ajegb
Department of International Economics, Government and Business

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Economics, Government & Business. I am also an affiliated scholar at Wharton's Political Risk Lab. I was previously a postdoctoral fellow at both Princeton University (School of Public and International Affairs) and the University of Stellenbosch Business School (Africa Centre for Dispute Settlement). I earned a joint PhD in business and international political economy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. My research interests include international political economy, foreign investment, and political risk management.
- The intersection of business and political conflict
- The politics of foreign direct investment
- Peace-positive private investment
- Political risk identification and management
- MNC behavior
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) factors
CPOL: Comparative Business & Politics (Master’s)
CPOL: Governing Risk in the World Economy (Master’s)
BPOL: Political Economy of Development (Bachelor’s)
BPOL: Political Science (Bachelor’s)
I am willing to supervise projects related to political risk, risk management, foreign direct investment, MNC behavior, international organizations, political violence or international relations/ management more broadly. Developed research plans and rough ideas are equally welcome.
“A Test of the Democratic Peacekeeping Hypothesis: Coups, Democracy, and Foreign Military Deployments” (with Jamie Levin, Joseph MacKay, Abouzar Nasirzadeh and Anthony Sealey). Journal of Peace Research. 2020.
“Tracking Organizations in the World: The Correlates of War IGO Data, Version 3.0” (with Jon C.W. Pevehouse, Tim Nordstrom and Roseanne W. McManus). Journal of Peace Research. 2019.
“Economic scenarios." in Central Asia 2050: Unleashing the Region’s Potential. Eds. Rajat Nag, Johannes Linn, and Harinder Kohli. Sage publications. 2017. (with Harpaul Alberto Kohli)
“Alternative long-term scenarios." in The World in 2050: Striving For a More Just, Prosperous, and Harmonious Global Community. Ed. Harinder Kohli. Oxford University Press. 2016. (with Claudio Loser, Harpaul Alberto Kohli, Alden LeClair and Ieva Vilkelyte)
Research
Communication
In the media
In: Comparative Political Studies, 10.1.2025
In: Democratization, 11.11.2024
: SSRN: Social Science Research Network 2024, 46 p. (The Wharton School Research Paper)
In: Proceedings of the Eighty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. /Sonia Taneja. Valhalla, NY : Academy of Management 2024, 1 p. (Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings)
In: Proceedings of the Eighty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. /Sonia Taneja. Valhalla, NY : Academy of Management 2024, 1 p. (Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings)
In: Proceedings of the Eighty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. ed. /Sonia Taneja. Valhalla, NY : Academy of Management 2024, 6 p. (Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings)
: SSRN: Social Science Research Network 2024, 38 p. (The Wharton School Research Paper)
: SSRN: Social Science Research Network 2023, 37 p. (The Wharton School Research Paper)
In: Proceedings of the 65th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. AIB 2023: International Business Resilience under Global Disruptions. . ed. /Kazuhiro Asakawa; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2023, 2 p., p. 107-108 (Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business)
In: Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 58, No. 3, 5.2021, p. 355-367
In: Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 57, No. 3, 5.2020, p. 492-503
Paris : The Conversation Media Group 15.11.2023
Stockholm : Globalbar 26.11.2023
Research: World Bank Group's IFC projects fuel violent conflict
Projects funded by the World Bank Group’s private sector arm fuel violent conflict – it’s time to reform the system
No outside activities to report.