Benjamin Ho
Biographic Data
| ID | 3863222 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Ho |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Ho |
| SIGNATURE | HO B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vassar College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Fear and Favoritism in the Time of Covid-19
When faced with fear, do people favor those in their in-group or out-group? The measurement of this effect is confounded by the fact that some individuals respond to frightening events more strongly than others. We run an online experiment in South Korea in which we experimentally induce fear and examine its impact on a behavioral outcome measure of donations to either an in-group charity or an out-group one. We find that while the self-reported …
China's Political Worldview and Chinese Exceptionalism
This book uses the notion of "Chinese exceptionalism" as a framework to analyze China's international politics and foreign policy. It argues that China's approach to international relations is best understood in the context of these claims to exceptionalism and China's broader political world view. In doing so, it fosters a more comprehensive understanding of China's actions within the realms of foreign policy and international politics, and in t…
China as Number One? The Emerging Values of a Rising Power
Political ideology of nonprofit organizations
Objective This article provides a novel measure of nonprofit political ideology using semantic text analysis of public Internal Revenue Service filings. It explores the relationship between electoral competition and private donations. Methods Mission statements of over 150,000 U.S. nonprofits are matched to Congressional speeches to classify ideology on a political spectrum. The measure is validated against established ideology scores. Donation d…
Toward An Understanding of the Economics of Apologies
We use a theory of apologies to design a nationwide field experiment involving 1.5 million Uber ridesharing consumers who experienced late rides. Several insights emerge. First, apologies are not a panacea—the efficacy of an apology and whether it may backfire depend on how the apology is made. Second, across treatments, money speaks louder than words—the best form of apology is to include a coupon for a future trip. Third, in some cases sending …
Why Trust Matters
Have economists neglected trust? The economy is fundamentally a network of relationships built on mutual expectations. More than that, trust is the glue that holds civilization together. Every time we interact with another person-to make a purchase, work on a project, or share a living space-we rely on trust. Institutions and relationships function because people place confidence in them. Retailers seek to become trusted brands; employers put the…
China's Political Worldview and Chinese Exceptionalism
Transforming AsiaAsia is often viewed through a fog of superlatives: the most populous countries, lowest fertility rates, fastest growing economies, greatest number of billionaires, most avid consumers, and greatest threat to the world's environment.This recounting of superlatives obscures Asia's sheer diversity, uneven experience, and mixed inheritance.Amsterdam University Press's Transforming Asia series publishes books that explore, describe, …
Holding up Half the Sky? Ethno-Gender Labour Market Outcomes in China
Studies looking at gender and ethnic minority outcomes in China’s labour market have generally suggested that women and minorities are separately experiencing a wage disadvantage relative to males and the Han majority, respectively. But, what is the experience of this combined cohort, ethnic minority women? Using data from China’s 2005 one percent mini-census, this article discerns ethno-gender labour market outcomes by factoring education, labou…
Rank reversal aversion inhibits redistribution across societies
Rising Sino-Japanese competition
One of the biggest challenges for the East Asian region today is the Sino-Japanese relationship. Starting with the fishing trawler incident in September 2010, followed by Japan's nationalisation of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, this relationship is experiencing an escalation of tensions in most, if not all, areas of the bilateral relationship. In response to the intensifying competition, China and Japan have elevated the importance of South-East As…
Learning from Lee
Understanding Chinese Exceptionalism
As a branch of Chinese political thought, Chinese exceptionalism has recently been the subject of renewed scholarly analysis. By stressing what is unique about China, claims about Chinese exceptionalism seek to provide a different approach to the challenge of global governance, one not dominated by the liberal traditions of the United States and the West more generally. This article argues that Chinese exceptionalism—as understood by the Chinese …
Identity Signaling with Social Capital
Understanding Chinese Exceptionalism
As a branch of Chinese political thought, Chinese exceptionalism has recently been the subject of renewed scholarly analysis. By stressing what is unique about China, claims about Chinese exceptionalism seek to provide a different approach to the challenge of global governance, one not dominated by the liberal traditions of the United States and the West more generally. This article argues that Chinese exceptionalism—as understood by the Chinese …
Toward An Understanding of the Economics of Apologies
We use a theory of apologies to design a nationwide field experiment involving 1.5 million Uber ridesharing consumers who experienced late rides. Several insights emerge. First, apologies are not a panacea—the efficacy of an apology and whether it may backfire depend on how the apology is made. Second, across treatments, money speaks louder than words—the best form of apology is to include a coupon for a future trip. Third, in some cases sending …
Rank reversal aversion inhibits redistribution across societies
Holding up Half the Sky? Ethno-Gender Labour Market Outcomes in China
Studies looking at gender and ethnic minority outcomes in China’s labour market have generally suggested that women and minorities are separately experiencing a wage disadvantage relative to males and the Han majority, respectively. But, what is the experience of this combined cohort, ethnic minority women? Using data from China’s 2005 one percent mini-census, this article discerns ethno-gender labour market outcomes by factoring education, labou…
Rising Sino-Japanese competition
One of the biggest challenges for the East Asian region today is the Sino-Japanese relationship. Starting with the fishing trawler incident in September 2010, followed by Japan's nationalisation of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, this relationship is experiencing an escalation of tensions in most, if not all, areas of the bilateral relationship. In response to the intensifying competition, China and Japan have elevated the importance of South-East As…
Identity Signaling with Social Capital
Understanding Chinese Exceptionalism
As a branch of Chinese political thought, Chinese exceptionalism has recently been the subject of renewed scholarly analysis. By stressing what is unique about China, claims about Chinese exceptionalism seek to provide a different approach to the challenge of global governance, one not dominated by the liberal traditions of the United States and the West more generally. This article argues that Chinese exceptionalism—as understood by the Chinese …
Learning from Lee
Rising Sino-Japanese competition
One of the biggest challenges for the East Asian region today is the Sino-Japanese relationship. Starting with the fishing trawler incident in September 2010, followed by Japan's nationalisation of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, this relationship is experiencing an escalation of tensions in most, if not all, areas of the bilateral relationship. In response to the intensifying competition, China and Japan have elevated the importance of South-East As…
Rank reversal aversion inhibits redistribution across societies
Holding up Half the Sky? Ethno-Gender Labour Market Outcomes in China
Studies looking at gender and ethnic minority outcomes in China’s labour market have generally suggested that women and minorities are separately experiencing a wage disadvantage relative to males and the Han majority, respectively. But, what is the experience of this combined cohort, ethnic minority women? Using data from China’s 2005 one percent mini-census, this article discerns ethno-gender labour market outcomes by factoring education, labou…
Why Trust Matters
Have economists neglected trust? The economy is fundamentally a network of relationships built on mutual expectations. More than that, trust is the glue that holds civilization together. Every time we interact with another person-to make a purchase, work on a project, or share a living space-we rely on trust. Institutions and relationships function because people place confidence in them. Retailers seek to become trusted brands; employers put the…
China's Political Worldview and Chinese Exceptionalism
Transforming AsiaAsia is often viewed through a fog of superlatives: the most populous countries, lowest fertility rates, fastest growing economies, greatest number of billionaires, most avid consumers, and greatest threat to the world's environment.This recounting of superlatives obscures Asia's sheer diversity, uneven experience, and mixed inheritance.Amsterdam University Press's Transforming Asia series publishes books that explore, describe, …
Toward An Understanding of the Economics of Apologies
We use a theory of apologies to design a nationwide field experiment involving 1.5 million Uber ridesharing consumers who experienced late rides. Several insights emerge. First, apologies are not a panacea—the efficacy of an apology and whether it may backfire depend on how the apology is made. Second, across treatments, money speaks louder than words—the best form of apology is to include a coupon for a future trip. Third, in some cases sending …
Political ideology of nonprofit organizations
Objective This article provides a novel measure of nonprofit political ideology using semantic text analysis of public Internal Revenue Service filings. It explores the relationship between electoral competition and private donations. Methods Mission statements of over 150,000 U.S. nonprofits are matched to Congressional speeches to classify ideology on a political spectrum. The measure is validated against established ideology scores. Donation d…
China's Political Worldview and Chinese Exceptionalism
This book uses the notion of "Chinese exceptionalism" as a framework to analyze China's international politics and foreign policy. It argues that China's approach to international relations is best understood in the context of these claims to exceptionalism and China's broader political world view. In doing so, it fosters a more comprehensive understanding of China's actions within the realms of foreign policy and international politics, and in t…
China as Number One? The Emerging Values of a Rising Power
Fear and Favoritism in the Time of Covid-19
When faced with fear, do people favor those in their in-group or out-group? The measurement of this effect is confounded by the fact that some individuals respond to frightening events more strongly than others. We run an online experiment in South Korea in which we experimentally induce fear and examine its impact on a behavioral outcome measure of donations to either an in-group charity or an out-group one. We find that while the self-reported …
Economics (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Politics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · China (6 works) · Law (5 works) · History (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (3 works) · Exceptionalism (3 works)