Our research on trade and the environment examines how international trade,
trade conflicts, and environmental policies affect pollution, natural resources,
climate outcomes, and human health.

A particular focus is on the environmental consequences of trade shocks and
policy interventions, including changes in environmental enforcement,
deforestation, low-carbon policies, and the distribution of environmental costs
across firms, regions, and households.

Working Papers and Ongoing Research

When Growth Stumbles, Pollute? Trade War, Environmental Enforcement, and Pollution



with Xinming Du


Revise & Resubmit, Economic Journal

Trade, Trees, and Lives



with Xinming Du and Eric Zou


Annual Best Paper Award, HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute

The Impact of Low-Carbon Pilots Policy on Health



with Hong Cao, Liyan Han, Libo Yin, and Peng Yin


Forthcoming, Journal of Comparative Economics