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Workplace:	Department of Economics, Princeton University, (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), (more information at EDIRC) Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2009

1. Groupthink: Collective Delusions in Organizations and Markets
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009)

2008

2. Ideology
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008)

2007

3. Identity, Dignity and Taboos: Beliefs as Assets
   Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto View citations
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007) View citations
   IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse (2006) View citations
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations

2006

4. Incentives and Prosocial Behavior
   IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2005) View citations
   Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Discussion Papers in Economics. (2004) View citations

2005

5. Belief in a Just World and Redistributive Politics
   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
   2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2004) View citations
   See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2006)
6. The French Zones D'Education Prioritaire: Much Ado About Nothing?
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2004

7. Inequality, Technology and the Social Contract
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
   Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Discussion Papers in Economics. (2003) View citations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations
   See also Chapter (2005)

2003

8. Self-Control in Peer Groups
   IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse
   Also in Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs (2001) View citations
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2005)
9. Zones d’Education Prioritaire: Quels moyens pour quels résultats ?
   Working Papers, Centre de Recherche en Economie et Statistique View citations

2002

10. Human capital, technical change and the welfare state
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research Department
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2003)
11. Political Activism, Trust, and Coordination
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
12. Willpower and Personal Rules
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs (2001) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2004)

2001

13. Mobility as Progressivity: Ranking Income Processes According to Equality of Opportunity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Princeton Economic Theory Papers, Economics Department, Princeton University View citations
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs (2000) View citations
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Discussion Papers in Economics. (2000)

2000

14. Self-Confidence & Social Interactions
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
15. Self-Confidence and Social Interactions
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs View citations
    Also in Princeton Economic Theory Papers, Economics Department, Princeton University (1999) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations
16. Self-Confidence: Intrapersonal Strategies
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in Princeton Economic Theory Papers, Economics Department, Princeton University (1999) View citations
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs (2000) View citations
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Discussion Papers in Economics. (1999) View citations
17. Tax And Education Policy In A Heterogeneous Agent Economy: What Levels Of Redistribution Maximize Growth And Efficiency?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1999) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2002)

1999

18. Social Mobility and the Demand for Redistribution: the POUM Hypothesis
    IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1998) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1998) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2001)

1997

19. Inequality and Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1996) View citations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1996) View citations
    See also Chapter (1996)

1996

20. Education, Income Distribution and Growth: The Local Connection
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1994) View citations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1994) View citations
21. Heterogeneity, Stratification, and Growth
    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
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1992) View citations
22. Meritocracy, Redistribution, and the Size of the Pie
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
23. Unequal Societies
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1996) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations

1993

24. On Inflation and Output with Costly Price Changes: A Simple Unifying Result
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1991) View citations
    Working Papers, Wilfrid Laurier University, Department of Economics (1993) View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1994)

1991

25. Inflation and Markups: Theories and Evidence from the Retail Trade Sector
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1992)
26. Location, Education, and Production
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
27. The Informativeness of Prices: Search With Learning and Cost Uncertainty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
28. Workings of a City: Location, Education, and Production
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1993)

1990

29. SOME WELFARE EFFECTS OF INFLATION
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
30. THEINFORMATIVENESS OF PRICES: SEARCH WITH LEARNING AND INFLATION UNCERTAINTY
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics

1989

31. USING PRIVILEGED INFORMATION TO MANIPULATE MARKETS: INSIDERS, GURUS, AND CREDIBILITY
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Discussion Paper (1988)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1992)

1988

32. Search market equilibrium bilateral heterogeneity and repeat purchases
    CEPREMAP Working Papers (Couverture Orange), CEPREMAP View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (1993)
33. Wage bargaining and staggered contracts: theory and estimation
    CEPREMAP Working Papers (Couverture Orange), CEPREMAP View citations

1987

34. Optimal price dynamics and speculation with a storable good
    CEPREMAP Working Papers (Couverture Orange), CEPREMAP
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (1989)

1986

35. Search, price setting & inflation
    CEPREMAP Working Papers (Couverture Orange), CEPREMAP

Journal Articles

2009

1. Over My Dead Body: Bargaining and the Price of Dignity
   American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 459-65

2008

2. Joseph Schumpeter Lecture Ideology
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (2-3), 321-352

2006

3. Belief in a Just World and Redistributive Politics
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006, 121, (2), 699-746 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2005

4. Self-control in peer groups
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2005, 123, (2), 105-134 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2004

5. Willpower and Personal Rules
   Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (4), 848-886 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2002)

2003

6. Human Capital, Technical Change, and the Welfare State
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (2-3), 522-532
   See also Working Paper (2002)
7. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
   Review of Economic Studies, 2003, 70, (3), 489-520 View citations
8. Trust, Coordination, and the Industrial Organization of Political Activism
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (4), 851-889 View citations

2002

9. Dynamic inconsistency and self-control: a planner-doer interpretation
   Economics Letters, 2002, 77, (3), 419-424 View citations
10. Self-Confidence And Personal Motivation
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (3), 871-915 View citations
11. Tax and Education Policy in a Heterogeneous-Agent Economy: What Levels of Redistribution Maximize Growth and Efficiency?
    Econometrica, 2002, 70, (2), 481-517 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2001

12. Social Mobility And The Demand For Redistribution: The Poum Hypothesis
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (2), 447-487 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)

2000

13. Unequal Societies: Income Distribution and the Social Contract
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (1), 96-129 View citations

1996

14. Equity and Efficiency in Human Capital Investment: The Local Connection
    Review of Economic Studies, 1996, 63, (2), 237-64 View citations
15. Heterogeneity, Stratification, and Growth: Macroeconomic Implications of Community Structure and School Finance
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (3), 584-609 View citations

1994

16. Human capital, inequality, and growth: A local perspective
    European Economic Review, 1994, 38, (3-4), 817-826 View citations
17. On Inflation and Output with Costly Price Changes: A Simple Unifying Result
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (1), 290-97 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1993)

1993

18. History versus Expectations: A Comment
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1993, 108, (2), 535-42 View citations
19. Search Market Equilibrium, Bilateral Heterogeneity, and Repeat Purchases
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1993, 60, (1), 140-158 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1988)
20. Search with Learning from Prices: Does Increased Inflationary Uncertainty Lead to Higher Markups?
    Review of Economic Studies, 1993, 60, (1), 69-94 View citations
21. Workings of a City: Location, Education, and Production
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1993, 108, (3), 619-52 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1992

22. Inflation and Efficiency in Search Markets
    Review of Economic Studies, 1992, 59, (2), 299-329 View citations
23. Inflation and markups: Theories and evidence from the retail trade sector
    European Economic Review, 1992, 36, (2-3), 566-574 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)
24. Using Privileged Information to Manipulate Markets: Insiders, Gurus, and Credibility
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (3), 921-58 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1989)

1991

25. The Welfare Costs of Moderate Inflations: Comment
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1991, 23, (3), 504-13 View citations

1989

26. Optimal Price Dynamics and Speculation with a Storable Good
    Econometrica, 1989, 57, (1), 41-80 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1987)

1988

27. Search, Price Setting and Inflation
    Review of Economic Studies, 1988, 55, (3), 353-76 View citations

Chapters

2005

1. Inequality, Technology and the Social Contract
   Chapter 25 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2005, vol. 1, Part B, pp 1595-1638 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)

1996

2. Inequality and Growth
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1996, Volume 11, 1996, pp 11-92 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1997)