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T. Clifton Morgan

T. Clifton Morgan

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Political Science

D-Index
28
Citations
5266
World Ranking
1342
National Ranking
671

Overview

T. Clifton Morgan is affiliated with Rice University in the United States and focuses their research primarily in the fields of Computer Science and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their work sits at the intersection of multiple disciplines, including advanced computing technologies and economic analysis.

Their research contributions span several specialized subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence, Signal Processing, and Ocean Engineering. This broad range reflects an interdisciplinary approach bridging technology and economic systems.

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Economic Sanctions and International Relations
  • Advanced Database Systems and Queries
  • Semantic Web and Ontologies
  • Data Management and Algorithms
  • Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
  • Social Work Education and Practice
  • Education Systems and Policy

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on economic sanctions and their implications, as well as continued contributions to computational and data management topics. Notable papers authored or co-authored by Morgan include:

  • "Economic Sanctions: Evolution, Consequences, and Challenges", 2023, The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • "Understanding economic sanctions: Interdisciplinary perspectives on theory and evidence", 2021, European Economic Review
  • "Talking to the hand: Bargaining, strategic interaction, and economic sanctions", 2021, European Economic Review
  • "Undervalued or Misunderstood? Youth Work and its Contribution to Lifelong Learning", 2020, Journal of Child and Youth Care Work
  • "Economic Sanctions: Stylized Facts and Quantitative Evidence", 2025, Annual Review of Economics

Morgan maintains collaborations with several frequent co-authors, including Terry Halpin, Constantinos Syropoulos, Yoto V. Yotov, Gabriel Felbermayr, and Navin A. Bapat. These partnerships contribute to the interdisciplinary nature and diversity of their research outputs.

Their work has been published in multiple venues, with recurrent contributions to:

  • European Economic Review
  • The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • Annual Review of Economics
  • Journal of Child and Youth Care Work
  • SPE/ICoTA Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition

This blend of publication venues reflects Morgan's dual focus on economic policymaking insights and technological advancements, with an emphasis on topics relevant to international relations, sanctions policy, and data science methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Domestic Structure, Decisional Constraints, and War So Why Kant Democracies Fight?

    T. Clifton Morgan;Sally Howard Campbell

  • Domestic Discontent and the External Use of Force

    T. Clifton Morgan;Kenneth N. Bickers

  • Fools Suffer Gladly: The Use of Economic Sanctions in International Crises

    T. Clifton Morgan;Valerie L. Schwebach

  • Threat and imposition of economic sanctions 1945–2005: Updating the TIES dataset:

    T. Clifton Morgan;Navin A Bapat;Yoshiharu Kobayashi

  • Multilateral Versus Unilateral Sanctions Reconsidered: A Test Using New Data

    Navin A. Bapat;T. Clifton Morgan

  • Take two democracies and call me in the morning: A prescription for peace?

    T. Clifton Morgan;Valerie L. Schwebach

  • Good Times, Bad Times, and the Diversionary Use of Force: A Tale of Some Not-So-Free Agents

    Diana Richards;T. Clifton Morgan;Rick K. Wilson;Valerie L. Schwebach

  • The Threat and Imposition of Economic Sanctions, 1971—2000*:

    T. Clifton Morgan;Navin Bapat;Valentin Krustev

  • A Theory of Foreign Policy

    Glenn Palmer;T. Clifton Morgan

  • Determinants of Sanctions Effectiveness: Sensitivity Analysis Using New Data

    Navin A. Bapat;Tobias Heinrich;Yoshiharu Kobayashi;T. Clifton Morgan

  • Give or Take: Foreign Aid and Foreign Policy Substitutability*

    Glenn Palmer;Scott B. Wohlander;T. Clifton Morgan

  • Domestic Support and Diversionary External Conflict in Great Britain, 1950- 1992

    T. Clifton Morgan;Christopher J. Anderson

  • A Model of Foreign Policy Substitutability: Selecting the Right Tools for the Job(s)

    T. Clifton Morgan;Glenn Palmer

  • Issue Linkages in International Crisis Bargaining

    T. Clifton Morgan

  • Economic sanctions as an instrument of foreign policy: The role of domestic politics

    T. Clifton Morgan;Valerie L Schwebach

  • Imposing Sanctions: States, Firms, and Economic Coercion

    T. Clifton morgan;Navin A. Bapat

  • A Spatial Model of Crisis Bargaining

    T. Clifton Morgan

  • Understanding economic sanctions: Interdisciplinary perspectives on theory and evidence

    Gabriel Felbermayr;T. Clifton Morgan;Constantinos Syropoulos;Yoto V. Yotov

  • To Protect and to Serve Alliances And Foreign Policy Portfolios

    T. Clifton Morgan;Glenn Palmer

  • The war-weariness hypothesis: an empirical test.

    J. S. Levy;T. C. Morgan

  • Democracy and war: Reflections on the literature

    T. Clifton Morgan

  • Dynamic Models of International Conflict

    T. Clifton Morgan;Urs Lutterbacher;Michael D. Ward

  • The Frequency and Seriousness of War An Inverse Relationship

    Jack S. Levy;T. Clifton Morgan

  • Power, resolve and bargaining in international crises: A spatial theory

    T. Clifton Morgan

  • Hearing the Noise: Economic Sanctions Theory and Anomalous Evidence

    T. Clifton Morgan

  • When Do They Stop? Modeling the Termination of War

    Michaela Mattes;T. Clifton Morgan

  • Chinese Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century: Insights from the "Two-Good" Theory

    T.Clifton Morgan;Glenn Palmer

  • Deterring Rebellion: Deterring Rebellion

    Carla Martinez Machain;T. Clifton Morgan;Patrick M. Regan

  • The secret ingredient on Iron Chef—road kill!

    T. Clifton Morgan

  • Economic Sanctions and Foreign Policy Substitutability: An Application of the Two Good Theory

    M. Emre Hatipoglu;T. Clifton Morgan;Glenn Palmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn Palmer
Glenn Palmer Pennsylvania State University
Yoto V. Yotov
Yoto V. Yotov Drexel University
Gabriel Felbermayr
Gabriel Felbermayr Austrian Institute of Economic Research
Michael D. Ward
Michael D. Ward Duke University
Jack S. Levy
Jack S. Levy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Christopher J. Anderson
Christopher J. Anderson London School of Economics and Political Science

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