Noveck’s research experience and interests include many broad substantive topics within the field of political economy of development, such as:
- Rule of law and regulatory capacities, implementation, and compliance
- Underdevelopment causes and consequences
- Local governance and quality of governance
- Corruption and anti-corruption strategies in government and the public sector
- Public goods outcomes
- Decentralization consequences and outcomes
Click the image to expand. This figure illustrates the level of social spending (as a % of GDP) in eight non-democracies over time from 1972-2010, with gaps indicating missing data. Each plot also notes important leaders (typically autocrats) or the dominant single-party and the years of their rule. The author collected, coded all of the data, and then used R to visualize the data comparatively.
Geographical Focus
Noveck’s in-country fieldwork and data analysis experience is in the following countries:
- Asia: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh
- Latin America: Honduras, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil
- Africa: Sierra Leone
Read more about my doctoral dissertation research here.
