Africa

Climate change might be fueling ethnic violence. PhD candidate Emily Sample explores why

Mariam Aburdeineh — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 19:49:37 +0000

Climate change might be fueling ethnic violence. PhD candidate Emily Sample explores why Mariam Aburdeineh Fri, 02/04/2022 - 14:49

In This Story

Douglas Irvin-Erickson

Emily Sample. Photo by Shelby Burgess/Strategic Communications/�鶹��Ƶ

As a junior and senior at Annandale High School in Virginia, Emily Sample spent her summers as a docent at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. She was a teenager who had just lost a friend to police violence, she said, and joining the museum’s Young Ambassadors Program resonated with her.

“I was fascinated and continue to be fascinated by this highly illogical idea of genocide,” said Sample, a PhD candidate at �鶹��Ƶ’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution.

Since then, Sample has built her career around atrocity prevention. In addition to earning a master’s in human rights and genocide studies from Kingston University London, she has worked as a genocide scholar and educator for Holocaust Museum Houston in Texas. She currently works for the Fund for Peace, where she said she supports their portfolio on human rights and international peacebuilding.

“The best way to prevent genocide is to help make violence not an option,” Sample said, explaining that an “us-versus-them” mentality can develop when people believe there is scarcity of resources, and are manipulated into thinking ethnic violence is an answer.

She’s further studying this at �鶹��Ƶ, with a case study in West Nile, Uganda, where she lived and conducted research while enrolled at Kingston. Her dissertation examines structural mass atrocity prevention through the lens of climate change adaptation and gender.

Emily Sample (right) and her research partner Lina Zedriga in Uganda in 2013. Photo provided.

“If we make the climate better, if we empower women and have better access to clean water, then [Ugandans] will not be forced into making decisions about whether or not their family lives and the next family dies,” said Sample, who is interviewing Ugandans over Zoom.

Sample is also looking at the effects of environmental racism, where negative environmental impacts disproportionately affect people of color.

“The day-to-day life of someone in Uganda may be much more impacted [by climate change than a Westerner’s] because they’re having to adjust their farming season, and the type of seeds and livestock they’re buying,” she said.

These impacts have gendered implications, Sample said, as women often tend the gardens, cook, and walk to retrieve water.

Increasing education and environmental justice, such as reparations for environmental racism, while reducing scarcity fears, could alleviate many atrocity issues, she said.

Sample said she came to �鶹��Ƶ because she wanted to dive deeper into the genocide prevention field.

“My hometown university has one of the best [conflict resolution] programs in the country,” said Sample, who also works with �鶹��Ƶ’s Raphaël Lemkin Genocide Prevention Program.

“The Carter School is extremely unique in how many scholar-practitioners we have,” she said. “They integrate students into their work in unique and really pivotal ways that allow students to become practitioners.”

Though the PhD journey is demanding, Sample said her studies have been worthwhile.

“Every single professor is approachable, interesting and has contributed to me seeing the world in a variety of different ways,” she said.

“Emily is a rising star in genocide studies and conflict resolution, and the nexus of these fields with the practice of peacebuilding,” said Douglas Irvin-Erickson, director of �鶹��Ƶ’s Genocide Prevention Program. “She’s a brilliant social analyst with many years of ethnographically informed research experience, and her deeply rooted sense of justice endears her to those with whom she works the closest.”

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sample conducts interviews for her dissertation virtually. Here, two Ugandan men communicate with her from Africa via Zoom using a smartphone (bottom right). Photo provided.

Topics

Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution

global climate change

climate change; global warming

pandemic

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution

Africa

Virtual

Gender

Women and Gender Studies

Raphael Lemkin Genocide Prevention Program

Research

�鶹��Ƶ Momentum

Philip Martin

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Assistant Professor

Contact Information

pmarti5@gmu.edu
Fairfax Campus, Aquia Building, Room 307
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
MSN: 3F4

Biography

Philip A. Martin is an assistant professor of international security in the Schar School of Policy and Government at �鶹��Ƶ.

His research specializes in political violence and civil wars, peacebuilding, and African politics. His work has been published in International Security, Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Journal of Peace Research, African Affairs, Studies in Comparative International Development, and other outlets.

In 2020, Martin was co-awarded (with Giulia Piccolino and Jeremy Speight) the Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar Award for research on armed groups and peacebuilding in Côte d’Ivoire. His research has also received support from the Fulbright Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

He completed his PhD in Political Science in 2019 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was an affiliate of the security studies program.

Curriculum Vitae

View Philip Martin's CV

Aquia Building 307, George �鶹��Ƶ University, Fairfax, Virginia
Email: pmarti5@gmu.edu, Phone: 617-987-7627; View Philip Martin's website
Last updated: January 2022

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Civil wars and political violence; peacebuilding and postwar reconstruction; democracy; African politics.

APPOINTMENTS

2022
Visiting Professor (winter/spring)

Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

2019
Assistant Professor of International Security

Schar School of Policy and Government, George�鶹��Ƶ University

EDUCATION

Ph.D, Political Science, 2019 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fields: International Relations and Comparative Politics

MA, International Affairs, 2012
Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

BA (Honors), Political Science, 2010
University of Guelph

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Articles

“Insurgent Armies: Military Obedience and State Formation after Rebel Victory.” International Security, Vol. 46, No. 3 (2022), pp. 87-127.

“The Political Legacies of Rebel Rule: Evidencefrom a Natural Experiment in Côte d’Ivoire” (with Jeremy Speight and Giulia Piccolino). Comparative Political Studies (2022), doi: 10.1177/00104140211047409.

“Ethnicity and Violence in Weak States:Understanding the Mechanisms” (with Andrew Cesare Miller), Comparative Politics(2022), doi: 10.5129/001041522X16420169882963.

“When do StrongParties Throw the Bums Out? Evidence from South AfricanLocal Government Elections” (with Evan Lieberman and Nina McMurry). Studies in Comparative International Development (July 2021), doi: 10.1007/s12116-021-09338-5.

“Ex-Rebel Authority after Civil War: Theory and Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire”(with Jeremy Speight and Giulia Piccolino), Comparative Politics, Vol. 53, No. 2 (2021), pp. 209-232.

“Commander-Community Ties after Civil War.” Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 58, No. 4 (2021), pp. 778-793.

“Security Sector Reform and Civil-Military Relationsin Postwar Côte d’Ivoire,” AfricanAffairs, Vol. 117, No. 468 (2018), pp. 522-33.

“Mining codes in Africa:emergence of a ‘fourth’ generation?” (with Hany Besada) Cambridge Reviewof International Affairs, Vol. 28, No. 2 (2015), pp. 263-282.

“Coming Together:Power-Sharing and the Durability of Negotiated PeaceSettlements,” Civil Wars, Vol. 15, No. 3 (Fall 2013), pp. 332-58.

“Intervening for Peace? Dilemmas of Liberal Internationalism and Democratic Reconstruction in Afghanistan,” Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Spring 2011), pp. 1-24.

Work-in-Progress

Embedded Commanders: Insurgent Governance and Rebel—Military Integration in Côte d’Ivoire and Beyond. Book manuscript.

Editor-Reviewed Essays and Reports

“Why It Matters if Trump Rejects the Election Result,” Political Violence at a Glance, November 11 2020.

“South Africa's Healthy Democracy: Why Zuma's Resignation is a Good Sign,” Foreign Affairs, February 20, 2018 (with Dan De Kadt and Evan Lieberman).

“Le conséquence d'une gouvernance rebelle: enquête au nord de la Côte d'Ivoire,” Bulletin FrancoPaix, Vol. 3, No. 1 (January 2018),pp. 1-7 (with Giulia Piccolinoand Jeremy Speight).

“Politicians’ perspectives on voice and accountability: Evidence from a survey of South African local councillors,” Research Report, Making All Voices Count, December 2017 (with Evan Lieberman and Nina McMurry).

“Why Zimbabwe’s Military Abandoned Mugabe,” Foreign Affairs, November 15, 2017. “Rebel Networks' Deep Roots Cause Concerns for Côte d'Ivoire Transition," The Global

Observatory, International Peace Institute, October 12, 2017 (with Giulia Piccolino and Jeremy Speight). “Why Zimbabwe’s Military Sticks with Mugabe,” Foreign Affairs, September 12, 2016.

“Here are four reasons that South Africa’s ANC lost ground in this month’s elections,” The Monkey Cage,

August 12, 2016 (with Dan De Kadt, Evan Lieberman, and Nina McMurry).

“Regulating Extraction in the Global South: Towards a Framework for Accountability” (with Hany Besada and Franklin Lisk), Research Report for the United Nations High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, 2013, pp. 1-34.

“Mining Codes in Africa: Opportunities, Challenges and Canada’s Position” (with Hany Besada). In

Canada-Africa Relations: Looking Back, Looking Ahead (McGill-Queen’s Press,2013).

AWARDS AND HONORS

Fellowships & Grants

2021
Distinguished Scholar Award, Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation ($35K)

2019
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Faculty of Arts& Sciences, University of Toronto (declined)

2018
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, International Security Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

2018
Research Grant, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Political Inclusion and Accountability Program, Côte d’Ivoire ($30K)

2017
MIT GOV/LAB Dissertation SeedGrant ($4.5K)

2017
Summer Research Grant, Center for International Studies, MIT ($3.5K)

2016
Summer Research Grant, Center for International Studies, MIT ($3.5K)

2016
Summer Fellowship, Bridging the Gap Project($3K)

2013—2017
Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada ($80K)

2013
Fulbright Scholarship, Fulbright Canada Foundation ($15K)

2011
Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Government of Ontario ($15K)

2010
Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Master’s Level, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada ($17.5K)

2007—2009
Dean’s Scholarship, University of Guelph ($1K)

Other Academic Honors

2015
Finalist, Trudeau Scholarship. Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation

2012
Senate Medal, Carleton University

2012
Graduate Student Open Access Award, Carleton University Office of Vice-President (Research) and Graduate Student Association

2011
First Prize, Best Paper Award Competition, 7th Annual Conference for Graduate Students in Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

2011
Third Prize, Conference of Defense Association’s 14 Annual Graduate Student Symposium, the Royal Military College, Kingston, Canada

2010
Joseph F. Skinner Medal, University of Guelph (highest overall achievement among graduating students in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences)

2010
University of Guelph Honor Award for outstanding student-athlete performance

2010
Nominee, Winegard Medal, University of Guelph (highest overall achievement among graduating students)

2007
George Grant Award, University of Guelph (highest academic average among undergraduate political science majors)

2006—2009
OUA Academic All-Star Award for academic excellence as a varsity athlete, University of Guelph

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Schar School of Policy and Government, George �鶹��Ƶ University

Civil War and Stabilization in Africa (POGO 750)
Introduction to Comparative Politics (GOVT 133)
Political Violence and Civil Wars (GOVT 444)
Field Seminar in Comparative Politics (GOVT 530)

MIT

Democracy and Development: Perspectives from Contemporary Africa (MITx)
Engineering Democratic Development in Africa
Math Camp I
Quantitative Research Methods I: Regression

Carleton University

History of Political Thought
Introduction to African Politics
Law, State and Citizens
Law, State, and Constitutions

FIELD WORK EXPERIENCE

Côte d’Ivoire. May-June 2015, September-December 2016,June-December 2017.
Zimbabwe. July-August 2016.
South Africa. June-July 2016.
Tajikistan. March-August 2013.
Ukraine. October-November 2012.
Tanzania. August-October 2012.
Botswana. April-June 2009.

PRESENTATIONS (Selected)

“Ex-Rebel Commanders and State Formation after Civil War”

Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, January 2021

“The Political Legacies of Rebel Rule: Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire” (with Jeremy Speight and Giulia Piccolino)

International Studies Association, Annual Convention, April 2021

African Studies Association, Annual Convention, Boston MA, November 2019

“Commander-Community Ties after Civil War”

American Political Science Association, Annual Conference, Washington DC, August 2019

“Ex-Rebel Commanders and Postwar Statebuilding: Subnational Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire”

Working Group in African Political Economy (WGAPE),Harvard University, November2018

“The Politics of Rebel Authority in Postwar States: Theory and Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire”(with Jeremy Speight and Giulia Piccolino)

Canadian Association of African Studies, Annual Conference, Kingston, Ontario, May 2018 International Studies Association, Annual Convention, San Francisco, April 2018

“The Dark Side of Rebel Governance: Wartime Rule and Commander-Community Linkages in Northern Côte d’Ivoire”

American Political Science Association, Dissertation workshop on Militaries and Democratization, Boston, August 2018.

Political Violence Workshop, Harvard University, March 2018.

“Do Parties Hold Politicians Accountable (and for What?):Evidence from South African Local Elections” (with Evan Lieberman and Nina McMurry)

American Political Science Association, Annual Conference, San Francisco, August 2017 South African Councillor Panel Study Workshop, MIT, Cambridge, MA, August 2017

“The Wartime Origins of Civil-Military Relations in Insurgent-Ruled Africa: Evidence from Zimbabwe and Côte d’Ivoire”

MIT-Harvard-Yale-Tufts Graduate Student Conference on Political Violence, Yale University, April 2017

International Studies Association, Annual Convention, Baltimore, February 2017

Conference on the Legacies of Armed Conflict in Southern Africa and Comparative Perspectives, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, July 2016.

“Does Irresponsible Rhetoric Cause Groups to Rebel? Evidence from the US State Department, 1991-2008”

MIT-Harvard-Yale Graduate Student Conference on Political Violence, Harvard University, April 2016. “Unsafe Havens: Re-Examining Aid and Peace Duration after Civil Wars” (with Nina McMurry) International Studies Association, Annual Convention, Baltimore, February 2017

Midwestern Political Science Association, Annual Conference, Chicago, April 2016.

MIT-Harvard-Yale Graduate Student Conference on Political Violence. Center for International Studies, MIT, Cambridge, March 2015.

“Strategies of Rebellion in Post-Colonial Africa”

International Studies Association, Annual Convention, Atlanta, March 2016.

MIT-Harvard-Yale Graduate Student Conference on Political Violence. Center for International Studies, MIT, Cambridge, March 2015.

MIT Strategic Use of Force Working Group. Center for International Studies, MIT, Cambridge, February 2015.

“Insurgency, Political Order, and SNC Wars: Elite-Proximity in the Central African Republic”

Olympia Summer Academy, Conflict and Political Violence Graduate Student Workshop, July 22 2014.

“Coming Together: Power-Sharing and the Durability of Negotiated Peace Settlements”

22^nd Annual Association of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) Conference – “Nationalism, Ethnicity and Boundaries,” London School of Economics, London UK. March 2012.

21^st Annual Conflict Resolution Symposium – Conflict: Communication, Culture and Change. Saint Paul University, Ottawa. February 3, 2012.

“Sharing Power after Deadly Conflict: Do Inclusive Institutions Work after the Fighting Stops?”

The 7^th Annual Conference for Graduate Students in Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. December 2011.

Conference of Defense Association’s 14^th Annual Graduate Student Conference, Royal Military College, Kingston ON. October 2011.

“Intervening for Peace? Dilemma’s of Liberal Internationalism and Democratic Reconstruction in Afghanistan”

Strategic Studies Student Consortium’s 13^th Annual Student Conference: “Strategy, Security, and Defense: Expanding the Discourse.” University of Calgary. February 2011.

6^th Annual Political Science Graduate Symposium: “Security and Conflict: Evolving Theory and Practice.” Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, Dalhousie University. March 2011.

Graduate Political Science Society Conference: “21^st Century Politics: insecurity, uncertainty, and novelty.” Carleton University. March 2011.

Conference of Defense Association’s 13^th Annual Graduate Student Conference, Royal Military College, Kingston ON. October 2010.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2018
Consultant, Exam Problem Development
MITx MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science
14.310x: Data Analysis in Social Science – Assessing Your Knowledge

2015—2019
Research Analyst
Freedom House (Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic)

2013
Mine Action Officer
Norwegian People’s Aid, Tajikistan

2013
Research Associate
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
Post-2015 Millennium Development Goals High-Level Panel

2011—2013
Research Assistant
North-South Institute, Ottawa, ON Governance of Natural Resources Program

2012
Election Observer (Short Term)
Mission Canada, Ukraine Parliamentary Elections

2011
Junior Policy Officer
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa ON Tariffs and Goods Market Access Division

OTHER ACTIVITIES / MEMBERSHIPS

2021
Award Committee, International Studies Association, Global South Travel Grant

2020
Award Committee, African Politics Conference Group (APCG), Best Graduate Student Paper

2019
Participant, Executive Analytic Exchange on the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, U.S. State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR), September 5 2019

2016
New Era in American Foreign Policy Bridging the Gap Conference

2015
Co-creator, MIT Political Science Graduate Student Council

2014
Olympia Summer Academy, “Conflict and Political Violence” cycle

2012
MA student representative, NPSIA Director Search Committee

Professional memberships: International Studies Association, American Political Science Association, African Studies Association, Canadian African Studies Association, Working Group in African Political Economy

Peer reviewer for American Political Science Review, World Politics, Journal of Politics, Journal of Peace Research, International Security, Conflict Management and Peace Science, The Canadian Journal of African Studies, Civil Wars.

LANGUAGES

English (native); French

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

R, QGIS, Latex

Maurice Kugler

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Professor of Public Policy
Co-Director, Center for Micro-Economic Policy Research (CMEPR)

Contact Information

mkugler@gmu.edu
�鶹��Ƶ Square, Van Metre Hall, Room 534
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
MSN: 3B1

Biography

Maurice D. Kugler is a professor of public policy in the Schar School of Policy and Government at �鶹��Ƶ. His research expertise is on the role of new technologies in boosting economic growth and labor productivity (aka endogenous growth theory). His work encompasses analyses of productivity growth, global labor markets, foreign direct investment, global value chains, human capital formation, international trade, and international migration.

Kugler was head of research of the Human Development Report, the UN’s annual flagship publication on international economic development after he was senior economist at the World Bank. Prior, he was Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government and Research Fellow at the Growth Lab of the Center for International Development, both in Harvard University (2006-10).

His research has been widely published in top economics academic journals, including the American Economic Review, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Economics Letters, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Public Economics, Review of Economic Dynamics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Review of Economic Studies, and the World Bank Economic Review. This work has been recognized in awards (McTaggart at the London School of Economics and Polticial Science and AEA/FRB at University of California, Berkeley), grants (National Science Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and U.K. Economics and Social Sciences Research Council), and prizes (Global Development Forum and Latin American and Caribbean Economics Association).

Before joining the faculty at �鶹��Ƶ, Kugler has taught full time at Universidad de los Andes (Bogota, Colombia), University of Southampton (United Kingdom), Stanford University (Palo Alto, California), Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts), and Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Ontario). He has been consultant for the World Bank Group (both through the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Finance Corporation) and the Inter-American Development Bank, as well as principal investigator for the U.S. Department of Labor.

He earned a PhD in economics at the University of California, Berkeley, under the guidance of Nobel Laureate Paul M. Romer, after getting BSc and MSc degrees in economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Does Vocational Training Beget Formal Education? Evidence from Two RCTs in Colombia

External links

Google Scholar Profile
Profile and Papers at Research Papers in Economics/RePEc
Publications at the National Bureau of Economic Research

Curriculum Vitae

View Maurice Kugler's CV

mkugler@gmu.edu
George �鶹��Ƶ University
Schar School of Policy and Government
3351 Fairfax Drive, MS 3B1, Arlington VA, 22201, U.S.A.
Co-Director, Centerfor Microeconomic PolicyResearch (CMEPR)

Dr. Kugler is Professor of Public Policy at the Schar School of Policy and Government in GMU, with research expertise about the impact of new technologies on global labor markets, catch-up economic growth, human capital, and wage inequality. His work encompasses analyses of global value chains, international trade, entrepreneurship, migration, foreign direct investment, and vocational training. Kugler was Head of Research of the Human Development Report, the UN’s annual flagship publication on international development. Prior, he was Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government and Research Fellow at the Growth Lab of the Center for International Development at Harvard University. He published in top economics academic journals, such as American Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Public Economics, Review of Economic Dynamics, Review of Economics and Statistics and Review of Economic Studies. Research recognition includes awards (McTaggart at LSE and AEA/FRB at UC Berkeley), grants (NSF, MacArthur Foundation, and UK Economics and Social Sciences Research Council) and prizes (Global Development Network and Latin American and Caribbean Economics Association). Policy activities involved government advice, consulting for the World Bank Group(with both IBRD and IFC), the Inter-American Development Bank, and principal investigator for the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He earned a Ph.D. in economics at UC Berkeley, under Nobel Laureate Paul Romer, after B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees at the LSE.

Education

Ph.D., Economics, University of California at Berkeley, 2000
M.Sc., Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science,1991
B.Sc., Economics, London Schoolof Economics and Political Science,First Class Honours, 1989

Professional Experience

George �鶹��Ƶ University
Arlington, VA
Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics (by courtesy since 2023)
2018 – Now

World Bank
Washington, DC
Senior Consultant
2017 – 2018

IMPAQ International, LLC
Washington, DC
Principal Research Scientist
2014 – 2017

United Nations Development Programme
New York, NY
Head of Research of the Human Development Report
2012 – 2014

World Bank
Washington, DC
Senior Economist
2010 – 2012

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Visiting Professor of Public Policy
2008 – 2009

Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, ON, Canada
CIGI Chair of International Public Policy
2007 – 2011

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Research Fellow
2006 – 2010

Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
Visiting Assistant Professor of Policy Studies
2002 - 2003

University of Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom
Assistant and Associate Professor of Economics
1999 – 2006

Universidad de los Andes
Bogotá, Colombia
Assistant Professor of Economics
1996 – 1999

University of California
Berkeley, CA
Research and Teaching Assistant to Professor Paul M. Romer
1994 – 1996

Selected Publications

“Long COVID:The evolution of household welfarein developing countries during the pandemic,” Ben Brunckhorst, Alexandru Cojocaru,Yeon Soo Kim, and MauriceKugler, World Development, Vol. 175, pp. 106485-501, January 2024.

“How Did the COVID-19 Crisis Affect Different Types of Workers in the Developing World?”, Maurice Kugler, Mariana Violaz, Daniel Duque, Isis Gadis, David Newhouse, Amparo Palacios- Lopez and Michael Weber, World Development, Vol. 170, pp. 106331-47, October 2023.

“What Effects Could Global Value Chain and Digital Infrastructure Development Policies Have on Poverty and Inequality after COVID-19?” with Ximena del Carpio, José Cuesta, Gustavo Hernández and GabrielPiraquive, Journal of Risk and FinancialManagement, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 1-29, January 2022.

“Long-Term Education Consequences of Youth Vocational Training in Colombia: Impacts on Trainees, Their Relatives and Potential Mechanisms,” with Adriana Kugler, Juan Saavedra and Luis Herrera, The Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 178-216, January 2022.

“Migration and Cross-Border Financial Flows,” with Oren Levintal and Hillel Rapoport, The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 32, Issue 1, pp. 148–162, 2018.

“Do PayrollTax Breaks Stimulate Formality? Evidence from Colombia’s Reform,”(Lead article) with Adriana Kugler and Luis Herrera, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 1-40, Economía, 2017.

Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience, as Head of Research with Khalid Malik et al., and Senior Technical Reviewer: Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, Human Development Report, United Nations Development Programme, New York, NY, 2014.

“Trade Reforms and Market Selection: Evidence from Manufacturing Plants in Colombia,” with Marcela Eslava, John Haltiwanger and Adriana Kugler. Review of Economic Dynamics, Volume 16, No. 1, pp. 135 -158, 2013.

Human Progress and the Rising South, with Khalid Malik (Eds.), United Nations, New York: UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2013. 0

The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World, as Head of Research jointly with Khalid Malik et al., and as the Senior Technical Reviewer: Professor AmartyaKumar Sen, Human Development Report, United Nations Development Programme, New York, New York, 2013.

“Prices, Plant Size, and Product Quality,” with Eric Verhoogen, Review of Economic Studies, Volume 79, No. 1, pp. 307 – 339, 2012.

“Factor Adjustments after Deregulation: Panel Plant Evidence from Colombia,” with Marcela Eslava, John Haltiwanger and Adriana Kugler, Review of Economics and Statistics, Volume 92, No. 2, pp. 378 – 391, 2010.

“Factor Reallocation in Latin America,” with Marcela Eslava, John Haltiwanger and Adriana Kugler, in Norman Loayza and Luis Serven (Eds.), Business Regulation and Economic Performance, The World Bank Press, 2010.

“The Labor Market Effectsof Payroll Taxes: Evidence from Colombia,” with Adriana Kugler, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 56, No.2, pp. 335 – 58, U. of Chicago,2009.

“Plants and Imported Inputs: New Facts and Interpretation,” with Eric Verhoogen, American Economic Review, Volume 99 , No. 2, pp. 501 – 507, 2009.

“Factor Endowments and FDI,” in K. Reinert and R. Rajan(Eds.), Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, Princeton University Press, 2008.

“Export Growth in Colombia:The Destination and Firm Margins,”with M. Eslava, J. Eaton and J. Tybout, in E. Helpman,D. Marin and T. Verdier(Eds.), The Organization of Firms in a Global Economy, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA., 2008.

“Migrant Remittances, Human Capital and Job Creation Externalities in Central America,” with E. Lotti, Integration & Trade Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp.105–34, 2007.

“Migration and Foreign Investments across the European Union: What Are the Links?” with H. Rapoport and S. Yaman, Revue Economique, Vol. 58, No.3, pp. 725–34, 2007.

“International Labor and CapitalFlows: Complements or Substitutes?” with Hillel Rapoport, Economics Letters, Vol. 92, No. 2, pp. 155 – 162, 2007.

“Migrant Remittances, Human Capital Creationand Job Creation Externalities in Colombia,” Coyuntura Social, Vol. 34, pp.45 – 74, 2006.

“Plant Turnover and Structural Reforms in Colombia,” with Marcela Eslava, John Haltiwanger, and AdrianaKugler, International Monetary Fund Staff Papers, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 58 – 75, 2006.

“Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment: Within or Between Industries?” Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 80, Issue 2, pp. 444 – 477, 2006.

“Organized, Crime, Corruption and Punishment,” with Thierry Verdier and Yves Zenou, Journal of Public Economics, Volume 89, Issues 9-10, pp. 1639 – 1669, 2005.

“Checks and Balances: An Assessment of the Institutional Separation of PoliticalPowers,” with H. Rosenthal, Ch. 2 in A. Alesina(Ed.), Institutional Reforms in Colombia, MIT Press, 2005.

“The Effects of Structural Reforms on Productivity and Profitability Enhancing Reallocation: Evidence from Colombia,” with MarcelaEslava, John Haltiwanger, and Adriana Kugler, Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 75, No. 2, pp. 333-371, 2004.

“Effects of Tariffs and Real ExchangeRates on Job Reallocation: Evidencefrom Latin America,” with John Haltiwanger, Adriana Kugler, Alejandro Micco and Carmen Pagés, Journal of Policy Reform, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 189 – 208, 2004.

“Manufacturing Growth and Financial Development: Evidence from OECD Countries,” with K. Neusser, Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 80, No. 4, pp. 628–46, 1998.

Research in Progress

“U.S. Robots and their Impacts in the Tropics: Evidence from Colombian Labor Markets,” NBER WorkingPaper No. 28034,Cambridge, MA, with A. Kugler,L. Ripani and R. Rodrigo.

“School Vouchers, Labor Marketsand Vocational Education,” with E. Bettinger, Michael Kremer, C. Medina, J. Posso and J. Saavedra, University of Chicago.

“The Interaction of Individual Characteristics and Socio-Economic Contextas Determinants of Immigrant Entrepreneurship,” with James Witte and Wenjing Wang, George �鶹��Ƶ Univesity, Institute for Research on Migration.

“Wage Growth, Land Prices and Export Performance: The Impact of Human Capitaland Housing on China’s Competitiveness,” with Ming Lu; Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

“Inside the War on Drugs: Quasi-Experimental Evidence on the (In) Effectiveness and Unintended Consequences on Community Outcomesof a Large Illicit Crop-Eradication Program in Colombia,” with Alberto Abadie,Maria Acevedo and Juan Vargas;Dept. of Economics, MIT.

“Mobile AccessExpansion and Price Information Diffusion: Firm Performance after Ethiopia’s Transition to 3G in 2008,” with K. Abreha, J. Choi, W. Kassa and Monica Kim, World Bank.

“Opportunity and Necessity Entrepreneurship by Migrants in the UnitedStates,” with Abu Bakkar Siddique, James Witte and WenjingWang, George �鶹��Ƶ University, Institute for Research on Migration.

“Cognitive vs. Non-cognitive skillsin determining labor market outcomesand how best to deliver non-cognitive skills” with Diego Angel and Narae Lee, World Bank

Selected Recent Projects Awarded and Led

National ScienceFoundation – Future of Worker-AI Teaming
2021

This four-year project is based on the design of collaborative robotics technology to enable neurodiverse workers with ADHD diagnostics to operate in construction site work environments, and performing a cost-benefit analysis to assess the private and social gains of enabling new workers to accessconstruction jobs in terms of productivity and avoided co-morbidity risks, such as substance abuse and criminal behavior, that reduce individual and social costs of ADHD.

[Co-PrincipalInvestigator with Behzad Esmaeili and Sogand Mohammadhasanzadeh]

U.S. Department of HomelandSecurity – CryptoMoney Laundering Grant
2019

This three-year project includes the design of heuristic and machine learning algorithms for the detection of transaction patterns in crypto currency markets of histories in digital wallets of exchanges associated with the illicit use of assets for criminal purposes based on the linking of particular addresses with former investigations leading to prosecutions in federal cases. The algorithms’ aim is to provide evidenceof money laundering for investigative purposesrather than for prosecutorial objectives.

[Co-PrincipalInvestigator with Foteini Baldmitsi and Jiasun Li]

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)/ILAB – Evaluation of OCFT Livelihoods Projects
2015

This three-year projectcomprised mixed-methods evaluations of different interventions funded by the Office for Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking (OCFT) of the International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB) to reduce child labor and forced labor in multipleDOL grantee sites (Brazil, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Peru, Rwanda, and Uganda). The research questions to be answered included (i) whether boosting household incomes effectively results in mitigation of the worst forms of child labor, including hazardous child labor and forced labor, and (ii) whether the evidence supports the theory of change that poverty and vulnerability are the root causes for parents prompting children to work rather than encouraging them to pursue human capital accumulation.

[Principal Investigator for IMPAQ International]

U.S. SmallBusiness Administration – Entrepreneurship in Low-Income Areas
2015

This one-year research project analyzed benefits from entrepreneurship in low-income areas in termsof job creation dynamics. Businessowner and establishment characteristics were mappedas well. The objective was to identifybarriers to self-employment, entrepreneurship, and job creation.

[Project Director and Principal Investigator for IMPAQ International]

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)/ILAB – Closing the Evidence Gap on ChildLabor
2014

This five-year project comprised five randomized control trial (RCT) evaluations of different interventions to reduce child labor, respectively in Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, Malawi and Rwanda. The research questions addressed include (i) whether makingeducation more accessible effectively resultsin mitigation of the worst forms of child labor (including hazardous child labor),

(ii) whether there is differential effectiveness of program services for population sub-groups (e.g. girls vs. boys), and (iii) whether there are synergies between policies, calling for holistic approaches, to reduce child labor supply and policies to reduce child labor demand.

[PrincipalInvestigator and SeniorTechnical Advisor for IMPAQ International]

Seminars (Alphabetical order)

American University (School of International Studies)2020 Universidad de los Andes (Department of Economics) 1996
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (Institute for EconomicAnalysis) 2000
University of Birmingham (Economics Departmental Seminar) 2005
University of California at Berkeley (Department of Economics) 2000 and 2003 CERGE (Prague) 2002
Cities on the FrontlineSeries - ResilientCities Network (WorldBank and Rockefeller) 2020
Columbia University (Development Seminar) 2006
DELTA (Paris) 2002
University of Exeter (Economics Departmental Seminar) 2005 George �鶹��Ƶ University (Schar School of Public Policy) 2017
Harvard University (International Economics) 2007
Harvard University (Kennedy School)2008 and 2009 University of Houston 2005
Inter-American Development Bank 2003
International Monetary Fund 2023
London Business School (Centre for Emerging and New Markets) 2001
London School of Economics (Centre for Economic Performance) 2001 and 2006
University College London (Institute for Fiscal Studies) 2005 and 2006
MIT (Development Economics) 2007
University of Nottingham (International Economics) 2001
University of Reading (Department of Economics) 2006
Royal Holloway College 2005
Universidad de San Andres 1998
Université de Lille 2005
University of San Francisco 2005
University of California, Santa Cruz (Department of Economics) 2000
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) 2019
Stanford University (Development SeminarLabor Seminar) 2002 and 2003
The World Bank 2002 and 2009
The World Trade Organization 2003
U.S. Department of Labor 2015
U.S. International Trade Commission 2009
U.S. Small Business Administration 2017
Yale University (International Trade Seminar) 2005

Conferencesand Meetings (Chronological order)

LACEA-LAMES, Bogota, November 2023
Washington Area Development Economics Symposium, WADES, GWU, May 2023
Mid-Atlantic International Trade Workshop, University of Richmond, April 2023
Washington Area International Trade Symposium, WAITS, GMU, April 2023
LACEA-LAMES, Lima, Peru, November 2022
After the Pandemic Public Policy Lessons Conference, International Centre for Economic Analysis, 11/13/2021
Resilience and Digital Entrepreneurship Workshop, Indiana U., Creative Spark Berlin, November 2021
5^th CEnSEUrban and Regional Economics Workshop, Gothenburg, October 2021
Data for Policy Conference, University College London, September 2021
Jobs and Development Conference, IZA and World Bank, September 2021 Washington Area Investment and Trade Symposium, American University, May 2021
Washington Area Labor Economics Symposium, George Washington University, February 2021 2^nd International Research Colloquium on Government Auditing, Lima, Peru, December 2019
APPAM Annual Research Conference, Chicago, IL., November 2017
NBER Summer Institute, International Finance and Macroeconomics, Cambridge, MA, July 2016
U.S. Department of Labor, Research on Child Labor Workshop, Washington DC, March 2016
NBER Labor Studies Conference, San Francisco, CA, February 2016
LACEA, Bolivia, October 2015
NBER Education Conference, Washington DC, November 2014
LACEA, Santiago, November 2011
ILO Conference on Globalization and Labor Markets, Geneva, June 2011
World Bank/IZA Employment and Development Conference, Mexico, May 2011
LACEA, Medellin, November 2010
Society of Labor Economists Conference, London, June 2010
International Migration Conference, World Bank, September 2009
NBER Inter-American Economics Conference, Santiago, November 2008
LACEA, Bogotá, November 2007
Stanford University, Conference on Migration and Human Development, April 2007
CEPR Conference on Globalization, Firms and Markets, Munich, February 2007
LACEA, Mexico DF, November 2006
Stanford University, Conference on Trade and Development, April 2006
NBER Productivity Group Meeting Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, March 2006
European Trade Study Group, University College Dublin, September 2005
Econometric Society World Congress
University College London, August 2005
NBER Summer Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, July 2005
Royal Economic Society, Nottingham, March 2005
Pacific Development Conference, University of San Francisco, March 2005
Inter-American Development Bank Conference on Migrant Remittances, February 2005
CESifo Global Economy Conference, December 2004
LACEA, San Jose, Costa Rica, November2004
European Trade Study Group, Nottingham University, September 2004
Econometric Society, Brown University, June 2004
Industrial Dynamics and Economic Development, LSE, November2003
Econometric Society, UCLA, June 2002
Royal Economic Society, Warwick, March 2002
Econometric Society, Atlanta, January 2002
Conference on Discrimination, CEPR, University of Le Mans 2002
European Economic Association, Lausanne, August 2001
Econometric Society, UMCP, June 2001
Royal Economic Society, Durham, April 2001
Global Development Network Annual Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 2001 Conference on Labor Market Reform in Latin America, Stanford University, 2001
Conference on FDI and Multinational Corporations, CEPR and CREI, Barcelona, 2001 Invited Panel on Foreign Direct Investment, Econometric Society Meetings, UDESA, 2001
Conference on Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Integration, University of Nottingham, 2000
Conference of LACEA’s Political Economy Group, Cartagena, Colombia, 1999 and 1998

Awards, Grants, Prizes and Keynotes

Awards

McTaggart Award for Undergraduate Scholarship Excellence, London School of Economics, 1989.
American Economic Association and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Ph.D. Scholarship, 1995.
Entries in Marquis Who’s Who ® in America: 2009 – 2023.
The 2018 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award

Research Grants

Co-Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation, The Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier, “AI Technology to Enable ADHD Workers Access to Construction Jobs,” 2021, 4 years, $2 M.
Co-Principal Investigator, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Criminal Investigations and Network Analyses (CINA), “Crypto Money Laundering,” 2019, 3 years, $400K (Schar School joint with Computer Science and Business School– both GMU also).
Principal Investigator, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)/Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), “Multi-Site Evaluation of Livelihoods Projects Funded by the Office for Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking (OCFT),” 2015, 3 years, $1.5 M.
Principal Investigator, U.S. Small Business Administration, “Research on Entrepreneurship in Low-Income Areas,” 2015, 1 year, $150K (for IMPAQ International LLC).
Principal Investigator, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)/ILAB, “Closing the Evidence Gap on Child Labor,” 2014, 5 years for 5 randomized control trial (RCT) evaluations, $4.5 M
Co-Principal Investigator, MacArthur Foundation Grant, “Migration, Capital Flows and Development: Diaspora Network Effects,” 2008, 2 years, $320K (for Center of International Development at Harvard University, with Jeffrey Frankel and H. Rapoport).
Co-Principal Investigator, Harvard University’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Grant, “Long-Term Impact of Secondary School Vouchers on Human Capital and Employment,” 2008, 1 year, $20K (with Michael Kremer).
Co-Principal Investigator, UK ESRC/DfID Grant, “Trade Liberalization, Job Reallocation and Poverty: Employment and Earning Losses after Worker Displacement,” 2007, 2 years, $450K, (with Marcela Eslava, John Haltiwanger and Adriana Kugler).
Co-Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation Grant, “Plant-Level Prices, Productivity Measurement and Industry Dynamics,” 2006, 3 years, $420K, (with Marcela Eslava, John Haltiwanger and Adriana Kugler).
Co-Principal Investigator, Tinker Foundation Grant, “Market Institutions: Firm and Job Turnover in Colombia,” 2004, 2 years,$80K, (with Marcela Eslava, John Haltiwanger and Adriana Kugler).

Prizes

Juan Luis Londoño Prize, presented to best paper on social policy in the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association Conference program, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, October 15-17, 2015. (“Educational, Labor Market, and Welfare Impacts of Scholarships for Private Secondary School: Evidence from Colombia,” co-authored with Eric Bettinger, Michael Kremer, Carlos Medina, Christian Posso and Juan Saavedra).
First Prize for Best Contribution in the area of “Globalization, Regulation and Development” in the Global Development Network Annual Conference Program, Prague, Czech Republic, January 16-18, 2010. (“Trade Reforms and Market Selection: Evidence from Manufacturing Plants in Colombia,” co-authored with Marcela Eslava, John Haltiwanger and Adriana Kugler).

Plenary Addresses

Invited Panel on Robots, AI and Employment in Latin America, “The Impact of U.S. Robots in the Tropics,” Latin American and Caribbean Economics Association (LACEA), Bogota, Colombia, November 16-19, 2023.
Keynote Speaker, “Robot technology for neurodiverse workers in construction projects,” 2nd Global Meet on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, October 19-21, 2023.
Keynote Speaker, “The use of collaborative robot technology to expand the supply of workers in the construction sector,” 2nd International Meeting on Infrastructure and Construction (INFRAMEET2023), Paris, France, June 5-7, 2023.
Distinguished Speaker, “Does Vocational Training Beget Formal Education? Evidence from Two RCTs in Colombia,” Work Integrated Learning and Graduate Employability Virtual Summit, October 2022.
Keynote Address, “Urban Policies to Save Lives and Livelihoods in the Face of the Pandemic Challenge,” COVID-19 Urban Policy Symposium, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 2020.
Invited Panelon Well-Being and The Future of Work convened by World Bank and Inter- American Development Bank, “Vocational Training Impact on Long-term Employment and Wages: Evidence for two RCTs,” Latin American and Caribbean Economics Association Annual (LACEA) Meetings, Puebla, Mexico, November 2019.
Keynote Address, “The Impact of Robots on Global Value Chains and Employment along the Supply Chain.” 2^nd Annual Conference on Regional Sustainable Development, Regional Science Academy, Guangzhou, China, October 2019.
Keynote Address, “Money Laundering in Crypto Currency Markets,” Future of Money, Governance and the Law Conference, Government Blockchain Association, Schar School of Policy and Government, September 2019.
Keynote Address, “U.S. Robots and Labor Market Outcomes in Latin America: Evidence from Brazil, Colombia and Mexico,” 4^th Biennial China Development Studies Conference, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, July 2019.

Professional Activities

University Service

Faculty Chair: Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Public Policy & Administration, Schar School of Policy and Government, George �鶹��Ƶ University, 2019 –
Advisory Committee Panel Member: ADVANCE Program, Northern Virginia Community College – �鶹��Ƶ, 2019 – 2021.
Examiner: Ph.D. Qualifying Comprehensive Exams in Public Policy, Schar School of Policy and Government, �鶹��Ƶ, 2019 and 2022.
Convener: MPA (International Development), Dissertation Workshop, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2007 – 2009.
Director: M.Sc. Economics & Econometrics Program, Department of Economics, University of Southampton, 2003 – 2006.

Community Service

Advisory Council Member: Global Blockchain Business Council, New York, NY.
Senior Advisor: Global Blockchain Association, Washington DC.
Lecturer: ENCORE, Course on Crypto Currencies, April-May, 2022.

Refereeing and Selection Panels

American Economic Review, Annales d’Economie et de Statistique, Bulletin of Economic Research, Economic Journal, Economia, Canadian Journal of Economics, U.K. Economic and Social Research Council, European Economic Review, International Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of the European Economics Association, Journal of International Development, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Risk and Financial Management, Labour Economics, U.S. National Science Foundation, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economics and Statistics, Review of Industrial Organization, Canada Social Science Research Council, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, U.K. Department for International Development, U.S. Aid, World Bank Economic Review and World Development.

News Media Coverage

Middle Eastern Broadcasting Network Inc. – From the Capital, Washington DC,

TV interviews about the global macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 shock, multiple appearances in 7/2021-10/2023, broadcasted in 22 countries in Middle East and Northern Africa (wider regional coverage than the BBC).

Global Development Network – GlobalDev Blog, “Globalization and Inequality after the Pandemic,” with Ximena del Carpio and Jose Cuesta, April 26, 2022.
Brookings Institution – Future Development Blog, “The Impact of COVID-19 and the Policy Response in India,” with Shakti Sinha, July 13, 2020.
Dainik Jagran– “Without COVID-19economic relief package picture of economy in India can become worse and deflationary,” with Shakti Sinha, in India and the World’s largest circulation daily newspaper, July 12, 2020.
Hindustan Times – “A road map for India’s exit from the lockdown,” with Shakti Sinha, in India’s largest circulation English daily newspaper, April 30, 2020.
CCTV News – Chinese Government TV, Guangdong, China, interview about the effect of robotics on geographic configuration and specialization pattern in global value chains connected to China (Robot Proliferation and Global Value Chains), October 19, 2019.
NBC Universal – National Broadcasting Corporation, Noticias Telemundo, Washington D.C., interview on inflation impact of Saudi oil supply drop after drone attacks (Ataque en Arabia Saudita Amenaza los Precios de la Gasolina en EE.UU.), September 15, 2019.
Yahoo!Finance – GlobeNewswire, interview about crypto money laundering and the projected impact of Schar’s symposium on The Future of Money, Governance & Law (Government and Industry Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Leaders), September 3, 2019.
Wall Street Journal – WSJ, Coverage in article about school choice of paper “School Vouchers, Labor Markets and Vocational Education,” co-authored with 2019 Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer and others (Column Parents Know Better Than Standardized Tests by Jason Bedrick and Corey DeAngelis), April 28, 2019.
NBC Universal – National Broadcasting Corporation, Noticias Telemundo, Washington D.C., interview on the Federal Reserve Board’s lower interest rate choice (Reserva Federal reduce tasa de interés en un cuarto de punto: Primera vez desde 2008), July 31, 2019.
NPR – National Public Radio, Washington D.C., Live Panel Participation addressing strategic aspects in Think program on Assessing America’s Trade Wars, June 27, 2019.
World Finance – Markets & Technology, London, U.K., interview on the Economics of Ideas conceptual framework by Nobel Laurate Paul Romer (Romer’s endogenous growth theory could provide a solution for global problems), January 15, 2019.

Conference Scientific Program Committees

European Economic Association (EEA)Meetings, 2002
Latin American and Caribbean Economics Association (LACEA) Annual Conference, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2023.
Latin American Meeting of the Econometric Society (LAMES), 2022 and 2023.
Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA)-RIDGE Labor 2024

Ph.D. Supervisor
(Graduation year, university, and first employment placement)

Zheng Wang (2003, U. of Southampton, World Trade Organization)
Emanuela Lotti (2005, U. of Southampton, Surrey University)
Johnson Asiama (2005, U. of Southampton, Bank of Ghana)
Zul Zakaria (2006, U. of Southampton, Malaysian Technical University)
Souraya Yaman (2006, U. of Southampton, World Trade Organization)
Normazwana Ismail (2007, U. of Southampton, University Putra Malaysia)
Phawarat Khonsomboon (2007, U. of S, UK Department for International Development)
Hyun Ju Kim (2021, GMU, University of New Hampshire)
Muhammad Salar Khan (2022, GMU, Rochester Institute of Technology)
Abu Bakkar Siddique(2022, GMU, Florida Atlantic University)
Daniel Grimaldi(Current Student, GMU, main advisor)
Narae Lee (Current student, GMU, main advisor)
Angelo Santos (Current Student, GMU, main advisor)

Areas of Research

Africa
Economic Development
Economic Growth
Economic Policy
Foreign Direct Investment
Human Capital
International Economic Development
International Economics
International Migration
International Trade and Global Labor Markets
Labor Policy
Latin America
Macroeconomics
Political Economy
Quantitative Methods
Regional Development
South Asia
Trade Policy
U.S.

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