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schulz1 Heiner Schulz - Assistant Professor
234 Stiteler Hall
Spring 2008 Office Hours: T, Th 10:00 - 11:00

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Ph.D., Stanford University

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)


Heiner Schulz is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on banking sector liberalization in emerging markets, capital flows to developing countries, and decision-making in international institutions. His work has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, International Organization, and the McKinsey Quarterly. He was a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2005-2006 has been awarded a 2007-2009 Sloan Industry Studies Fellowship. Before joining the Penn faculty he was a consultant for McKinsey & Company and a fellow of the McKinsey Global Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University and degrees in economics and international relations from the University of Munich and Columbia University. 


Areas of Interest

• Banking sector liberalization in emerging markets
• Capital flows to developing countries
• Decision-making in international institutions 

Working Papers
• "Foreign Banks in Mexico: New Conquistadors or Agents of Change?" Wharton Financial Institutions Center Working Paper #06-11
(Read this working paper)

• Political Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries: Does the Sector Matter?"
(Read this working paper)

• "The Institutional Structure of the Hanseatic League."
(Read this working paper)

Selected Publications

• “The Truth About Foreign Investment in Emerging Markets." McKinsey Quarterly, No.1, 2004 (with Diana Farrell and Jaana Remes)
(Read this article; also available in Chinese and Russian)

• “Institutional Reform and Decision Making Efficiency in the European Union." American Journal of Political Science, 44(4), 2000 (with Thomas König)
(Read this article)

• “The European Court of Justice, National Governments and Legal Integration in the European Union.” International Organization, 52(1), 1998 (with Geoffrey Garrett and Daniel Kelemen)
(Read this article)

Course Sampler
• International Political Economy (graduate / undergraduate)
• Globalization (undergraduate)
• Politics of the European Union (undergraduate)
 
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