Research

"Global Supply Chains, Local Politics"

My dissertation considers the local political effects of international companies' privately funded development initiatives throughout the cocoa industry. My chapters investigate changes in decision-making at the local government level and local citizens' participation in various parts of the democratic process.  

I use mixed methods, combining observational data, a survey experiment, and interviews with various stakeholders to advance a new research agenda on the local political effects of firm-led development. 

This research has been graciously supported by the Becker Friedman Political Economics Initiative, Pozen Center for Human Rights, CEGU, Stigler Center, and Pearson Institute.