Education
Ph.D., Political Economy and Public Policy , 2007
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Dissertation Title: "The Impact of Social Capital on Economic Performance: Lessons from Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs)," Advisors: Timur Kuran, Robert English, Gillian Hadfield
M.A., Economics, 2006
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Thesis Title: "Economic Constraints in Serbia and Montenegro: Perceptions of Small and Medium Size Enterprises," Advisors: Timur Kuran, Jeffrey Nugent, Gillian Hadfield.
B.A., Business Economics; Political Science with International Relations Emphasis, 2000. Highest Honors, Phi Betta Kappa
University of California, Santa Barbara
Publications
- "Networks and Property Rights: Exploring the Determinants of Profit Reinvestment in Transition," revise and resubmit for the Journal of Comparative Economics .
- "Social Capital and Enterprise Performance: A Cross Section Study of Small and Medium Size Enterprises," submitted for journal review.
- "Social Capital and Performance in Transition," in Democracy, Trust and Transition: Social Capital in a Changing World, eds. Joseph Lewandowski and Milan Znoj, Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press, forthcoming 2008.
- "The Prospects of Social Capital: Networks in Bosnia and Herzegovina," in Assessing Social Capital: Concepts, Policy and Practice, eds. R. Edwards J. Franklin and H. Holland (Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006), (Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2007), pp. 111-128.
- "Interdisciplinary Prospects in Global Studies; Global-E: A Global Studies Journal, 2007. Vol. 1, no. 1.
- "Outside the Network: Social Capital and a Critique of Extended Trust," in Proceedings of the Second International Conference of the Faculty of Economics Sarajevo - From Transition to Development:Globalization and Political Economy of Development in Transition Economies, (Faculty of Economics: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004), Vol. 1. pp. 527-49.
Work in Progess
- "Non-contractual Relations and Innovation" (Working Title).
- "Getting the Social Capital Right: Networks and Transaction Costs " (Working Title).
Conference and Seminar Presentations
- "Social Networks and Institutional Change: Lessons from China and the Balkans," Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, New York, NY: February 16, 2009.
- "Networks and Property Rights: Exploring the Determinants of Profit Reinvestment in Transition," Presented at the American Political Science Convention, Boston, MA: August 29, 2008.
- "Social Capital and Performance in Transition," Presented at the International Studies Association 49th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA: March 29, 2008.
- "From Transition to Growth: Social Networks and Business Performance," Presented at the International Studies Association 48th Annual Convention "Politics, Policy and Responsible Scholarship," Chicago, IL: March 1, 2007.
- "Social Networks in Transition:Evidence from Serbia and Montenegro," Presented at the Center for International Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA: April 12, 2006.
- "Social Networks and Barriers to Business in Serbia and Montenegro," Invited presentation for After Yugoslavia: ASymposium for Scholars and Practitioners," University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA: March 30, 2006.
- "Prospects for Social Capital:Networks in Bosnia and Herzegovina," Presented at the International Conference "Whither Social Capital? Past, Present and Future," London South Bank University, London, UK: April 6-7, 2005.
- "Outside the Network: Social Capital and a Critique of Extended Trust," Presented at the Second International Conference of the Faculty of Economics Sarajevo (ICES 2003) "From Transition to Development:Globalization and Political Economy of Development in Transition Economies," Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: October 9-11, 2003.
Academic Honors and Awards
- Final Year Dissertation Fellowship, University of Southern California, 2006 – 2007.
- Urban and Global Research Grant, University of Southern California, 2006.
- Center for International Studies Dissertation Fellowship, University of Southern California, 2005 – 2006.
- CIS/CIBEAR International Business Dissertation Award, University of Southern California, 2005.
- Urban and Global Summer Research Fellow, University of Southern California, 2005.
- Summer Research Fellowship, School of International Relations, University of Southern California, 2005.
- Strategic Theme Research Assistantship, University of Southern California, 2004 – 2005.
- Fletcher Jones Foundation Fellowship, University of Southern California, 2000 – 2004.
- Outstanding Scholastic Achievement in Business Economics, UC Santa Barbara, 2000.
- Jean Hall Caloudes Scholarship, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara, 2000.
- Reg Robinson Award for Excellence, Political Science Department, UC Santa Barbara, 2000.
- Phi Beta Kappa, 2000.
- Kevin Patrick Moran Memorial Scholarship, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara, 1999.
Research Interests
- Political economy; Cultural underpinnings of political and economic institutions; Formal and informal institutions; Social capital / social networks and economic development; Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs); Eastern European economic and social change
Updated: August, 2008
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