Hyeon-Young Ro

Hello! I am an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Santa Clara Univeristy. I received a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Michigan in 2021 in International Relations and Quantitative Methods.

My research focuses on domestic firms’ preferences and regulations on inbound foreign direct investment (FDI). My dissertation project examines how industrial features and market entry modes of the multinational corporations shape domestic producers’ attitude towards restrictions on FDI. I am also interested in studying the politics of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, particularly examining how governments utilize policy tools to regulate foreign MNCs’ mergers and acquisition behaviors. More generally, I study how domestic special interest groups influence trade and FDI policy making. My work has been published at the International Studies Quarterly.

Prior to joining Santa Clara University, I was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University. I received an M.A. in Asian Studies from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from Korea University in Seoul, South Korea.