Marnie A. Ginis

I am a postdoctoral fellow at the Asian Institute within the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto. I received my PhD in Political Science from Columbia University in October 2025. I study firm-state relations in developing countries. 

My research focuses on the politics of production complexity. I build and test theories of how the products firms make and the production technology they use affect their political behavior and relationship with states. In my dissertation book project, I build a theory of how firms use production complexity to protect their assets from appropriation by states. I employ mixed-methods, including interviews and quantitative analysis. 

My CV is available here. My research has been supported by the Columbia Center for Political Economy, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, and the Center for Development Economics and Policy. 

Before graduate school, I worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. I received a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Michigan, where I graduated magna cum laude and with highest honors in political science. 

You can reach me at m.ginis at utoronto.ca