Patrick Hamm
Graduate Student in Sociology
Biographical Note
Originally from Germany, Patrick is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Sociology. His primary research interest is the political economy of post-communist societies, with a particular focus on Russia and China. He has been a teaching fellow for three classes in the sociology department, including David Ager's Leadership and Organizations, Peter Marsden's Quantitative Methods in Sociology, and David Ager’s Introduction to the Sociology of Organizations. In addition, Patrick has served as the Information Coordinator for the Harvard Graduate Student Council (2006-2008), and as representative on the Committee on Higher Degrees (2007-2008); he is currently one of two graduate student representatives on the FAS Student-Faculty Judicial Board.
His most recent employment experience was with Oxford Analytica, a British-based consulting firm that provides political economy, public policy, and risk assessment analyses to corporate and government clients.
Patrick received a B.A. in Ethics, Politics & Economics from Yale University in 2004.
09/27/2008
- Research Interests
- Political Economy, Critical Theory (Frankfurt School), Economic Sociology, Globalization, Organizational Sociology, Sociology of Development, Post-Communist Transition, Russia, China
- Previous Degrees
- Yale University, B.A. in Ethics, Politics & Economics, with Distinction and Honors (2004)
| Teaching Experience | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sociology 25 (F 2006) | Introduction to the Sociology of Organizations | Teaching Fellow |
| Sociology 156 (S 2007) | Quantitative Methods in Sociology | Teaching Fellow |
| Sociology 109 (F 2007) | Leadership and Organizations | Teaching Fellow |
- Qualifying Paper Title
- Foreign Investment, Socioeconomic Development, and the Institutional Capacity of States - A Panel Study of Transition Economies
- Committee
- Martin K. Whyte, Christopher Winship, and Lawrence P. King (University of Cambridge)
- Abstract
- My Qualifying Paper paper evaluates the role of foreign direct investment in the transition from socialism to capitalism. Fixed-effects panel regressions indicate a positive impact of foreign direct investment on socioeconomic development. Further analysis reveals that this impact is contingent upon the presence of a strong, bureaucratic state in the host economy, and that, in the absence of such a state, the net effect of foreign direct investment on socioeconomic development may be negative. All findings are robust in light of instrumental variable estimation, which is used to account for potential endogeneity problems. In addition to highlighting the centrality of foreign direct investment as a catalyst for development in the transition from socialism to capitalism, the present research also emphasizes the need for a strong, developmentally active state in situations of economic uncertainty.
Papers available in Portable Document Format (PDF)
| Working Paper: Mass Privatization and the Postcommunist Mortality Crisis. | King, Lawrence, David Stuckler and Patrick Hamm | October 2006 |
| Working Paper: Privatization and State Capacity in Postcommunist Society. | King, Lawrence and Patrick Hamm | December 2005 |
Miscellaneous Additional Information
- Optional Sections on General Exams
- Political Sociology, Sociology of Development
- Oral Exam Topic
- Comparative Sociology of Transition
- Research Assistantships
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- Professor Marty Whyte: China Inequality and Distributive Justice Survey Project
- Professor Neil Gross: Attitudes of the American Professoriate Project
- Software Skills
- Stata, Atlas.ti
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