Course Information
Course title
Political Risk Analysis of Domestic Luxury Consumption in China 
Semester
111-2 
Designated for
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES  DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE  
Instructor
MIN-HUA HUANG 
Curriculum Number
PS5714 
Curriculum Identity Number
322EU2500 
Class
 
Credits
2.0 
Full/Half
Yr.
Half 
Required/
Elective
Elective 
Time
Wednesday 3,4(10:20~12:10) 
Remarks
The upper limit of the number of students: 100.
The upper limit of the number of non-majors: 80. 
 
Course introduction video
 
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Course Syllabus
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Course Description

This course applies political risk analysis to explain the linkage between luxury consumption and anti-corruption movement in China. It aims to cultivate students to develop a deep insight and understanding about how economic behavior and commercial market are affected by political dynamics in one-party regime like China. The anti-corruption campaigns under analysis covers the two decades under the Hu-Wen and Xi-Li regime from 2003 to 2022, and the varieties of luxury goods that are commonly used to capitalize illegal gains. Quantitative methods are introduced to apply as analytical tools, such like the game theory and regression methods. Students are trained to be familiar with the format and content of political risk assessment and understand how politics affects society and business in China. 

Course Objective
• Understand the nature of the anti-corruption campaign and its importance in China.
• Understand the linkage between luxury consumption and corruptive deeds.
• Learn how to conduct political risk analysis with scientific tools.
• Explain how public spending is associated with anti-corruption movements and how it is related to changing patterns of perceived political risk under different regimes.
• Explain how Chinese domestic luxury market is affected by politics
 
Course Requirement
Both of graduate and undergraduate students need to submit a mid-term and a final essay. For the mid-term essay, the topic is on corruption and the length limit is two pages (30%), due at week 10 (Apr 26). For the final essay, the topic is on anti-corruption campaigns, and the length limit is 15 pages for graduate students and 5 pages for undergraduate students (70%), due at week 17 (Jun 14).  
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week)
1 hour 
Office Hours
Appointment required. Note: Office Hour: By Appointment 
Designated reading
1. Kuo, Chi-Hsien, Min-Hua Huang, and Ching-I Huang. (2022). The Anti-Corruption Campaign, Luxury Consumption, and Regime Trust in China: Changing Patterns of Perceived Political Risk and Their Consequences. Journal of Contemporary China, DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2022.2071895.

2. Ang, Yuen Yuen. (2020). China's Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)

3. Wedeman, Andrew. (2005). Anticorruption Campaigns and the Intensification of Corruption in China. Journal of Contemporary China 14(1): 93-116.

4. Zhu, Jiangnan, Qi Zhang, and Zhikuo Liu. (2017). Eating, Drinking, and Power Signaling in Institutionalized Authoritarianism: China’s Antiwaste Campaign Since 2012. Journal of Contemporary China 26(105): 337-352. 
References
 
Grading
   
Adjustment methods for students
 
Teaching methods
Assisted by video, Provide students with flexible ways of attending courses
Assignment submission methods
Extension of the deadline for submitting assignments
Exam methods
Written (oral) reports replace exams
Others
Progress
Week
Date
Topic
第1週
2/22  Introduction 
第2週
3/01  Anti-corruption campaigns in China 
第3週
3/08  Varieties of corruption 
第4週
3/15  Features of luxury consumption 
第5週
3/22  Chinese domestic luxury market 
第6週
3/29  Linkage of anti-corruption movement and luxury consumption 
第7週
4/05  Tomb Sweeping Day  
第8週
4/12  Xi’s Anti-corruption campaign 
第9週
4/19  Methodology of political risk analysis 
第10週
4/26  A game-theoretical analysis: Model 
第11週
5/03  A game-theoretical analysis: Solution 
第12週
5/10  Hypothesis deduction 
第13週
5/17  Statistical Analysis I: Regression analysis 
第14週
5/24  Statistical Analysis II: Endogeneity 
第15週
5/31  Other explanations 
第16週
6/07  Wrap-up