Jonas Gamso

Research on international business risk:

• Jonas Gamso and Anna Dimitrova. 2024. Rewarding a Friend: Does the World Bank Direct Non-Commercial Risk Insurance to Countries that Support US Foreign Policy Interests? New Political Economy 29(1): 159-172.
• Jonas Gamso, Andrew Inkpen, and Kannan Ramaswamy. 2024. Managing Geopolitical Risks: The Global Oil and Gas Industry Plays a Winning Game. Journal of Business Strategy 45(3): 190-198.
• Jonas Gamso and Michael Moffett. 2023. Unraveling the Belt and Road Initiative: China’s “Building Out” Strategy. East Asia 40(1): 21-36. 
• Robert Grosse, Jonas Gamso, and Roy Nelson. 2021. China’s Rise, World Order, and the Implications for International Business. Management International Review 61(1): 1-26.
• Jonas Gamso and Robert Grosse. 2021. Trade Agreement Depth, Foreign Direct Investment, and the Moderating Role of Property Rights. Journal of International Business Policy 4(2): 308-325.
• Jonas Gamso and Roy Nelson. 2019. Does Partnering with the World Bank Shield Investors from Political Risk in Less Developed Countries? Journal of World Business 54(5): 100997.

Research on foreign aid and sustainable development:

• Jonas Gamso. In Press. Foreign Aid and Strategic Foreign Policy. In The Oxford Handbook of Geoeconomics and Statecraft, edited by Vinod K. Aggarwal and Tai Ming Cheung. Oxford University Press.
• Jonas Gamso. 2024. Food Aid Shocks and Food Insecurity: Does Democracy Matter? European Journal of Development Research 36(5): 1253-1279. [Replication materials available here]
• Shirley-Ann Behravesh and Jonas Gamso. 2024. “Neoliberalism, Climate Risks, and Resilience-Building in the Caribbean.” Pp. 93-112 in Sustainable Economic Development: Fostering the United Nations Goals, edited by Mohamed Sami Ben Ali and Ewa Lechman. Springer.
• Jonas Gamso. 2023. Aiding Animals: Does Foreign Aid Reduce Wildlife Crime? Journal of Environment and Development 32(1): 34-60. 
• Jonas Gamso, Jikuo Lu, and Farhod Yuldashev. 2021. Does Foreign Aid Volatility Increase International Migration? Review of International Organizations 16(3): 581-598.
• Jonas Gamso and Farhod Yuldashev. 2021. Foreign Aid, Development, and Migration in the MENA Region. Pages 101-117 in Economic Development in the MENA region: New Perspectives, edited by Mohamed Sami Ben Ali. Springer.
• Jonas Gamso and Farhod Yuldashev. 2018. Targeted Foreign Aid and International Migration: Is Development-Promotion an Effective Immigration Policy? International Studies Quarterly 62(4): 809-820. [Replication materials available here]
• Jonas Gamso and Farhod Yuldashev. 2018. Does Rural Development Aid Reduce International Migration? World Development 110: 268-282.  [Replication materials available here]

Research on trade and trade agreements:

• Jonas Gamso and Evgeny Postnikov. 2022. Leveling-up: Explaining the Depth of South-South Trade Agreements. Review of International Political Economy 29(5): 1601-1624.
• Jonas Gamso. 2021. Is China Exporting Media Censorship? China’s Rise, Media Freedoms, and Democracy. European Journal of International Relations 27(3): 858-883.
• Jonas Gamso. 2019. China’s Ivory Ban: Enhancing Soft Power through Wildlife Conservation. International Affairs 95(6): 1389-1402.
• Jonas Gamso. 2019. China’s Rise and Physical Integrity Rights in Developing Countries. Review of International Political Economy 26(4): 722-748.
• Jonas Gamso. 2019. South-South Trade and the Trade-Based Diffusion of Labor Rights: Do Developing Countries Race to the Top when they Trade with the South?  Journal of International Relations and Development 22(4): 954-982.
• Jonas Gamso. 2018. Environmental Policy Impacts of Trade with China and the Moderating Effect of Governance. Environmental Policy and Governance 28(6): 395-405. 
• Jonas Gamso. 2018. Trade-Based Adoption of Voluntary Environmental Programs in the Developing World: Racing to the Top or Stuck in the Mud? Policy Sciences 51(4): 515-543.
• Jonas Gamso. 2017. Trade Partnerships and Environmental Performance in Developing Countries. Journal of Environment and Development 26 (4): 375-399.
• Jonas Gamso. 2016. A Case of Diversified Dependency: Macrostructural Change and Policy Alternatives in Ecuador. Latin American Perspectives 43 (1): 109-123.

Select Public writing:

• Jonas Gamso. 2023. Debt-for-Climate Swaps Can Save the Planet. Why Aren't They? Stanford Social Innovation Review.
• Jonas Gamso. 2023. Climate Change Threatens Global Prosperity. The World Bank Should Help. LSE Business Review. 
• Robert Grosse, Jonas Gamso, and Roy C. Nelson. 2022. De-Globalization is a Myth. AIB Insights.
• Jonas Gamso and Farhod Yuldashev. 2021. Biden Builds Confidence, Not a Wall. The World Today.
• Jonas Gamso. 2018. Is China Worsening the Developing World's Environmental Crisis? The Conversation.