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Postal address:	Department of Economics University of Pittsburgh 4913 WWPH Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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Working Papers

2022

1. Rational but Not Prescient: Borrowing during the Fracking Boom
   Research Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
2. The Growth of Firms, Markets and Rents: Evidence from China
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University
   Working Paper, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh (2022) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The growth of firms, markets and rents: Evidence from China, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2020

3. Declining Market Competition in China
   Working Paper, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh

2018

4. Market Distortions and Labor Share Distributions: Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Firms
   Working Paper, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh

2017

5. Does Capital-Labor Substitution or Do Institutions Explain Declining Labor Shares
   Working Paper, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh View citations (14)
6. How Bureaucratic Capacity Shapes Policy Outcomes: Partisan Politics and Affluent Citizens' Incomes in the American States
   Working Paper, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh

2016

7. Capital-Labor Substitution, Institutions and Labor Shares
   Working Paper, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh
8. Recasting the Iron Rice Bowl: The Reform of China's State Owned Enterprises
   Working Paper, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Recasting the Iron Rice Bowl: The Reform of China's State-Owned Enterprises, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2017) View citations (62) (2017)

2013

9. Are "Nearly Exogenous" Instruments Reliable?
   Working Papers, Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE), Xiamen University View citations (5)
   Also in Working Papers, Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE), Xiamen University (2013)
   See also Journal Article Are "Nearly Exogenous Instruments" reliable?, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2008) View citations (38) (2008)
10. The Validity of Instruments Revisited
    Working Papers, Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE), Xiamen University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The validity of instruments revisited, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (60) (2012)

2012

11. Does Finance Cause Growth? Evidence from the Origins of Banking in Russia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in BOFIT Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT) (2012)
    See also Journal Article Bank privatization, finance, and growth, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (43) (2014)

2006

12. Privatization with Government Control: Evidence from the Russian Oil Sector
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (6)

2004

13. Institutional Change and Product Composition: Does the Initial Quality of Institutions Matter?
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (7)

2003

14. Initial Conditions, Institutional Dynamics and Economic Performance: Evidence from the American States
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (11)
    Also in American Law & Economics Association Annual Meetings, American Law & Economics Association View citations (7)

2002

15. Integration: An Empirical Assessment of Russia
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (2)

2001

16. Economic Development, Legality, and the Transplant Effect
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (74)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2000) View citations (7)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2000) View citations (6)
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (2000) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Economic development, legality, and the transplant effect, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2003) View citations (314) (2003)
17. Entrepreneurship and Post-Socialist Growth
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Entrepreneurship and Post‐socialist Growth, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2005) View citations (59) (2005)
18. Policy Reform and Growth in Post-Soviet Russia
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Policy reform and growth in post-Soviet Russia, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2003) View citations (59) (2003)

2000

19. The Evolution of Market Integration in Russia
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (1)

1999

20. Accounting for Growth in Post-Soviet Russia
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (4)
    Also in William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (1998) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Accounting for growth in post-Soviet Russia, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (17) (2002)

1998

21. Russia's Internal Border
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Russia's internal border, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (1999) View citations (31) (1999)

1997

22. Decentralizing in Transition Economies: A Tragedy of the Commons?
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (5)
23. Start-ups and Transition
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (8)

1993

24. Price Liberalization and Local Resistance: Theory for Economies in Transition
    Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems
25. Price Liberation And Local Resistance: A Theory For Economies In Transition
    SSRI Workshop Series, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Social Systems Research Institute

1992

26. Atavistic Dynamics in Two Sector Economy
    Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems
    See also Journal Article Atavistic Dynamics in a Two-Sector Economy, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1994) (1994)
27. Fiscal Decentralization In The Soviet Economy
    SSRI Workshop Series, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Social Systems Research Institute View citations (4)
    Also in Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems (1992) View citations (4)

1991

28. A Simple Model Of Private Firms In A Centrally Planned Economy
    SSRI Workshop Series, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Social Systems Research Institute
    Also in Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems (1991)

Journal Articles

2024

1. The growth of firms, markets and rents: Evidence from China
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2024, 52, (2), 383-399
   See also Working Paper The Growth of Firms, Markets and Rents: Evidence from China, Working Papers (2022) View citations (2) (2022)

2022

2. De-politicization and Corporate Transformation: Evidence from China
   The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2022, 38, (2), 479-510 View citations (2)
3. Environmental Hazards and Local Investment: A Half-Century of Evidence from Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2022, 9, (4), 721 - 753

2020

4. How bureaucratic leadership shapes policy outcomes: partisan politics and affluent citizens’ incomes in the American states
   Journal of Public Policy, 2020, 40, (2), 305-328 View citations (3)

2017

5. Recasting the Iron Rice Bowl: The Reform of China's State-Owned Enterprises
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 99, (4), 735-747 View citations (62)
   See also Working Paper Recasting the Iron Rice Bowl: The Reform of China's State Owned Enterprises, Working Paper (2016) View citations (6) (2016)

2015

6. Do property rights matter? Evidence from a property law enactment
   Journal of Financial Economics, 2015, 116, (3), 583-593 View citations (62)

2014

7. Bank privatization, finance, and growth
   Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 110, (C), 93-106 View citations (43)
   See also Working Paper Does Finance Cause Growth? Evidence from the Origins of Banking in Russia, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (10) (2012)

2013

8. Valid tests when instrumental variables do not perfectly satisfy the exclusion restriction
   Stata Journal, 2013, 13, (3), 528-546 View citations (9)

2012

9. The validity of instruments revisited
   Journal of Econometrics, 2012, 166, (2), 255-266 View citations (60)
   See also Working Paper The Validity of Instruments Revisited, Working Papers (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2011

10. Does high school quality matter? Evidence from admissions data
    Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (2), 280-288 View citations (22)
11. Growth in post-Soviet Russia: A tale of two transitions
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2011, 79, (1), 133-143 View citations (25)
    Also in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2011, 79, (1-2), 133-143 (2011) View citations (25)
12. Law, trade, and development
    Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 96, (2), 451-460 View citations (17)

2008

13. Are "Nearly Exogenous Instruments" reliable?
    Economics Letters, 2008, 101, (1), 20-23 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Are "Nearly Exogenous" Instruments Reliable?, Working Papers (2013) View citations (5) (2013)

2007

14. Editorial Statement from Daniel Berkowitz and Gerard Roland
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2007, 35, (1), 1-2 View citations (1)

2006

15. Entrepreneurship and the evolution of income distributions in Poland and Russia
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2006, 34, (2), 338-356 View citations (21)
16. The Effect of Judicial Independence on Courts: Evidence from the American States
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 2006, 35, (2), 399-440 View citations (32)
17. Trade, Law, and Product Complexity
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 363-373 View citations (124)

2005

18. American Civil Law Origins: Implications for State Constitutions
    American Law and Economics Review, 2005, 7, (1), 62-84 View citations (24)
19. Economic fragmentation in Russia: The influence of international trade and initial conditions
    Economics of Governance, 2005, 6, (3), 253-268 View citations (4)
20. Entrepreneurship and Post‐socialist Growth
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 67, (1), 25-46 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper Entrepreneurship and Post-Socialist Growth, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series (2001) View citations (9) (2001)

2003

21. Economic development, legality, and the transplant effect
    European Economic Review, 2003, 47, (1), 165-195 View citations (314)
    See also Working Paper Economic Development, Legality, and the Transplant Effect, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series (2001) View citations (74) (2001)
22. Policy reform and growth in post-Soviet Russia
    European Economic Review, 2003, 47, (2), 337-352 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper Policy Reform and Growth in Post-Soviet Russia, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series (2001) View citations (9) (2001)
23. Regional integration: an empirical assessment of Russia
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2003, 53, (3), 541-559 View citations (30)

2002

24. Accounting for growth in post-Soviet Russia
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2002, 32, (2), 221-239 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Accounting for Growth in Post-Soviet Russia, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series (1999) View citations (4) (1999)

2001

25. Does privatization enhance or deter small enterprise formation?
    Economics Letters, 2001, 74, (1), 53-60 View citations (12)

2000

26. Tax rights in transition economies: a tragedy of the commons?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 76, (3), 369-397 View citations (47)

1999

27. Russia's internal border
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1999, 29, (5), 633-649 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Russia's Internal Border, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series (1998) View citations (5) (1998)

1998

28. Quantifying Price Liberalization in Russia
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1998, 26, (4), 735-760 View citations (24)

1997

29. Regional income and secession: Center-periphery relations in emerging market economies
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1997, 27, (1), 17-45 View citations (12)

1996

30. On the persistence of rationing following liberalization: A theory for economies in transition
    European Economic Review, 1996, 40, (6), 1259-1279 View citations (5)

1994

31. Atavistic Dynamics in a Two-Sector Economy
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1994, 62, (1), 238-252
    See also Working Paper Atavistic Dynamics in Two Sector Economy, Working papers (1992) (1992)

1993

32. A Simple Model of an Oligopolistic Parallel Market
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1993, 17, (1), 92-112
33. Survey Article: An Evaluation of the CIA's Analysis of Soviet Economic Performance, 1970-90
    Comparative Economic Studies, 1993, 35, (2), 33-57
34. The Economics of Secession
    Comparative Economic Studies, 1993, 35, (3), 65-68

1992

35. Fiscal Decentralization in the Soviet Economy&ast
    Comparative Economic Studies, 1992, 34, (2), 1-18 View citations (3)
36. Sequence of Techniques
    Economic Change and Restructuring, 1992, 25, (3), 191-217 View citations (1)

1978

37. Density matrix formalism for coupled dynamical systems
    Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 1978, 94, (1), 115-138

Books

2011

1. The Evolution of a Nation: How Geography and Law Shaped the American States
   Economics Books, Princeton University Press View citations (6)

Chapters

2011

1. Introduction
   A chapter in The Evolution of a Nation: How Geography and Law Shaped the American States, 2011

Editor

1. Journal of Comparative Economics
   Elsevier