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GOVERNANCE RETURNS TO EDUCATION: DO EXPECTED YEARS OF SCHOOLING PREDICT QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE?
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper examines the relationship between expected years of schooling and governance in a sample of 157 countries. Previous studies have looked at similar relationships, specifically between education and democracy, ...
Does a country's inflation rate influence the possibility of its involvement in a foreign policy crisis?
(Georgetown University, 2012)
DOES A COUNTRY'S INFLATION RATE INFLUENCE THE
IMF Lending Programs: A Signal to Invest?
(Georgetown University, 2012)
This paper seeks to reexamine the empirical evidence supporting the theory that the IMF induces private capital inflows to countries that participate in IMF programs; a concept also known as "catalytic official finance". ...
Ambassador Doraemon: Japan's Pop Culture Diplomacy in China and South Korea
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Despite a growing literature on Japanese soft power and public diplomacy, little research quantifies its effects or orients it in policy discussions. This paper investigates the relationship of consumption of Japanese ...
Does the Inclusion of Women in African Legislatures Encourage Women's Political Participation?
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Using Afrobarometer survey data from up to 20 African countries over four time periods spanning nearly a decade and country-level data from a variety of sources, this study tests the hypotheses that: (1) Quota laws requiring ...
Status Immobility and Systemic Revisionism in Rising Great Powers
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Rising states generally have incentives to pursue moderate, conciliatory foreign policies. Why, then, do they sometimes adopt grand strategic orientations that reject and challenge the set of rules, norms, and principles ...
POWER AND INFLUENCE: IDEATIONAL AND MATERIAL FACTORS IN THE INTERNATIONAL POSTURE OF CHINA RISING AS A GREAT POWER
(Georgetown University, 2012)
POWER AND INFLUENCE: IDEATIONAL AND MATERIAL FACTORS IN THE INTERNATIONAL POSTURE OF CHINA RISING AS A GREAT POWER
FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN REGISTRIES IN THE GLOBAL MARITIME BUSINESS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MODERN SEAFARERS
(Georgetown University, 2012)
Flags of convenience, a tool developed by the modern maritime business to circumvent Western labor and tax regulations through international vessel registration, pose a significant risk to the well-being of global seafarer ...
AL-QAEDA IN PAKISTAN: HOW THIS SAFE HAVEN AND RELATIONSHIP IMPACTS INSURGENCY AND WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
(Georgetown University, 2012)
The war in Afghanistan is complex and there is no singular solution to resolve the conflict that exists there. However, there are certain factors that will drastically impact the future of it, especially concerning ...
Microfinance in India and How it Empowers Women
(Georgetown University, 2012)
MICROFINANCE IN INDIA AND HOW IT EMPOWERS WOMEN