Articles
2024. "Political Trust and Government Performance in the Time of COVID-19." World Development, 176 (106499) (with Chenyuan Ji and Junyan Jiang).
2024. "Political Trust and Government Performance in the Time of COVID-19." World Development, 176 (106499) (with Chenyuan Ji and Junyan Jiang).
- Paper in one sentence: Societies with higher political trust experienced significantly fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths, as trust fostered both greater citizen compliance and more decisive government action.
- Keywords: Health governance, political trust
Working Papers
"Why Mercantilism? Preferences for Trade Surplus and Mercantilist Policies." (with Gary Ziwen Zu). Under Review.
"Partisan Responses to Economic Shocks: Inflation Crises and the Paradox of Trade Liberalization."
"Prosperity and Openness: Early Globalization Experiences and Mass Preferences for Free Trade." Under Review.
"Aversion to What?: Early-Life Economic Experiences and Public Reactions to Inflation."
"Why Mercantilism? Preferences for Trade Surplus and Mercantilist Policies." (with Gary Ziwen Zu). Under Review.
- Paper in one sentence: Citizens in the U.S. and China favor trade surpluses, with support rooted in national predispositions rather than framing, and hold various attitudes toward different mercantilist policies.
- Keywords: Trade surplus, mercantilism, U.S. & China, survey experiment
"Partisan Responses to Economic Shocks: Inflation Crises and the Paradox of Trade Liberalization."
- Paper in one sentence: Inflation crises are more likely to lead to trade liberalization under right-wing governments, reflecting partisan shifts in public opinion and the electoral advantages of pro-trade positions.
- Keywords: Inflation crisis, trade liberalization, partisanship, electoral politics
"Prosperity and Openness: Early Globalization Experiences and Mass Preferences for Free Trade." Under Review.
- Paper in one sentence: Early adulthood experiences with growth and openness foster lasting pro-trade attitudes by shaping perceptions through pro-trade ideas and higher education.
- Keywords: Formative experiences, trade preferences, East and Southeast Asia
"Aversion to What?: Early-Life Economic Experiences and Public Reactions to Inflation."
- Paper in one sentence: High early-life inflation fosters a strong aversion to price rises, but moderate inflation under robust labor markets weakens this effect, as early experiences shape perceptions of inflation’s broader economic consequences.
- Keywords: Formative experiences, macroeconomic attitudes, Europe
Selected Works in Progress
Experiences of Disaster and Attitudes toward Green Parties and Environmental Policies.
U.S.-China Competition and Mass Preferences for Technological Adoption (with Gary Ziwen Zu).
Career Path and Political Preferences (with Jerry Min).
Life Experiences and Attitudes toward Military Alliance (with Allison Carnegie and Elizabeth Saunders).
Experiences of Disaster and Attitudes toward Green Parties and Environmental Policies.
U.S.-China Competition and Mass Preferences for Technological Adoption (with Gary Ziwen Zu).
Career Path and Political Preferences (with Jerry Min).
Life Experiences and Attitudes toward Military Alliance (with Allison Carnegie and Elizabeth Saunders).