publications

• “Strategies of a Rising Power: Chinese Economic Influence in Regional International Organizations.” 2025. British Journal of Political Science. [pdf] [appendix] [replication]
  • Winner of the 2025 Perry World House/Foreign Affairs Emerging Scholars Policy Prize
  • Coverage: Foreign Affairs, CGSP, US-China Nexus Podcast

working papers

• “Electoral Incentives and the Choice of Infrastructure Development Aid” (under review)
• “Decentralized Economic Statecraft”
• “Aid and Conflict, by Donor”
• “Foreign Pressure, Reputation Effects, and Chinese Cooperation at the UNSC”

in progress

• “Where is the China Lobby?”
• “Partisan Favoritism in Public Spending: Evidence from Congressional Earmark Requests” (with Liam Bethlendy and Andrew Myers)
• “Financing for Votes: Electoral Incentives and Creditor Choice in Public Investment” (with Keyi Tang)