Kaicheng Luo
Kaicheng Luo is a first-year PhD student at MIT Economics department. His research interest lies in Political Economy and Development Economics, broadly construed. He works on a wide variety of projects on topics including policy learning, innovation, emigration and censorship. Prior to joining MIT, Kaicheng worked at Harvard Econ as a predoc for David Y. Yang. He received his bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) from Peking University.
Research
Works in progress
“Emigration during turbulent times”, with Ben Olken and David Yang [draft]
“The Origin and Diffusion of Policy Ideas in China”, with Shaoda Wang and David Yang
Censorship as political favor