Clint Peinhardt studies the political economy of trade and investment. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and M.A. from the Institute of Social Studies in The Netherlands. He has published in International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, World Politics, and The World Economy. For designing a class around transnational issues, he was awarded The University of Texas Regents Outstanding Teaching Award in 2012.

Todd Sandler is the Vibhooti Shukla Professor of Economics and Political Economy at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has written or edited twenty-two books and has contributed over 250 journal articles to leading journals in economics and political science. He has consulted for the World Bank, UNIDO, International Task Force for Global Public Goods, and the Inter-American Development Bank.

"Today's supposedly flat world actually splits into many nation states with conflicting interests and powers. Their potential gains from cooperation on political and economic issues often go unrealized. This book combines game-theoretic analysis and imaginatively paired comparisons of numerous cases to help us understand the reasons for success or failure in international collective action, and the design of institutions to achieve better outcomes. The value of the lessons it teaches students and policy practitioners alike is huge." -- Avinash K. Dixit, John J. F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Princeton University

"Peinhardt and Sandler's Transnational Cooperation investigates collective action at the global, regional, and transnational level. Confronting rigorous theory with convincing evidence on a wide range of current topics, this monograph bridges disciplines with masterly skill. It will be essential reading for all students in political economy at once." -- Axel Dreher, Professor of International and Development Politics, Heidelberg University