Research

Distance That Divides: Interest versus Ideology in European Parliament Defection on China Economic Votes

Working paper (in progress; abstract submitted to MPSA 2027).

Masking the Slogan: Measuring State Discourse with Language Models

Working paper (in progress; abstract submitted to Asian PolMeth 2027).

Do ESG Improvements Pay Off? Evidence on Cost of Capital, Risk, and Adjustment Frictions

Yun-Chia Yan, Li-Chuan Chou, and Gui-Ping Liang (revise and resubmit at Advances in Accounting).

The Impact of ESG Ratings on Firms’ Cost of Capital and Risk

NSTC Undergraduate Student Research Project, Jul 2023 – Feb 2024 (project no. 112-2813-C-141-003-H), rated A. Advisor: Prof. Li-Chuan Chou.