Research
Current Projects.
Ongoing research examines supply chain resilience, market instability, infrastructure investment, and maritime vulnerabilities. Recent output for the Wilson Center’s blogs and other outlets includes the following:
INFRASTRUCTURE.
“Funding Infrastructure Requires More…of Everything” Wahba Institute
“De-risking Infrastructure Investment to Open the Door for Pension Funds” Wahba Institute
“Reauthorizing the Development Finance Corporation is a Strategic Necessity” The Hill
“7 Ways the DFC can make its investment more impactful” Devex
And our ongoing series of ‘explainers’ on mobilizing capital for foreign infrastructure investment:
“Infrastructure Investment 101: What is the Blue Dot Network and how will it encourage investment?” Wahba Institute
“Infrastructure Investment 101: What is currency risk and what can be done about it?” Wahba Institute
“Infrastructure Investment 101: What is subordinated debt and how can it mobilize greater private investment in developing countries?” Wahba Institute
SUPPLY CHAINS.
“Investment and Trade Agreements Essential to De-Risking Critical Minerals Supply Chains” Wahba Institute
“Dependencies in the US semiconductor industry” Science, Technology, and Innovation Program
“Trends and Opportunities in US-Mexico Pharma Trade” Mexico Institute
ECONOMIC SECURITY.
“The price of rebuilding Ukraine goes up each day - but shirking the bill will cost even more” The Conversation
“It’s time for a comprehensive national maritime strategy” War on the Rocks
“Local wars keep punishing global markets.” National Interest
“Unstable trade hurts workers: Export shocks and job loss in Canada-US trade” Canada Institute
Academic Publications.
JOURNALS.
Jeffrey Kucik, Sergio Puig, and Lauren Peritz. accepted. “Rewriting Precedent. How International Adjudicators Influence Compliance.” Mich. J. of Int’l L.
Jeffrey Kucik and Sergio Puig. accepted. “Towards an effective appellate mechanism for ISDS tribunals.” World Trade Review.
Jeffrey Kucik and Sergio Puig. accepted. “Do international dispute bodies overreach? Reassessing World Trade Organization rulings.” International Studies Quarterly. [download]
Jeffrey Kucik, Lauren Peritz, and Sergio Puig. accepted. “Legalization and compliance in the global trade regime.” British Journal of Political Science. [download]
Jeffrey Kucik and Sergio Puig. 2021. "Extending precedent in international trade law.” Vand. J. Transnat’l L. 54(3): 539-586. [download]
Jeffrey Kucik and Lauren Peritz. 2021. "How do third parties affect compliance in the trade regime?" Journal of Politics. 83(3): 1184-1189. [download]
Jeffrey Kucik. 2019. "How Prior Rulings Affect Future Dispute Outcomes." International Studies Quarterly. 63(4): 1122-1132. [download]
Daniel DiSalvo and Jeffrey Kucik. 2018. "Unions, Parties, and the Politics of State Government Legacy Costs." Policy Studies Journal. 46(3): 573-597. [download]
Alex Braithwaite and Jeffrey Kucik. 2018. "Does the Presence of Foreign Troops Affect Stability in Host Countries?" Foreign Policy Analysis. 14(4): 536-560. [download]
Julia Gray and Jeffrey Kucik. 2017. "Domestic Leadership Turnover and the Durability of Trade Agreements." Comparative Political Studies. 50(14): 1941-1972. [download]
Jeffrey Kucik and Ashley Moraguez. 2017. “Balancing Multiple Goals: Analyzing Votes on Free Trade Agreements in the US House." Congress & the Presidency. 44(1): 29-54. [download]
Stephen Chaudoin, Jeffrey Kucik, and Krzysztof Pelc. 2016. “Do WTO Disputes Actually Increase Trade?” International Studies Quarterly. 60(2): 294-306. [download]
Jeffrey Kucik and Krzysztof Pelc. 2016. “Do International Rulings Have Spillover Effects? The View from Financial Markets.” World Politics. 68(4): 713-751. [download]
Jeffrey Kucik and Krzysztof Pelc. 2016. "Measuring the Costs of Privacy: A Look at the Distributional Effects of Private Bargaining." British Journal of Political Science. 46(4): 861-889. [download]
Jeffrey Kucik and Ashley Moraguez. 2016. “Liberals, Labor, and the Democratic Party’s Volatile Relationship with Free Trade.” The Forum. 14(2): 121-142. [download]
Jeffrey Kucik and Krzysztof Pelc. 2016. “Over-Commitment and Backsliding in International Trade.” European Journal of Political Research. 55(2): 391-415. [download]
Alex Braithwaite, Jeffrey Kucik, and Jessica Maves Braithwaite. 2015. “The Conditioning Effect of Protest History on the Emulation of Nonviolent Conflict.” Journal of Peace Research. 52(2): 697-711. [download]
Alex Braithwaite, Jeffrey Kucik, and Jessica Maves Braithwaite. 2014. "The Costs of Domestic Political Unrest." International Studies Quarterly. 58:489-500. [download]
Jeffrey Kucik. 2012. "The Domestic Politics of Institutional Design: Producer Preferences over Trade Agreement Rules." Economics & Politics, 24:95-118. [download]
Andrew Kerner and Jeffrey Kucik. 2010. "The International and Domestic Determinants of Insider Trading Laws." International Studies Quarterly, 54:657-682. [download]
Jeffrey Kucik and Eric Reinhardt. 2008. "Does Flexibility Promote Cooperation? An Application to the Global Trade Regime." International Organization, 62:477-505. [download]
BOOK.
Mark Hallerberg, Jeffrey Kucik and Bumba Mukherjee. 2019. Principles of International Political Economy. Oxford University Press.
REPORTS.
Jeffrey Kucik. 2022. “Who supports worker-center reform?” Canada Institute, Wilson Center.
Jeffrey Kucik. 2020. “Do Tariffs Help America’s Workers.” Making Action Possible for Southern Arizona White Paper.
Jeffrey Kucik. 2020. “The Crisis in Geneva.” Policy Report.
CHAPTERS.
Jeffrey Kucik and Sergio Puig. forthcoming. “The Appellate Body’s judicial pathway: Precedent, resistance, and adaptation.” The Many Pathways of Change in International Law. eds. Nico Krisch and Ezgi Yildiz. Oxford University Press.
Jeffrey Kucik and Krzysztof Pelc. forthcoming. "What Financial Markets Can Tell Us About International Courts and Deterrence.” International Courts and Domestic Politics. ed. Marlene Wind. Cambridge University Press.
Jeffrey Kucik. 2015. "Trade Agreements as Protection from Risk." Trade Cooperation: The Purpose, Design, and Effects of Preferential Trade Agreements. eds. Andreas Dür and Manfred Elsig. Cambridge University Press.