Michael O. Allen

Assistant Professor
Stanford University
michael.allen@stanford.edu


Welcome!

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University. My research interests span international political economy, international institutions, and law, with a focus on the politics of global capitalism. I study how the growth of private authority influences domestic legal development and the power of countries to regulate foreign commerce. I also have ongoing research projects in related areas including transnational anti-corruption efforts and global competition law. I hold a PhD in Government from Cornell University and I have previously held postdoctoral positions at Yale University and Harvard University.

Published Papers

  1. Democracy, Inequality, and Antitrust (Forthcoming, Journal of Politics)
    (with Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage)

  2. Transnational Legal Spillover? A Reappraisal of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. 2024. International Studies Quarterly 68(2). (with Elizabeth Acorn)
    [Preprint]

  3. Unbundling the State: Legal Development in an Era of Global, Private Governance. 2023. International Organization 77(4): 754-788.
    [Replication Materials] [Preprint]

  4. Sustaining Capitalism and Democracy: Lessons from Global Competition Policy. 2022. International Studies Review 24(2). (with Kenneth Scheve)
    [Replication Materials]

Working Papers

  1. Thinking Locally, Acting Globally: The Domestic Legitimacy of the US Federal Reserve as a Global Governor (Revise & resubmit, Review of International Organizations) (with Aditi Sahasrabuddhe)
    [Preregistration Materials]

  2. Is International Commercial Arbitration a Substitute for Domestic Legal Institutions?


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