His most recent publication, Japan through American Eyes, The Journal of Francis Hall, Kanagawa and Yokohama 1859-1866 focuses on the first American businessman in Japan. His work has involved the development of models and analytic frameworks using economics, decision theory, control theory and other tools to analyze and to better understand fundamental economic and societal problems. His most recent work has focused on the proliferation of nuclear weapons, global security, and the transition to a market economy in Russia. . Carlos Alberto Torres, Director, Latin American Center Professor of Education. His most recent book is Managing the Global Corporation .
Current research is on the determinants of political corruption in postwar Italy.