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Working Papers

2005

Competition and Efficiency in Congested Markets
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
Also in Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2005)
Constitutions, Politics and Economics: A Review Essay on Persson and Tabellini's "The Economic Effect of Constitutions"
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2005)
Contracts and the Division of Labor
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2005) View citations
Determinants of Vertical Integration: Finance, Contracts, and Regulation
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
Equilibrium Bias of Technology
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2007)
From Education to Democracy?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2005)
Income and Democracy
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)
Politics and Economics in Weak and Strong States
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2005)

2004

INSTITUTIONS AS THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF LONG-RUN GROWTH
DOCUMENTOS CEDE, UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE View citations
Also in DOCUMENTOS CEDE, UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE (2004) View citations
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations
Market Size in Innovation: Theory and Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry
Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2004)

2003

Incentives in Markets, Firms and Governments
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
Kleptocracy and Divide-and-Rule: A Model of Personal Rule
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations
The Form of Property Rights: Oligarchic vs. Democratic Societies
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
The Rise of Europe: Atlantic Trade, Institutioanl Change and Economic Growth
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2005)
Unbundling Institutions
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2005)

2002

An African Success Story: Botswana
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
Cross-Country Inequality Trends
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2003)
Distance to Frontier, Selection, and Economic Growth
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2006)
Economic Backwardness in Political Perspective
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations
Institutional Causes, Macroeconomic Symptoms: Volatility, Crises and Growth
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2003)
Minimum Wages and On-the-Job Training
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1999) View citations
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2001) View citations
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1999) View citations
Vertical Integration and Distance to Frontier
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2003)
Why Not a Political Coase Theorem? Social Conflict, Commitment and Politics
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2003)
Women, War and Wages: The Effect of Female Labor Supply on the Wage Structure at Mid-Century
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2004)

2001

Deunionization, Technical Change and Inequality
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
See also Journal Article in Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy (2001)
Directed Technical Change
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2002)
Human Capital Policies and the Distribution of Income: A Framework for Analysis and Literature Review
Treasury Working Paper Series, New Zealand Treasury View citations
Reversal of Fortune: Geography and Institutions in the Making of the Modern World Income Distribution
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2002)
The World Income Distribution
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2002)

2000

Changes in Wage Structure, Family Income, and Children's Education
JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations
Changes in the Wage Structure, Family Income, and Children's Education
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2001)
Credit Market Imperfections and Persistent Unemployment
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2001)
Labor- and Capital- Augmenting Technical Change
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2003)
Productivity Differences
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations
Working Papers, Stockholm - International Economic Studies (1998) View citations
Seminar Papers, Stockholm University, Institute for International Economic Studies (1998) View citations
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2001)
Technical Change, Inequality, and the Labor Market
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2002)
The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2001)

1999

A Theory of Political Transitions
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1999) View citations
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2001)
Certification of Training and Training Outcomes
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2000)
Democratization or Repression?
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1999) View citations
See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2000)
How Large are the Social Returns to Education? Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Laws
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations
Inefficient Redistribution
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
Patterns of Skill Premia
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2003)
Productivity Gains from Unemployment Insurance
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1999) View citations
See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2000)

1998

Beyond Becker: Training in Imperfect Labor Markets
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations
See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1999)
Changes in Unemployment and Wage Inequality: An Alternative Theory and Some Evidence
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1996) View citations
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1996) View citations
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1999)
Consequences of Employment Protection? The Case of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2001)
Efficient Unemployment Insurance
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997) View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1999)
Holdups and Efficiency with Search Frictions
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (1999)
Information Accumulation in Development
Working Papers, Stockholm - International Economic Studies View citations
Also in Seminar Papers, Stockholm University, Institute for International Economic Studies (1998) View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (1999)
TFP Difference
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
The Structure of Wages and Investment in General Training
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997) View citations
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1999)
Why did the West Extend the Franchise? Democracy, Inequality and Growth in Historical Perspective
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2000)

1997

Agency costs in the process of development
Seminar Papers, Stockholm University, Institute for International Economic Studies
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1996) View citations
Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (1996) View citations
Working Papers, Stockholm - International Economic Studies (1996) View citations
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1996) View citations
Efficient Wage Dispersion
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997) View citations
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997) View citations
Good Jobs versus Bad Jobs: Theory and Some Evidence
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1996) View citations
Setting Standards: Information Accumulation in Development
Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997)
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1997)
The Choice between Market Failures and Corruption
DELTA Working Papers, DELTA (Ecole normale supérieure) View citations
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2000)
The Labor Market and Corporate Structure
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1997) View citations
See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2002)
Why Did West Extend the Franchise? Democracy, Ineqiality and Growth in Historical Perspective
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
Why Do New Technologies Complement Skills? Directed Technical Change and Wage Inequality
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997) View citations
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)

1996

Matching, Heterogeneity and the Evolution of Income Distribution
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1995) View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (1997)
Property Rights, Corruption and the Allocation of Talent: A General Equilibrium Approach
DELTA Working Papers, DELTA (Ecole normale supérieure) View citations
Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1996) View citations
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1996)
See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1998)
Technology, Unemployment and Efficiency
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1997)
Was Prometheus Unbound by Chance? Risk, Diversification and Growth
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (1994) View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1997)
Why Did the West Extend the Franchise? Inequality and Growth in Historical Perspetive
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
Why Do Firms Train? Theory and Evidence
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1996) View citations
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1996) View citations
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)

1995

Asymmetric Business Cycles: Theory and Evidence
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
Asymmetric Business Cycles: Theory and Time-series Evidence
Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (1997)
Corporate Control and Balance of Powers
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1994) View citations
Search in the Labor Market
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
Was Prometheus Unbound by Chance? Diversification & Growth
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics

1994

A Dynamic Model of Collusion
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
Labour Market Imperfrections and Thick Market Externalities from Innovation
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
Monitoring and Collusion: "Carrots" versus "Sticks" in the Control of Auditors
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
Search in the Labor market: Incomplete Contracts and Growth
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1994) View citations

1993

A Theory of Economic Fluctuations: Increasing Returns and Temporal Agglomerations
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
Asymmetries in the Cyclical Behaviour of UK Markets
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
Consumer Confidence and Rational Expectations: Are Agents Beliefs Consistent with the Theory?
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1994)
Credit Market Imperfections and Separation of Ownership from Control as a Strategic Decision
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
Incomplete Information Bargaining and Business Cycles
STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE
Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (1992)
Labor Market Imperfections and Thick Market Externalities from Innovations
Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
Reward Structures and the Allocation of Talent
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations
See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1995)

1992

An Endogenous Skill Loss Model of Long-Term Unemployment
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
Delegation through Managerial Contracts: Is Hiring a Manager a Good Idea?
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
Hedging, Multiple Contracting Equilibria& Nominal Contracts
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
Learning about Others Actions and the Investment Accelerator
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1993)

Journal Articles

2009

Determinants of Vertical Integration: Financial Development and Contracting Costs
Journal of Finance, 2009, 64, (3), 1251-1290 View citations
Do Juntas Lead to Personal Rule?
American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 298-303
Küresel iktisadi kriz
Iktisat Isletme ve Finans, 2009, 24, (277), 9-17
Price and capacity competition
Games and Economic Behavior, 2009, 66, (1), 1-26 View citations
See also Working Paper (2006)

2008

Capital Deepening and Nonbalanced Economic Growth
Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 116, (3), 467-498 View citations
See also Working Paper (2006)
Coalition Formation in Non-Democracies
Review of Economic Studies, 2008, 75, (4), 987-1009 View citations
Distinguished Guest Lecture: The Persistence and Change of Institutions in the Americas
Southern Economic Journal, 2008, 75, (2), 282-299
Income and Democracy
American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (3), 808-42 View citations
See also Working Paper (2005)
Input and Technology Choices in Regulated Industries: Evidence from the Health Care Sector
Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 116, (5), 837-880 View citations
See also Working Paper (2006)
Markets versus governments
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2008, 55, (1), 159-189 View citations
Oligarchic Versus Democratic Societies
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (1), 1-44 View citations
See also Working Paper (2007)
Persistence of Power, Elites, and Institutions
American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (1), 267-93 View citations
See also Working Paper (2006)
Political Economy of Intermediate Goods Taxation
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (2-3), 353-366
Political Economy of Mechanisms
Econometrica, 2008, 76, (3), 619-641 View citations
See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

Contracts and Technology Adoption
American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (3), 916-943 View citations
Disease and Development: The Effect of Life Expectancy on Economic Growth
Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 115, (6), 925-985 View citations
See also Working Paper (2006)
Equilibrium Bias of Technology
Econometrica, 2007, 75, (5), 1371-1409 View citations
See also Working Paper (2005)
Technology, Information, and the Decentralization of the Firm
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (4), 1759-1799 View citations
See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

A Simple Model of Inefficient Institutions
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2006, 108, (4), 515-546 View citations
De Facto Political Power and Institutional Persistence
American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 325-330 View citations
Did Medicare Induce Pharmaceutical Innovation?
American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 103-107
See also Working Paper (2006)
Distance to Frontier, Selection, and Economic Growth
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2006, 4, (1), 37-74 View citations
See also Working Paper (2002)

2005

Constitutions, Politics, and Economics: A Review Essay on Persson and Tabellini's The Economic Effects of Constitutions
Journal of Economic Literature, 2005, 43, (4), 1025-1048 View citations
See also Working Paper (2005)
From Education to Democracy?
American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 44-49 View citations
See also Working Paper (2005)
Los orígenes coloniales del desarrollo comparativo: una investigación empírica
Revista de Economía Institucional, 2005, 7, (13), 17-67 View citations
Politics and economics in weak and strong states
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2005, 52, (7), 1199-1226 View citations
See also Working Paper (2005)
The Rise of Europe: Atlantic Trade, Institutional Change, and Economic Growth
American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (3), 546-579 View citations
See also Working Paper (2003)
Unbundling Institutions
Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 113, (5), 949-995 View citations
See also Working Paper (2003)

2004

Alfred Marshall Lecture: Kleptocracy and Divide-and-Rule: A Model of Personal Rule
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2004, 2, (2-3), 162-192 View citations
Explaining the â€˜Great Divergenceâ€™
World Economics, 2004, 5, (2), 83-130
International Aid
World Economics, 2004, 5, (1), 17-39 View citations
Market Size in Innovation: Theory and Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004, 119, (3), 1049-1090 View citations
See also Working Paper (2004)
Women, War, and Wages: The Effect of Female Labor Supply on the Wage Structure at Midcentury
Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (3), 497-551 View citations
See also Working Paper (2002)

2003

Cross-Country Inequality Trends
Economic Journal, 2003, 113, (485), F121-F149 View citations
See also Working Paper (2002)
Disease and Development in Historical Perspective
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (2-3), 397-405 View citations
Institutional causes, macroeconomic symptoms: volatility, crises and growth
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2003, 50, (1), 49-123 View citations
See also Working Paper (2002)
Labor- And Capital-Augmenting Technical Change
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (1), 1-37 View citations
See also Working Paper (2000)
Patterns of Skill Premia
Review of Economic Studies, 2003, 70, (2), 199-230 View citations
See also Working Paper (1999)
Vertical Integration and Distance to Frontier
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (2-3), 630-638 View citations
See also Working Paper (2002)
Why not a political Coase theorem? Social conflict, commitment, and politics
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003, 31, (4), 620-652 View citations
See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

Directed Technical Change
Review of Economic Studies, 2002, 69, (4), 781-809 View citations
See also Working Paper (2001)
Reversal Of Fortune: Geography And Institutions In The Making Of The Modern World Income Distribution
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (4), 1231-1294 View citations
See also Working Paper (2001)
Technical Change, Inequality, and the Labor Market
Journal of Economic Literature, 2002, 40, (1), 7-72 View citations
See also Working Paper (2000)
The Political Economy of the Kuznets Curve
Review of Development Economics, 2002, 6, (2), 183-203 View citations
The World Income Distribution
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (2), 659-694 View citations
See also Working Paper (2001)
The labor market and corporate structure
European Economic Review, 2002, 46, (10), 1733-1756 View citations
See also Working Paper (1997)

2001

A Theory of Political Transitions
American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (4), 938-963 View citations
See also Working Paper (1999)
Changes in the wage structure, family income, and children's education
European Economic Review, 2001, 45, (4-6), 890-904 View citations
See also Working Paper (2000)
Consequences of Employment Protection? The Case of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 109, (5), 915-957 View citations
See also Working Paper (1998)
Credit market imperfections and persistent unemployment
European Economic Review, 2001, 45, (4-6), 665-679 View citations
See also Working Paper (2000)
Deunionization, technical change and inequality
Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 2001, 55, (1), 229-264 View citations
See also Working Paper (2001)
Good Jobs versus Bad Jobs
Journal of Labor Economics, 2001, 19, (1), 1-21 View citations
Productivity Differences
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (2), 563-606 View citations
See also Working Paper (2000)
SESSION 1A: RACIAL INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS
The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (02), 517-517
The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation
American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (5), 1369-1401 View citations
See also Working Paper (2000)

2000

Certification of training and training outcomes
European Economic Review, 2000, 44, (4-6), 917-927 View citations
See also Working Paper (1999)
Democratization or repression?
European Economic Review, 2000, 44, (4-6), 683-693 View citations
See also Working Paper (1999)
Political Losers as a Barrier to Economic Development
American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 126-130 View citations
Productivity gains from unemployment insurance
European Economic Review, 2000, 44, (7), 1195-1224 View citations
See also Working Paper (1999)
The Choice between Market Failures and Corruption
American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (1), 194-211 View citations
See also Working Paper (1997)
Wage and Technology Dispersion
Review of Economic Studies, 2000, 67, (4), 585-607 View citations
Why Did The West Extend The Franchise? Democracy, Inequality, And Growth In Historical Perspective
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000, 115, (4), 1167-1199 View citations
See also Working Paper (1998)

1999

Beyond Becker: Training in Imperfect Labour Markets
Economic Journal, 1999, 109, (453), F112-42 View citations
See also Working Paper (1998)
Changes in Unemployment and Wage Inequality: An Alternative Theory and Some Evidence
American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (5), 1259-1278 View citations
See also Working Paper (1998)
Efficient Unemployment Insurance
Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (5), 893-928 View citations
See also Working Paper (1998)
Holdups and Efficiency with Search Frictions
International Economic Review, 1999, 40, (4), 827-49 View citations
See also Working Paper (1998)
Information Accumulation in Development
Journal of Economic Growth, 1999, 4, (1), 5-38 View citations
See also Working Paper (1998)
The Structure of Wages and Investment in General Training
Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (3), 539-572 View citations
See also Working Paper (1998)

1998

Auditor independence, incomplete contracts and the role of legal liability
European Accounting Review, 1998, 6, (3), 355-375 View citations
Credit Market Imperfections and the Separation of Ownership from Control
Journal of Economic Theory, 1998, 78, (2), 355-381 View citations
Property Rights, Corruption and the Allocation of Talent: A General Equilibrium Approach
Economic Journal, 1998, 108, (450), 1381-1403 View citations
See also Working Paper (1996)
Why Do Firms Train? Theory And Evidence
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (1), 78-118 View citations
See also Working Paper (1996)
Why Do New Technologies Complement Skills? Directed Technical Change And Wage Inequality
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1055-1089 View citations
See also Working Paper (1997)

1997

Asymmetric business cycles: Theory and time-series evidence
Journal of Monetary Economics, 1997, 40, (3), 501-533 View citations
See also Working Paper (1995)
Matching, Heterogeneity, and the Evolution of Income Distribution
Journal of Economic Growth, 1997, 2, (1), 61-92 View citations
See also Working Paper (1996)
Technology, unemployment and efficiency
European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (3-5), 525-533 View citations
See also Working Paper (1996)
Training and Innovation in an Imperfect Labour Market
Review of Economic Studies, 1997, 64, (3), 445-64 View citations
Was Prometheus Unbound by Chance? Risk, Diversification, and Growth
Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 105, (4), 709-51 View citations
See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

A Microfoundation for Social Increasing Returns in Human Capital Accumulation
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1996, 111, (3), 779-804 View citations

1995

Asymmetric Information, Bargaining, and Unemployment Fluctuations
International Economic Review, 1995, 36, (4), 1003-24 View citations
Public Policy in a Model of Long-Term Unemployment
Economica, 1995, 62, (246), 161-78 View citations
Reward structures and the allocation of talent
European Economic Review, 1995, 39, (1), 17-33 View citations
See also Working Paper (1993)

1994

Asymmetries in the Cyclical Behaviour of UK Labour Markets
Economic Journal, 1994, 104, (427), 1303-23 View citations
Consumer Confidence and Rational Expectations: Are Agents' Beliefs Consistent with the Theory?
Economic Journal, 1994, 104, (422), 1-19 View citations
See also Working Paper (1993)

1993

Learning about Others' Actions and the Investment Accelerator
Economic Journal, 1993, 103, (417), 318-28 View citations
See also Working Paper (1992)

1989

Equiproportionate Growth of Incomes and Fiscal Drag
Bulletin of Economic Research, 1989, 41, (4), 295-302

Books

2009

NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2008
NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2008

NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2007, Volume 22
NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Also in NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations

Edited books

2007

NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2006, vol 1
MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

Chapters

2008

Editorial in "NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2008"
A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2008, 2008

2005

Institutions as a Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth
Chapter 06 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2005, vol. 1, Part A, pp 385-472 View citations

2004

Institutions, Volatility, and Crises
A chapter in Growth and Productivity in East Asia, NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics, Volume 13, 2004, pp 71-108

2001

How Large are Human-Capital Externalities? Evidence from Compulsory-Schooling Laws
A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2000, Volume 15, 2001, pp 9-74 View citations

Editor

The Review of Economics and Statistics
MIT Press