Research
Research
Sun, Lu. Audiovisual Exclusion Clauses in Trade Agreements and Bilateral Movie Flows, Journal of World Trade (Forthcoming)
Sun, Lu and Quan Li (2026), Globalization and Political Protests: The Role of Imported Movies, International Studies Quarterly, Volume 70, Issue 2, June 2026, sqag016, https://doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqag016
Betz, Timm and Lu Sun (2022). Preferences, Institutions, and Trade Wars. In Wei Liang and Ka Zeng (eds.), Research Handbook on Trade Wars. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, Chapter 5, 82-111. Link
Defend Together: Audiovisual Cooperation Clause in Trade Agreements and Co-produced Movies (R&R at The World Economy)
Managing Foreign Influence: Autocratic Strategies in Regulating the Import of Foreign Movies (Job Market Paper, Under Review)
Preexisting Trade Networks and the Allocation of Chinese Ambassadors, with Xuan Li, Kaibin Yuan, Matt Malis (Under Review)
Consumer Interests, Trade Wars, and Mass Support for Trade Liberalization, with Timm Betz
Watching Protest: Protest Films and Collective Action in Authoritarian Contexts, with Quan Li
Retreat From the World: Populist Leaders and Global Engagement
Populist Leader and Trade
The Value of Social Ties in the Chinese Foreign Ministry, with Zhaoqing Li and Matt Malis