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Working Papers

2009

1. Anger and Regulation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009)
2. Government Advertising and Media Coverage of Corruption Scandals
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Happiness and Beliefs in Criminal Environments
   RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

2008

4. A Resource Belief-Curse? Oil and Individualism
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
5. Happiness Adaptation to Income beyond "Basic Needs"
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
6. Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2007

7. Choosing Agents and Monitoring Consumption: A Note on Wealth as a Corruption-Controlling Device
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
8. Happiness Adaptation to Income and to Status in an Individual Panel
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
9. Happiness, Contentment and Other Emotions for Central Banks
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
10. Why Doesn't Capitalism Flow to Poor Countries?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Others, EconWPA (2004) View citations

2006

11. Crime Distribution & Victim Behavior During a Crime Wave
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross Business School
12. Crime Distribution and Victim Behavior during a Crime Wave
    Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations
13. Crime and Punishment in the "American Dream"
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2006) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2008)

2005

14. A Note on Wealth as a Corruption-Controlling Device
    Public Economics, EconWPA
15. Gross National Happiness as an Answer to the Easterlin Paradox?
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2008)

2003

16. Plata o Plomo?: Bribes and Threats in a Theory of Political Influence
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics

2002

17. 'Plata o Plomo': Bribe and Punishment in a Theory of Political Influence
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations
18. Are Politicians Really Paid Like Bureaucrats?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law & Economics (2004)

2001

19. Inequality and Happiness: Are Europeans and Americans 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 (2001) View citations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2004)
20. The Macroeconomics of Happiness
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Centre for Economic Performance & Institute of Economics (1997) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2003)

1998

21. Informal Family Insurance and the Design of the Welfare State
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2002)

1997

22. Does the Welfare State Destroy the Family?
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations

1996

23. An Emprirical Study of Unemployment Benefit Preferences
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
24. The Determination of Unemployment Benefits
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2002)

1995

25. Corruption with Small Corrupt Agents
    Economics Papers, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford

Journal Articles

2008

1. Crime and punishment in the "American Dream"
   Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (7), 1564-1584 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)
2. Gross national happiness as an answer to the Easterlin Paradox?
   Journal of Development Economics, 2008, 86, (1), 22-42 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2007

3. Information or Opinion? Media Bias as Product Differentiation
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2007, 16, (3), 635-682
4. Reputation When Threats and Transfers Are Available
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2007, 16, (3), 577-598 View citations
5. The Formation of Beliefs: Evidence from the Allocation of Land Titles to Squatters
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (1), 209-241 View citations

2006

6. Europe vs America: Institutional hysteresis in a simple normative model
   Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (12), 2161-2186 View citations
7. Some Uses of Happiness Data in Economics
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20, (1), 25-46 View citations

2005

8. Partisan Social Happiness
   Review of Economic Studies, 2005, 72, (2), 367-393 View citations
9. The consequences of labor market flexibility: Panel evidence based on survey data
   European Economic Review, 2005, 49, (5), 1225-1259 View citations

2004

10. Are Politicians Really Paid Like Bureaucrats?
    Journal of Law & Economics, 2004, 47, (2), 477-513 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)
11. Do Police Reduce Crime? Estimates Using the Allocation of Police Forces After a Terrorist Attack
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (1), 115-133 View citations
12. 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)
13. Inflation, Inflation Variability, and Corruption
    Economics and Politics, 2004, 16, (1), 77-100 View citations
14. Unemployment Benefits as a Substitute for a Conservative Central Banker
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2004, 86, (4), 911-922 View citations

2003

15. Capture by Threat
    Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 111, (5), 1123-1152 View citations
16. The Macroeconomics of Happiness
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 85, (4), 809-827 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)
17. The Role of Wages and Auditing during a Crackdown on Corruption in the City of Buenos Aires
    Journal of Law & Economics, 2003, 46, (1), 269-92 View citations

2002

18. Informal Family Insurance And The Design Of The Welfare State
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (481), 481-503 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1998)
19. The Determination of Unemployment Benefits
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2002, 20, (2), 404-403 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)

2001

20. Preferences over Inflation and Unemployment: Evidence from Surveys of Happiness
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (1), 335-341 View citations

1999

21. Rents, Competition, and Corruption
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (4), 982-993 View citations

1997

22. Does Competition Kill Corruption?
    Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 105, (5), 1001-23 View citations
23. National Champions and Corruption: Some Unpleasant Interventionist Arithmetic
    Economic Journal, 1997, 107, (443), 1023-42 View citations
24. The New Economics of Corruption: a Survey and Some New Results
    Political Studies, 1997, 45, (3), 496-515 View citations