Peer-Reviewed Publications
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[21] "Who Funds Whose Infrastructure: Evidence from Global Project Finance Data"
2025, Review of International Political Economy 32(2): 310-328.
(with Ruilin Lai, WUSTL and Ilker Karaca, Iowa State Univ.)

[20] Can a Sense of Shared War Experience Increase Refugee Acceptance?"
2025, Journal of Conflict Resolution 69(4): 647-672.
(with Cecilia Mo, UC Berkeley, and Christopher Paik, NYUAD) 

​[19] “Do Winners Spread More Words? Factional Competition and Local Media Reports
on Corruption Investigation in China"
2024, Political Science Research and Methods 12(2):372-389.
          (With Leo Y. Yang, UCSD)

[18] “How Natural Resources Affect Corruption in China”
        2024, World Development 175: 106471
(with Wenhui Yang, Peking University)

[17] “Sharing Collective Memories on Campus While Sharing History Gets Tricky”
2024, PS: Political Science & Politics 57(1):130-132.

[16] In Strongman We Trust: The Political Legacy of the New Village Movement in South Korea"
2023, American Journal of Political Science 67(4):850-866.
        (with SunKyoung Park, Korea University, and Hyun Joo Yang, Sogang University)
         - Recipient of the 2023 APSA Democracy & Autocracy Best Article Prize

[15] Political Institutions and Global Project Finance Loans"
       2023, International Studies Quarterly 67(2):sqad025.
(with Ilker Karaca, Iowa State Univ. and Ruilin Lai, WUSTL) 

[14] Conditional Cross-Border Effects of Terrorism in China"
        2022, Conflict Management and Peace Science 39(3):266-290.
(with Wenhui Yang, Peking University)

[13] The Long-term Political Effects of State Repression: Evidence from Taiwan"
        2021, Journal of East Asian Studies 21(3):427–448.
(with Fang-Yi Chiou, Academia Sinica)

[12] Rivals Within: Political Factions, Loyalty and Elite Competition under Authoritarianism"
        2021, Political Science Research and Methods 9(3): 599-614.
(with Ting Chen, HK Baptist University)

[11] Hate Thy Communist Neighbor: Protestantism and Politics in South Korea"
2021, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 186: 707-723.
(with Christopher Paik, NYUAD)

​[10] Fake Spies, Democratization, and Transitional Justice: Retrial Acquittals following
  Fabricated Espionage Charges in Korea
"
2021, Asian Survey 61(2):356–386.
(with Sunkyoung Park, Incheon National University)​   

[9] Domestic Migrants' Responsiveness to Electoral Mobilization under Authoritarianism:
        Evidence from China's Grassroots Election
"  
2020, Electoral Studies 66: 102170.
(with Jun Fang, University of Michigan)                

[8] Social Ties as a Political Resource: Revisiting Democratic Transition of South Korea"
        2020, Journal of East Asian Studies 20(1): 75–98.
(with Joon Nak Choi, HKUST)

[7] Oilfields, Mosques, and Violence: Is There a Resource Curse in Xinjiang?"
      2020, British Journal of Political Science 50(1): 45–78
(with Wenhui Yang, Peking University)

[6] Colonization and Education: Exploring the Legacy of Local Elites in Korea"        
       2018, Economic History Review 71(3): 938–964. 
(with Christopher Paik, NYUAD)            

[5] How Natural Resources Affect Authoritarian Leaders’ Provision of Public Services:
Evidence from China
"
       2018, Journal of Politics 80(1): 178–194. 

[4] Does Oil Hinder Social Spending? Evidence from Dictatorships, 1972-2008"
      2017, Studies in Comparative International Development 52(4): 457–482.

[3] Unexplored Consequences of Violence against Civilians during the Korean War"
        2017, Journal of East Asian Studies 17(3): 259–283. 
(with Woo Chang Kang, Korea University)

[2] Trauma and Stigma: The Long-term Effects of Wartime Violence on Political Attitudes"
        2017, Conflict Management and Peace Science 34(3): 264–286.  
(with Woo Chang Kang, Korea University)

[1] Factories for Votes? How Dictators Gain Popular Support Using Targeted Industrial Policy"
        2016, British Journal of Political Science 46(3): 501527. 
(with SunKyoung Park, Korea University) 
        - Recipient of the 2017 Gallup Korea Academic Award

[Publication in other languages]
"Research Trends in Studies of Korean Politics Published in Top 50 SSCI Journals in 1986-2017" (In Korean)
2018, Korean Journal of International Studies 58(1): 219255. (with Sunkyoung Park and Hojun Lee)