Dr. T.N. (Trevor) Incerti
Faculteit der Maatschappij- en Gedragswetenschappen
Programmagroep: Challenges to Democratic Representation
Expertisegebied: comparative political economy, money in politics, business and politics, causal inference
Bezoekadres
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
- Kamernummer: C9.11
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Postbus 15578
1001 NB Amsterdam
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Profile
Trevor Incerti is an Associate Professor (Universitair Docent 1) of Political Economy in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam. He is affiliated with the Challenges to Democratic Representation Programme Group.
Trevor's primary area of research is the role of money in politics. His research examines how business interests and economic incentives shape political behavior, policy choices, and public economic outcomes. Much of his work focuses on East Asia, particularly Japan. Trevor’s research is published in the American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and Political Analysis, among other outlets. It has received coverage by media such as The Economist, Het Financieele Dagblad, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post.
He is also an Expert at the Leiden Asia Centre, and previously held positions as Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese Politics at Georgetown University and as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Trevor received his Ph.D. from Yale University and B.A. from UC Berkeley. Before graduate school, he worked as a Data Scientist and in economic consulting.
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Research
Research methods
- Experiments
- Causal inference
RPA
- Polarisation
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Publicaties
2025
- Incerti, T. N. (2025). How firms, bureaucrats, and ministries benefit from the revolving door: Evidence from Japan. American Political Science Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055425101263
Mattingly, D., Incerti, T., Ju, C., Moreshead, C., Tanaka, S., & Yamagishi, H. (2025). Chinese State Media Persuades a Global Audience That the “China Model” is Superior: Evidence From A 19-Country Experiment. American Journal of Political Science, 69(3), 1029-1046. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12887 [details]
2024
- Carlson, J., Incerti, T., & Aronow, P. M. (2024). Dyadic clustering in international relations. Political Analysis, 32(2), 186-198. https://doi.org/10.1017/pan.2023.26 [details]
- Incerti, D., & Incerti, T. (2024). Are regime changes always bad economics? Evidence from daily financial data. Business and Politics, 26(4), 505-528. https://doi.org/10.1017/bap.2024.7 [details]
- Incerti, T. (2024). Countering capture in local politics: Evidence from eight field experiments. The Journal of Politics, 86(4), 1603-1607. https://doi.org/10.1086/729949 [details]
2023
- Amano, K., Dominguez, M. S., Fraser, T., Gagnon, E., Incerti, T., Jang, J., McClean, C. T., Mitchell, A. M., Miyano, S., Moreshead, C., Saijo, H., Stanescu, D., Teraoka, A., Yamagishi, H., Willis, C. N., Woo, Y., & Crabtree, C. (2023). Field Research When There’s Limited Access to the Field: Lessons From Japan. PS, Political Science & Politics, 56(1), 99-105. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096522000932 [details]
2021
- Incerti, T. N., Mattingly, D., Rosenbluth, F., Tanaka, S., & Yue, J. (2021). Hawkish partisans: How political parties shape nationalist conflicts in China and Japan. British Journal of Political Science, 51(4), 1494-1515. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123420000095
- Incerti, T., & Lipscy, P. (2021). The energy politics of Japan. In The Oxford Handbook of Energy Politics (pp. 562–589). (Oxford Handbooks). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190861360.013.21
2020
- Incerti, T. N. (2020). Corruption information and vote share: A meta-analysis and lessons for experimental design. American Political Science Review, 114(3), 761-774. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000305542000012X
2018
- Incerti, T., & Lipscy, P. (2018). The politics of energy and climate change in Japan under Abe: Abenergynomics. Asian Survey, 58(4), 607–634. https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2018.58.4.607
2013
- Incerti, T. N., Lipscy, P., & Kushida, K. (2013). The Fukushima disaster and Japan’s nuclear plant vulnerability in comparative perspective. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(12), 6082-6088. https://doi.org/10.1021/es4004813
2021
- Incerti, T., & Lipscy, P. (2021). The Politics of Energy and Climate Change in Japan under the Abe Government. In T. Hoshi, & P. Lipscy (Eds.), The Political Economy of the Abe Government and Abenomics Reforms (pp. 445-476). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108921145.015
2016
- Lipscy, P., Kushida, K., & Incerti, T. N. (2016). Were Japan’s Nuclear Plants Uniquely Vulnerable. In E. Blandford, & S. Sagan (Eds.), Learning from Fukushima: Improving Nuclear Safety and Security after Accidents Stanford University Press.
2024
- Morsehead, C., Incerti, T. N., & Tanaka, S. (2024). Chinese media promoten autocratie succesvol. Het Financieele Dagblad - Opinie & Dialoog. https://advance.lexis.com/api/permalink/85bfa7da-fb15-4b7e-ba2d-c490730ed7b9/?context=1519360&identityprofileid=4WBGCC56941
2022
- Incerti, T. N., & Yamagishi, H. (2022). How Japan Got the Pandemic Right – and Wrong. The Diplomat. https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/how-japan-got-the-pandemic-right-and-wrong/
2012
- Lipscy, P., Kushida, K., & Incerti, T. N. (2012). Protecting nuclear plants from nature's worst. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/protecting-nuclear-plants-from-natures-worst/2012/10/31/5af389ac-2374-11e2-8448-81b1ce7d6978_story.html
2024
- Incerti, T. (2024). jNPO. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://github.com/tincerti/jNPO
- Mattingly, D., Incerti, T., Ju, C., Moreshead, C., Tanaka, S. & Yamagishi, H. (2024). Replication Data for: Chinese State Media Persuades a Global Audience That the "China Model" Is Superior: Evidence from a 19-Country Experiment. Harvard Dataverse. https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/cq4fzr
2023
- Incerti, T. (2023). Countering capture in local politics: Evidence from eight field experiments. Harvard Dataverse. https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/qwslyn
- Carlson, J., Incerti, T. & Aronow, P. M. (2023). Replication Data for: Dyadic Clustering in International Relations. Harvard Dataverse. https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/9i0lrq
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Mattingly, D., Incerti, T., Ju, C., Moreshead, C., Tanaka, S., & Yamagishi, H. (2025). Chinese State Media Persuades a Global Audience That the “China Model” is Superior: Evidence From A 19-Country Experiment. American Journal of Political Science, 69(3), 1029-1046.