BOOKS
The Shield of Nationality:
When Governments Break Contracts with Foreign Firms
Cambridge University Press (2015)
Winner, Best Book Award (2015-2017), International Political Economy Society
The Shield of Nationality:
When Governments Break Contracts with Foreign Firms
Cambridge University Press (2015)
Winner, Best Book Award (2015-2017), International Political Economy Society
Production in the Innovation Economy
MIT Press (2014) (Chinese translation 2019)
Edited volume: Co-editors, Richard M. Locke and Rachel L. Wellhausen
Production in the Innovation Economy
MIT Press (2014) (Chinese translation 2019)
Edited volume: Co-editors, Richard M. Locke and Rachel L. Wellhausen
ARTICLES
23. "Adjudicating While Fighting: Political Implications of the Ukraine-Russia Bilateral Investment Treaty." (with Clint Peinhardt) Forthcoming, Perspectives on Politics.
22. "Data Sovereignty and Development: How do Native Americans view data sharing by tribal governments?" (with Donn Feir) PS: Political Science & Politics 58(1): 23-30. 2025.
21. "Stakeholder Cues, National Origin, and Public Opinion Toward Firms: Evidence in the context of the first bank in an American Indian Nation." 2024. (with Donn Feir and Calvin Thrall*). Business and Politics: 1-26.
20. “Global Value Chains as a Constraint on Sovereignty: Evidence from Investor-State Dispute Settlement.” (with Carolina Moehlecke and Calvin Thrall*) International Studies Quarterly 67:1. 2023. [Appendix]
19. “Political Risk and International Investment Law.” (with Carolina Moehlecke) Annual Review of Political Science 25: 1-23. May 2022. [Extended bibliography (covering 2010-2021)] [Editor-reviewed invited contribution]
18. “Coming to Terms: The Politics of Sovereign Bond Denomination.” (with Cameron Ballard-Rosa and Layna Mosley) International Organization. 76(1): 32-69. 2022. [Replication Files]
17. "Contingent Advantage? Sovereign Borrowing, Democratic Institutions, and Global Capital Cycles." (with Cameron Ballard-Rosa and Layna Mosley) British Journal of Political Science. 51(1): 353-373. 2021. [Replication Files]
Media coverage: Washington Post (link)
16. "The Price of Doing Business: Why Replaceable Foreign Firms Get Worse Government Treatment." (with Leslie Johns) Economics & Politics. 33(2): 209-243. 2021. [Appendix], [Replication Files]
15. "Incorporating Indigenous Nations into International Political Economy." Global Perspectives. 2 (1): 1-5. 2021.
14. "Judicial Economy and Moving Bars in International Investment Arbitration." (with Leslie Johns and Calvin Thrall*) Review of International Organizations. 15(4): 923-945. 2020. [Replication Data] and [R code]
13. "International Investment Law and Foreign Direct Reinvestment." International Organization 73(4): 839-858. 2019. [Online Appendix], [Replication Data], [Stata code], and [Supplementary Qualitative Data]
12. "How Government Reactions to Violence Worsen Social Welfare: Evidence from Peru." (with Renard Sexton* and Michael G. Findley) American Journal of Political Science. 63(2): 353-367. 2019. [Appendix and Replication Files]
Media coverage: Axios Expert Voices (link), Political Violence @ a Glance (link)
11. "How a Retreat from Global Economic Governance May Empower Business Interests." (with Leslie Johns and Krzysztof J. Pelc) Journal of Politics. 81(2): 731-738. 2019. [Editor-reviewed invited contribution]
10. "International Law, Territorial Disputes, and Foreign Direct Investment." (with David B. Carter and Paul Huth) International Studies Quarterly. 63(1): 58-71. 2019. [Appendix]
9. "Sovereignty, Law, and Finance: Evidence from American Indian Reservations." Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 14(4): 405-436. 2017. [Appendix and Replication Files]
8. "The Political Economy of US Territories and Indian Country." PS: Political Science & Politics. 50(2): 510-514. 2017.
7. "Under One Roof: Supply Chains and the Protection of Foreign Investment." (with Leslie Johns) American Political Science Review. 110(1): 31-51. 2016. [Appendix] and [Replication Files]
Michael Wallerstein Award for Best Paper in Political Economy, American Political Science Association (2016)
Early draft awarded Best Paper in International Relations, Midwest Political Science Association (2014)
6. "Withdrawing from Investment Treaties but Protecting Investment." (with Clint Peinhardt) Global Policy. 7(4): 571-576. 2016.
Media coverage: Washington Post (link)
5. "Recent Trends in Investor-State Dispute Settlement." Journal of International Dispute Settlement. 7(1): 117-135. 2016. [Dataset and Codebook]
Media coverage: Washington Post (link)
4. "Bondholders v. Direct Investors? Competing Responses to Expropriation." International Studies Quarterly. 59(4): 750-764. 2015. [Replication Files]
3. "Investor-State Disputes: When Can Governments Break Contracts?" Journal of Conflict Resolution. 59(2): 239-261. 2015. [Replication Files]
Media coverage: Washington Post (link)
2. "Innovation in Tow: R&D FDI and Investment Incentives." Business and Politics. 15(4): 467-491. 2013. [Replication Files]
1. "Aspects of the Political Economy of Development and Synthetic Biology." (with Gautam Mukunda) Systems and Synthetic Biology. 3(1): 115-123. 2009.
22. "Data Sovereignty and Development: How do Native Americans view data sharing by tribal governments?" (with Donn Feir) PS: Political Science & Politics 58(1): 23-30. 2025.
21. "Stakeholder Cues, National Origin, and Public Opinion Toward Firms: Evidence in the context of the first bank in an American Indian Nation." 2024. (with Donn Feir and Calvin Thrall*). Business and Politics: 1-26.
20. “Global Value Chains as a Constraint on Sovereignty: Evidence from Investor-State Dispute Settlement.” (with Carolina Moehlecke and Calvin Thrall*) International Studies Quarterly 67:1. 2023. [Appendix]
19. “Political Risk and International Investment Law.” (with Carolina Moehlecke) Annual Review of Political Science 25: 1-23. May 2022. [Extended bibliography (covering 2010-2021)] [Editor-reviewed invited contribution]
18. “Coming to Terms: The Politics of Sovereign Bond Denomination.” (with Cameron Ballard-Rosa and Layna Mosley) International Organization. 76(1): 32-69. 2022. [Replication Files]
17. "Contingent Advantage? Sovereign Borrowing, Democratic Institutions, and Global Capital Cycles." (with Cameron Ballard-Rosa and Layna Mosley) British Journal of Political Science. 51(1): 353-373. 2021. [Replication Files]
Media coverage: Washington Post (link)
16. "The Price of Doing Business: Why Replaceable Foreign Firms Get Worse Government Treatment." (with Leslie Johns) Economics & Politics. 33(2): 209-243. 2021. [Appendix], [Replication Files]
15. "Incorporating Indigenous Nations into International Political Economy." Global Perspectives. 2 (1): 1-5. 2021.
14. "Judicial Economy and Moving Bars in International Investment Arbitration." (with Leslie Johns and Calvin Thrall*) Review of International Organizations. 15(4): 923-945. 2020. [Replication Data] and [R code]
13. "International Investment Law and Foreign Direct Reinvestment." International Organization 73(4): 839-858. 2019. [Online Appendix], [Replication Data], [Stata code], and [Supplementary Qualitative Data]
12. "How Government Reactions to Violence Worsen Social Welfare: Evidence from Peru." (with Renard Sexton* and Michael G. Findley) American Journal of Political Science. 63(2): 353-367. 2019. [Appendix and Replication Files]
Media coverage: Axios Expert Voices (link), Political Violence @ a Glance (link)
11. "How a Retreat from Global Economic Governance May Empower Business Interests." (with Leslie Johns and Krzysztof J. Pelc) Journal of Politics. 81(2): 731-738. 2019. [Editor-reviewed invited contribution]
10. "International Law, Territorial Disputes, and Foreign Direct Investment." (with David B. Carter and Paul Huth) International Studies Quarterly. 63(1): 58-71. 2019. [Appendix]
9. "Sovereignty, Law, and Finance: Evidence from American Indian Reservations." Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 14(4): 405-436. 2017. [Appendix and Replication Files]
8. "The Political Economy of US Territories and Indian Country." PS: Political Science & Politics. 50(2): 510-514. 2017.
7. "Under One Roof: Supply Chains and the Protection of Foreign Investment." (with Leslie Johns) American Political Science Review. 110(1): 31-51. 2016. [Appendix] and [Replication Files]
Michael Wallerstein Award for Best Paper in Political Economy, American Political Science Association (2016)
Early draft awarded Best Paper in International Relations, Midwest Political Science Association (2014)
6. "Withdrawing from Investment Treaties but Protecting Investment." (with Clint Peinhardt) Global Policy. 7(4): 571-576. 2016.
Media coverage: Washington Post (link)
5. "Recent Trends in Investor-State Dispute Settlement." Journal of International Dispute Settlement. 7(1): 117-135. 2016. [Dataset and Codebook]
Media coverage: Washington Post (link)
4. "Bondholders v. Direct Investors? Competing Responses to Expropriation." International Studies Quarterly. 59(4): 750-764. 2015. [Replication Files]
3. "Investor-State Disputes: When Can Governments Break Contracts?" Journal of Conflict Resolution. 59(2): 239-261. 2015. [Replication Files]
Media coverage: Washington Post (link)
2. "Innovation in Tow: R&D FDI and Investment Incentives." Business and Politics. 15(4): 467-491. 2013. [Replication Files]
1. "Aspects of the Political Economy of Development and Synthetic Biology." (with Gautam Mukunda) Systems and Synthetic Biology. 3(1): 115-123. 2009.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
9. "Waste Not, Want Not: Tariffs as Environmental Protection in the Global Waste Trade." Working paper, University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, 23 August 2023.
8. "How do Native Americans view data sharing by tribal governments?" (with Donn Feir) Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Center for Indian Country Development. 20 July 2023.
Media coverage: Tribal Business News, Buffalo Fire
7. "Foreign Direct Investment." Entry, Oxford Handbook of International Political Economy (Editors: Jon Pevehouse and Leonard Seabrooke). 2021. [Extended bibliography (covering 2013-2019)]
6. "Ownership and Trust in Banks: Evidence from the First Bank in an American Indian Nation." (with Donn Feir and Calvin Thrall*) American Economic
Association (AEA) Papers and Proceedings. 111: 227-232. 2021. [Appendix] [Invited submission]
5. "The Promise of Economic Integration: Evidence from the First Bank in an American Indian Nation." (with Donn Feir and Calvin Thrall) Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, CICD Working Papers 2021-01. 2021.
4. “Bipartisan Spoilers Targeting EU Investment Policy: Continuity from Trump to Biden.” Prepared for: Trans-Atlantic Disruption: Challenges and Opportunities. Shapiro Geopolitics Workshop, Perry World House, The University of Pennsylvania. 25-26 January 2021.
3. "Integrity Systems and the Rule of Law in Armenia: An Evidence Review." (with Michael Denly*, Vepa Rejepov*, and Michael Findley) United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 2019.
2. "Governance in Armenia: An Evidence Review." (with Michael Denly*, Michael Findley, and John Gerring) United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 2019.
1. "The Intellectual Commons and Property in Synthetic Biology." (with Kenneth A. Oye) Chapter in Markus Schmidt (editor), Synthetic Biology: The Technoscience and its Societal Consequences, Springer Academic Publishing. 2009.
8. "How do Native Americans view data sharing by tribal governments?" (with Donn Feir) Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Center for Indian Country Development. 20 July 2023.
Media coverage: Tribal Business News, Buffalo Fire
7. "Foreign Direct Investment." Entry, Oxford Handbook of International Political Economy (Editors: Jon Pevehouse and Leonard Seabrooke). 2021. [Extended bibliography (covering 2013-2019)]
6. "Ownership and Trust in Banks: Evidence from the First Bank in an American Indian Nation." (with Donn Feir and Calvin Thrall*) American Economic
Association (AEA) Papers and Proceedings. 111: 227-232. 2021. [Appendix] [Invited submission]
5. "The Promise of Economic Integration: Evidence from the First Bank in an American Indian Nation." (with Donn Feir and Calvin Thrall) Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, CICD Working Papers 2021-01. 2021.
4. “Bipartisan Spoilers Targeting EU Investment Policy: Continuity from Trump to Biden.” Prepared for: Trans-Atlantic Disruption: Challenges and Opportunities. Shapiro Geopolitics Workshop, Perry World House, The University of Pennsylvania. 25-26 January 2021.
3. "Integrity Systems and the Rule of Law in Armenia: An Evidence Review." (with Michael Denly*, Vepa Rejepov*, and Michael Findley) United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 2019.
2. "Governance in Armenia: An Evidence Review." (with Michael Denly*, Michael Findley, and John Gerring) United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 2019.
1. "The Intellectual Commons and Property in Synthetic Biology." (with Kenneth A. Oye) Chapter in Markus Schmidt (editor), Synthetic Biology: The Technoscience and its Societal Consequences, Springer Academic Publishing. 2009.
