Fifth-year PhD Candidate
Department of Political Science
Yale University
Welcome! I study the political economy of industrial policy phase-out. My research interests span state–firm relations, industrial policy, and comparative political economy.
In 2022, I received a B.S. in Joint Mathematics–Economics and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego.
Managed Shakeout: Industrial Policy by Letting “Losers” Go
My dissertation takes up a question raised again by Juhász, Lane, and Rodrik (2023): whether governments can develop the ability to let “losers” go. I define “losers” at the level of technological pathway. I study how China did this in solar PV, what political-economy conditions produced the institutions that made it possible, and, through comparisons within and across industries, what happens when industrial policy proceeds without them. The project draws on more than 150 interviews across 20 Chinese cities and on mixed-level product, firm, and industry-level data spanning 2000 to 2024.
When Deterrence Is Not Enough: Field Visits and Environmental Governance
Cultural ISI: Quantity without Quality