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Department Chair
Research interests
- Comparative democratization
- Political and economic institutions
- Authoritarianism in Africa
Department Director of Graduate Studies
Jennifer Poole Associate Professor SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Global integration on local labor markets
- Information transfer in trade
- Labor institutions
Core Faculty
Daniel Bernhofen Professor SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Applied microeconomics
- Global economic history
- Market integration in Japan and China
Claire Brunel Associate Professor SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Environmental economics
- International trade
- Effects of environmental regulation
Keith Darden Associate Professor SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Politics of Eurasia
- National loyalties and state-building
- Insurgency
Austin Davis Assistant Professor SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Developing-country labor markets
- Migration and agriculture
- Environmental economics
Randall Henning Professor SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Politics of economic policymaking
- International regime complexity
- Comparative political economy
Robert Koopman Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Applied economic research
- Global economy and trade
- Comparative economic systems
Stefanie Onder Assistant Professor SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Economic development and sustainability
- Economics of conflict and forced displacement
Stephen Silvia Professor SIS | Politics, Governance & Economics
Research interests
- Comparative labor market policy
- Labor employment relations
- Focus on Germany and the US
David Simpson Senior Professorial Lecturer SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Research interests
- Industrial policy
- Economics of biodiversity
- Protection strategies for ecosystems
Affiliated Faculty
Ken Conca Professor SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Boris Gershman Associate Professor CAS | Economics
Garrett Graddy-Lovelace Provost Associate Professor SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Angela Pashayan Professorial Lecturer SIS | Environment, Development & Health
Chris Rudolph Associate Professor SIS | Foreign Policy & Global Security
Tazreena Sajjad Senior Professorial Lecturer SIS | Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations
Judith Shapiro Director - Dual Degree in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development SIS | Instructional Revenue Centers (IRCs)
