Chase Foster, PhD

My research falls into three main areas: 

1. The Political Economy of Competition Law

I am writing a book that examines the causes and consequences of the Atlantic Divide in Antitrust from the 19th century until the present.  I have published work on competition law and varieties of capitalism, courts and competition paradigms, bureaucratic discretion and social learning, and the politics of policy implementation in the European Union. I am currently investigating the politics of globalized enforcement and the interrelationship between competition law and the organization of capitalism in the longue durée.  

2. European Politics and Public Policy

I have published articles that examine the effects of the Euro-crisis on public trust in government, the economic determinants of public support for integration, and the politics of European financial regulatory reform. In a working paper, I analyse the relationship between labor market reform and support for European populist parties.

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3. The Comparative Politics of Industrial Policy

With a collaborator, I have received an external grant to support the development of a new project on the comparative politics of business investment subsidies. In a working paper we develop an original typology to classify the diverse socio-economic logics underpinning subsidy programs. In November 2023, we presented our initial findings at the "New Thinking in Industrial, Innovation & Technology Policy," held at Columbia University.