Research
Current Projects.
Two Americas: How Global Market Shocks Divide the US Economy. (Book under review.)
The book examines America’s complex relationship with globalization. I focus on how exposure to trade volatility—one form of market shock—contributes to widening economic inequality across the United States. Industries exposed to higher levels of volatility suffer greater job loss and wage suppression. And, because industries are clustered geographically, the divide grows between areas gaining from trade and those being left behind.
“Precedent in International Investment Law.” with Sergio Puig. (Working paper.)
We examine the role precedent plays in international investment adjudication. Precedent is a sensitive issue in trade law, but its role in investment disputes is less clear. Our paper develops a new framework for understanding precedent’s costs and benefits in ISDS.
“How do international courts respond to non-compliance?” with Sergio Puig. (Working paper.)
We use new data on over 5,000 applications of legal precedent in AB rulings to test leading criticisms of the WTO’s Appellate Body. Specifically, we explore whether the AB is as “rigid” in its rulings as critics suggest. Our shows suggest that the AB does not adhere to precedent blindly. In practice, the AB often adapts its rulings where previous decisions resulted in non-compliance.
Journal Publications.
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.