Mark Manger

Mark Manger is Professor of Political Economy and Global Affairs at the Munk School, and Richard Charles Lee Interim Director, Asian Institute and Interim Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Japan. His work investigates on the political economy of sovereign debt, exchange rate policy, and trade agreements. He is the author of “Investing in Protection: The Politics Preferential Trade Agreements between North and South” (Cambridge University Press, 2009) and in Comparative Political Studies, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, World Politics, and World Development, among others. He has been a consultant to the Governments of Japan and Canada on the economic potential and feasibility of free trade agreements, including the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement.