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Working Papers

2012

1. The European Crisis Deepens
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics
2. The doomsday cycle turns: who's next?
   CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2011

3. Ending "Too Big To Fail": Government Promises vs. Investor Perceptions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
4. Europe on the Brink
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics
5. Hither Thou Shalt Come, But No Further: Reply to "The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Comment"
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2010

6. In brief: The future of finance
   CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
7. The Doomsday Cycle
   CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2009

8. Is Newer Better? Penn World Table Revisions and Their Impact on Growth Estimates
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (17)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (26)
9. Is Newer Better? Penn World Table Revisions and the Growth Literature
   2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (5)
10. The Consequences of Radical Reform: The French Revolution
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2011)

2008

11. Mixing Family With Business: A Study of Thai Business Groups and the Families Behind Them
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Economics (2008)
12. When Does Policy Reform Work? The Case of Central Bank Independence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2008)

2007

13. Reevaluating the Modernization Hypothesis
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (22)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2009)
14. The Prospects for Sustained Growth in Africa: Benchmarking the Constraints
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
    Also in IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2007) View citations (35)

2006

15. Disease and Development: The Effect of Life Expectancy on Economic Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2007)
16. Malaysian Capital Controls: Macroeconomics and Institutions
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (11)
    See also Chapter (2007)

2005

17. Determinants of Vertical Integration: Finance, Contracts, and Regulation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
18. From Education to Democracy?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (80)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2005)
19. Income and Democracy
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (45)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (99)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)

2004

20. INSTITUTIONS AS THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF LONG-RUN GROWTH
    DOCUMENTOS CEDE, UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE View citations (114)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (175)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (135)

2003

21. Propping and Tunneling
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2003)
22. The Rise of Europe: Atlantic Trade, Institutioanl Change and Economic Growth
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (31)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2005)
23. Unbundling Institutions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (82)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2005)
24. Why Do Firms Hide? Bribes and Unofficial Activity after Communism
    Public Economics, EconWPA View citations (21)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2000)

2002

25. An African Success Story: Botswana
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (52)
26. Institutional Causes, Macroeconomic Symptoms: Volatility, Crises and Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (60)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2003)
27. Property Rights and Finance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (170)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2002)

2001

28. Courts and Relational Contracts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law, Economics and Organization (2002)
29. Cronyism and Capital Controls: Evidence from Malaysia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Economics (2003)
30. Large-Scale Synchrony, Global Interdependence and Contagion
    Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics
31. Reversal of Fortune: Geography and Institutions in the Making of the Modern World Income Distribution
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (59)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2002)

2000

32. The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (116)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2001)
33. Tunnelling
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1999) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2000)

1999

34. Coase v. the Coasians
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (1)
35. Contract Enforcement in Transition
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (21)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (23)
36. Corporate Governance in the Asian Financial Crisis
    Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics View citations (9)
    Also in William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (1999) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Economics (2000)
37. Corruption, public finances, and the unofficial economy
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (18)
38. Dodging the Grabbing Hand: The Determinants of Unofficial Activity in 69
    Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics View citations (15)
39. Property Rights, Finance, and Entrepreneurship
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (24)
40. Propping and Looting when Investor Protection is Weak
    Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics

1997

41. Politics and Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (4)
42. Social Networks in Transition
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (2)

1991

43. Property Rights and Economic Reform in Uzbekistan
    Research Paper, World Institute for Development Economics Research
44. Spontaneous Privatization in the Soviet Union. How, Why and for Whom?
    Research Paper, World Institute for Development Economics Research

Undated

45. The Emergence of Correlations in Studies of Global Economic Inter-dependence and Contagion
    Claremont Colleges Working Papers, Claremont Colleges

Journal Articles

2012

1. The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Reply
   American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (6), 3077-3110

2011

2. The Consequences of Radical Reform: The French Revolution
   American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (7), 3286-3307 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2010

3. Prospects for Sustained Growth in Africa: Benchmarking the Constraints
   IMF Staff Papers, 2010, 57, (1), 119-171 View citations (10)

2009

4. Determinants of Vertical Integration: Financial Development and Contracting Costs
   Journal of Finance, 2009, 64, (3), 1251-1290 View citations (19)
5. Reevaluating the modernization hypothesis
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2009, 56, (8), 1043-1058 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2008

6. Income and Democracy
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (3), 808-42 View citations (79)
   See also Working Paper (2005)
7. Mixing family with business: A study of Thai business groups and the families behind them
   Journal of Financial Economics, 2008, 88, (3), 466-498 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
8. Two Comments on "Governance Indicators: Where Are We, Where Should We Be Going?" by Daniel Kaufmann and Aart Kraay-super-1
   World Bank Research Observer, 2008, 23, (1), 31-36
9. When Does POlicy Reform Work? The Case of Central Bank Independence
   Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2008, 39, (1 (Spring)), 351-429 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

10. Disease and Development: The Effect of Life Expectancy on Economic Growth
    Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 115, (6), 925-985 View citations (69)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

11. From Education to Democracy?
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 44-49 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
12. Los orígenes coloniales del desarrollo comparativo: una investigación empírica
    Revista de Economía Institucional, 2005, 7, (13), 17-67 View citations (2)
13. The Rise of Europe: Atlantic Trade, Institutional Change, and Economic Growth
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (3), 546-579 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
14. Unbundling Institutions
    Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 113, (5), 949-995 View citations (238)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

15. Corporate Financing and Goverance in Japan: The Road to the Future: by Takeo Hoshi and Anil Kashyap, MIT Press, 2002
    Journal of International Economics, 2003, 60, (2), 501-503
16. Cronyism and capital controls: evidence from Malaysia
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2003, 67, (2), 351-382 View citations (98)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
17. Disease and Development in Historical Perspective
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (2-3), 397-405 View citations (13)
18. Institutional causes, macroeconomic symptoms: volatility, crises and growth
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2003, 50, (1), 49-123 View citations (282)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
19. Propping and tunneling
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003, 31, (4), 732-750 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
20. The emergence of temporal correlations in a study of global economic interdependence
    Quantitative Finance, 2003, 3, (4), 296-305

2002

21. Coase and the Reform of Securities Markets
    International Economic Journal, 2002, 16, (1), 1-19
    Also in Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2000, (Jun), 187-221 (2000)
22. Courts and Relational Contracts
    Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 2002, 18, (1), 221-277 View citations (99)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
23. Property Rights and Finance
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (5), 1335-1356 View citations (139)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
24. Reversal Of Fortune: Geography And Institutions In The Making Of The Modern World Income Distribution
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (4), 1231-1294 View citations (448)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2001

25. Coase Versus The Coasians
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (3), 853-899 View citations (111)
26. Escaping the Under-Reform Trap
    IMF Staff Papers, 2001, 48, (4), 5 View citations (6)
27. SESSION 1A: RACIAL INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (02), 517-517
28. The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (5), 1369-1401 View citations (1372)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2000

29. COASE AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN LATIN AMERICA
    Abante, 2000, 2, (2), 113-131 View citations (1)
30. Corporate governance in the Asian financial crisis
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2000, 58, (1-2), 141-186 View citations (218)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
31. Dodging the grabbing hand: the determinants of unofficial activity in 69 countries
    Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 76, (3), 459-493 View citations (209)
32. Entrepreneurs and the Ordering of Institutional Reform: Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Russia and Ukraine Compared
    The Economics of Transition, 2000, 8, (1), 1-36 View citations (33)
33. Tunneling
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 22-27
    See also Working Paper (2000)
34. Why do firms hide? Bribes and unofficial activity after communism
    Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 76, (3), 495-520 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

1998

35. Olivier Blanchard, The Economics of Post-Communist Transition
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1998, 26, (3), 610-611
36. Regulatory Discretion and the Unofficial Economy
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 387-92 View citations (141)

1997

37. Dynamic Monotonicity and Comparative Statics for Real Options
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1997, 75, (1), 104-121 View citations (1)
38. On Reform Intensity under Uncertainty
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1997, 25, (3), 297-321 View citations (2)
39. The Unofficial Economy in Transition
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1997, 28, (2), 159-240 View citations (153)

1996

40. Complementarities and the managerial challenges of state enterprise restructuring: evidence from two shipyards
    The Economics of Transition, 1996, 4, (1), 31-42 View citations (3)
41. Complementarities in economic reform
    The Economics of Transition, 1996, 4, (2), 319-329 View citations (2)
42. How to Stabilize: Lessons from Post -communist Countries
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1996, 27, (1), 217-314 View citations (85)
43. Privatizing Russia
    Comparative Economic Studies, 1996, 38, (2-3), 147-149

1994

44. Private Sector Development in Poland: Shock Therapy and Starting Over&ast
    Comparative Economic Studies, 1994, 36, (4), 173-183

1991

45. Did Socialism Fail in Poland&quest
    Comparative Economic Studies, 1991, 33, (3), 127-151

Edited books

1989

1. The Collected Papers of Franco Modigliani, Volume 4: Monetary Theory and Stabilization Policies, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

Chapters

2011

1. Is Financial Innovation Good For The Economy?
   A chapter in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 12, 2011, pp 1-15

2009

2. Comment on "When Does Improving Health Raise GDP?"
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2008, Volume 23, 2009, pp 221-225

2007

3. Malaysian Capital Controls: Macroeconomics and Institutions
   A chapter in Capital Controls and Capital Flows in Emerging Economies: Policies, Practices and Consequences, 2007, pp 529-574 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

4. Institutions as a Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth
   Chapter 06 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2005, vol. 1, Part A, pp 385-472 View citations (166)

2004

5. Institutions, Volatility, and Crises
   A chapter in Growth and Productivity in East Asia, NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics, Volume 13, 2004, pp 71-108 View citations (2)
6. Privatization and Corporate Governance
   A chapter in Governance, Regulation, and Privatization in the Asia-Pacific Region, NBER East Asia Seminar on Economics, Volume 12, 2004, pp 13-34 View citations (4)

1994

7. Private Business in Eastern Europe
   A chapter in The Transition in Eastern Europe, Volume 2: Restructuring, 1994, pp 245-292