Empirical Research Fellow, Law
Thesis Title: Political, Economic and Social Determinants of Vulnerability to Natural Disasters
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Jacek Kugler
Hal Nelson Mark Abdollahian Jean-Paul Ampuero |
About
Constantine Boussalis is Empirical Research Fellow at Harvard Law School. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science (International Relations and Comparative Politics) and a M.A. in International Studies from Claremont Graduate University. Constantine works with the faculty, students, and staff at HLS on methodological topics ranging from survey analysis and observational studies to experimental design and implementation.
His dissertation research focused on modeling and testing political economy explanations of cross-national earthquake loss differentials. His current research agenda includes investigations of the roles of social capital and government capacity on economic, epidemiological, and environmental policy outcomes. He also studies social psychology applications in international politics. Examples of his scholarly work can be found in the Journal of Development Studies.









