My work looks at government policies that improve social welfare. I am especially interested in the political conditions that facilitate the expansion of public policies which reduce health disparities.
Research areas: welfare state, social policies, bureaucracy, state capacity, international organizations, global health governance, health politics and policies, maternal and child nutrition
Research areas: welfare state, social policies, bureaucracy, state capacity, international organizations, global health governance, health politics and policies, maternal and child nutrition
- Benevolent Policies: Bureaucratic Politics and the International Dimensions of Social Policy Expansion
Carmen Jacqueline Ho
American Political Science Review, 2022 - The Politics of Universal Health Coverage
Carmen Jacqueline Ho, Hina Khalid, Kim Skead, and Joseph Wong
The Lancet, 2022 - Why Have Governments Been Slow to Tackle Undernutrition?
Carmen Jacqueline Ho
Under Review - Social Polices in Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes: Analyzing Social Assistance Programs in India and China
Carmen Jacqueline Ho, Daniel Béland, Dragana Bodruzic, Zainab Nizar, and Shih Jiunn Shi
Under Review - Does Democracy Reduce Inequality?
Carmen Jacqueline Ho, Marie Christelle Mabeu, Roland Pongou
Work in Progress