| Crony capitalism, the party-state, and political boundaries of corruption W Li, G Roland, Y Xie Working paper, University of California, Riverside, 2019 | 11 | 2019 |
| Erosion of state power, corruption control and fiscal capacity W Li, G Roland, Y Xie The Economic Journal 132 (644), 1542-1565, 2022 | 10 | 2022 |
| 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 | 8 | 2022 |
| Rotation, Performance Rewards, and Property Rights W Li Working paper, 2019 | 6 | 2019 |
| Meritocracy and Dual Leadership: Historical Evidence and an Interpretation W Li Unpublished working paper, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2019 | 4 | 2019 |
| Hobbesian Wars and Separation of Powers W Li, G Roland, Y Xie | 3 | 2022 |
| Dual leadership and bureaucratic capacity W Li working paper, 2023 | 1 | 2023 |
| Erosion of state power, corruption control, and political stability W Li, G Roland, Y Xie BOFIT Discussion Paper, 2020 | 1 | 2020 |
| 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 |
