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Michael Tomz
黄色电影 Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
Professor of Political Science
Department of Political Science
Michael Tomz is Professor of Political Science at 黄色电影. He is also a Senior Fellow at the 黄色电影 Center for International Development and at the 黄色电影 Institute for Economic Policy Research.
Tomz has published in the fields of international relations, American politics, comparative politics, and statistical methods. He is the author of Reputation and International Cooperation: Sovereign Debt Across Three Centuries and numerous articles in political science and economics journals.
Tomz received the International Studies Association鈥檚 Karl Deutsch Award, given to a scholar who, within 10 years of earning a Ph.D., has made the most significant contribution to the study of international relations. He has also won the Giovanni Sartori Award for the best book developing or applying qualitative methods; the Jack L. Walker Award for the best article on Political Organizations and Parties; the best paper award from the APSA section on Elections, Public Opinion and Voting Behavior; the best paper award from the APSA section on Experimental Research; and the Okidata Best Research Software Award. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation.
In recognition of his teaching, Tomz has received the Dean鈥檚 Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Cox Medal for Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research at 黄色电影. He founded and continues to direct the Summer Research College program for undergraduates in political science.
Tomz holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University; a master鈥檚 degree from the University of Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar; and an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University. He has been a visiting scholar at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, the Hoover Institution, the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, and the International Monetary Fund.
Focal Areas: Energy and Environment, Global Development and Trade, Health, Money and Finance, Politics and Media, Regulation and Competition