Nathan Jensen

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• Ph.D. in Political Science at Yale University
• M.Ph. in Political Science at Yale University
• M.A. in Political Science at Yale University
• B.S.B.A. in Finance at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Doing business abroad Global challenges to U.S. business is topic of Weidenbaum Center public forum, March 23 March 14, 2007 -- Political developments affecting American business and new challenges and directions in political risk analysis will be the focus of a public forum from 8 a.m.-noon March 23 in the May Auditorium of Simon Hall on the Danforth Campus of Washington University.

Socialist revolution? Chavez's nationalization of foreign-owned industries is part of global pattern Feb. 9, 2007 -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Cuban leader Fidel Castro in 2004 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's recently announced plan to nationalize the telecommunications and electricity industries in his country sent shockwaves through the boardrooms of multinational corporations with large holdings in Latin America. While some see Chavez as the leading edge of a "socialist revolution," research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests this latest nationalization push is nothing more than politics as usual, part of a predictable pattern of political tensions that often arise when corporations make large foreign investments.

More harm than good? IMF aid to countries in crisis has negative impact on foreign direct investment May 4, 2004 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) bills itself as an organization of 184 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty. While the IMF's objectives are laudable, a study just published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution provides compelling evidence that IMF intervention actually has a substantial negative impact on at least one important indicator of a country's long-term economic vigor - the level of foreign direct investment in that country by private investors.

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Reform, not tax relief, is the way to lure investors Financial Times (England) May 16, 2006 -- The writer, assistant professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis, is author of Nation-States and Multinational Corporation. He argues that tax reform, not lower taxes, is the way to attract corporate investment.

(Source: Jensen's CV, circa 2003)

Research Interests:

Foreign Direct Investment/Multinational Corporations, International and Comparative Political Economy, Globalization, International Relations Theory, International Organizations, Federalism and Decentralization, Corruption, and Democratization.

Publications

• Global Corporations and Democratic Governance: The Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment. Forthcoming: International Organization.
• Citizens Against Reform: Poverty and Economic Reform in Transition
• Economies. Forthcoming: Comparative Political Studies.
• Economic Reform, State Capture, and International Investment in Transition Economies. (Research Note). Forthcoming: Journal of International Development.

Papers Under Review

• Fiscal Federalism and Foreign Capital: The Effects of Fiscal Federalism on Foreign Direct Investment and Sovereign Debt Ratings.
• Conditions, Confidence and Credibility: The Effects of International Monetary Fund Agreements on Foreign Direct Investment Inflows.
• Multinational Firms and Government Fiscal Policy: Spending, Taxation and FDI in the OECD.
• The Indirect Influences of Globalization on Labor: Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, and Government Policies toward Unions and Union Activities.
• Resource Wealth and Political Regimes in Africa (With Leonard Wantchekon).
• Yale African Studies Research Working Paper.
• Federalism and Foreign Direct Investment (With Fiona McGillivray).

Book Projects

• Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment. Book Manuscript.
• From Civil War to Democracy. (With Leonard Wantchekon). Book Manuscript.