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Samuel Chang

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

Ernest R. Wish Research Fellow and Ph.D. Student

5807 S Woodlawn Ave

Chicago, IL 60637

United States

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“  My current research focuses on how multinational corporations impact local communities around the world. In developing economies, my research broadly explores how corporations can take on a governance role when local institutions are weak. In developed economies, my research is centered around how bank and corporate misconduct influence the financial decision-making of local stakeholders.  ”

Scholarly Papers (7)

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Can Audits Shift the Battleground? Supply Chain Certifications and Conflict Dynamics in the Congo

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2023-144
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 09 Nov 2023 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2026
Samuel Chang and Hans Bonde Christensen
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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Conflict-free certification, Conflict, Armed groups, Small-scale mining, Artisanal mining, Mineral supply chain, Supply chain due diligence, Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, Dodd-Frank Act Provision 1502

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From LinkedIn to Labor Statistics: Using Revelio Microdata for Labor Market Research in Developing Economies

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2025-142
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 06 Feb 2026 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2026
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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Employment data, Labor force data, Social media, LinkedIn, Revelio, ILOSTAT, IPUMS, Census data, Afrobarometer, Developing economies, Data validation

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Beyond Greenwashing: Environmental Commitments and Gas Flaring in the African Oil Sector

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2024-103
Number of pages: 102 Posted: 17 Sep 2024 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2025
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Sustainability, Corporate commitments, Corporate social responsibility, CSR, Corporate governance, Stakeholder pressure, ESG, Environmental regulation, Natural gas flaring, Oil and gas, Greenhouse gas emissions, Africa

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Accounting Fraud and Individual Financial Health

Kilts Center at Chicago Booth Marketing Data Center Paper, TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency Working Paper Series No. 167
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 10 Dec 2024 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2026
Arndt Weinrich, Samuel Chang and Ji Eon Kim
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and Boston College - Carroll School of Management
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Accounting Fraud, Consumer Credit, Household Finance, Financial Distress

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Trust in Banks and Borrower Behavior

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2025-102
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 11 Aug 2025 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2026
Samuel Chang, Rimmy E. Tomy and Jizhou Wang
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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Banking, Bank supervision, Consumer credit, Default, Delinquency, Enforcement actions, News deserts, Reputational costs, TransUnion, Trust in banks

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Taxation by Regulation: Economic Impacts of Local Content Regulation in the African Mining Sector

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 02 Jun 2025 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2026
Samuel Chang
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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Local content requirements, Corporate taxation, Tax enforcement, Employment, Procurement, Human capital, Mining, Ghana, Africa

12 Best Practices for Leveraging Generative AI in Experimental Research

Forthcoming, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2024-130
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2026
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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GenAI, ChatGPT, experimentation, field experiments, experimental design, data collection, data analysis, ethics, AI risks, Generative AI

12 Best Practices for Leveraging Generative AI in Experimental Research

NBER Working Paper No. w33025
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 07 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2024
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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