

Shaoda Wang
Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
Shaoda Wang is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. He is an applied economist with research interests in development economics, environmental economics, and political economy. His main research agenda aims at understanding the political economy of public policy, with a regional focus on China. He holds a BA from Peking University, and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to joining Harris, he was a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Economics and Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) at the University of Chicago.
Recent work by Shaoda Wang
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Judicial reform in China reduced court capture and promoted economic integration
China's high-stake judicial reform boosts local court independence, curbs protectionism in cross-region lawsuits, and stimulates investment flows between regions
Published 18.01.24
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How citizen participation affects environmental governance: Evidence from social media in China
Social media provides a powerful mechanism for citizens to make their voices heard, which spurs improvements in how governments regulate pollution
Published 29.11.22
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Leveraging political incentives for environmental regulation: Evidence from China
Leveraging high-powered political incentives for pollution control could distort the decentralised enforcement of environmental regulation
Published 07.03.22
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The political economy of policy learning: Evidence from China
While China’s bureaucracy and institutions allow large-scale policy experimentation, incentives in complex political environments can inhibit policy learning
Published 25.02.22
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Subjective evaluation and bureaucratic performance: Experimental evidence from China
Uncertainty in the identity of an evaluator discourages evaluator-specific influence activities and significantly improves state employees’ performance
Published 31.01.22