Mechanisms of Censorship: A Study of Confucius Institute Teachers

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Brief Overview

We experimentally assess two competing mechanisms motivating censorship, fear of reprisal by the state and fear of disagreement with colleagues, using a survey experiment of Confucius Institute teachers.

Authors

• Yingjie Fan, Stanford University

• Jennifer Pan, Stanford University

• Tongtong Zhang, Stanford University