Education
U.C.L.A.: Ph.D. January, 1996. Political Science: International and Comparative Political Economy
Cambridge: B.A. Honors, June, 1979, Economics and History.
Publications and Papers
"The Eighth District and International Trade: White Paper" with Thomas Oatley, for the Business Round Table.
"Fair Treatment in International Politics: The Psychological Micro-Foundations of Fair Play" with William Boettcher. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-West Political Science Association, Chicago, April 25, 2002.
"Fair Treatment in International Politics : Reciprocal Behavior and the Ultimatum Game" with William Boettcher. Paper prepared for presentation at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association South, Winston Salem, October 13, 2001.
Vehicle of Influence: Building a European Car Market Michigan University Press (2000).
"Integration, Specialization, and Shocks in European Political Development" Paper prepared for the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington D.C., August 31- September 2, 2000.
Book Review: "Interests and Integration: Market Liberalization, Public Opinion and European Integration" (University of Michigan Press, 1998) Journal of Politics, August 2000, Vol 62, #3, 965-967.
"Competing Interests and Competing Jurisdictions: Explaining Economic Development Policies" Paper Presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-West Political Science Association, Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, April 27-30, 2000.
"Explaining Economic Development in North Carolina" Paper presented to the Political Economy Workshop, Department of Political Science, UNC-Chapel Hill, March 15, 2000
"Three Logics of an International Bargain Exchange, Domestic Politics and Coercion in the Uruguay Round" with Thomas Oatley and Chris Harrison. Paper prepared for the American Political Science Convention, Atlanta GA., September 1-6, 1999.
"International Arbitration, Efficiency and Domestic Politics" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 15-17, 1999.
"The Optimum Cheating Game: Efficiency and Distributive Outcomes in International Dispute Settlement," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, September 3, 1998.
"Completing the Contract: Delegation, Discretion and Drift in European Union Anti-Trust Regulation," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-West Political Science Association, Chicago, April 25, 1998.
"Interests, Institutions and the Political Economy of European Integration," paper presented at The European Union and the Transformation of European Politics, a workshop at the Center for European Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, December, 1995.
"Interests, Issue Linkage and the Power of the European Parliament," paper presented at the annual meeting of the European Community Studies Association, Charleston, South Carolina, May, 1995.
"Organized Interests and the New Institutions of the European Union," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, at the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, April, 1995.
"Monitoring Unemployment Benefits in Comparative Perspective," with George Tsebelis Political Research Quarterly December, 1994.
"Investing in a Bargain: Foreign Investment and Power in the European Community," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, New York, September, 1994.
"Domestic Interests, Interstate Bargains and European Integration: The Case of the Automobile Sector," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, August 1992.
"Unemployment and Welfare Benefits in Comparative Perspective: A Game Theoretic Approach," with George Tsebelis, paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Political Science Association, April, 1992.
Fellowships and Awards
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Emerging Issues, 2002-3
Park Faculty Scholar, Class of 2004
Outstanding Mentor Award, Park Scholars at
N.C. State, 2002
Faculty Research and Professional Development Grant, 1999, "Private Investment and Public Incentives in North Carolina", N.C. State University.
Dissertation Fellowship, 1992-93, Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California.
Graduate Fellowship, 1991-92, Center for International Business Education and Research, University of California, Los Angeles.
Pre-dissertation Fellowship, 1990-91, Center for the Study of German and European Affairs, University of California, Berkeley.
Teaching and Research Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, North Carolina State University
Research Associate, Center for International Development Research, Duke University, 1996-97. Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Duke University, 1997.
Professional Organizations
American Political Science Association, 1990 to the present.
European Community Studies Association, 1995 to the present.
Human Behavior and Evolution Society, 2000 to the present.