Todd Sandler, Robert R. and Katheryn A. Dockson Professor of
International Relations and Economics

Current Teaching and Research: Professor Sandler applies theoretical and empirical models of economics to the study of international political economy, defense, environmental issues, and public finance. He is particularly interested in the application of game theory (noncooperative and cooperative) and microeconomics to issues in international relations.
His monographs on Regional Public Goods (2002, co-authored with Daniel Arce) and The Future of Foreign Assistance (1999, co-authored with Ravi Kanbur) puts forward new strategies for giving foreign aid. In Global Collective Action (2004) and Global Challenges (1997), he presents novel uses of game theory to distinguish exigencies that are self-correcting from those that are not. In a series of innovative papers since 1983, he applied theoretic and empirical methods to the study of international terrorism.
His current work focuses on the formation of international environmental agreements and regimes. Another facet of his work analyzes alliances, intergovernmental agreements, and the design of supranational structures. His recent research interests also address intergenerational choices and the ability of generations to bargain in a forward and backward fashion. In 2001, he published a major work (intended for a wide audience) on evaluating economic concepts and methods used over the last century in order to predict where economics must go in the future. In addition, he is expanding the theoretical foundations of the study of public goods. He is also working on new papers on transnational terrorism, global public goods, and a new book on The Political Economy of Terrorism.
Professor Sandler teaches Economics and Security, Public Choice, International Policy Analysis, Public Economics (undergraduate and graduate), Global Economy ,and the Political Economy of Terrorism.
Major Publications: Global Collective Action (Cambridge, 2004), Regional Public Goods: Typologies, Provision, Financing, and Development Assistance (Almqvist & Wicksell International, 2002), Economic Concepts for the Social Sciences (Cambridge University Press, 2001, translated into Chinese and Russian), The Political Economy of NATO (Cambridge 1999 with Keith Hartley); The Theory of Externalities, Public Goods, and Clubs Goods, 2nd Ed. (Cambridge 1996 with Richard Cornes); The Economics of Defense (Cambridge 1995 with Keith Hartley, translated into Japanese); Handbook of Defense Economics (North-Holland 1995 co-edited with Keith Hartley, translated into Chinese); and Collective Action: Theory and Applications (University of Michigan 1992).
He has published article in journals such as: American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Economic Journal, Journal of Conflict Resolution, European Economic Review, Journal of Economic Literature, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Theoretical Politics, Journal of Public Economic Theory, and International Studies Quarterly.
Forthcoming and Current Work: He has papers on cooperative games and alliances, public goods, alliances, and other topics forthcoming in refereed journals. He is currently working on a paper on the distribution of transnational terrorist events based on income and geography. In addition, he is investigating the impact of transnational terrorism on the world stock exchanges.
Consultancies: UN Development Program, Overseas Development Council, World Bank, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Inter-American Development Bank, International Task Force for Global Public Goods
PhD.: S.U.N.Y. Binghamton
Fields: International Political Economy, International Politics and Security, Public Economics, Environmental Economics, Applied Microeconomic Theory.