Government Endorsement and Voter Skepticism: Selective Disclosure in Political Communication
June 1, 2025·
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Chenzhe Zhang
Abstract
This capstone project develops theoretical predictions about voter behavior when governments have different policy preferences and may disclose information selectively. I designed a controlled experiment to test how perceived government bias changes voter decision-making and political skepticism.
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PhD Student in Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
I am a PhD student in Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics. My research interests lie in applied microeconomics, environmental and energy economics, policy evaluation, causal inference, and machine learning. I am particularly interested in original data construction and empirical work at the intersection of environmental risk, human behavior, and economic outcomes.