Since politics plays a crucial role in development finance, the discussion focus on how domestic politics affects access to credit, how governments manage and repay debt, and how political considerations influence the operations of multilateral financial institutions. 

Guests: Layna Mosley is Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton Affairs, serving as the Interim Director of the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance and Associate Chair of the Department of Politics. She also co-founded the Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab. 

Her research explores the connections between domestic politics and the global economy, particularly on the political economy of sovereign borrowing and debt. Among other research areas, she is interested in how governments, as borrowers, interact strategically with creditors and coordinate among then when experiencing debt distress. 

Peter Rosendorff is Professor of Politics at New York University where he serves as the Director of the NYU Sovereign Debt Network. He is also the Director of Research at the Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab. Professor Rosendorff is a current member of the editorial team at the International Organization journal and was the previous editor of Economics and Politics. In addition, he currently sits on the editorial board of the American Journal of Political Science and previously for the Journal of Politics and International Interactions

His research interests include sovereign debt, bilateral trade and investment, international organizations, and the anti-globalization backlash.

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