My CV includes a complete list of academic and other publications.Â
My research largely centers on two themes. First is the politics of sovereign debt and financial markets:
understanding political incentives behind government borrowing decisions and subsequent debt composition, with implications for several topics including theories of market discipline of left-leaning governments and the constraints faced by Debt Management Offices (OUP, BJPS, Governance)
identifying political institutions that lead countries to borrow more from China (RIO)
assessing how index investment practices alter sovereign market access (JOP)
highlighting the importance of transparency for credit ratings, with implications for "democratic advantage" theories of sovereign debt and suggesting material benefits arise from transparent debt management (Governance)
showing global interest rates and thus borrowing costs affect reserve levels in developing countries (ISQ)
explaining variation in EM sovereign investor bases (RIPE, forthcoming)
Second is the politics of aid flows and international development organizations, including:
finding the stringency and topics of World Bank loan conditions depend on factors other than powerful Bank principals (PSRM, RIO)
identifying negative implications of earmarked funding modalities for aid effectiveness and performance (IO)
showing G7 priorities informally affect other donors, shaping aid flows (ISQ)