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Working Papers

2009

1. The Evolution of Markets and the Revolution of Industry: A Quantitative Model of England's Development, 1300-2000
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales (2009)

2008

2. Bigger is better: Market size, demand elasticity and innovation
   Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales

2006

3. Bigger is Better: Market Size, Demand Elasticity and Resistance to Technology Adoption
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
4. Market Size, Trade, and the Resistance to the Adoption of Better Technology
   2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2004

5. A Unified Theory of the Evolution of International Income Levels
   Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics View citations
   Also in Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2004) View citations
   See also Chapter (2005)
6. Path Dependence, Uneven Industrialization and Special Interests
   2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations
7. The Food Problem and the Evolution of International Income Levels
   Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2007)

2003

8. Structural Transformation and Cross-Country Income Differences
   Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics View citations

2000

9. FARM WORK, HOME WORK AND INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY DIFFERENCES
   2000 Annual meeting, July 30-August 2, Tampa, FL, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2004)

1997

10. Monopoly rights: a barrier to riches
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1999)

1991

11. Technology Adoption and Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (1991) View citations

Undated

12. Changes in the Wealth of States
    Claremont Colleges Working Papers, Claremont Colleges

Journal Articles

2007

1. Edward C. Prescott’s contributions to economics: guest editors’ introduction
   Economic Theory, 2007, 32, (1), 1-5
2. Religion in macroeconomics: a quantitative analysis of Weber’s thesis
   Economic Theory, 2007, 32, (1), 105-123 View citations
3. The food problem and the evolution of international income levels
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2007, 54, (4), 1230-1255 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)

2006

4. SLOW DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL INTERESTS
   International Economic Review, 2006, 47, (3), 991-1011 View citations

2005

5. The Success and Failure of Reforms in Transition Economies
   Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2005, 37, (1), 23-42 View citations

2004

6. Farm Work, Home Work, and International Productivity Differences
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2004, 7, (4), 827-850 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2000)
7. Lucas, R. E., Jr.: Lectures on Economic Growth
   Journal of Economics, 2004, 81, (1), 77-79

2002

8. The Role of Agriculture in Development
   American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (2), 160-164 View citations

2000

9. EconomicDynamics Interviews Stephen Parente on the barriers to development
   EconomicDynamics Newsletter, 2000, 2, (1)
10. Homework in Development Economics: Household Production and the Wealth of Nations
    Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 108, (4), 680-687 View citations
11. Learning-by-Using and the Switch to Better Machines
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2000, 3, (4), 675-703 View citations

1999

12. Household production and development
    Economic Review, 1999, (Q III), 21-35 View citations
13. Monopoly Rights: A Barrier to Riches
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (5), 1216-1233 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1997

14. A model of technology adoption and growth
    Economic Theory, 1995, 6, (3), 405-420 View citations
    Also in Economic Theory, 1995, 6, (3), 405-20 (1995) View citations
15. The Problem of Economic Development
    Revista Brasileira de Economia, 1997, 51, (4) View citations

1994

16. Barriers to Technology Adoption and Development
    Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 102, (2), 298-321 View citations
17. Technology Adoption, Learning-by-Doing, and Economic Growth
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1994, 63, (2), 346-369 View citations

1993

18. Changes in the wealth of nations
    Quarterly Review, 1993, (Spr), 3-16 View citations

Books

2002

1. Barriers to Riches, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations

Chapters

2005

1. A Unified Theory of the Evolution of International Income Levels
   Chapter 21 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2005, vol. 1, Part B, pp 1371-1416 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)