Research

Publications

Frederick R. Chen, Jon C.W. Pevehouse, and Ryan M. Powers. 2023. “Great Expectations: The Democratic Advantage in Trade Attitudes.” World Politics 75 (2): 316352 [open access].

Frederick R. Chen and Jian Xu. 2023. “Partners with Benefits: When Multinational Corporations Succeed in Authoritarian Courts.” International Organization 77 (1): 144–178 [open access].

Frederick R. Chen. 2021. “Extended Dependence: Trade, Alliances, and Peace.” Journal of Politics 83 (1): 246–259.

Frederick R. Chen. 2019. “Disentangling Bias: National Capabilities, Regime Type, and International Conflict Mediation.” Conflict Management and Peace Science 36 (2): 149–168.

Research in Progress

Frederick R. Chen. “Foreign Policy in Hard Economic Times.”

Frederick R. Chen and Jian Xu. “Non-Compliant Compliance: How Jurisdictional Exposure Regulates Multinational Corporations.”

Frederick R. Chen and Jacque Gao. “Less Is More: Property Rights and Dictators' Demand for Foreign Direct Investment."

Frederick R. Chen and Jonathan A. Chu. “Subnational Governments in Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from U.S. Local Policymakers.” 

Frederick R. Chen and Zhenhuan Lei. “Making Diplomacy Work: Types and Performance of U.S. Ambassadors.”

Frederick R. Chen. “Strategic Substitutions: Exchange Rate Regimes, Geopolitics, and Trade.”