| Crony capitalism, the party-state, and the political boundaries of corruption W Li, G Roland, Y Xie Journal of Comparative Economics 50 (3), 652-667, 2022 | 25 | 2022 |
| Erosion of state power, corruption control and fiscal capacity W Li, G Roland, Y Xie The Economic Journal 132 (644), 1542-1565, 2022 | 21 | 2022 |
| Rotation, performance rewards, and property rights W Li The Economic Journal, ueaf126, 2025 | 7 | 2025 |
| Crony Capitalism, the Party-State and Political Boundaries of Corruption W Li, G Roland, Y Xie Mimeo, UC Berkeley, 2018 | 6 | 2018 |
| Dual leadership and bureaucratic capacity W Li Monash University Working Pap, 2023 | 5 | 2023 |
| Hobbesian Wars and Separation of Powers W Li, G Roland, Y Xie | 5 | 2022 |
| An Economic Theory of Salvation Religions W Li, S Wang | 2 | 2025 |
| Erosion of state power, corruption control, and political stability W Li, G Roland, Y Xie BOFIT Discussion Papers, 2020 | 2 | 2020 |
| Meritocracy and Dual Leadership: Historical Evidence and an Interpretation W Li Unpublished working paper, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2019 | 2 | 2019 |
| Separation of Powers as a Guardian of Civil Peace W Li, G Roland, Y Xie | | 2024 |
| Plundering Coalitions AM Sepahvand, W Li | | 2024 |
| Digital Populism and Minimalist Democracy E Foote, W Li | | 2022 |
| Meritocracy in Autocracies: Origins and Consequences W Li Australian Economic History Review 60 (2), 250-258, 2020 | | 2020 |
