Research

Work in Progress

“Historical Aid as Contemporary Diplomacy: Evidence from Chinese Global Infrastructure since 1949.” Revise and Resubmit, Review of International Political Economy, with Austin Strange.
“Leaders, Community Cooperation, and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Evidence from Lab-in-the-field and Survey Experiments in India.” Under Review, with Nguyen Huynh, Vineeta Yadav, and Bumba Mukherjee.
“From Text to Behavior: Analysis of Chinese Foreign Aid Discourse and Allocation (1960-2020).”
“Helping or Hindering? Outcomes of the U.S. Counterinsurgency (COIN) Intervention.” With Zinab Attai.

Promoting Private Investment in Fragile and Conflict-affected Situations. How well did the World Bank do? (Center for Global Development)
Chinese Contractors and Development Project Quality. 2025. CGD Working Paper 715 (with Charles Kenny & Zack Gehan)

Female Leaders, Conflict-Affected Rural Zones, and Civic Engagement. (Bumba Mukherjee, PSU)
China’s 20th-Century Global Development Projects. (Austin Strange, HKU)
Mapping Apiculture Information Networks in Eastern Rwanda. (Fridah Mubichi-Kut, Cornell)
Democratic Threats and Resilience. (Rachel Beatty Riedl, Cornell)