Kristy Buzard

• 2024 Fall
  • ECN 421 Game Theory and Economic Strategy
  • ECN 606 Microeconomic Analysis
  • ECN 310 Special Topics In Economics - Economic Research in Practice
• 2023 Fall
  • ECN 421 Game Theory and Economic Strategy
  • ECN 606 Microeconomic Analysis
  • ECN 310 Special Topics In Economics - Economic Research in Practice
• 2023 Spring
  • ECN 670 Experience Credit
  • ECN 421 Game Theory and Economic Strategy

I am an associate professor in the Department of Economics in Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

I am an applied microeconomic theorist with a primary research focus on cooperation and conflict in the context of international trade and international relations. I am particularly interested in the impact of international institutions, government structure and domestic political pressure on the possibilities for cooperation.

I also study gender and racial disparities in education and the labor market and the effectiveness of various interventions to improve outcomes for women and minorities.

"Increasing Gender Diversity in Economics", Sponsored by Social Science Research Council.

"Who Ya Gonna Call?: Gender Inequality in Schools' Demands for Parental Involvement", Sponsored by Russell Sage Foundation.

"Lobbying And Legislative Uncertainty In The U.S. Congress", Sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center.

"Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute Visiting Scholar", Sponsored by Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

• Journal Articles
  • Buzard, K., Horne, B., "Inefficient Concessions and Mediation." Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 2024.
  • Claussen, K., Buzard, K., "Under Pressure: Intractable Trade Conflicts and Korea – Pneumatic Valves." World Trade Review, 2021.
  • Voon, T., Buzard, K., "How Trade Restrictive is Standardized Packaging? Economic and Legal Implications of the WTO Panel Reports in Australia–Tobacco Plain Packaging." World Trade Review, 2020.
  • Buzard, K., Carlino, G. A., Hunt, R. M., Carr, J. K. and Smith, T. E., "Localized Knowledge Spillovers: Evidence from the Agglomeration of American R&D Labs and Patent Data." Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2020.
  • Delimatsis, P., Buzard, K., "The U.S. — Tax Incentives Dispute: Subsidies and Investment Promotion Reaching New Heights in the Aviation Sector." World Trade Review, 2019.
  • Buzard, K., "Trade Agreements in the Shadow of Lobbying." Review of International Economics, 2017.
  • Carlino, G., Hunt, R., Carr, J., Smith, T. and Buzard, K., "The Agglomeration of American R&D Labs." Journal of Urban Economics, 2017.
• Book Chapters
  • Graham, B. A., Buzard, K., "Unrecognized States: Theory and Cases." In Overcoming Intractable Conflicts: New Approaches to Constructive Transformations. Elman, M. F., Gerard, C., Golan, G. and Kriesber, L. (eds.) Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.
  • Carlino, G. A., Buzard, K., "The Geography of Research and Development Activity in the U. S.." In Handbook of Industry Studies and Economic Geography. Giarratani, F., Hewings, G. and McCann, P. (eds.) Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013.
• Magazine/Trade Publication
  • Carlino, G. A., Buzard, K., "The Geography of Research and Development Activity in the U.S.." Business Review, 2008.

Trade Group Brownbag, Boston University Economics Department, " Reversing Protectionism: A First Look at Product-level Trade Data from Smoot-Hawley to the GATT" (April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025)

Great Lakes Political Economy Theory Conference, "Comments on "Are Women Better Politicians? Discrimination, Gender Quotas, and Electoral Accountability"" (March 29, 2025 - March 29, 2025)

Allied Social Science Associations, Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession, "Increasing Female Undergraduate Majors in Economics Education: A Case Study" (January 5, 2025 - January 5, 2025)

Allied Social Science Associations, Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession, "What Attracts and Deters Women from Economics?" (January 4, 2025 - January 4, 2025)

Allied Social Science Associations, American Economic Association, "Reversing Protectionism: A First Look at Product-level Trade Data from Smoot-Hawley to the GATT" (January 3, 2025 - January 3, 2025)

SU Project Advance Economics Professional Development Seminar, SU Project Advance, "Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement" (November 15, 2024 - November 15, 2024)

SU Project Advance Economics Professional Development Seminar, SU Project Advance, "Who You Gonna Call? Gender Inequality in External Demands for Parental Involvement" (September 27, 2024 - September 27, 2024)

Uneven Outcomes Post-Conference Brownbag, Federal Reserve, "Uneven Outcomes in the Labor Market" (May 17, 2024 - May 17, 2024)

Rethinking the Global Trading System, North Carolina State University, "Comments on "Mutual Recognition in the International Protection of Intellectual Property"" (May 9, 2024 - May 10, 2024)

Uneven Outcomes in the Labor Market: Understanding Trends and Identifying Solutions, Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and St. Louis, "Who you gonna call?: Gender inequality in demand for parental involvement" (February 6, 2024 - February 6, 2024)

Empirical Investigations in International Trade, Syracuse University, Forum for Research in Empirical International Trade, "Discussion of "Trade Inequality: Revisiting the 1980s with a New Approach and New Data"" (September 1, 2023 - October 15, 2023)

Workshop on Gender in Adaptive Design, German Research Foundation, "Who ya gonna call? Gender inequality in demand for parental involvement" (June 5, 2023 - June 6, 2023)

Lisbon Meetings in Game Theory and Applications, Lisbon School of Economics and Management, "Quantifying U.S. GATT Trade Liberalization" (May 31, 2023 - June 2, 2023)

Lisbon Meetings in Game Theory and Applications, Lisbon School of Economics and Management, "Who ya gonna call? Gender inequality in demand for parental involvement" (May 31, 2023 - June 2, 2023)

Midwest International Trade Conference, Midwest International Trade Conference, "Quantifying U.S. GATT Trade Liberalization" (April 28, 2023 - April 30, 2023)

CPEG Annual Conference, Canadian Public Economics Group, "Lobbying as Insurance Against Policy Uncertainty" (November 4, 2022 - November 5, 2022)

Canadian Economic Association Meetings (2021)

Southern Economic Association Meetings (2021)

WTO Case Law of 2019 Conference (2020)

Maxwell School Dean’s Award for Innovative Teaching, Syracuse University (2021)

Melvin A Eggers Faculty Scholar, Syracuse University (2020)

Maxwell Summer Project Assistantship Program, Syracuse University (2020)

Maxwell Summer Project Assistantship Program, Syracuse University (2017)

Maxwell Summer Project Assistantship Program, Syracuse University (2013 - 2015)