), The impact of Communist Party membership on wealth distribution and accumulation in urban China, World Development 181.

Yang, Li and Branko Milanovic (2024), How Corruption Fuels Inequality in China: Graft on a Staggering Scale Warps the Country’s Economy, Foreign Affairs .

Yang, Li, Hwang Seon-woong and Zhexun Mo (2023), Inequality Perceptions and Redistributive Preferences: Literature Review and Proposal for the KLIPS Additional Survey, in: Kyung-Hee Lee Korea Labor Institute , Sejong City, South Korea, 32-93

Bharti, Nitin, Amory Gethin, Thanasak Jenmana, Zhexun Mo, Thomas Piketty and Li Yang (2025), Human Capital, Unequal Opportunities and Productivity Convergence: A Global Historical Perspective, 1800–2100, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-049, Mannheim

Bharti, Nitin and Li Yang (2024), The Making of China and India in the 21st Century: Long-Run Human Capital Accumulation From 1900 to 2020, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-078, Mannheim

Targa, Matteo and Li Yang (2023), The Impact of Communist Party Membership on Wealth Distribution and Accumulation in Urban China, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-057, Mannheim

Yang, Li, Branko Milanovic and Yaoqi Lin (2023), Anti-corruption Campaign in China: An Empirical Investigation, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-052, Mannheim

2026: Social Science Seminar - The Making of China and India in the 21st Century: Long-Run Human Capital Accumulation from 1900 to 2020, Social Science Seminar, The Hong Kong University of science and technology, Hong Kong, China

2026: The Making of China and India in the 21st Century: Long-Run Human Capital Accumulation from 1900 to 2020, Inaugaural Affiliate Workshop: Bridging Disciplines, Confronting Inequality, Hong Kong, China

2026: From Lion Rock to Locked Gates: The Decline of Upward Mobility in Hong Kong, Research Network on Intergenerational Mobility - International Virtual Seminar Series on Intergenerational Mobility, Hong Kong, China

2026: From Lion Rock to Locked Gates: The Decline of Upward Mobility in Hong Kong, SSRC and Stone Centre Host Two Major Events on Socio-Economic Inequality, Hong Kong , China

2026: The Making of China and India in the 21st Century: Long-Run Human Capital Accumulation from 1900 to 2020, Youth New Knowledge Forum – Session 7, Beijing, China

2026: The Making of China and India in the 21st Century: Long-Run Human Capital Accumulation from 1900 to 2020, Modern Fiscal and Tax Theory and Policy Seminar, Beijing, China

2026: From Lion Rock to Locked Gates: The Decline of Upward Mobility in Hong Kong, Macro development seminar, Xiamen , China

2026: The Making of China and India in the 21st Century: Long-Run Human Capital Accumulation from 1900 to 2020, Quantitative History hybrid lecture, Hong Kong, China

2026: The Making of China and India in the 21st Century: Long-Run Human Capital Accumulation from 1900 to 2020, 2026 Annual China Conference on Agricultural Forestry Economics and Management (Inaugural China-EU High-Level Dialogue on Agricultural Policy), Beijing, China

2026: Income and Wealth Inequality in Hong Kong: Crony Capitalism or Pluto-Communism, Special Lecture by the Institute for Common Prosperity and Development, Hang Zhou, China

2026: Income and Wealth Inequality in Hong Kong: Crony Capitalism or Pluto-Communism, Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series, Hong Kong, China

2026: Human capital, unequal opportunities and productivity convergence: A global historical perspective, 1800–2100, Political Economy Seminar, Guangzhou, China

2023: Long-run political effects of refugee shock: evidence from post-WWII Germany, Applied Econ Seminar at Paris School of Economics, Seminar, France

Mannheim, Beijing, Hong Kong, Germany, 2026

02.2025: Zeitschrift "American Economic Journal: Insights"

05.2025: Zeitschrift "World Development"

07.2024: Zeitschrift "American Sociological Review"

04.2024: Zeitschrift "The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization"

10.2024: Zeitschrift "Jouranl of Labor Economics"

06.2021: Zeitschrift "Journal of Economic Literature"

2021 - until now: Affiliated Researcher, Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality, City University of New York, New York City, United States of America