Hoyoun Koh

Contrary to a diglossia argument, a Kazakh message is perceived mire reliable. The causal effect, however, is dominantly driven by aged subjects who experienced the Soviet time (over 40 yrs). Young subjects don’t respond the same way.

We conclude that our findings suggests a generational gap in recognizing the Russian language: old generations are reminded of the colonial time by Russian communications, while young generations not.

In a multiethnic and multilingual country, do people perceive a government message differently if delivered in their preferred language? We experimented this in post-Soviet Kazakhstan where Kazakh and Russian are commonly used.

Working on another manuscript that reports an experiment: partisan voters become generous to the opponent party when manipulated to believe their party will win in an upcoming election. A simple prospect (and belief) of winning can reduce out-party animosity among voters *with tolerance*.

Working on a manuscript on the social media’s moderation in ideological gap in perceptions of North Korea among South Korean public. Findings in one line: human factor matters. Some SM platforms serve digital agora while others make echo chambers. #KoreanSocialIntegrationSurvey

Any recommendations of textbooks for an undergrad quant course? I used Imai’s QSS before.

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