Category: In the News

Southern California Record: UCI prof answers questions about Robinhood practices posed by OC Congresswoman Steel

Interview with the Southern California Record about congressional letter to the SEC regarding potential anti-competitive market practices and trading restrictions associated with electronic trading platforms like Robinhood (March 17, 2021). “Trading apps aren’t just neutral onramps into financial markets for small-dollar investors,” said Erin Lockwood, assistant professor of political science at the University of California, Irvine. “Despite…Continue Reading Southern California Record: UCI prof answers questions about Robinhood practices posed by OC Congresswoman Steel

Social Sciences recognizes outstanding faculty researchers

Write-up of 2021 UCI School of Social Sciences Research Award winners Laura Enriquez (Associate Professor Research Award) and Erin Lockwood (Assistant Professor Research Award). Lockwood, a political scientist, is the Social Sciences Assistant Professor Research Award recipient. Established in 2005, the honor recognizes research excellence accompanied by a strong project proposal from a junior faculty…Continue Reading Social Sciences recognizes outstanding faculty researchers

Marketplace: Biden team faces pressure over who leads key banking regulator

Interview with Kimberly Adams of Marketplace (American Public Media) about the Biden administration’s pick for head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the role the agency plays in exacerbating or repairing the racial wealth gap. Aired February 1, 2021. Available here….Continue Reading Marketplace: Biden team faces pressure over who leads key banking regulator

Washington Post: The best work in political economy in 2020

My 2020 Review of International Political Economy article on the international political economy of global inequality was included in Dan Drezner’s annual “Albie” awards for the year’s best writing in political economy. Erin Lockwood, “The international political economy of global inequality,” Review of International Political Economy, June. What should scholars of the global political economy study? For…Continue Reading Washington Post: The best work in political economy in 2020