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Postal address:	476 Uris Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
Workplace:	Department of Economics, Cornell University, (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2009

1. Government Form and Public Spending: Theory and Evidence from U.S. Municipalities
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Pet Overpopulation: An Economic Analysis
   Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics
   Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2009)

2008

3. Fiscal Policy over the Real Business Cycle: A Positive Theory
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2007

4. A Dynamic Theory of Public Spending, Taxation and Debt
   Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations
   Also in Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2006) View citations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations
   NajEcon Working Paper Reviews, www.najecon.org (2006) View citations
   Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics (2007) View citations
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)
5. Socially Optimal Districting: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration
   Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics View citations
   See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2007)

2006

6. Socially Optimal Districting: An Empirical Investigation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2005

7. Inefficiency in Legislative Policy-Making: A Dynamic Analysis
   2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations
   Also in Papers, Princeton University, Research Program in Political Economy (2005) View citations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2007)
8. Socially Optimal Districting
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2004

9. Pareto Efficient Income Taxation with Stochastic Abilities
   2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2008)
10. The Performance of the Pivotal-Voter Model in Small-Scale Elections: Evidence from Texas Liquor Referenda
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
11. The Pivotal Voter Model: Evidence from Texas Liquor Referenda
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society

2003

12. Market Provision of Broadcasting: A Welfare Analysis
    Virginia Economics Online Papers, University of Virginia, Department of Economics View citations
13. Power-hungry Candidates, Policy Favors, and Pareto Improving Campaign Finance Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2002

14. Voter Turnout: Theory and Evidence from Texas Liquor Referenda
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2001

15. Issue Unbundling via Citizens' initiatives
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations
16. Political Competition with Campaign Contributions and Informative Advertising
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2004)

2000

17. Centralized versus Decentralized Provision of Local Public Goods: a Political Economy Analysis
    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
18. Elected Versus Appointed Regulators: Theory And Evidence
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2003)
19. Market Provision of Public Goods: The Case of Broadcasting
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1999

20. An Efficiency Approach to the Evaluation of Policy Changes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2000)
21. The Public Critique of Welfare Economics: An Exploration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1997

22. Analyzing the Case for Government Intervention in a Representative Democracy
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE
23. Lobbying and Welfare in a Representative Democracy - (Now published in Review of Economic Studies, 68 (2001), pp.67-82.)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE

1993

24. Understanding the Worhouse Test: Information and poor Relief in Nineteenth-Century England
    Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations

1992

25. On the Allocative Performance of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Development Studies
    Also in Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1992)
26. Robin-Hooding Rents: Exploiting the Pecuniary Effects of In-Kind Programs
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
27. The Economics of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1990)
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Development Studies (1992) View citations
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Development Studies (1990)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1993)
28. Will Affirmative Action Policies Eliminate Negative Stereotypes?
    Working Papers, Boston University - Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1993)

1991

29. Group Lending, Repayment Incentives And Social Collateral
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Development Studies View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (1995)
30. The Design Of Income Maintenance Programs
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - John M. Olin Program View citations
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (1995)
31. Workfare vs. Welfare: Incentive Arguments For Work Requirements In Poverty Allevation Programs
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - John M. Olin Program View citations
    Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (1989) View citations

1990

32. UNDERSTANDING WELFARE STIGMA: TAXPAYER RESENTMENT AND STATISTICAL DISCRIMINATION
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Discussion Paper View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1992)

1989

33. PUBLIC PROVISION OF PRIVATE GOODS AND THE REDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Discussion Paper View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1991)
34. Reciprocity Without Commitment: Characterization and Performance of Informal Risk-Sharing Arrangements
    Working Papers, Warwick - Development Economics Research Centre View citations

1988

35. Public Utility Pricing and Capacity Choice Under Risk: A Rational Expectations Approach
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Regulatory Economics (1989)

1987

36. Cash Versus Direct Food Relief
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (1989)

1986

37. Should Food Aid Be Given Away or Sold During a Famine?
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations

Undated

38. An Economic Model of Representative Democracy
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department View citations
    Also in CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1997)
39. Efficient Policy Choice in a Representative Democracy: A Dynamic Analysis
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department
    Also in CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences
40. Policy Persistence
    CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations
    Also in CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1999)

Journal Articles

2008

1. A Dynamic Theory of Public Spending, Taxation, and Debt
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (1), 201-36 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2007)
2. Pareto efficient income taxation with stochastic abilities
   Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (3-4), 844-868
   See also Working Paper (2004)
3. The Political Economy of Fiscal Policy
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (2-3), 367-380
4. The performance of pivotal-voter models in small-scale elections: Evidence from Texas liquor referenda
   Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (3-4), 582-596 View citations

2007

5. Inefficiency in Legislative Policymaking: A Dynamic Analysis
   American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (1), 118-149 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)
6. Socially Optimal Districting: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (4), 1409-1471 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2004

7. A Group Rule–Utilitarian Approach to Voter Turnout: Theory and Evidence
   American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (5), 1476-1504 View citations
8. Pareto-Improving Campaign Finance Policy
   American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (3), 628-655 View citations
9. Political Competition with Campaign Contributions and Informative Advertising
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2004, 2, (5), 772-804 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2001)

2003

10. Centralized versus decentralized provision of local public goods: a political economy approach
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (12), 2611-2637 View citations
11. Elected Versus Appointed Regulators: Theory and Evidence
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (5), 1176-1206 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
12. On the Public Choice Critique of Welfare Economics
    Public Choice, 2003, 114, (3-4), 253-73 View citations

2001

13. Lobbying and Welfare in a Representative Democracy
    Review of Economic Studies, 2001, 68, (1), 67-82 View citations

2000

14. An Efficiency Approach to the Evaluation of Policy Changes
    Economic Journal, 2000, 110, (463), 437-55 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1999

15. Policy Persistence
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (5), 1327-1336 View citations
    See also Working Paper

1998

16. Sources of Inefficiency in a Representative Democracy: A Dynamic Analysis
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (1), 139-56 View citations

1997

17. An Economic Model of Representative Democracy
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (1), 85-114 View citations
    See also Working Paper

1995

18. Altruism, the Samaritan's Dilemma, and Government Transfer Policy
    American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (1), 46-57 View citations
19. Group lending, repayment incentives and social collateral
    Journal of Development Economics, 1995, 46, (1), 1-18 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)
20. On the Form of Transfers in Special Interests
    Journal of Political Economy, 1995, 103, (6), 1210-35 View citations
21. The Design of Income Maintenance Programmes
    Review of Economic Studies, 1995, 62, (2), 187-221 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1994

22. Pecuniary redistribution through in-kind programs
    Journal of Public Economics, 1994, 55, (1), 19-40 View citations
23. Rotating Savings and Credit Associations, Credit Markets and Efficiency
    Review of Economic Studies, 1994, 61, (4), 701-19 View citations

1993

24. Antidiscrimination Enforcement and the Problem of Patronization
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 92-98 View citations
25. Reciprocity without commitment: Characterization and performance of informal insurance arrangements
    Journal of Development Economics, 1993, 40, (1), 1-24 View citations
26. The Economics of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (4), 792-810 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1992)
27. Will Affirmative-Action Policies Eliminate Negative Stereotypes?
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (5), 1220-40 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1992)

1992

28. Labor Market Discrimination, Imperfect Information and Self Employment
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1992, 44, (2), 272-88 View citations
29. Understanding welfare stigma: Taxpayer resentment and statistical discrimination
    Journal of Public Economics, 1992, 48, (2), 165-183 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1990)
30. Workfare versus Welfare Incentive Arguments for Work Requirements in Poverty-Alleviation Programs
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (1), 249-61 View citations

1991

31. Public Provision of Private Goods and the Redistribution of Income
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (4), 979-84 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1989)

1990

32. Preventing famine: Policies and prospects for Africa: Donald Curtis, Michael Hubbard and Andrew Shepherd (with contributions from Edward Clay, Hugh and Catherine Goyder, Barbara Harriss, Richard Morgan and Camilla Toulmin) (Routledge, New York, 1988) pp. xi+250
    Journal of Development Economics, 1990, 32, (1), 227-230

1989

33. Cash versus direct food relief
    Journal of Development Economics, 1989, 30, (2), 199-224 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1987)
34. Public Utility Pricing and Capacity Choice under Risk: A Rational Expectations Approach
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 1989, 1, (4), 305-17 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1988)