by Kiel Downey | Mar 13, 2017 | Publication
We examine cross‐national variation in the global growth of commercial microfinance from 1998 to 2009 as a natural experiment to analyze the role of national institutions in shaping the ability of commercial enterprises to reach the global poor. Our results...
by Tyler Hammett | May 12, 2016
Professor Barbieri is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. Her expertise resides in the area of International Relations and International Political Economy. She was formerly an...
by Tyler Hammett | May 12, 2016
Drucilla K. Barker (Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1988) is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Women’s & Gender Studies Program. She is a radical, feminist economist whose research interests are globalization, feminist political economy, and...
by Kiel Downey | Dec 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
More Information Corruption is among the most significant restraints on efforts to promote prosperous and healthy societies. Corruption’s impact is pernicious and inexorable. Bribes or kickbacks pry customs or procurement officials from the normal course of their...
by Tyler Hammett | May 12, 2016
Tessa Davis is an Assistant Professor of Law specializing in taxation and tax policy. Professor Davis focuses her research on the ways in which tax law and policy are influenced by cultural context, particularly the impact on families. Her research interests include...