Jay C. Kao

Jay C. Kao

Assistant Professor

Loyola University Chicago

Biography

Welcome! My research centers on political communication, political behavior, public opinion, and politics in China and Taiwan. I study how political information shapes individuals’ behavior and attitudes. For the academic year 2024. I am a visiting fellow at the University of Chicago. You can find my CV here.

Interests

  • Chinese Politics
  • Taiwanese Politics
  • Political Communication
  • Public Opinion

Education

  • PhD in Government, 2021

    University of Texas at Austin

  • MA in East Asian Studies, 2012

    National Chengchi University, Taiwan

  • BA in History, 2009

    National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Publications

Jay C. Kao, Xiaobo Lü, Didac Queralt (2024). Do Gains in Political Representation Sweeten Tax Reform in China? It Depends on Who You Ask. Political Science Research and Methods.

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Jay C. Kao (2023). Experiments in Asian Politics. Encyclopedia of Asian Politics.

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Jay C. Kao, Amy H. Liu, Chunying Wu (2023). Minority Language Recognition and Political Trust in Authoritarian Regimes. Political Research Quarterly.

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Jay C. Kao (2021). Family Matters: Education and the (Conditional) Effect of State Indoctrination in China. Public Opinion Quarterly.

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Jay C. Kao (2014). Varieties of Authoritarianism: In Search of China's Regime Type. Mainland China Studies.

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Working Papers

“How the Pro-Beijing Media Influences Voters: Evidence from a Field Experiment”

Under review

“Ripples of Resistance? Chinese Public Opinion toward COVID Control”

(with Jiahua Yue and Nathan Cao)

“Racial Identities, Linguistic Proficiency, and Public Attitudes towards Immigrants: Evidence from Two Surveys in Taiwan”

(with Amy H. Liu)

“Authoritarian Education and Liberalism? Evidence from China”

(with Kenny Miao)

Teaching

PLSC 336: Chinese Politics

Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023

PLSC 346: East Asian Politics

Spring 2024

PLSC 103: Introduction to Comparative Politics

Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

Experimental Political Science

Summer 2022

Recommendation Letters

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