In the News: Daniel McDowell
McDowell piece on dollar's central role in global payments published
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."
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McDowell discusses history of the Washington Consensus on World Politics Review podcast
McDowell op-ed on Lagarde's tenure as IMF director published in World Politics Review
"Thanks to Christine Lagarde’s leadership, her successor will inherit a stronger institution and far less tumultuous conditions. Yet her tenure in Washington was not without controversy. She also leaves her replacement with some major challenges, including preparing for the next financial crisis and keeping the peace between the IMF’s two most important member states," writes Associate Professor of Political Science Daniel McDowell.
Elise Roberts awarded grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation
Roberts is a Ph.D. candidate in political science who focuses on comparative politics and international relations. The Foundation is supporting her dissertation research, which examines the effect of foreign aid in post-conflict states and the processes of conflict relapse, as part of their mission to support scholars and organizations that promote international security and domestic public policy.
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McDowell discusses potential US-China conflict within the IMF in World Politics Review
Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, examines how a potential IMF loan request from Pakistan could set up a fight between the U.S. and China within the institution. The U.S is in a position to oppose any IMF deals that provide funds to China's belt and road initiative
Maxwell announces promotions, tenure for eight faculty
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McDowell discusses China's growing financial power in Washington Post
"Beijing is taking on a broader financial role. Here’s why that matters," writes Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science, in a column for the Washington Post.
McDowell article on future of China's currency published in Journal of Contemporary China
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McDowell's research cited in Financial Times article on global finance
Daniel McDowell's research on China's bilateral currency swaps with foreign central banks was referenced in the Financial Times article, "China’s influence on global finance grows as US scales back input."
McDowell discusses problems facing globalism in World Politics Review
"The headline events of 2016—Brexit, the election of Donald Trump in the United States, a struggling Chinese economy—do not represent the start of a process of 'deglobalization.' Rather, they themselves are a product of a slow unraveling of global economic interconnectedness that has been unfolding for nearly a decade now," writes Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science.
McDowell book examines global lending and bailout history
Daniel McDowell, assistant professor of political science, identifies major changes to the global financial landscape from the 1960s through the 2008 global financial crisis that repeatedly undermined the IMF’s ability to act as an effective manager of international financial crises, in his new book "Brother, Can You Spare a Billion?"