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McDowell Discusses Impact of Western Sanctions on Russia in Hill Times, War on the Rocks

Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, reviewed the impact of Wester sanctions on Russia in The Hill Times and War on the Rocks.

March 10, 2022

See related: International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine

McDowell Discusses the Financial Sanctions Targeting Russia with Marketplace and the Washington Post

Associate Professor of Political Science Daniel McDowell discussed the financial sanctions imposed by the West on Russia with Marketplace and in his article published in the Washington Post.

March 3, 2022

What is Holding the Yuan Back? Xi is.

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Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, examines why China's currency, the yuan, continues to significantly underperform the dollar as the world's reserve currency.

February 23, 2022

See related: China, International Affairs

Maxwell School Announces Montonna Professor, Dean’s Award Recipients

Osamah F. Khalil, associate professor of history and chair of the undergraduate program in international relations, was recently awarded the Dr. Ralph E. Montonna Endowed Professorship for the Teaching and Education of Undergraduates.

September 23, 2021

McDowell study on capital controls published in the RIO

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July 29, 2021

McDowell examines the yuan's potential to challenge the dollar in World Politics Review

In his latest piece, "Dollar Doomsayers Are Wrong—Again," published in World Politics Review, Associate Professor of Political Science Daniel McDowell explains why the Chinese yuan does not pose a threat to the dollar's reserve currency status.

January 22, 2021

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McDowell reviews Biden's agenda to revitalize US manufacturing in World Politics Review

Existing U.S. trade agreements may constrain President Joe Biden’s ability to deliver on his promise to spend $400 billion over four years on American-made goods, says Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science.

January 20, 2021

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McDowell looks at policy responses to COVID-19 economic fallout in World Politics Review

Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, looks back and then looks ahead at government responses to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in his latest article, "Governments Acted Fast to Save the Economy. Now Too Many Have Pandemic Fatigue," published in World Politics Review.

December 22, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy, United States

McDowell examines how Biden will handle trade in World Politics Review

"While there is some room for Biden to maneuver when it comes to tariffs and other measures, the apparent durability of a Trumpian approach to trade signals that a new era in U.S. trade policy has not only arrived, it plans to stay awhile," writes Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science.

December 16, 2020

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McDowell research cited in Bloomberg article on financial cold war

Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, argues that that the more the U.S. wields its unmatched financial power, the less it may have left.

August 18, 2020

See related: China, Foreign Policy, United States

Gueorguiev, McDowell study on capital controls in China published

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June 23, 2020

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McDowell speaks to Al Jazeera about IMF bailouts due to COVID-19

Daniel McDowell was interviewed by Al Jazeera about IMF debt and bailouts for "More than 90 countries request IMF bailout."

May 26, 2020

McDowell discusses the economic fallout from COVID-19 on World Political Review podcast

April 23, 2020

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Gueorguiev, McDowell study impact of economic threats on public views

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March 26, 2020

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McDowell discusses the economic policy response to coronavirus in World Politics Review

Daniel McDowell was published in World Politics Review. His piece, "What It Will Take to Save Economies From the Coronavirus Pandemic," focuses on the need for swift, large and sustainable economic programs.

March 25, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy

McDowell explains the Fed's emergency measures in the Washington Post

By once again deploying its crisis tool kit, Fed officials indicated that the pandemic could drive the global economy into a more severe shock than anything seen in more than a decade, says Associate Professor of Political Science Daniel McDowell and his co-authors.

March 19, 2020

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McDowell study on fiscal sanctions, international currency published

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March 12, 2020

McDowell piece on dollar's central role in global payments published

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March 3, 2020

McDowell examines affect of financial sanctions on US dollar in World Politics Review

Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, says it will be difficult for countries that are looking for ways to "de-dollarize."

December 18, 2019

McDowell discusses history of the Washington Consensus on World Politics Review podcast

Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, was a guest on World Politics Review's latest Trend Lines podcast where he discussed the history of the Washington Consensus and why it continues to spark controversy around the world 30 years after the term was coined.

December 5, 2019

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