Working Papers

[1] “Do Muslim Citizens Welcome Muslim Immigrants? Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment in Kazakhstan.” Invited to Revise and Resubmit at Political Behavior.  (with Akira Igarashi and Yujin Woo)

[2] “The Impact of Elections on Civic Attitudes: Causal Evidence from  Kazakhstan’s Staggered Local Elections.” Under Review. (with Gento Kato and Yuki Shiraito) 

[3] “Elected Leaders and Informal Tax Contributions: Natural Experiment Evidence from Village Elections in Kazakhstan.” Under Review. (with Paul Schuler)

[4] “Economic Growth or Public Health: Democratic Advantages during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” (with Naoki Shimizu, Hidekuni Washida, and Yuki Yanai)

[5] “Election Timing in Autocracies: Why Dictators Call Elections in Economic Crisis?” (with Yuki Yanai)

[6] “Historical Origins of Long-Lasting Military Dictatorships.” (with Yuko Kasuya)

[7] “Third-Party Autonomy in Electoral Autocracies: How Insecure Dictators Grant Partial Electoral Management Autonomy for Political Survival.” (with Hidekuni Washida)

[8] “Popular Protests and the Elite-Mass Linkage in Autocracies: Experimental and Observational Evidence from Kazakhstan.”

[9] “Economic versus Political Preferences over Labor Migration Policies: Evidence from Survey Experiments in Five Asian Countries.” (with Akira Igarashi and Yujin Woo)

[10] “Driving Forces of Diversification in Central Bank Mandates: Global Textual Analysis of Central Bank Laws.” (with Kenya Amano)

[11] “Changing Russian Propaganda against Ukraine.” (with Masatomo Torikai, Tomoki Kaneko, and Keiichi Kubo)

[12] “Regime Transitions and Economic Prosperity: Myths of Autocrat-Induced Growth.” (with Takuto Tohkairin)

[13] “Autocracy and Protest Cycles: Pre-Electoral Dynamics of Repression and Dissent.” (with Samson Yuen)

[14] “Geopolitics and Migration: The Case of the Relokanty in Kyrgyzstan.” (with Scott Radnitz)

[15] “Clientelism, Social Media, and Public Support for Populists: Experimental Evidence from Kyrgyzstan.” (with Scott Radnitz)

[16] “Timing Matters: A Panel Survey of the 2024 Japanese General Election.” (with Naoki Shimizu, Hidekuni Washida, and Yuki Yanai)

[17] “Priming the Effects of War: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Public Opinion in Kyrgyzstan.” (with Scott Radnitz)

[18] ”The Democratic Dilemma in Protecting Others: How Political Regimes Shape Post-Entry Rights for Asylum Seekers.” (with Yujin Woo)