Andrew Kao

Hello! I am a PhD student in Economics at Harvard. My current research interests include political economy and development. I am also a affiliate at the Center for American Political Studies. Previously, I worked with Professor David Yang as a predoctoral fellow. I graduated from the University of Chicago in 2020 with a BS in computational and applied math and a BA in economics. My CV is located here.

Research

Working papers

  • “AI-tocracy” with Martin Beraja, David Yang, and Noam Yuchtman (October 2022) — Forthcoming at The Quarterly Journal of Economics
  • “Exporting the Surveillance State via Trade in AI” with Martin Beraja, David Yang, and Noam Yuchtman

Works in progress

Policy Articles

  • “Autocratic AI dystopias: From science fiction to social science fact” with Martin Beraja, David Yang, and Noam Yuchtman. VoxDev column (May 2023)
  • “Autocratic AI dystopias: From science fiction to social science fact” with Martin Beraja, David Yang, and Noam Yuchtman. VoxEU column (December 2021)