Robert Kulzick

Education
May
Dec.
Aug.
Aug.

2015
2013
2009
2003

Ph.D., Political Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

M.S., Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
M.A., Political Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana, IL.

Dissertation
Title: State Based Financial Liberalization
Abstract: In the last 40 years, states around the globe have increased the role of markets
in their financial systems. Using newly collected information on the educational
backgrounds of Central Bankers, I demonstrate that the beliefs of state officials about
the proper role of markets in the financial system influences the extent to which
states liberalize their financial systems. By tracing the liberalization experiences in
both France and China through secondary sources, I show that bureaucrats within
the state suggest reforms that conform with their neoliberal training when political
leaders turn to them for solutions to technical problems.

Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant
POL 130 Introduction to International Relations, Fall 2008.
POL 101 American Government, Spring 2009,
(1 hour of independent instruction per week).
POL 300 Introduction to Political Analysis, Fall 2009,Spring 2010,
(1 hour of independent instruction per week).

Independent Instructor
POL 235 The Politics of Rich and Poor Nations, Fall 2010.
POL 130 Introduction to International Relations, Spring 2011.
POL 101 Introduction to American Politics, Fall 2011, Summer 2011,
Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013.
SOC 382 Introduction to Methods of Social Research I, Fall 2014.

Publications
Hoffman, A. M., Agnew, C. R., VanderDrift, L. E., and Kulzick, R. (2013). Norms, Diplomatic
Alternatives, and the Social Psychology of War Support. Journal of Conflict Resolution, advance
online publication
2415 Neil Armstrong Dr. # 1A West Lafayette, IN 47906
H (765) 409-6123 B rjkulzick@gmail.com

Conference Presentations
April 2013 Who Punishes Bystanders?: The Role of Human Rights NGOs in Establishing and Maintaining International Metanorms., With Paul Danyi, Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.
April 2013 Information Order and Support for US Military Operations., With Aaron
Hoffman, Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science
Association.
April 2012 Releasing Control: Liberalizing After Successful Financial Repression., Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.
March 2011 Casualty Sensitivity and the Social Psychology of Commitment., With
Aaron Hoffman, Christopher Agnew, and Laura VanderDrift, Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the International Studies Association.
April 2011 Testing Impatience: Revisiting a Bargaining and Enforcement Model., Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.

Department Service
Search Committee - International Relations \ Advanced Methods, Graduate
Student Representative, 2010.

Awards
2013 Purdue Research Fellowship
2007 - 2011 Ross Fellowship

Research Interests
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Financial Liberalization
Politics of Financial Regulation
Finance and Development
Comparative Political Economy
International Political Economy

Skills
STATA
Word

SPSS
Excel

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Access

MATLAB
VBA

Stan
LATEX

2415 Neil Armstrong Dr. # 1A West Lafayette, IN 47906

H (765) 409-6123 B rjkulzick@gmail.com

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