Working Papers

The Origins of State Capacity in China. Book manuscript in preparation.

“Betting on a Princeling.” Under review.

“Public Support for Market Reforms in China,” with Tianguang Meng (Qinghua University), Ming- ming Shen, Jie Yan, and Ming Yang (Peking University). Under review.

“Rice, State, and Economic Transformation in China.” Under review.

“Can Clientelism Subvert Authoritarianism? Evidence from China’s Housing Market,” with Dong Zhang (Northwestern University). Under review.

“Beyond Local Protectionism.” Under review.

“Rice, State, and Development” with Ji Yeon Hong (Hong Kong University of Science and Technol- ogy). Under review.

“Judicial Hierarchy and Judicial Outcomes: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in China.” Under review.

“What Do Dictators Learn from Democracies? The Effect of Foreign Education on Leaders’ Policy Choices,” with Ji Yeon Hong (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology).

“Farewell Comrades! Power Struggle and Elite Removal in Single-Party Authoritarian Regimes,” with Franziska Barbara Keller (New York University).

“Renewable Resource Blessing,” with Michael Aklin (University of Pittsburgh).

“International and Political Cycles of Deforestation,” with Michael Aklin (University of Pittsburgh) and Haixiao Wang (Princeton University).

“The Dark Side of State Legal Capacity.”