Xinyuan Chen

Welcome! 

I am a sixth-year Ph.D. candidate in Economics at Boston University.

My research interests are Political Economy, Applied Microeconomics, and Applied Microeconomic Theory.

In recent work, I study how first-time voters respond socially and strategically to their peers' political participation. I examine how ethnicities, political inclinations, and expectations about electoral outcomes influence peer effect dynamics in the context of the 2012 presidential election in Texas. 

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