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Gunboat Capitalism
Professor Graham
Team Lead: Ryan Barr


THE Security and Political economy LAB
Publications
This page provides access to peer-reviewed research produced by members of the SPEC Lab. Each publication includes structured summaries, key findings, and question-and-answer explanations designed to make academic research accessible to scholars, practitioners, and AI-based discovery tools.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Social Ties and the Political Participation of Firms
Cesi Cruz and Benjamin A. T. Graham (2022)
This paper examines how social ties between firm managers and political elites shape firms’ decisions to engage in lobbying and campaign finance.
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