Wenwei Peng

Post-doctoral Fellow, Harvard University

Wenwei Peng is a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Department of Economics of Harvard University.
His research interests span the fields of political economy, law, and development economics. His main research agenda aims at understanding the political economy of judicial system, with a regional focus on China. He received his Ph.D. from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2023.

Recent work by Wenwei Peng

Judicial reform in China reduced court capture and promoted economic integration

China's high-stake judicial reform boosts local court independence, curbs protectionism in cross-region lawsuits, and stimulates investment flows between regions

Institutions & Political Economy

Ernest Liu Yi Lu Wenwei Peng Shaoda Wang

Published 18.01.24

Wenwei Peng

Recent work by Wenwei Peng

Judicial reform in China reduced court capture and promoted economic integration