My research in international political economy specialises in foreign economic policy, examining from a comparative capitalism approach, how public policies are shaped by domestic and global pressures, and how they, in turn, influence economic outcomes.
I have published on foreign direct investment determinants, cross-country income inequality, sustainability and development, and Covid-19 policy responses using statistical methods and with a focus on the Global South.
I am currently working on empirical studies on development aid, technological capacity, and natural resources rents and including computational methods to capture the strategic and institutional dimensions of economic statecraft.
Halili B. L. and Rodriguez, C. (2025). Towards sustainable redistributive outcomes: the role of institutional design. International Review of Economic Policy--Revista Internacional De Política Económica, 7(1): 95–119. https://doi.org/10.7203/IREP.7.1.31252.
Halili, B. L. and Rodriguez, C. (2025). The contingent effects of economic growth and institutions on income inequality: an empirical study. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2025.2451710.
(JCR SSCI Quartile 2 in Economics)
Halili, B. L. and Rodriguez, C. (2023). Reversing the Bamboo Network: Chinese capital, geopolitics, and institutions in Southeast Asia. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 64(1): 1-34. doi: 10.1080/15387216.2021.1993293.
(JCR SSCI Quartile 1 in Geography and in Area Studies)
Dominguez, V. H. and Halili, B. L. (2018). Food for Thought: The Socioeconomic Impact of Child Malnutrition and Maternal Health on the Academic Performance of Filipino School Children. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 7(4), doi: 10.14207/ejsd.2018.v7n4p361.
Halili, B. L. and Rodriguez C. (2023). State Capitalism, Government, and Central Bank Responses to Covid-19. In: Arestis, P., Sawyer, M. (eds) Prospects and Policies for Global Sustainable Recovery. International Papers in Political Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-19256-2_2.
Halili, B. L. (2024). The Comparative Political Economy of Emerging Market Institutions.
Halili, B. L, & Rodriguez, C. (2023). Capitalist Diversity, Legal Origins, and Non-Independent Pasts: The Effects of Institutional Settings on Economic Performance, PREPRINT (Version 1). Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3409572/v1]