Multinational Enterprises
and the Global Political Economy

Friday June 3

2:00-3:30: Panel 1

Global Studies of Foreign Direct Investment

Political Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment
Matthias Busse, Department World Economy Hamburg Institute of International
Economics (HWWA)
Carsten Hefeker, Economics, University of Siegen

The Rewards of Freedom: Democratic Preferences and Foreign Direct Investment Inflow, 1984–2002
Jo Jakobsen, Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian
University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim
Indra de Soysa, Department of Sociology and Political Science,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim

Discussants:
Karl DeRouen Jr., Political Science, The University of Alabama
Gina Reinhardt, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M
University

3:30-3:45 Coffee Break

3:45-5:15 Panel 2

The Impact of MNEs on Domestic Politics

Deinstitutionalization and Institutional Replacement: State-Centered, Neoliberal and Hybrid Models in the Global Electricity Supply Industry
Witold J. Henisz The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Bennet A. Zelner McDonough School of Business, Georgetown
University

Straight Ahead on Red: The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Local Autonomy in Vietnam
Edmund Malesky, Political Science, Duke

Discussants:
Helen Milner, Political Science, Princeton University
Kenny Thomas, Political Science, UMSL

5:30-6:00 Reception

Saturday June 4th

9:15-10:45 Panel 3

Committing to Foreign Investors

The Effects of Democracy on U.S. Foreign Direct Investment
Glen Biglaiser, Political Science, Bowling Green State University
Karl DeRouen Jr., Political Science, The University of Alabama

The Politics of Foreign Direct Investment into Developing Countries: Increasing FDI through Policy Commitment via Trade Agreements and Investment Treaties?
Tim Büthe, Political Science, Duke University
Helen Milner, Political Science, Princeton University

Discussants:
Andy Sobel, Political Science, Washington University
Guillermo Rosas, Political Science, Washington University

10:45-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-12:30 Panel 4

Democratic Institutions and Political Risks

Domestic Political Institutions and Property Rights Protection for Foreign Direct Investors
Quan Li, Political Science, Penn State University

Domestic Political Institutions and Political Risk Insurance Premiums
Nathan Jensen, Political Science, Washington University

Discussants:
Jerry Cohen, Economics and Political Science, University of California Santa
Barbara
Andy Mertha, Political Science, Washington University

12:45 Lunch at Blueberry Hill