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Frederick R. Chen

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Early career · publishing since 2017
International Development and AidPolitical Influence and Corporate StrategiesCorporate Law and Human RightsCorporate Finance and GovernanceInternational Relations and Foreign Policy

Publications

19

Citations

76

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

9

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
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Frederick R. Chen studies the political and economic relationships between multinational corporations, governments (including authoritarian regimes), and international trade and investment. His work examines topics like how dictators seek foreign direct investment, how firms navigate courts in non-democracies, and how trade and alliances relate to public attitudes and peace between countries. This research sits at the intersection of political science, international relations, and corporate governance.

Foreign direct investment and property rightsMultinational corporations in authoritarian statesInternational trade and political attitudesTrade, alliances, and interstate conflictCorporate governance and political influence

Publication output has been uneven over the past decade, with a large cluster of outputs in 2019 (including datasets) followed by lower but fairly steady activity through 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication17182019: 8 publications8192020: 2 publications20212022: 3 publications222023: 2 publications23242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Harvard Dataverse×10
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×4
  • The Journal of Politics×1
  • World Politics×1
  • International Organization×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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