Kaicheng Luo is a PhD student in MIT’s Department of Economics. His research interests lie in political economy, environmental economics, industrial organization, and development economics. He works on projects spanning policy learning, innovation, emigration, censorship, and pollution mitigation. Prior to joining MIT, Kaicheng worked as a predoctoral fellow for David Y. Yang at Harvard Economics. He received his bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) from Peking University.

Research

Working Papers

• “Emigration during turbulent times”, with Ben Olken and David Yang [draft]

• “Laboratories of autocracy: the landscape of central-local dynamics in China’s policymaking universe”, with Shaoda Wang and David Yang [draft]

Works in Progress

• Zero “Waste”? Competition and Pollution Abatement in the Waste Incineration Industry [draft]

• Direction of science, with Daron Acemoglu, Jacob Moscona and Karthik Sastry

• Censorship as political favor