His research interests are comparative political economy, political methodology, and energy politics & policy. Paasha is currently writing a book manuscript on the relationship between petroleum and governance as mediated by oil-related institutions. Some of his other projects include the determinants and consequences of gasoline subsidies around the world; subnational distribution of natural gas revenues in Peru; statistical network analysis of oil elites in Nigeria; and transnational prosecutions of oil-related corruption. Paasha holds an M.S. in statistics and a Ph.D. in political science from UCLA.