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Welcome!

I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe) at University College Dublin (UCD). I study the political economy of international trade and investment using both game theoretic models and empirical analysis. I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from Texas A&M University and an M.S. in Economics from Purdue university.

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ABOUT

ABOUT ME

I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe) at University College Dublin (UCD). I completed my Ph.D. in Political Science at Texas A&M University (TX, USA) and my M.S. in Economics at Purdue University (IN, USA). Prior to coming to UCD I worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Center for Commerce and Diplomacy (CCD) at UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS). I study the political economy of international trade and investment using both game theoretic models and empirical analysis. My work has appeared in the Journal of Politics, the Stata Journal, Electoral Studies, and Business and Politics

WHAT I DO

My research lies at the intersection of international and comparative political economy and explores how global economic integration shapes state behavior and firm strategies. Over the last two decades, more and more legalized international organizations and the fragmented production by multinational firms have yielded different winners and losers of globalization. Today, more than two-thirds of world trade occurs through global value chains because firms can split up their production of goods and services across the world. My two research streams examine how these key changes shape the politics of international economic transactions in the new era of globalization. 

 

One stream of my research focuses on the consequences of institutional design on state behavior; in particular, I examine the effects of legalization of international institutions on power asymmetries between wealthy and poor nations. In my dissertation, I examine whether international trade institutions help put small and weak states on an equal footing with powerful states, thereby maintaining the liberal international trade order. Other streams of my research emphasize the causes and consequences of globalization; in particular, I examine the effect of fragmented global production on strategic behavior by states and firms using disaggregated trade and FDI data. 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

International Political Economy

 

  • International Political Economy

  • International Organizations

  • International Trade  

  • Foreign Direct Investment

  • Winners and Losers of Globalization

  • Firms and Global Value Chains 

 

TEACHING INTERESTS

  • International Relations

  • International Political Economy

  • International Organizations

  • Research Methods

  • Game Theory

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