Ctr. of Latin American Studies
1440 Jayhawk Blvd. Suite 320
Lawrence, KS 66045-7574
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Melissa Birch
Associate Professor, Director of KU CIBER
350-P Summerfield Hall
mhbirch@ku.edu
 
 
   
Current Research

International trade, privatization in Latin America, Paraguay

 
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Research Interests
Strategic Management, International Business, Corporate Governance, Business in Latin America
 
Selected Publications

The Impact of Privatization in the Americas edited with Jerry Haar, North-South Center Press at the University of Miami , (2000).

Privatization in Latin America: New Roles for the Public and Private Sectors , edited with Werner Baer, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994).

"Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America : New Trends and Old Patterns," (with Garrett Halton), Latin American Business Review , Vol. 2, Numbers 1/2 2001, pp. 13-31.

"Mercosur: The Road to Economic Integration in the Southern Cone,” International Journal of Public Administration , Vol. 23, No. 5-8, 2000, pp. 1387-1415.

 
Courses Taught

Business in Latin America
Business and the Political Economy I and II
Global Business Economics
Business in Latin America, Global Research Integrative Projects

 
Education
Ph.D. University of Illinois