My research currently focuses on two themes: (1) the political economy of Islamic political mobilization in democratic Indonesia and (2) financial politics in emerging market economies, both in Southeast Asia and beyond. I maintain a broader interest, however, in the political economy of reform and adjustment and Southeast Asian politics.
Below is a list of research projects and data. Click the titles to view.
WORKING PAPERS AND PROJECTS UNDER REVIEW
The Political Economy of Financial Development in Southeast Asia
June 2010
To be presented at the workshop on Capitalism in East Asia (London School of Economics).
Islam's Political Advantage
April 2010
with R. William Liddle and Saiful Mujani
Presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (Toronto). An earlier version was presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (Chicago).
International Financial Crises and Political Change in the Developing World
April 2010
Presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (Chicago).
Democracy and the Transformation of Political Islam
March 2010
with R. William Liddle and Saiful Mujani
An earlier version was presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (Philadelphia).
Decentralization, Indonesia-Style
January 2010
with Maria M. Wihardja
Presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (Toronto).
Ownership and Opportunity: Why Bankers in Emerging Markets Favor Financial Internationalization
November 2009
You can download the data and replication files in zipped STATA format.
Aerial Bombardment, Indiscriminate Violence, and Territorial Control in Unconventional Wars: Evidence from Vietnam
November 2009
with Matt Kocher and Stathis Kalyvas
Presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (Boston). An earlier version was presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association (San Francisco). Maps are in a separate file (PDF, 1.46MB). Replication data is proprietary; please contact me to find out how to replicate our analysis.
Do Currency Crises Cause Capital Account Liberalization?
October 2009
The answer is no. You can download the data and replication files in zipped STATA format.
To Have or To Hoard? The Political Economy of International Reserves
August 2008
with David Leblang
Presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (Boston).
Why is Foreign Aid so Popular in Europe? Mass Opinion Towards Development Assistance in 15 Countries
April 2008
with Andy Baker and Jennifer Fitzgerald
Presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.
Durable Authoritarianism as a Self-Enforcing
February 2008
An earlier version was presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
How to Code
September 2007
Also available as the International Political Science Association's Committee on Concepts and Methods Working Paper No. 18. An earlier version was presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. You can access the data and replication files in zipped STATA format.
The Political Economy of Financial Development in Southeast Asia
in progress
REPLICATION FILES FOR PUBLISHED AND FORTHCOMING WORK
Islam and Redistribution: A Test of Competing Theories
forthcoming at Political Research Quarterly
Click here (ZIP file, c. 15MB) for data and code in ASCII, Stata, and LISREL formats.
Economic Crises and the Breakdown of Authoritarian Regimes: Indonesia and Malaysia in Comparative Perspective
New York: Cambridge University Press (2009).
Click here for data and results in Stata format.
The 2008 Elections in Malaysia: The End of Ethnic Politics?
Journal of East Asian Studies 9(1): 87-120 (2009).
Click here for data and results in Stata and R formats.
Autocracy, Elections, and Fiscal Policy in Malaysia
Studies in Comparative International Development 42(1-2): 136-163 (2008).
Click here for data and results in an Eviews 5 workfile.
