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Working Papers

2009

1. Family Ties and Political Participation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Large Changes in Fiscal Policy: Taxes Versus Spending
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Preferences for Redistribution
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2008

4. Ambiguity and Extremism in Elections
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
5. Do Women Pay More for Credit? Evidence from Italy
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
6. Segregation and the Quality of Government in a Cross-Section of Countries
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
7. The Euro and Structural Reforms
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2007

8. Democracy, Technology, and Growth
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
9. Gender Based Taxation and the Division of Family Chores
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007) View citations
10. The Power of the Family
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2006

11. Artificial States
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2006) View citations
12. Divorce, Fertility and the Shot Gun Marriage
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2006)
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2006)
13. Technology and Labor Regulations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
14. Who Adjusts and When? On the Political Economy of Reforms
    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 (2006) View citations

2005

15. Bureaucrats or Politicians?
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2003) View citations
    Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University (2003) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2004) View citations
16. Choosing Electoral Rules: Theory and Evidence from US Cities
    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
17. Corruption, Inequality and Fairness
    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
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2005)
18. Good bye Lenin (or not?): The Effect of Communism on People's Preferences
    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
19. Why Do Politicians Delegate?
    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
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2005) View citations
20. Why Is Fiscal Policy Often Procyclical?
    Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2005) View citations
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2005) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2005) View citations
21. Work and Leisure in the U. S. and Europe: Why so Different?
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations
    See also Chapter (2006)

2004

22. Ethnic Diversity and Economic Performance
    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 (2003) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2005)
23. Fairness and Redistribution
    NajEcon Working Paper Reviews, www.najecon.org View citations
    Also in Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2004) View citations
24. The European Union: A Politically Incorrect View
    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 (2004) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2004)

2003

25. Choosing (And Reneging On) Exchange Rate Regimes
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2006)
26. Fairness and Redistribution: U.S. versus Europe
    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 (2002) View citations
27. Fractionalization
    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 (2002) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2003)
28. International Unions
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2005)
29. Regulation and Investment
    OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD, Economics Department View citations
    Also in Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics (2002) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2005)
30. Trade, Growth, and the Size of Countries
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    See also Chapter (2005)

2002

31. Endogenous Political Institutions
    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
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2002) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2004)
32. Optimal Currency Areas
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations
    See also Chapter (2003)
33. Political Jurisdictions in Heterogeneous Communities
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2004)
34. The Size of Countries: Does it Matter?
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
35. What Does the European Union Do?
    EUI-RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute (EUI), Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies (RSCAS) View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2001) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2005)

2001

36. Inequality and Happiness: Are Europeans and Americans Different?
    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 (2001) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2004)
37. Institutional Rules for Federations
    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 (2001) View citations
38. Preferences for Redistribution in the Land of Opportunities
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations
    Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2005)
39. The Political Economy of International Unions
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations
40. War, Peace and the Size of Countries
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2005)
41. Why Doesn't The US Have a European-Style Welfare State?
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
42. Why Doesn't the US Have a European-Style Welfare System?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2000

43. Currency Unions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2002)
44. Fiscal Policy, Profits, and Investment
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations
45. The Determinants of Trust
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
46. The Political Economy of the Budget Surplus in the U.S
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1999

47. Do Corrupt Governments Receive Less Foreign Aid?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
48. Is Europe Going Too Far?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy (1999)
49. Participation in Heterogeneous Communities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2000)
50. Public goods and ethnic divisions
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1999)
51. Redistribution Through Public Employment - The Case of Italy
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations

1998

52. Redistributive Public Employment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2000)
53. Who Gives Foreign Aid to Whom and Why?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2000)

1997

54. Economic Integration and Political Disintegration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2000)
55. Openness, Country Size and the Government
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1996

56. Budget Deficits and Budget Institutions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (1996) View citations
    See also Chapter (1999)
57. Budget Institutions and Fiscal Performance in Latin America
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (1999)
58. Fiscal Adjustments in OECD Countries - Composition and Macroeconomic Effects
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations
59. International Conflict, Defense Spending and the Size of Countries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
60. The Costs and Benefits of Fiscal Rules: Evidence from U.S. States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1995

61. Economic Risk and Political Risk in Fiscal Unions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1998)
62. Fiscal Expansions and Fiscal Adjustments in OECD Countries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
63. On the Number and Size of Nations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1997)

1994

64. The Political Economy of Budget Deficits
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1994) View citations
65. The Welfare State and Competitiveness
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1997)

1993

66. Income Distribution, Political Instability, and Investment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1996)
67. On the Feasibility of a One or Multi-Speed European Monetary Union
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1993) View citations
68. The Political Economy of Capital Controls
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations

1992

69. Macroeconomic Policy and Elections in OECD Democracies
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) View citations
70. Menus of Linear Income Tax Schedules
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
71. Political Instability and Economic Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (1996)
72. Political models of macroeconomic policy and fiscal reform
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1991

73. A Model of the Political Economy of the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in GSIA Working Papers, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business (1990) View citations
74. Distributive Politics 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 (1991) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1994)
75. The European Central Bank: Reshaping Monetary Politics in Europe
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1991) View citations
76. Why Are Stabilizations Delayed?
    Working Papers, Tel Aviv - the Sackler Institute of Economic Studies View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989) View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1991)
77. Why Are There So Many Divided Senate Delegations?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1990

78. FISCAL ADJUSTMENT, THE REAL EXCHANGE RATE AND AUSTRALIAN'S EXTERNAL IMBALANCE
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University View citations
79. Political Cycles in OECD Economies
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (1992)

1989

80. MODERATING ELECTIONS
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989)
81. PUBLIC CONFIDENCE AND DEBT MANAGEMENT: A MODEL AND A CASE STUDY OF ITALY
    Working Papers, California Los Angeles - Applied Econometrics View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989) View citations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1989) View citations

1988

82. External Debt, Capital Flight and Political Risk
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1988)
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1988)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Economics (1989)
83. Partisan Cycles in Congressional Elections and the Macroeconomy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
84. Voting on the Budget Deficit
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1988)
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1988)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1990)

1987

85. A Positive Theory of Fiscal Deficits and Government Debt in a Democracy
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1987) View citations
86. An Overlapping Generations Model of Electoral Competition
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1988)
87. The Politics of Ambiguity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1990)

1986

88. Political Parties and the Business Cycle in the United States, 1948-1984
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (1988)

Journal Articles

2006

1. Choosing (and Reneging on) Exchange Rate Regimes
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2006, 4, (4), 770-799 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)
2. Conflict, defense spending, and the number of nations
   European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (1), 91-120 View citations
3. Reply to Blankart and Koester's Political Economics versus Public Choice Two Views of Political Economy in Competition
   Kyklos, 2006, 59, (2), 201-208

2005

4. Corruption, inequality, and fairness
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2005, 52, (7), 1227-1244 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)
5. Ethnic Diversity and Economic Performance
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2005, 43, (3), 762-800 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)
6. International Unions
   American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (3), 602-615 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)
7. Preferences for redistribution in the land of opportunities
   Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (5-6), 897-931 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2001)
8. Regulation And Investment
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (4), 791-825 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)
9. War, peace, and the size of countries
   Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (7), 1333-1354 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2001)
10. What does the European Union do?
    Public Choice, 2005, 123, (3), 275-319 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2004

11. Endogenous Political Institutions
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004, 119, (2), 565-611 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)
12. European Financial Market Integration
    World Economics, 2004, 5, (3), 139-158
13. Inequality and happiness: are Europeans and Americans different?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (9-10), 2009-2042 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)
14. Political Jurisdictions in Heterogeneous Communities
    Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (2), 348-396 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)
15. The European Union: A Politically Incorrect View
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2004, 18, (4), 27-48 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2003

16. Fractionalization
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2003, 8, (2), 155-94 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)
17. Joseph Schumpeter Lecture: The Size of Countries: Does it Matter?
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (2-3), 301-316

2002

18. Currency Unions
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (2), 409-436 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
19. Who trusts others?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 85, (2), 207-234 View citations

2001

20. Dollarization
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (2), 381-385 View citations
21. The Political Economy of the Budget Surplus in the United States: Response
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2001, 15, (4), 221-221

2000

22. Economic Integration and Political Disintegration
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (5), 1276-1296 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)
23. Participation In Heterogeneous Communities
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000, 115, (3), 847-904 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)
24. Polarized platforms and moderate policies with checks and balances
    Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 75, (1), 1-20 View citations
25. Redistributive Public Employment
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2000, 48, (2), 219-241 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1998)
26. The Political Economy of the Budget Surplus in the United States
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2000, 14, (3), 3-19 View citations
27. Who Gives Foreign Aid to Whom and Why?
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2000, 5, (1), 33-63 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1999

28. Budget institutions and fiscal performance in Latin America
    Journal of Development Economics, 1999, 59, (2), 253-273 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)
29. Is Europe going too far?
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1999, 51, (1), 1-42 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)
30. Public Goods And Ethnic Divisions
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1999, 114, (4), 1243-1284 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1998

31. Economic Risk and Political Risk in Fiscal Unions
    Economic Journal, 1998, 108, (449), 989-1008 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)
32. Openness, country size and government
    Journal of Public Economics, 1998, 69, (3), 305-321 View citations
33. Tales of fiscal adjustment
    Economic Policy, 1998, 13, (27), 487-545 View citations

1997

34. On the Number and Size of Nations
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (4), 1027-56 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)
35. The Welfare State and Competitiveness
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (5), 921-39 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1996

36. A Theory of Divided Government
    Econometrica, 1996, 64, (6), 1311-41 View citations
37. Fiscal Discipline and the Budget Process
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (2), 401-07 View citations
38. Income distribution, political instability, and investment
    European Economic Review, 1996, 40, (6), 1203-1228 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1993)
39. Political Instability and Economic Growth
    Journal of Economic Growth, 1996, 1, (2), 189-211 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1992)
40. The 1992, 1994 and 1996 Elections: A Comment and a Forecast
    Public Choice, 1996, 88, (1-2), 115-25 View citations

1995

41. Independent Central Banks: Low Inflation at No Cost?
    American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (2), 196-200 View citations
42. Taxation and redistribution in an open economy
    European Economic Review, 1995, 39, (5), 961-979 View citations
43. Togetheror separately? Issues on the costs and benefits of political and fiscal unions
    European Economic Review, 1995, 39, (3-4), 751-758 View citations

1994

44. Distributive Politics and Economic Growth
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1994, 109, (2), 465-90 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)
45. The Political Economy of Growth: A Critical Survey of the Recent Literature
    World Bank Economic Review, 1994, 8, (3), 351-71 View citations

1993

46. Central Bank Independence and Macroeconomic Performance: Some Comparative Evidence
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1993, 25, (2), 151-62 View citations
47. Electoral business cycle in industrial democracies
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1993, 9, (1), 1-23 View citations

1992

48. Political Cycles in OECD Economies
    Review of Economic Studies, 1992, 59, (4), 663-88 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1990)
49. Positive and normative theories of public debt and inflation in historical perspective
    European Economic Review, 1992, 36, (2-3), 337-344 View citations

1991

50. Why Are Stabilizations Delayed?
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (5), 1170-88 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1990

51. A Positive Theory of Fiscal Deficits and Government Debt
    Review of Economic Studies, 1990, 57, (3), 403-14 View citations
52. The Politics of Ambiguity
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1990, 105, (4), 829-50 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1987)
53. Voting on the Budget Deficit
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (1), 37-49 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1988)

1989

54. Deuda externa, fuga de capitales y riesgo político
    Estudios Económicos, 1989, 4, (2), 237-260
55. External debt, capital flight and political risk
    Journal of International Economics, 1989, 27, (3-4), 199-220 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1988)
56. Global macroeconomics: Ralph Bryant and Richard Portes, eds., (Macmillan Press, in association with CEPR, London, 1987) pp. 256, $55.00
    Journal of International Economics, 1989, 26, (3-4), 396-399

1988

57. Alternative monetary regimes: A review essay
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1988, 21, (1), 175-183 View citations
58. An overlapping generations model of electoral competition
    Journal of Public Economics, 1988, 37, (3), 359-379 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1987)
59. Credibility and politics
    European Economic Review, 1988, 32, (2-3), 542-550 View citations
60. Political Parties and the Business Cycle in the United States, 1948-1984
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1988, 20, (1), 63-82 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1986)

1987

61. Macroeconomic Policy in a Two-Party System as a Repeated Game
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1987, 102, (3), 651-78 View citations
62. Rules and Discretion with Noncoordinated Monetary and Fiscal Policies
    Economic Inquiry, 1987, 25, (4), 619-30 View citations

Chapters

2009

1. Introduction to "Europe and the Euro"
   A chapter in Europe and the Euro, 2009

2006

2. Work and Leisure in the U.S. and Europe: Why So Different?
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2005, Volume 20, 2006, pp 1-100 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2005

3. Trade, Growth and the Size of Countries
   Chapter 23 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2005, vol. 1, Part B, pp 1499-1542 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

4. Optimal Currency Areas
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2002, Volume 17, 2003, pp 301-356
   See also Working Paper (2002)

1999

5. Budget Deficits and Budget Institutions
   A chapter in Fiscal Institutions and Fiscal Performance, 1999, pp 13-36 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1996)

1991

6. Introduction to "Politics and Economics in the Eighties"
   A chapter in Politics and Economics in the Eighties, 1991, pp 1-16

1988

7. Macroeconomics and Politics
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1988, Volume 3, 1988, pp 13-62 View citations

Editor

1. The Quarterly Journal of Economics
   MIT Press