Qing Chang

Qing Chang

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I am a doctoral candidate in Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh, specializing in the study of the political economy of development and statistical inference. My primary research investigates the intricate dynamics of political incentives, economic development, and the resulting political consequences. Additionally, I actively contribute to the advancement of political science research through the development of statistical methodologies that combine causal inference tools and machine learning practices. My work has been published or is forthcoming in the Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy and Political Analysis.

Before coming to the University of Pittsburgh, I received my Master degree in Political Science from Duke University and also graduated with a Master degree in Economics from the North Carolina State University.

You can reach me via email: qic47@pitt.edu. You can download my CV here.

Articles

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All Political Economy Political Methodology
Good Friends versus Best Friends: How Different Types of Political Connection Work in China
Qing Chang, Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy: Vol. 4: No. 2, pp 259-285.
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Good Friends versus Best Friends: How Different Types of Political Connection Work in China
Generalized Kernel Regularized Least Squares
Chang Qing and Max Goplerud, Forthcoming, Political Analysis.
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Generalized Kernel Regularized Least Squares

Working Papers

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Promotion Incentives, Political Competition, and Public Land Prices
Promotion incentives and political competition motivate local leaders to inflate residential land prices, leading to increased conflicts, reduced trust in and evaluation of local government. The negative political consequences are particularly pronounced among young generation.
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Promotion Incentives, Political Competition, and Public Land Prices
Political Selection, Resource Allocation, and Long-term Economic Growth
This paper develops a model to study the political incentives of resource misallocation and its consequences on long-term economic growth in a political promotion system.
Political Selection, Resource Allocation, and Long-term Economic Growth
Land Price Distortion and Rural Inequality
This paper provides systematically empirical evidence of how local governments’ intervention in residential land prices worsens rural inequality.
Land Price Distortion and Rural Inequality