On July 27, 2026, the Duke-DKU Economics Mini-Conference was held at Duke Kunshan University. The event brought together scholars from Duke University, Duke Kunshan University, North Carolina State University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Wuhan University for in-depth discussions on economic topics, including structural transformation, financial market intermediation, technology transfer
The Division of Social Sciences congratulates Professor Ganga and Eric Duma on their work and on representing Duke Kunshan University at this prestigious conference. Duke Kunshan University continues to foster mentorship opportunities and support research. For the DKU community, summer is the time to unwind. But it is also about
Heuristic Inference and the Left-Right Summary How do voters form left–right images of political parties? This Element applies the theoretical framework of ecologically rational heuristic inference to synthesize insights from the extensive literature on the meaning of left and right in politics. It proposes several hypotheses about cues that voters
“The enduring impacts of early life exposure to heatwaves on climate governance” published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management by Profs. Jingbo Cui (Duke Kunshan University), Chunhua Wang (Shanghai Jiaotong University) and Zhenxuan Wang (North Carolina State University) This paper examines the enduring effects of early-life exposure to heatwaves
The Emergence of Belief Attribution and Dehumanization Are Associated published in Developmental Science by Profs. Wen Zhou (Duke Kunshan University) and David Hare (Duke University) Dehumanization is hypothesized to involve denying others a fully human mind. We tested its proposed link with theory-of-mind development in 3- to 6-year-olds (total N =
We are thrilled to announce the publication of Professor Mengqi Wang’s new book, Anxious Homes. About the Book Anxious Homes is a study of the power that shapes the forms of the homes Chinese citizens strive for and the possible paths they may take to realize their home ownership dreams.Mengqi Wang discusses