Hongyi She

Hongyi She is a postdoctoral research fellow at Princeton University’s Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance, specializing in international political economy (IPE), comparative political economy (CPE), and public opinion. Her empirical research employs innovative experimental designs to study trade policy preferences, notably in her dissertation advancing understanding of public opposition to free trade. She is currently on the 2025-2026 academic job market.

• Education: Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Rochester
• Teaching: Instructs courses like PSC 200 Data Analysis I and PSC 101 Intro to Comparative Politics
• Research Focus: Intersects IPE/CPE with public opinion, emphasizing information interventions and belief dynamics

Publications: Her job market paper Learning About Trade and Compensating the Losers? use survey experiments to decode trade preferences and compensation hypothesis validity. Work in progress includes topics like information acquisition, multi-level governance, and gender in trade policy.