Selected Papers
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Zhang, Letian and Simeng Wang "The Value of Internal Labor Markets: Evidence from LinkedIn Profiles and U.S. Inventors." American Journal of Sociology: Forthcoming. Link Replication Code
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Zhang, Letian and Shinan Wang (2024) "Trusting Talent: Cross-Country Differences in Hiring." Administrative Science Quarterly: 69, no.2 : 417-457. Link Replication Code Online Appendices
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Hosseinioun, Moh, Frank Neffke, Letian Zhang, and Hyejin Youn. (2024). "Skill Dependencies Uncover Nested Human Capital." Nature Human Behavior: 9(4), p.673. Link Replication Code Online Appendices
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Zhang, Letian (2023). "The Changing Role of Managers." American Journal of Sociology: 129, no.2 : 439-484. Link Replication Code
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Zhang, Letian, Mitali Banerjee, Shinan Wang, and Zhuoqiao Hong (2023). “The Fragility of Artists’ Reputations from 1795 to 2020.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: 120(35). ​Link Replication Code Online Appendices
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Zhang, Letian (2023). "Racial Inequality in Work Environments." American Sociological Review: 88(2) 252–283. Link
Wilmers, Nathan and Letian Zhang (2022). "Values and Inequality: How Prosocial Pay Discounts Offset the College Pay Premium." American Sociological Review: 87(3), 415–442. Link Replication Code​
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Zhang, Letian (2022). "Regulatory Spillover and Workplace Racial Inequality." Administrative Science Quarterly: 67(3), 595–629. Link
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Zhang, Letian. (2021). "Shaking Things Up: Disruptive Events and Inequality." American Journal of Sociology: 127 (2), 376-440. Link​
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Zhang, Letian. (2017). "A Fair Game? Racial Bias and Repeated Interaction between NBA Coaches and Players." Administrative Science Quarterly 62.4: 603-625. Link Replication Dataset