Expertise Database

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Ryan Issa Haddad
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University of Maryland (Bio)
International Trade, Security, Public policy and regulation, Cold War Era, Cold War history

Liane Hewitt
Princeton University (Bio)
antimonopoly, European Common Market, Corporate Governance, Economic and Business History, Planning, Public policy and regulation
Twitter@@anticartelhist
Ben Kodres-O'Brien
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Columbia University (Bio)
Energy, Political Economy, History of technology, 20th c. US., Public policy and regulation, Communication, Innovation, uses of the past, US History since 1865; the New Deal; history of capitalism; antimonopoly; politics of consumption
Twitter@bens_280_chars
Ashton Merck
Postdoctoral Researcher, North Carolina State University (Bio)
20th century, Agriculture, Business fraud, Consumer protection, Regulatory policy, Trade, United States, Public policy and regulation
Twitter@awmerck
Eppa Rixey
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Business (Bio)
Entrepreneurial History, Small Business, Public policy and regulation, United States

David Sicilia
Henry Kaufman Chair in Financial History and Associate Professor, University of Maryland (Bio)
Capitalism, Financial history, Public policy and regulation

Sean Vanatta
University of Glasgow (Bio)
Financial history, Public policy and regulation, Consumer Credit, Banking, Legal History, financial regulation
Twitter@SeanVanatta