Academic Interests

My academic interests vary widely, yet are closely alligned with my activities, career, and studies:

• Political Economy
• Institutions
• Comparative Politics
• Taxation (Subject Matter of Honors Thesis)
• Developmental Economics
• Maritime Security
• Defense Industrial Base
• Industrial Regeneration
• Urban Planning
• Education

Past Endeavors:
Undergraduate Honors Thesis:
"Taxation without Representation: Sustaining Hybrid Regimes in Developing Countries"
(Available for Review)

Current Endeavors:
Masters of Philosophy Thesis:
"Determinants of Tax Capacity in Developing Countries: The Influence of Leadership Ideology, Urban-Rural Coalitions, and Ethnicity." (To be presented at the European Political Science Association Conf