Working Papers

[1] “Political Regimes and Refugee Entries: Motivations behind Refugees and Host Governments.” Invited to a Second Revise & Resubmit at International Studies Quarterly (with Yujin Woo)

[2] “Varieties of Clientelism across Political Parties: New Measures of Patron-Client Relationships.” Revised & Resubmitted to the European Political Science Review (with Hidekuni Washida)

[3] “Tutelary Power and Autocratic Legitimacy: Evidence from Kazakhstan’s Diarchy.” Invited to a Decline & Resubmit at the Journal of Politics (with Yuki Shiraito)

[4] “Dynamics of Electoral Manipulation and Institutional Trust: Blatant Fraud, Election Timing, and the Legitimacy of Governance.” Invited to a Revise & Resubmit at Public Opinion Quarterly (with Hisashi Kadoya and Yuki Yanai)

[5] “Mass Reactions to Endogeneous Election Timing: Evidence from Conjoint Experiments in Japan.” Under Review (with Naoki Shimizu, Hidekuni Washida, and Yuki Yanai)

[6] “Do Muslim Citizens Welcome Muslim Immigrants? Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment in Kazakhstan.” Under Review (with Akira Igarashi and Yujin Woo)

[7] “Credibility of Government Statistics and Mass Reactions in Autocracies: An Information Correction Experiment on COVID-19 in Kazakhstan.” Under Review (with Susumu Annaka and Gento Kato)

[8] “Elite Divisions, Party Origins, and Political Liberalization in Autocracies.”Under Review (with Adrian del Rio)

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

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

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

[12] “Disguising as Democrats: The Origins and Outcomes of Partially Independent EMBs in Dictatorships.” (with Hidekuni Washida)

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

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

[15] “Democracy and the Development of State Capacity: Evidence from the First Two Waves of Democratization.” (with Austin M. Mitchell)

[16] “Driving Forces of Diversification in Central Bank Mandates: Global Textual Analysis of Central Bank Laws.” (with Kenya Amano)[17] “Unpacking Authoritarian Political Parties: What Party Structures Reveal About Party Strategies and Patterns of Survival.” (with Erica Frantz)