Publications 

Schuler, Paul and Xiao Ding. "Informal Taxation, Co-Production, and Political Gender Bias: A Theory of Voter Bias Against Women Village Leaders (in Vietnam)." Governance, 2025. DOI

Under Review

Ding, Xiao and Daniel Arnon. "Navigating Cognitive Dissonance in Autocratic Protest Movements: A Multi-Source Analysis with a Focus on China." Revise and resubmit at Journal of East Asian Studies. 

Ding, Xiao. "Old Wounds, New Threats: How Foreign Actor Identity Shapes Responses to Intervention Narratives in Authoritarian China." Solo-authored. Under review at a peer-reviewed journal.

Working Papers

Ding, Xiao. "Authoritarian Alliance and Public Opinion in China." How signals of the China-Russia partnership shape public attitudes differently in China and the United States. 

Ding, Xiao. "Correcting Misperceptions of Mainland China." How information corrections about Chinese society and economy affect policy preferences among Taiwanese citizens.

Ding, Xiao. "Propaganda on Gender Hierarchy and Domestic Control in Autocracies." How state-promoted gender norms function as instruments of political control.