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Weizheng Lai

Assistant Professor of Economics · Trinity College Dublin

Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin from 2026, previously Visiting Assistant Professor at Bowdoin College. Listed works concern Chinese political economy and economic history, including the Taiping Rebellion paper.

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Online First Journal of Economic Growth Online 14 Jan 2026

Property rights, fiscal capacity, and social capacity: The lasting impact of the Taiping Rebellion

Weizheng Lai · Lixin Colin Xu · Li Yang

Research question and motivation: How do civil wars affect long-term development, and through which institutional mechanisms? The paper studies the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) in Qing China, one of …

Economic Growth Fiscal Policy Inequality Methodology