Professor Ning Jia' s research topics include the curriculum reform in American high schools, the design of university scholarship systems, as well as the comparison of academic achievements between immigrant and native students. Participated in academic conferences such as the China Human Capital Annual Conference, Western Economic Association International Annual Conference, China Economist Society North America Conference, NBER Summer Institute, and NBER Chinese Economy.

New Publications:

• Economic Incentives and Return Migrant Scholars: Evidence from A Talent Recruitment Program in China. World Development 184: 106763, 2024, (co-authored with Belton Fleisher.)

• Fertility, Female Labor Supply, and Household Saving: The Effect of Relaxing the One-Child Policy in China. China Economic Journal 17 (3): 368-384, 2024, (co-authored with Steven Lugauer, Jinlan Ni, and Zhichao Yin.)

• The Economics of Internal Migration: Advances and Policy Questions. Journal of Economic Literature 61 (1): 144-80, 2023, (co-authored with Raven Molloy, Christopher Smith, and Abigail Wozniak.)

Working Papers:

• Does Maternity Leave Protect Women’s Health in the Medium and Long Run? (co-authored with Chen Huang.)

• Do Policies Reshape Attitudes? Evidence from Maternity Leave Expansion in China. (co-authored with Chen Huang.)

• The Road to Education: Does Road Improve Human Capital? Evidence from Rural China. (co-authored with Weizeng Sun and Yifan Wang.)

• Dose School Housing Regulation Reduce Housing Prices? Evidence from Shanghai. (co-authored with Lei Shi.)