Research
Job Market Paper
Routinized Deference: Predictive Screening and Bureaucratic Capacity in Child Protective Services
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (2026, early view)
A stacked difference-in-differences study of predictive algorithms in U.S. child protection, showing that adoption erodes analytical capacity—lower substantiation rates and slower investigations—without expanding operational capacity.
Published Papers
The Impact of Gender Budgeting on Sectoral Allocations: Evidence From OECD Countries
Public Budgeting & Finance (2026, early view)
Using OECD panel data and a staggered difference-in-differences design, we show that gender budgeting shifts sectoral budget allocations only when it carries a legal mandate; simple adoption alone has little effect.
Representation and the Legislative Enterprise: An Expanded View of Staff Representation
Politics, Groups, and Identities (2025, online first)
We analyze over 180,000 staff contracts from the U.S. House of Representatives to revisit how members’ demographics and party shape the representation of women and people of color among senior, DC, and district staff.
How conjoint analysis contributes to mitigating intergroup conflict? A case study of ageing policy in Taipei City (Taiwan)
Journal of Asian Public Policy, 17(3): 725–746
A conjoint experiment showing how the design and framing of ageing policy can ease intergroup conflict between younger and older residents in Taipei City.
Working Papers
How Generative AI Impacts Job Satisfaction: Evidence from the U.S. Federal Government
R&R at Public Administration Review
A continuous difference-in-differences study of 25 U.S. federal agencies, showing that GenAI augmentation—not automation—is negatively associated with employee job satisfaction as work shifts from creation to verification.
From Boardroom Representation to Workplace Leadership: Evaluating the Effects of California’s Gender Quota Legislation on Female Career Advancement
R&R at Regulation & Governance
An event-study and IV design evaluating how California’s board gender quota (SB 826) reshaped women’s representation across organizational levels, from executives to the broader workforce.
Different Ways of Doing Good: Public Service Motivation and Ethical Judgment in Public Administration
Under review
Using the Taiwan Government Bureaucrats Survey, we examine public service motivation across seven ethical dilemmas evaluated against a common Do No Harm benchmark. Overall motivation is associated with judgments that avoid unjustified harm in six scenarios, while commitment to public interest, compassion, and self-sacrifice differ in their relevance across dilemmas.
Does Discretion Enable Active Representation? Evidence from the 2022 Expansion of WOSB-Eligible Industries
Under review
This paper shows that bureaucratic discretion activates active representation only in offices with a higher share of female managers, where identity-based willingness meets institutional opportunity.
Buprenorphine Prescribing Trends and Practice Environment Associations with Clinician Adoption
Working paper
Using national prescribing and practice-affiliation data from 2013–2024, we examine how clinicians’ buprenorphine prescribing changes when they move between group practices. Moving into a practice with greater peer prescribing is associated with a higher probability of prescribing buprenorphine. The findings suggest a role for organizational context in treatment adoption, while selection into practices limits a causal interpretation.