Biography
Kai Ou, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in Politics from New York University in 2016. Dr. Ou is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Florida State University. He studies behavioral choice patterns using theoretical and experimental tools. Dr. Ou’s research covers institutional effects on economic and political behavior, voting and elections, religion, and competition and coordination between social and ethnic groups. Dr. Ou teaches game theory, quantitative research and methods, formal political economy, and applied statistics and causal inference for undergraduate and graduate students.
Education
Ph.D. in Politics from New York University (2016)
Selected Publications
Ou, Kai, and Xiaofei Pan. “The effect of task choice and task assignment on the gender earnings gap: An experimental study.” European Economic Review 136 (2021): 103753.
Morton, Rebecca B., and Kai Ou. “What motivates bandwagon voting behavior: Altruism or a desire to win?.” European Journal of Political Economy 40 (2015): 224-241.
Kai Ou
Associate Professor
Specialization: Voting and Elections, Experimental Methods, Formal Political Economy
Areas of Interest: American Politics, Comparative Politics, Political Methodology
Bellamy 550 (Tuesday - Friday, by appointment)