Dr. Flaherty is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science. His research uses a variety of empirical methods to explore the political and economic effects of international trade from a local labor market perspective. His work has been published in International Organization, Economics & Politics, and the Review of International Organizations and has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, and the Yankelovich Center. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from UC San Diego and was previously a Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University’s Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance.