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The Center for Political Economy brings together faculty and students from economics and political science for interdisciplinary courses and research projects on current policy issues. Faculty offer expertise in the role of economic forces in politics and how politics interact with economic behavior in the real world, including such areas as public finance, macroeconomics, price theory, public policy making, economic history, industrial organization and American political institutions. The center has special interest in theories of individual and group decision-making and the effect of institutional structure on the performance of economic and political systems.
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| Breeding backlash? Strong counterterrorism measures may aid terrorist agendas, research suggests (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/9461.html) May 14, 2007 --
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| Socialist revolution? Chavez's nationalization of foreign-owned industries is part of global pattern (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/8723.html) Feb. 9, 2007 --
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| Class of 2005 Three faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/5195.html) April 27, 2005 -- Washington University professors John E. Heuser, Henry L. "Roddy" Roediger III and Norman J. Schofield have been elected as fellows in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences class of 2005. Heuser, MD., is a professor of Cell Biology and Physiology in the School of Medicine; Roediger, Ph.D., is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and Dean of Academic Planning in Arts & Sciences; and Schofield, Ph.D., is the William R. Taussig Professor of Political Economy in Arts & Sciences and director of the Center for Political Economy. |
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| Andrew Sobel Associate Professor of Political Science and Resident Fellow in the Center in Political Economy (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/442.html)
Sobel specializes in the politics of international finance with a focus upon domestic explanations of international behavior. His books include Domestic Choices, International Markets (1994), which examines the politics underpinning the liberalization and globalization of national securities markets ... Expertise: international relations, international political economy, globalization, foreign investment Direct contact: (314) 935-5856 / sobel@artsci.wustl.edu |
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| Jack Knight Sidney W. Souers Professor of Government in Arts & Sciences (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/444.html) Knight's research interest are modern social and political theory; law and legal theory; political economy; and philosophy of social science. Publications include Institutions and Social Conflict (Cambridge University Press, 1992) and Explaining Social Institutions (with Itai Sened) (The University ... Expertise: modern social and political theory, formal theory, legal theory, political economy, political science, government, social thought and analysis Direct contact: (314) 935-4343 / knight@artsci.wustl.edu |
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| Andrew Mertha Assistant Professor of Political Science in Arts & Sciences (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/449.html)
Mertha's research interests include international trade, policy implementatoin policy enforcement, and bureaucratic politics, political institutions, particularly within the context of contemporary China. A member of the Washington University faculty since 2001, Mertha received his Ph.D. from the University ... Expertise: China, international relations, international political economy Direct contact: (314) 935-5838 / amertha@artsci.wustl.edu |
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| John Drobak George Alexander Madill Professor of Law and Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/67.html)
John N. Drobak is a pioneer of interdisciplinary study who has embraced the value of looking to other fields to study long before it became popular to transcend academic boundaries. Drobak has brought his enthusiasm for interdisciplinary learning to the classroom as he teaches courses in the fields ... Expertise: antitrust, civil procedure, economic regulation, law and the economy, political economy, property rights, constitution of Rebuplic of Georgia, … Direct contact: (314) 935-6487 / drobak@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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