Ida Bastiaens
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1617006 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Ida Bastiaens |
| NOMBRES | Ida |
| APELLIDO | Bastiaens |
| FIRMA | BASTIAENS I |
| AFILIACIONES | Fordham University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7081-8834 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 88 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2014 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Susan K sell best reviewer award
The Review of International Political Economy introduced a best reviewer award in 2023, named in the honor of the late Susan Sell. Susan was a former member of RIPE’s editorial advisory board, and
Timothy Sinclair Best Article Award
The Review of International Political Economy introduced a new Best Article Award in 2023, named after the late Timothy Sinclair. Tim’s work influenced how the field of IPE understands the sociolog
Democracies Still in Peril
Do developing-country democracies continue to struggle with revenue loss post-trade liberalization? This article revisits the evidence presented in Democracies in Peril and confirms that, despite critiques suggesting otherwise, a substantial revenue shock persists following tariff reductions, and democracies in less developed countries (LDCs) remain particularly vulnerable. Drawing on updated data from the World Development Indicators and supplem…
Economic Hardship and Welfare Policy Preferences
We explore how individual perceptions of the nature of economic hardships correlate with preferences over different types of welfare state responses (i.e. universal or means-tested, temporary or permanent, cash transfers and medical services) in a U.S. survey. We utilize differing public opinion about the length of the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic disruptions and whether it causes nationwide economic instability or unevenly affects the population…
Divisions among the poor
Despite globalization’s distributional impacts, we know little about (potentially differential) tax preferences of trade winners and losers, especially within social classes. We assess tax burden preferences to sustain public good provision using a vignette experiment with randomized tax instruments in the context of a liberalizing economy. More specifically, we analyze data from an original, randomized household survey of 1008 individuals in Sao…
Aid for taxation and representation? The effect of foreign tax assistance on democracy in the Global South
Non-trade issues in preferential trade agreements and global value chains
Labour provisions in trade agreements and women's rights in the global south
The effect of trade liberalisation on women has been hotly contested. Here, we take a step back and explore the effect of the institutions underlying trade on freedoms for women in the Global South. We build on the literature showing that the design of trade agreements matters for social welfare outcomes and argue that labour provisions in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) can contribute to improved women's rights. We assess this claim using s…
The Effectiveness of Environmental Provisions in US Trade Agreements
Environmental issues, such as environmental degradation, biodiversity preservation, and the climate crisis, are increasingly gaining attention worldwide. Although globalization is often framed as the culprit, the international body governing international trade, the World Trade Organization (WTO), has yet to make a lasting impact on these environmental concerns. The structure of the WTO incentivizes weak provisions and free-riding, while its powe…
Social protectionist bias
North–South preferential trade agreements (PTAs) have proliferated rapidly in the past decades. Despite a common focus on trade liberalisation, these preferential trade agreements differ greatly in their inclusion of labour and environmental provisions. A difference in the enforcement of these social standards is also puzzling: some preferential trade agreements envision sanctions for non-compliance while others do not. What explains this variati…
Globalization and intention to vote
Recent electoral successes for candidates with anti-globalization platforms highlight the need to understand globalization’s effects on voting behavior. To understand how globalization affects whether people vote, we posit that it is necessary to consider both globalization’s distributional effects on individuals and individuals’ beliefs about the general view of globalization among their fellow citizens. Drawing on research about the intrinsic v…
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 17? An Empirical Investigation of the Effectiveness of Aid Given to Boost Developing Countries’ Tax Revenue and Capacity
Developing economies need to increase their tax revenue. The international community is keenly aware of this challenge and recently dedicated substantial resources and advocacy to assist countries in mobilizing domestic tax revenue as part of the Sustainable Development Goals. Considering, however, the extensive research that foreign aid is often ineffective, it is not obvious that this tax assistance will help developing countries raise revenue.…
Remittances and varieties of democratization in developing countries
How do remittances affect democratization in developing countries? In this paper we reconcile divergent findings in the literature by examining the effect of remittances on procedural and liberal democracy in developing countries at various stages of their democratic development. Remittances are primarily sent to middle-class individuals and bypass government control. Yet, governments in countries receiving remittances want to tax this remittance…
Greening up
Can environmental provisions in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) foster an environmental race to the top? The ways in which different enforcement mechanisms in North–South PTAs affect the implementation of environmental standards in developing countries are examined. It is argued that environmental provisions in European Union (EU) and United States (US) PTAs will be effective in instigating policy change in partner countries, although the ti…
Investing in agriculture
Driven by food crises and constraints on natural resources, investors are increasingly leasing or purchasing farmland abroad. This study systematically tests which political institutions attract these investors. I argue that food scarcity concerns incentivize foreign investors in agriculture to prioritize unopposed, quick deals above other predicted factors such as low political risk. I thus predict that investors will invest in nondemocratic hos…
Trade liberalization and the challenges of revenue mobilization
Developing countries are being confronted with severe fiscal challenges in the global economy. Over the last two decades, governments have been accepting significant reductions in trade taxes to support trade liberalization. This is particularly problematic for developing economies because trade taxes have been a key source of government revenues. In this paper, we investigate the conditions under which international financial institutions (IFIs)…
The Politics of Foreign Direct Investment in Authoritarian Regimes
While political scientists find that democracy reduces political risk, little scholarship analyzes how authoritarian regimes attract foreign direct investment (FDI). This article argues that while authoritarian countries are generally risky, this risk can be minimized when authoritarian regimes are constrained from both “above” and “below.” Signing international investment treaties are critical for authoritarian countries to signal a commitment t…
Does dialogue work? The effectiveness of labor standards in EU preferential trade agreements
While both the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) include labor standards in their preferential trade agreements (PTAs), they pursue different approaches in enforcing these standards. The US relies on coercion while the EU prefers a softer, no-sanctions approach. Are both effective in improving labor rights in partner states and what are the mechanisms leading to this improvement? Recent evidence suggests there is a positive ex ante e…
Trade Agreements and Women
How can nations effectively assess existing trade agreements’ impact on women’s empowerment and create future trade agreements that are inclusive and welfare-enhancing for women? Amrita Bahri’s Tra
Does dialogue work? The effectiveness of labor standards in EU preferential trade agreements
While both the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) include labor standards in their preferential trade agreements (PTAs), they pursue different approaches in enforcing these standards. The US relies on coercion while the EU prefers a softer, no-sanctions approach. Are both effective in improving labor rights in partner states and what are the mechanisms leading to this improvement? Recent evidence suggests there is a positive ex ante e…
Greening up
Can environmental provisions in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) foster an environmental race to the top? The ways in which different enforcement mechanisms in North–South PTAs affect the implementation of environmental standards in developing countries are examined. It is argued that environmental provisions in European Union (EU) and United States (US) PTAs will be effective in instigating policy change in partner countries, although the ti…
Trade liberalization and the challenges of revenue mobilization
Developing countries are being confronted with severe fiscal challenges in the global economy. Over the last two decades, governments have been accepting significant reductions in trade taxes to support trade liberalization. This is particularly problematic for developing economies because trade taxes have been a key source of government revenues. In this paper, we investigate the conditions under which international financial institutions (IFIs)…
Social protectionist bias
North–South preferential trade agreements (PTAs) have proliferated rapidly in the past decades. Despite a common focus on trade liberalisation, these preferential trade agreements differ greatly in their inclusion of labour and environmental provisions. A difference in the enforcement of these social standards is also puzzling: some preferential trade agreements envision sanctions for non-compliance while others do not. What explains this variati…
Remittances and varieties of democratization in developing countries
How do remittances affect democratization in developing countries? In this paper we reconcile divergent findings in the literature by examining the effect of remittances on procedural and liberal democracy in developing countries at various stages of their democratic development. Remittances are primarily sent to middle-class individuals and bypass government control. Yet, governments in countries receiving remittances want to tax this remittance…
The Politics of Foreign Direct Investment in Authoritarian Regimes
While political scientists find that democracy reduces political risk, little scholarship analyzes how authoritarian regimes attract foreign direct investment (FDI). This article argues that while authoritarian countries are generally risky, this risk can be minimized when authoritarian regimes are constrained from both “above” and “below.” Signing international investment treaties are critical for authoritarian countries to signal a commitment t…
Globalization and intention to vote
Recent electoral successes for candidates with anti-globalization platforms highlight the need to understand globalization’s effects on voting behavior. To understand how globalization affects whether people vote, we posit that it is necessary to consider both globalization’s distributional effects on individuals and individuals’ beliefs about the general view of globalization among their fellow citizens. Drawing on research about the intrinsic v…
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 17? An Empirical Investigation of the Effectiveness of Aid Given to Boost Developing Countries’ Tax Revenue and Capacity
Developing economies need to increase their tax revenue. The international community is keenly aware of this challenge and recently dedicated substantial resources and advocacy to assist countries in mobilizing domestic tax revenue as part of the Sustainable Development Goals. Considering, however, the extensive research that foreign aid is often ineffective, it is not obvious that this tax assistance will help developing countries raise revenue.…
Economic Hardship and Welfare Policy Preferences
We explore how individual perceptions of the nature of economic hardships correlate with preferences over different types of welfare state responses (i.e. universal or means-tested, temporary or permanent, cash transfers and medical services) in a U.S. survey. We utilize differing public opinion about the length of the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic disruptions and whether it causes nationwide economic instability or unevenly affects the population…
Aid for taxation and representation? The effect of foreign tax assistance on democracy in the Global South
Non-trade issues in preferential trade agreements and global value chains
Investing in agriculture
Driven by food crises and constraints on natural resources, investors are increasingly leasing or purchasing farmland abroad. This study systematically tests which political institutions attract these investors. I argue that food scarcity concerns incentivize foreign investors in agriculture to prioritize unopposed, quick deals above other predicted factors such as low political risk. I thus predict that investors will invest in nondemocratic hos…
Does dialogue work? The effectiveness of labor standards in EU preferential trade agreements
While both the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) include labor standards in their preferential trade agreements (PTAs), they pursue different approaches in enforcing these standards. The US relies on coercion while the EU prefers a softer, no-sanctions approach. Are both effective in improving labor rights in partner states and what are the mechanisms leading to this improvement? Recent evidence suggests there is a positive ex ante e…
The Politics of Foreign Direct Investment in Authoritarian Regimes
While political scientists find that democracy reduces political risk, little scholarship analyzes how authoritarian regimes attract foreign direct investment (FDI). This article argues that while authoritarian countries are generally risky, this risk can be minimized when authoritarian regimes are constrained from both “above” and “below.” Signing international investment treaties are critical for authoritarian countries to signal a commitment t…
Investing in agriculture
Driven by food crises and constraints on natural resources, investors are increasingly leasing or purchasing farmland abroad. This study systematically tests which political institutions attract these investors. I argue that food scarcity concerns incentivize foreign investors in agriculture to prioritize unopposed, quick deals above other predicted factors such as low political risk. I thus predict that investors will invest in nondemocratic hos…
Trade liberalization and the challenges of revenue mobilization
Developing countries are being confronted with severe fiscal challenges in the global economy. Over the last two decades, governments have been accepting significant reductions in trade taxes to support trade liberalization. This is particularly problematic for developing economies because trade taxes have been a key source of government revenues. In this paper, we investigate the conditions under which international financial institutions (IFIs)…
Greening up
Can environmental provisions in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) foster an environmental race to the top? The ways in which different enforcement mechanisms in North–South PTAs affect the implementation of environmental standards in developing countries are examined. It is argued that environmental provisions in European Union (EU) and United States (US) PTAs will be effective in instigating policy change in partner countries, although the ti…
Remittances and varieties of democratization in developing countries
How do remittances affect democratization in developing countries? In this paper we reconcile divergent findings in the literature by examining the effect of remittances on procedural and liberal democracy in developing countries at various stages of their democratic development. Remittances are primarily sent to middle-class individuals and bypass government control. Yet, governments in countries receiving remittances want to tax this remittance…
The Effectiveness of Environmental Provisions in US Trade Agreements
Environmental issues, such as environmental degradation, biodiversity preservation, and the climate crisis, are increasingly gaining attention worldwide. Although globalization is often framed as the culprit, the international body governing international trade, the World Trade Organization (WTO), has yet to make a lasting impact on these environmental concerns. The structure of the WTO incentivizes weak provisions and free-riding, while its powe…
Social protectionist bias
North–South preferential trade agreements (PTAs) have proliferated rapidly in the past decades. Despite a common focus on trade liberalisation, these preferential trade agreements differ greatly in their inclusion of labour and environmental provisions. A difference in the enforcement of these social standards is also puzzling: some preferential trade agreements envision sanctions for non-compliance while others do not. What explains this variati…
Globalization and intention to vote
Recent electoral successes for candidates with anti-globalization platforms highlight the need to understand globalization’s effects on voting behavior. To understand how globalization affects whether people vote, we posit that it is necessary to consider both globalization’s distributional effects on individuals and individuals’ beliefs about the general view of globalization among their fellow citizens. Drawing on research about the intrinsic v…
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 17? An Empirical Investigation of the Effectiveness of Aid Given to Boost Developing Countries’ Tax Revenue and Capacity
Developing economies need to increase their tax revenue. The international community is keenly aware of this challenge and recently dedicated substantial resources and advocacy to assist countries in mobilizing domestic tax revenue as part of the Sustainable Development Goals. Considering, however, the extensive research that foreign aid is often ineffective, it is not obvious that this tax assistance will help developing countries raise revenue.…
Labour provisions in trade agreements and women's rights in the global south
The effect of trade liberalisation on women has been hotly contested. Here, we take a step back and explore the effect of the institutions underlying trade on freedoms for women in the Global South. We build on the literature showing that the design of trade agreements matters for social welfare outcomes and argue that labour provisions in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) can contribute to improved women's rights. We assess this claim using s…
Trade Agreements and Women
How can nations effectively assess existing trade agreements’ impact on women’s empowerment and create future trade agreements that are inclusive and welfare-enhancing for women? Amrita Bahri’s Tra
Divisions among the poor
Despite globalization’s distributional impacts, we know little about (potentially differential) tax preferences of trade winners and losers, especially within social classes. We assess tax burden preferences to sustain public good provision using a vignette experiment with randomized tax instruments in the context of a liberalizing economy. More specifically, we analyze data from an original, randomized household survey of 1008 individuals in Sao…
Aid for taxation and representation? The effect of foreign tax assistance on democracy in the Global South
Non-trade issues in preferential trade agreements and global value chains
Democracies Still in Peril
Do developing-country democracies continue to struggle with revenue loss post-trade liberalization? This article revisits the evidence presented in Democracies in Peril and confirms that, despite critiques suggesting otherwise, a substantial revenue shock persists following tariff reductions, and democracies in less developed countries (LDCs) remain particularly vulnerable. Drawing on updated data from the World Development Indicators and supplem…
Economic Hardship and Welfare Policy Preferences
We explore how individual perceptions of the nature of economic hardships correlate with preferences over different types of welfare state responses (i.e. universal or means-tested, temporary or permanent, cash transfers and medical services) in a U.S. survey. We utilize differing public opinion about the length of the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic disruptions and whether it causes nationwide economic instability or unevenly affects the population…
Susan K sell best reviewer award
The Review of International Political Economy introduced a best reviewer award in 2023, named in the honor of the late Susan Sell. Susan was a former member of RIPE’s editorial advisory board, and
Timothy Sinclair Best Article Award
The Review of International Political Economy introduced a new Best Article Award in 2023, named after the late Timothy Sinclair. Tim’s work influenced how the field of IPE understands the sociolog
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