Seth Pipkin
Associate Professor, Urban Planning and Public Policy
School of Social Ecology
School of Social Ecology
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012, Industrial Relations
M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006, International Development and Regional Planning
M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006, International Development and Regional Planning
University of California, Irvine
218E Social Ecology 1
Mail Code: 7075
Irvine, CA 92697
218E Social Ecology 1
Mail Code: 7075
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
International development, political economy, industrial policy, local economic development, state capacity, group learning, Latin America
Research Abstract
I am interested in how processes of economic development are carried out on-the-ground, and in particular, how groups in developing regions learn to collectively shape their economic and institutional trajectories to achieve “high-road” outcomes that increase economic specialization, workforce productivity, and human wellbeing. My current lines of research include: i) group learning dynamics in local economic development, ii) the relationships between local political coalitions, patterns of policy selection and implementation, and economic development outcomes, and iii) the bases of forming “discipline” as a means of aligning social and private returns to market activity.
Publications
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Last updated
07/16/2026
07/16/2026