Maoliang Ye (Updated in July 2013)

Rm. 512a, Mingde Main Building Office: 86-10-62519408 59 Zhongguancun Street Fax: 86-10-62511343 Renmin University of China Email: maoliang.ye at gmail.com Beijing, 100872, China hanqing.ruc.edu.cn/faculty/maoliangye.htm

Education Ph.D., Public Policy, Harvard University, 2007-2012 Thesis title: “Gradualism in Coordination and Trust Building” Committee: Raj Chetty (Harvard Economics Department) Brigitte Madrian (Harvard Kennedy School) Iris Bohnet (Harvard Kennedy School) Alberto Alesina (Harvard Economics Department)

M.Phil., Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005-2007 M.E., Information and Communication Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2002-2005 B.E., Communication Engineering, Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen) University, 1998-2002

Employment 2012- Assistant Professor, Hanqing Advanced Institute of Economics and Finance, Renmin University of China, 2008-2009 Research Assistant (part-time), for Prof Lily L. Tsai, MIT Political Science Department 2008 Summer Short Term Consultant, World Bank Group, 2006 Summer Research Assistant, for Prof Hongbin Li, CUHK

Research Fields Public Economics, Experimental & Behavioral Economics Political Economy, Labor Economics, Development Economics (Chinese Economy) Teaching Instructor at Renmin University of China: Labor Economics (graduate level) Experimental & Behavioral Economics (graduate level; to be offered) Teaching Fellow or Course Assistant at Harvard University: International Monetary Economics (undergraduate), for Professor Richard Cooper Macroeconomic Theory (undergraduate), for Lecturer Christopher Foote Culture Economics (undergraduate), for Professor Alberto Alesina Senior Thesis Advisor (undergraduate), for the Department of East Asia Program Evaluation: Estimating Program Effectiveness with Empirical Analysis (graduate), for Professor Alberto Abadie Teaching Assistant at the Chinese University of Hong Kong: Money and Banking (undergraduate); Perspective in Economics (undergraduate) Understanding Banking and Finance (undergraduate) Basic Microeconomics (undergraduate)

Current Research Interests Collective action, pro-social behavior (public goods, coordination, cooperation, trust) Charity and redistribution Intergovernmental fiscal relationship Subjective well-being Public opinion (perceptions of inequality and fairness, preferences for redistribution) Political economy of media

Working Papers 1. “One Step at a Time: Does Gradualism Build Coordination?” (with Sam Asher, Lorenzo Casaburi and Plamen Nikolov; first author) 2. “Gradualism, Weakest Link and Information: Evidence from Coordination Experiments” 3. “Does Gradualism Build Trust? Evidence from A Multi-round Trust Experiment” (with Xiangting Hu) 4. “Does Money Buy Happiness? Evidence from Twins in Urban China” (with Hongbin Li, Pak-wai Liu and Junsen Zhang) 5. “Demystified and Demassified: What Explains the Gap in Preference for Redistribution Between the Party and Government Cadres and the Public in China” (with Weihua An; first author)

Selected Honors and Awards 1. Research Support for International Social Science Journal Publication (人文社会 科学国际期刊论文发表培育项目), Renmin University of China, 2013 2. Research Foundation for New Faculty (新教师启动金项目), Renmin University of China, 2013 3. Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Harvard University, 2011-2012 4. Graduate Conference Grant, Royal Economic Society, 2012 5. Research Grant, IQSS, Harvard University, 2010-2011, 2011-2012 6. Graduate Travel Grant, IQSS, Harvard University, 2011 7. Graduate Conference Grant, American Political Science Association, 2011 8. Ezra F. Vogel and Fairbank Center Graduate Research Fund, Harvard University, 2009 9. Pre-doctoral Fellowship, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2007-2009

Professional Activities Membership: American Economic Association, Royal Economic Society, Western Economic Association International, Economic Science Association, Southern Economic Association, Association of Comparative Economic Studies, Chinese Economist Society, American Political Science Association, Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, Public Choice Society, Society for Judgment and Decision Making

Referee: Journal of Public Economics, Social Choice and Welfare, Journal of Comparative Economics, China Economic Review, Regional Science and Urban Economics

Invited Presentations 2013: Economic Science Association World Meeting, Zurich 1st Biennial Conference of China Development Studies, Shanghai Jiaotong U. Experimental Economics and Behavioral Finance Workshop, CUFE (Beijing) Chinese Meeting of the Econometric Society, Beijing, China International Workshop on Experimental Economics, SWUFE (Chengdu) Chinese Economist Society Annual Conference, Chengdu, China International Conference on China’s Labor Market in an Era of Economic Transitions & Development, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou International Workshop on Economic Analysis of Institutions, Xiamen Department of Public Administration, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea International Conference on The Pacific Rim Economies: Institutions, Transition and Development, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Zhejiang University Experimental Economics Lab Zhejiang Gongshan University Antai School of Economics, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Economics, Shanghai University of Economics and Finance School of Economics, Fudan University School of Public Economics and Public Administration, SHUFE School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University European Public Choice Society Annual Conference, Zurich Guanghua School of Management, Peking University School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University Experimental Economics Workshop, Xiamen University China Center for Human Capital and Labor Market Research, CUFE (Beijing)

2012: Experimental Economics International Workshop, Xiamen University Economic Science Association International Meeting, New York Princeton Graduate Conference on Psychology and Policy Making, Princeton Royal Economic Society Annual Conference, University of Cambridge, UK

2011: Southern Economic Association Annual Conference, Washington D.C. Economic Science Association North-American Conference, Tucson Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Conference, D.C. Workshop on Social Networks and Social Capital, Harvard University MIT Political Economy Breakfast American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Seattle International Economic Association Congress, Beijing, China Conference on Public Finance Issues in China, Beijing, China Chinese Economists Society Annual Conference, Beijing, China Public Finance Seminar, School of Finance, Renmin University of China Harvard Research Workshop in Political Economy Annual Meeting of the Public Choice Society, San Antonio, Texas Harvard Public Finance/Labor Lunch Seminar Behavioral Ethics Camp in Negotiation and Decision Making, HBS

2010: IQSS Student Conference on Data and Social Policy, Harvard University Harvard Research Workshop in Political Economy Harvard Public Finance/Labor Lunch Seminar

2009: Harvard Research Workshop in Political Economy Harvard Development Lunch Seminar

Discussant at Conferences 2013: Chinese Meeting of the Econometric Society, Beijing, China International Conference on China’s Labor Market in an Era of Economic Transitions & Development, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou European Public Choice Society Annual Conference, Zurich The Third Annual Conference on Chinese Economy, CUHK (Hong Kong)

2011: Chinese Economists Society Annual Conference, Beijing, China Annual Meeting of the Public Choice Society, San Antonio, Texas