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Homepage:	http://www.martin.paldam.dk
Phone:	+45 89421607
Postal address:	School of Economics and Management Bartholins Allé 10 (building 322) Aarhus University 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
Workplace:	School of Economics and Management, Institut for Økonomi (Department of Economics and Business), Aarhus Universitet (University of Aarhus), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2012

1. Comparing good and bad borrowing in developing countries - a study of twin cases
   Global Financial Markets Working Paper Series, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena View citations (1)
2. Some Empirics of Socio-Economic Transitions. Estimating the Common Pattern
   DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade
3. The robust result in meta-analysis of aid effectiveness: A response to Mekasha and Tarp
   Economics Series, Deakin University, Faculty of Business and Law, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance

2010

4. A check of Maddison’s gdp data. Benford’s Law with some range problems
   Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus
5. Natural funnel asymmetries. A simulation analysis of the three basic tools of meta analysis
   Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus
6. The Religious Transition. A Long-run Perspective
   DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade
   Also in Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (2009)
   Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus (2009) View citations (2)
7. The Spirit of Capitalism and Socialism. A Cross-country Study of Ideology
   DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade
   Also in Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus (2009)

2009

8. Development Aid and Growth: An association converging to zero
   Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (1)
9. The agricultural and the democratic transitions - Causality and the Roundup model
   Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus
   Also in Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (2009)
10. The welfare state and Baumol’s law
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus

2008

11. A Farewell to Critical Junctures: Sorting Out Long-run Causality of Income and Democracy
    Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy View citations (7)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus (2008) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2009)
12. Development and foreign debt: The stylized facts 1970-2006
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus
13. Income and Democracy. A Comment on Acemoglu, Johnson, Robinson, and Yared (2008)
    Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
    Also in Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus (2008)
14. The Democratic Transition. A study of the causality between income and the Gastil democracy index
    Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy View citations (2)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus (2008) View citations (2)
15. The Transition of Corruption: From Poverty to Honesty
    Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2009)

2007

16. A meta-analysis of development aid allocation: The effects of income level and population size
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (4)
17. An essay on the Muslim Gap. Religiosity and the political system
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus
18. Explaining development aid allocation by growth: A meta study
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (2)
19. The aid effectiveness literature: The sad results of 40 years of research
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (9)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus (2005) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Surveys (2009)
20. Two Views on Institutional Development: The Grand Transition vs the Primacy of Institutions
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade
21. Two Views on Institutions and Development: The Grand Transition vs the Primacy of Institutions
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (2)
    Also in Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (2007)
    See also Journal Article in Kyklos (2008)

2006

22. Why is the World Short of Democracy? A Cross-Country Ananlysis of Barriers to Representative Government
    ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2007)

2005

23. Aid Effectiveness on Accumulation. A Meta Study
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Kyklos (2006)
24. Aid Effectiveness on Growth. A Meta Study
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (31)
25. Conditional Aid Effectiveness. A Meta Study
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Development (2010)
26. Does development aid help poor countries catch up?
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (1)
27. Growth, Income and Regulation: a Non-Linear Approach
    CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics View citations (1)

2004

28. Privatization in Denmark, 1980-2002
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
29. The economics of immigration into a Nordic welfare state - and a comparison to an immigration state and a guest worker state
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus

2001

30. Social Capital in Russia and Denmark: A Comparative Study
    Working Papers, University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Department of Economics View citations (5)

2000

31. Missing Social Capital and the Transition in Eastern Europe
    Working Papers, Aarhus School of Business - Department of Economics View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Department of Economics (2000) View citations (32)

1992

32. The VP-Function; A Survey of Literature on Vote and Popularity Functions
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (6)

1991

33. Knowledge About the Economy at the Mass Level
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (1)

1990

34. THE DEMAND FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN THE RICH WELFARE STATE OF DENMARK: TWO POLLS FROM 1990
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus
35. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RICH WELFARE STATE OF DENMARK, AN ESSAY IN INTERPRETATION
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus

1989

36. AN INTERNATIONAL ELEMENT IN THE VOTE? A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 17 OECD COUNTRIES 1848-85
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus
37. HOW ROBUST IS THE VOTE FUNCTION? A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 197 ELECTIONS IN THE OECD AREA 1948-85
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus
38. POLITICS MATTERS AFTER ALL (1) TESTING ALESINA'S THEORY OF RE PARTISAN CYCLES ON DATA FOR 17 COUNTRIES
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (4)
39. POLITICS MATTERS AFTER ALL (2) TESTING HIBBS' THEORY OF PARTISAN CYCLES ON DATA FOR 17 COUNTRIES
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus
40. WAGE RISES AND THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF REACTION LAGS
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus

1988

41. THE EXPANSION OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN DENMARK - A POST FESTUM
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus
42. TWO PAPERS ON THE TEST OF LUCAS VARIABILITY HYPOTHESIS
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus

Undated

43. A Small Country in Europe's Integration. Generalizing the Political Economy of the Danish Case
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (1)
44. An Essay on Social Capital. Reflections on a Concept Linking Social Sciences
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (2)
45. Can the new aid-growth models be replicated
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (7)
46. Corruption and Religion. Adding to the Economic Model?
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus
    See also Journal Article in Kyklos (2001)
47. How does Public Regulation affect Growth?
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (3)
48. Markets and Municipalities. A Study of the Behaviour of the Danish Municipalities
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2003)
49. Public Versus Private Production. A Study of the Cost of School Cleaning in Denmark
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (1)
50. Soft Criteria in Danish Development Aid. An Essay on Post-Materialist Values in Practice
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (1)
51. The Big Pattern of Corruption. Economics, culture and the Seesaw Dynamics
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (21)
52. The Cost of Ruling. A Foundation Stone for Two Theories
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus
53. The Micro Efficiency of Danish Development Aid
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (9)
54. The Political Economy of Stopping High Inflation
    EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (1994)
55. The cycle of development in Africa. A story about the power of economic ideas
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus
    See also Journal Article in Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) (2011)
56. The economics of immigration into a welfare state
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2012

1. The Democratic Transition: Short-run and Long-run Causality between Income and the Gastil Index
   The European Journal of Development Research, 2012, 24, (1), 144-168
2. The spirits of capitalism and socialism
   Public Choice, 2012, 150, (3), 469-498

2011

3. The Cycle of Development in Africa: A Story about the Power of Economic Ideas
   Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), 2011, 147, (IV), 427-459
   See also Working Paper
4. The ineffectiveness of development aid on growth: An update
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 27, (2), 399-404 View citations (5)

2010

5. Conditional aid effectiveness: A meta-study
   Journal of International Development, 2010, 22, (4), 391-410 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2009

6. A farewell to critical junctures: Sorting out long-run causality of income and democracy
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2009, 25, (3), 340-354 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
7. THE AID EFFECTIVENESS LITERATURE: THE SAD RESULTS OF 40 YEARS OF RESEARCH
   Journal of Economic Surveys, 2009, 23, (3), 433-461 View citations (28)
   See also Working Paper (2007)
8. The transition of corruption: From poverty to honesty
   Economics Letters, 2009, 103, (3), 146-148 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

9. Two Views on Institutions and Development: The Grand Transition vs the Primacy of Institutions
   Kyklos, 2008, 61, (1), 65-100 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

10. Introduction to symposium `Immigration and the welfare state'
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 23, (2), 448-452
11. Public versus private production and economies of scale
    Public Choice, 2007, 130, (3), 311-328 View citations (4)
12. Why is the world short of democracy?: A cross-country analysis of barriers to representative government
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 23, (3), 582-604 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

13. Aid Effectiveness on Accumulation: A Meta Study
    Kyklos, 2006, 59, (2), 227-254 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
14. Can the two new aid-growth models be replicated?
    Public Choice, 2006, 127, (1), 147-175 View citations (5)

2004

15. Introduction to the 2003 European Public Choice Society plenary lectures: The Nordic welfare state--success under stress
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 20, (3), 739-742

2003

16. Economic freedom and the success of the Asian tigers: an essay on controversy
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 19, (3), 453-477 View citations (3)
17. Markets and Municipalities: A Study of the Behavior of the Danish Municipalities
    Public Choice, 2003, 114, (1-2), 79-102 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper

2002

18. The cross-country pattern of corruption: economics, culture and the seesaw dynamics
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 18, (2), 215-240 View citations (71)

2001

19. Corruption and Religion Adding to the Economic Model
    Kyklos, 2001, 54, (2-3), 383-413 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper

2000

20. An essay on social capital: looking for the fire behind the smoke
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 16, (2), 339-366 View citations (66)
21. Social Capital: One or Many? Definition and Measurement
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2000, 14, (5), 629-53 View citations (65)

1997

22. Dutch disease and rent seeking: The Greenland model
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 13, (3), 591-614 View citations (16)
23. The grievance asymmetry revisited: A micro study of economic voting in Denmark,1986-1992
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 13, (1), 81-99 View citations (5)

1995

24. A Rational-Voter Explanation of the Cost of Ruling
    Public Choice, 1995, 83, (1-2), 159-72 View citations (7)

1994

25. The VP-Function: A Survey of the Literature on Vote and Popularity Functions after 25 Years
    Public Choice, 1994, 79, (3-4), 213-45 View citations (77)
26. The political economy of stopping high inflation
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 10, (1), 135-168 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper

1993

27. Book and article reviews
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1993, 9, (3), 447-457
28. Public Choice: More of a Branch or More of a Sect?
    Public Choice, 1993, 77, (1), 177-84

1991

29. New Approaches to Empirical Macroeconomics: Editors' Introduction
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1991, 93, (2), 121-28

1990

30. The Wage Curve: Comment
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1990, 92, (2), 237-42

1989

31. A Wage Structure Theory of Inflation, Industrial Conflicts and Trade Unions
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1989, 91, (1), 63-81 View citations (5)
32. Theoretical Developments in the Light of Macroeconomic Policy and Empirical Research: Comment
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1989, 91, (2), 339-45

1988

33. The myth of market failure, employment and the labor market in Mexico: Peter Gregory (The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD and London, for the World Bank, Washington, DC, 1986) pp. viii+299, $34.50
    Journal of Development Economics, 1988, 28, (1), 154-156
34. viii + 404 pages, [UK pound] 27.95/$ 41.95 (in Europe)Douglas A Hibbs Jr., American Political Economy. Macroeconomics and Electoral Politics, Harvard UP (1987)
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 4, (3), 439-445

1987

35. How much does one percent of growth change the unemployment rate?: A study of 17 OECD countries, 1948-1985
    European Economic Review, 1987, 31, (1-2), 306-313
36. Salarios Mínimos y Medios: Análisis de la Causalidad: Los Casos de Argentina, Brasil y Chile
    Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 1987, 24, (73), 289-318

1986

37. The distribution of election results and the two explanations of the cost of ruling
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 2, (1), 5-24 View citations (6)

1983

38. Industrial conflicts and economic conditions: A comparative empirical investigation
    European Economic Review, 1983, 20, (1-3), 231-256
39. The international element of economic fluctuations of 20 OECD-countries 1948-1975
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1983, 13, (3), 429-454

1982

40. The macroeconomic strike model: A study of seventeen countries, 1948û1975
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1982, 35, (4), 504-521 View citations (1)

1980

41. The International Element in the Phillips Curve
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1980, 82, (2), 216-39 View citations (1)

1979

42. Is There an Election Cycle? A Comparative Study of National Accounts
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1979, 81, (2), 323-42 View citations (5)

1976

43. An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Inflation and Economic Growth in 12 Countries, 1950-1969: Reply
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1976, 78, (1), 114