Timm Betz and Amy Pond (TUM, Professorship of the Politics of Finance) published a new article at Comparative Political Studies. The article shows how political turnover leads to turnover in the ownership of firms, because politically connected individuals take ownership of firms. The article draws on detailed data on the ownership structure of firms worldwide. The article is available as open access.
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Inaugural Joint International Political Economy Conference of the Austrian, German and Swiss Political Science Associations
Hosted by the Munich School of Politics and Public Policy (HfP) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Chair for International Relations, Professorship for International Political Economy and Professorship for the Politics of Finance
Local hosts: Timm Betz, Tim Büthe, Amy Pond, Tobias Rommel
The conference will take place at the TUM Akademiezentrum Raitenhaslach, 20 - 22 June 2022
For additional information please contact: ipe@hfp.tum.de The call for papers is available here. Papers can be accessed here. The full conference program is below.
[Translate to en:] International IPE Conference
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HfP Professors Amy Pond, Timm Betz and Tim Büthe will host the first joint International Political Economy conference of the Austrian, German, and Swiss Political Science Associations at the Technical University of Munich's Akademiezentrum Raitenhaslach on 20 - 22 June 2022. Scholars who are interested in presenting their research at the conference are asked to submit informative abstracts of no more than 250 words via email to: ipe@hfp.tum.de Please see the full call for papers here.
Conference Program
| DAY 1: MONDAY, 20 JUNE 2022 | ||||||
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| 13:30 | – | 14:00 | Arrival and Welcome Luncheon at the TUM Akademiezentrum Raitenhaslach (sandwiches and drinks will be provided at the registration desk outside Room A103 starting at 13:15) | |||
| 14:00 | – | 14:30 | Conference Welcome in the Festsaaal (Room A103) | |||
Session 1 | Trade and Sanctions | Climate and International Agreements | Sovereign Debt and Finance | |||
| 15:00 | – | 15:30 | Who Benefits from the Russia Sanctions? Trade Destruction and Diversion since 2014 Leonhard Hummel, HfP/TUM | Interest Group Influence and the European Green Deal: A Network Approach Ilgi Hamarat, Universitat Pompeu Fabra | Rescuing the Rich? Financial Crisis Management and Inequality Gerald Schneider, Universität Konstanz Oleksandr Shevchuk, Universität Konztanz | |
| 15:30 | – | 16:00 |
| To ESG or not to ESG? The Emerging Governance and Regulation of Sustainable Finance Jan Fichtner, Deutsche Bundesbank & University of Amsterdam Robin Jaspert, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main | Selling Sovereignty: International Coercion, Sovereign Debt, and Land Transactions Jonas Bunte, Vienna University of Economics and Business Burak Giray, University of Houston Patrick Shea, University of Houston | |
| 16:00 | – | 16:30 |
| The Rise of Sustainability Provisions in International Investment Agreements Thomas Dietz, Universität Münster Marius Dotzauer, Universität Münster Lisa Biber-Freudenberger, Universität Bonn | A Macro-Financial Model of the Eurozone Architecture Embedded in the Global Offshore US-Dollar System Steffen Murau, Boston University | |
| 16:30 | – | 17:00 | Coffee break (Room A009) | |||
Session 2 | Ownership Structure | FDI and Natural Resources | IMF Programs | |||
| 17:00 | – | 17:30 | The Political Economy of the Pharmacies Market Structure Across Europe Selina Schwaabe, HfP/TUM | The Politics of Sustainable Commodity Chains: Brazilian Industry Associations as Agents in Private Governance Karina Marzano, Universität Erfurt | Beggar thy Opposition Supporter: Protest and the Local Political Economy of IMF Adjustment Lending Rodwan Abouharb, University College London Bernhard Reinsberg, University of Glasgow | |
| 17:30 | – | 18:00 | Patient or Pushy? Ownership Structures, Financialization and Shareholder Value Orientation of European Non-Financial Firms Michael Schwan, Universität Köln | The Effects of International Investment Arbitrations on Foreign Direct Investment Flows Stefano Burzo, University British Columbia | After the Allocation: What Role for the Special Drawing Rights System? Tobias Pforr, European University Institute Fabian Pape, University of Warwick Steffen Murau, Boston University | |
| 18:00 | – | 18:30 | Venture Capitalists as Agents of Capitalist Transformation: Structural Power and Assetization in Asset Manager Capitalism Franziska Cooiman, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB)/Roskilde University | Taxing Multinational Corporations in the Globalized World: Inescapable Trilemma of Corporate Taxation Thomas Rixen, FU Berlin Petr Janský, Charles University | When Women Pay the Price: IMF Programs and Gender Inequality Bernhard Reinsberg, University of Glasgow Claire Lee, Georgetown University Andreas Kern, Georgetown University | |
| DAY 2: TUESDAY, 21 JUNE 2022 | |||||
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Session 3 | International Banking | Video Conference | Trade and the Environment | ||
| 9:00 | – | 9:30 | Who Influences Global Banking Standards? A Quantitative Analysis of Basel III Elias Bengtsson, Copenhagen Business School | Politics, Pipelines, and Price Markets: Inside the Great Oil Market Divergence Jack Seddon, Waseda University | Emissions, Audits, and the EXIM Bank Jonas Bunte, Vienna University of Economics and Business Patrick Bayer, University of Strathclyde |
| 9:30 | – | 10:00 | Banks’ Agency in Global Politics Andrea Binder, FU Berlin | Harnessing Economic Relative Power: China at the United Nations Tomoko Takahashi, University of Tokyo | Trade Provisions in MEAs: An Incentive to Join the Club? Clara Brandi, Universität Duisburg-Essen Noémi Laurens, Université Laval Jean-Frédéric Morin, Université Laval Jakob Schwab, German Development Institute |
| 10:00 | – | 10:30 | Democratic Legitimacy and The Bank-State Doom-Loop Yuval Hirshorn, Tel Aviv University | Chinese Foreign Aid and Media Freedom Wen-Chin Wu, Academia Sinica Ding-Yi Lai, National Chung Cheng University Wen-Cheng Lin, National Chung Cheng University | Dealing with Clashes of International Law Obligations: A Micro-Level Study of Climate and Trade Manfred Elsig, Universität Bern Gabriele Spilker, Universität Konstanz |
| 10:30 | – | 11:00 | Coffee break (Room A009) | ||
Session 4 | Statistics | Global Governance | Foreign Aid | ||
| 11:00 | – | 11:30 | Measuring the Unmeasurable: The International Political Economy of "Bad" Statistics Lukas Linsi, University of Groningen Seiki Tanaka, University of Groningen Francesco Giumelli, University of Groningen | Rethinking Participation in Global Governance: Voice and Influence after Stakeholder Reforms in Global Finance and Global Health Martino Maggetti, U Lausanne Joost Pauwelyn, Graduate Institute Geneva Ayelet Berman, National University of Singapore Tim Büthe, HfP/TUM | Playing Favorites? How the Rotating Presidency of the European Union Leaves Little Room for Preferential Treatment in EU Foreign Aid Allocation Alice Iannantuoni, Université de Genève |
| 11:30 | – | 12:00 | How Much Should We Trust International Statistics? A Study of the World Development Indicators Iasmin Goes, Universidad Carlos III Madrid | Deliberation in International Organizations: What Are the Benefits and Limits of Arguing? Timon Forster, Freie Universität (FU) Berlin | Aid, Blame, and Backlash: The Political Economy of Minority Aid Cleo O'Brien-Udry, Yale University |
| 12:00 | – | 13:00 | Lunch (Room A008) | ||
| 13:00 | – | 14:00 | Optional Tour of the Akademiezentrum Raitenhaslach Time for Individual and Group Meetings | ||
| 14:00 | – | 14:30 | Coffee break (Room A009) | ||
| 14:30 | – | 15:30 | Keynote 1 | ||
Session 5 | Structural Power | International Organization | Finance and Tax Competition | ||
| 15:30 | – | 16:00 | The Cooptation-Control Dilemma: Explaining U.S. Contestation of the Liberal International Order Tim Heinkelmann-Wild, LMU Munich Andreas Kruck, LMU Munich Bernhard Zangl, LMU Munich | UN Secretary General Travels: Where Do They Go and What Are the Consequences? Byungwon Woo, Yonsei University Ha Eun Choi, Michigan State University Jeong Jihwan, Yonsei University Hyunjin Yim, Yonsei University | The Unintentional Creation of a Tax Haven Diederik Stadig, European University Institute |
| 16:00 | – | 16:30 | Paths Projections for a Global Political Economy: Forecasting Trajectories of Institutional Change in an Age of Power Shifts Andreas Kruck, LMU Munich | The Agenda Setting Power of the COMESA Competition Commission Vellah Kedogo Kigwiru, HfP/TUM | The Colonial Origins of Tax Havenry: Money Panic, Decolonialization and Race Lukas Hakelberg, FU Berlin Loriana Crasnic, Universität Zurich |
| 16:30 | – | 17:00 | Coffee Break (Room A009) | ||
Session 6 | Int'l Order and Emerging Markets | State Control of the Economy | Monetary Policy | ||
| 17:00 | – | 17:30 | The Power Transition Theory of Global Economic Governance: An Overview with Application to China's Role in International Standard-Setting Tim Büthe, HfP/TUM | Outward Foreign Direct Investment: Determining Drivers of Chinese Mergers and Acquisitions 1990 - 2018 Nils Hungerland, Humboldt Universität (HU) Berlin/LSE | Hostile Sexism in the U.S. Congress: Evidence from Federal Reserve Congressional Hearings Nicolò Fraccaroli, U Brown James Bisbee, New York University (NYU) Andreas Kern, Gerogetown University |
| 17:30 | – | 18:00 | Accommodating Non-Liberal Rules? Chinese State Capitalism, the Malleability of Global Finance and the Challenge to the US-Dominated Liberal Global Financial Order Johannes Petry, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main | China’s State Capitalism: Mechanisms of Party-State Influence and Degrees of State-Penetration in the Chinese Economy Philipp Köncke, Universität Erfurt | Economic Interdependence and Regional Monetary Convergence Ryan Weldzius, Villanova University |
| 18:00 | – | 18:30 | Domestic Bank Reform and the Contingent Nature of the Structural Power of Finance in Emerging Markets Florence Dafe, HfP/TUM Lena Rethel, University of Warwick | The Political Economy of Intermediate Capital Account Regimes: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis Pedro Perfeito da Silva, Central European University | The Eurozone’s Covid-19 Response: An Optimum Currency Area Theory Approach Antonio Ribeiro Leite, Aston University |
| 18:30 | – | 19:00 | Beyond Economic Development? Foreign Direct Investment and Electoral Violence Tabea Palmtag, Universität Zürich Katrin Paula, HfP/TUM Tobias Rommel, HfP/TUM | Political Economy: Comparative, International, Historical – A New Textbook Andreas Nölke, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main Christian May, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main Daniel Mertens, Universität Osnabrück Michael Schedelik, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main | Explaining Variation in National Cryptocurrency Regulation and Adoption Omer Faruk Sen, University of Missouri Heather Ba, University of Missouri |
| DAY 3: WEDNESDAY, 22 JUNE 2022 | |||||
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Session 7 | Trade and Domestic Organization | ||||
| 9:00 | – | 9:30 | Compensating the Losers from Trade: Evidence from a Survey Experiment with Legislators Andreas Dür, Universität Salzburg Robert Huber, Universität Salzburg Gemma Mateo, Universität Salzburg Yannik Stiller, Universität Salzburg | ||
| 9:30 | – | 10:00 | Institutional Strategies and Failed Issue Linkages: The Case of Agricultural Trade in South Korea Matthieu Foulon, York University | ||
| 10:00 | – | 10:30 | Deep Trade Integration, Domestic Institutions, and GVCs Participation Zarlasht Razeq, McGill University | ||
| 10:30 | – | 11:00 | Maritime Shipping and Spatial Trade Patterns Joseph Bommarito, Universität Bern | ||
| 11:00 | – | 11:30 | Coffee break (A009) | ||
| 11:30 | – | 12:30 | Keynote 2 | ||
| 12:30 | – | 13:30 | Farewell lunch (A008) | ||