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Assistant Professor

• Affiliation(s)

  • Faculty Associate, Center for Political Studies

• Fields of Study

  • Political Economy
  • Politics of Corporate Finance
  • World Politics/International Relations

• About

  Professor Kerner studies the politics of corporate finance.  He is particular interested in and writes about foreign direct investment, corporate governance and the role of pension funds and pension reform in the political economy of stock market development. He is currently working on a book project that explores the political implications of pension reform.

• Education

  • Emory University, Ph.D. (Political Science)
  • Emory University, M.A. (Political Science)
  • Connecticut College, B.A. cum laude (Economics)

• Awards

  • The Ownership Society: Political Implications of Pension Reform (Book Project)
  • Mobile Capital and Policy Convergence: Evidence From CalPERS' Permissible Equities Market Policy

• Grants

  • Roy Pierce Scholar's Fund Grant, University of Michigan (2010)
  • Research Grant, Better Government Program, Ernst and Young Poland (2008)

• Presentations

  • The Ownership Society in Latin America: Pension Reform, Stock Markets and Economic Voting (Midwest Political Science Association, 2012)
  • Calling the Shot: The Political Economy of Inflation Targeting (Midwest Political Science Association, 2011)
  • What's The Risk? Fixed Capital Accumulation and Bilateral Investment Treaties (APSA, 2010)

• Courses Taught

  • International Political Economy (graduate)
  • Globalization and The Politics of International Finance (undergraduate)
  • The Politics of International Economic Relations (undergraduate)

• Selected Publications:

• Articles

  • (2012) What's The Risk? Bilateral Investment Treaties, Political Risk and Fixed Capital Accumulation, British Journal of Political Science
  • (2010) The International and Domestic Determinants of Insider Trading Laws, International Studies Quarterly
  • (2009) Why Should I Believe You: The Sources of Credibility in Bilateral Investment Treaties and Their Effects, International Studies Quarterly