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Working Papers

2008

1. Getting Punnishment Right: Do Costly Monitoring or Redustributive Punishment Help?
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
2. Institutions and Behavior: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Democracy
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations
3. Post-1500 Population Flows and the Long Run Determinants of Economic Growth and Inequality
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2007

4. Lavish Returns on Cheap Talk: Non-binding Communication in a Trust Experiment
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
5. Monitoring In Teams: A Model and Experiment on the Central Monitor Hypothesis
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations
6. Preferences For Redistribution and Perception of Fairness: An Experimental Study
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics

2006

7. Agriculture, Diffusion,and Development: Ripple Effects of the Neolithic Revolutions
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations
   See Also Journal Article in Economica (2008)
8. Labor-Managed Firms
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
9. Sub-Saharan Growth Surprises: Geography, Institutions And History in an all African Data Panel
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
10. Trust, Communication and Contracts: Experimental Evidence
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics

2005

11. Can Endogenously Chosen Institutions Mitigate the Free-Rider Problem and Reduce Perverse Punishment?
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations
12. Communication and Punishment in Voluntary Contribution Experiments
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations
    Also in
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2002) View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2006)

2004

13. Cooperation Under the Threat of Expulsion in a Public Goods Experiment
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2005)
14. Early Starts, Reversals and Catchup in The Process of Economic Development
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA
    Also in
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2004) View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2007)
15. Enterprise Restructuring and Firm Performance: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Enterprises in Jiangsu Province
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross Business School View citations
16. On Perverse and Second-Order Punishment in Public Goods Experiments with Decentralized Sanctioning
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations
17. The Ecology of Collective Action: A Public Goods and Sanctions Experiment with Controlled Group Formation
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2007)

2003

18. Do Non-strategic Sanctions Obey the Law of Demand? The Demand for Punishment in the Voluntary Contribution Mechanism
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Games and Economic Behavior (2006)

2002

19. Voluntary Association in Public Goods Experiments: Reciprocity, Mimicry and Efficiency
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2005)

2000

20. Investigating the Rise of Labor Redundancy in China's State Industry
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
21. States and Markets:the Advantage of an Early Start
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2002)

1999

22. Reciprocity in a Two Part Dictator Game
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
    Also in
    Working Papers, Industrial Relations Center, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus) View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2004)

1997

23. China's State-Owned Enterprises in the First Reform Decade: An Analysis of a Declining Monopsony
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross Business School
    See Also Journal Article in Economic Change and Restructuring (2002)
24. Pre-Reform Industry and The State Monopsony in China
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross Business School
25. Values and Institutions in Economic Analysis
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations

1996

26. Why Capital (Usually) Hires Labor: An Assessment of Proposed Explanations
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations

Undated

27. DOES EGALITARIANISM HAVE A FUTURE?
    Department of Economics, California Davis - Department of Economics View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (1998)
28. Share and Share Alike? Intelligence, Socialization, Personality, and Gender-Pairing as Determinants of Giving
    Working Papers, Industrial Relations Center, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus) View citations
29. Trust in the New Economy
    Working Papers, Industrial Relations Center, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus) View citations
30. Trust, Communication and Contracts: An Experiment
    Working Papers, Industrial Relations Center, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus)

Journal Articles

2008

1. Agriculture, Diffusion and Development: Ripple Effects of the Neolithic Revolution
   Economica, 2008, 75, (300), 729-748
   See Also Working Paper (2006)
2. Reforming China's SOEs: An Overview
   Comparative Economic Studies, 2008, 50, (3), 353-380

2007

3. Early Starts, Reversals and Catch-up in the Process of Economic Development
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2007, 109, (2), 387-413 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2004)
4. The ecology of collective action: A public goods and sanctions experiment with controlled group formation
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2007, 62, (4), 495-521 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2004)

2006

5. Can second-order punishment deter perverse punishment?
   Experimental Economics, 2006, 9, (3), 265-279 View citations
6. Communication and punishment in voluntary contribution experiments
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2006, 60, (1), 11-26 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2005)
7. Do non-strategic sanctions obey the law of demand? The demand for punishment in the voluntary contribution mechanism
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2006, 54, (1), 1-24 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2003)
8. Privatization and firm performance: A comparison between rural and urban enterprises in China
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2006, 34, (3), 608-633

2005

9. Cooperation under the threat of expulsion in a public goods experiment
   Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (8), 1421-1435 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2004)
10. Voluntary Association in Public Goods Experiments: Reciprocity, Mimicry and Efficiency
    Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (506), 1032-1053 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (2002)

2004

11. Culture, genes and cooperation: comment on Henrich
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2004, 53, (1), 101-104
12. Reciprocity in a two-part dictator game
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2004, 53, (3), 333-352 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1999)
13. Share and share alike? Gender-pairing, personality, and cognitive ability as determinants of giving
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2004, 25, (5), 581-589 View citations
14. The Quest for Development
    World Economics, 2004, 5, (2), 1-31 View citations

2003

15. Soft budget constraints, social burdens, and labor redundancy in China's state industry
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003, 31, (1), 110-133 View citations

2002

16. China's State-Owned Enterprises in the First Reform Decade: An Analysis of a Declining Monopsony
    Economic Change and Restructuring, 2002, 35, (2), 109-39
    See Also Working Paper (1997)
17. States and Markets: The Advantage of an Early Start
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2002, 7, (4), 347-69 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (2000)

2000

18. On some implications of evolutionary psychology for the study of preferences and institutions
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2000, 43, (1), 91-99 View citations
19. Prereform Industry and State Monopsony in China
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2000, 28, (1), 32-60 View citations
20. Values Matter
    World Economics, 2000, 1, (1), 39-60 View citations
21. Why capital suppliers (usually) hire workers: what we know and what we need to know
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2000, 43, (3), 319-336 View citations

1999

22. Income distribution, government transfers, and the problem of unequal influence
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 15, (2), 207-228 View citations
23. Preindustrial and Postwar Economic Development: Is There a Link?
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1999, 47, (3), 471-95 View citations
24. Valores e instituciones en el análisis económico
    CIRIEC-España, revista de economía pública, social y cooperativa, 1999, (33), 43-77

1998

25. Comment on T. Eggertsson, "Limits to Institutional Reforms."
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1998, 100, (1), 359-63
26. Does Egalitarianism Have a Future?
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1998, 36, (2), 861-902 View citations
    See Also Working Paper

1997

27. On the past and future of china's township and village-owned enterprises
    World Development, 1997, 25, (10), 1639-1655 View citations
28. Productivity and Organization in China's Rural Industries: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1997, 24, (2), 181-201 View citations

1995

29. Economic reform and smallholder agriculture in Tanzania: A discussion of recent market liberalization, road rehabilitation, and technology dissemination efforts
    World Development, 1995, 23, (2), 311-326 View citations
30. Markets, hierarchies, and information: On a paradox in the economics of organization
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1995, 26, (3), 373-390 View citations

1994

31. Elasticities and factor weights for agricultural growth accounting: A look at the data for China
    China Economic Review, 1994, 5, (2), 191-204 View citations

1993

32. Collectivization and China's Agricultural Crisis
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1993, 17, (2), 530-539 View citations
33. Incentives and Monitoring in Cooperatives with Labor-Proportionate Sharing Schemes
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1993, 17, (3), 663-686 View citations
34. Ownership and the Nature of the Firm
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1993, 17, (2), 243-263 View citations
35. Productivity consequences of alternative land division methods in China's decollectivization An econometric analysis
    Journal of Development Economics, 1993, 42, (2), 357-386 View citations
36. The Supply of Labour by Individuals to a Chinese Collective Farm: The Case of Dahe Commune
    Economica, 1993, 60, (240), 381-96
37. Theoretical and Empirical Studies of Producer Cooperatives: Will Ever the Twain Meet?
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1993, 31, (3), 1290-320 View citations

1992

38. Dualism and Reform in China
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1992, 40, (3), 467-93 View citations
39. Food insecurity and the social division of labour in Tanzania, 1919-85: Deborah Faby Bryceson, (Macmillan, London, 1990) pp. xvii+285
    Journal of Development Economics, 1992, 38, (2), 431-433
40. The role of exit costs in the theory of cooperative teams
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1992, 16, (4), 596-618 View citations

1991

41. Does Poor Supervisability Undermine Teamwork? Evidence from an Unexpected
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (4), 996-1001 View citations
42. The political economy of collective farms: An analysis of China's post-mao rural reforms:, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1988. viii + 259 pp., index. $44.50
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1991, 15, (1), 176-178

1990

43. Effort, productivity, and incentives in a 1970s Chinese People's commune
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1990, 14, (1), 88-104 View citations
44. Peasant economics: Farm households and agrarian development:, Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1988, xiv + 257 pp., index. $59.50
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1990, 14, (1), 140-141
45. The New China: Comparative economic development in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong: Alvin Rabushka (Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 1987)
    Journal of Development Economics, 1990, 32, (1), 230-231
46. Village communities, cooperation, and inequality in Tanzania: Comments on Collier et al
    World Development, 1990, 18, (1), 147-153

1989

47. Pre- and post-reform income distribution in a Chinese Commune: The case of dahe township in Hebei Province
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1989, 13, (3), 406-445 View citations

1988

48. Ration Subsidies and Incentives in the Pre-reform Chinese Commune
    Economica, 1988, 55, (218), 235-47
49. The incentive effects of monitoring under alternative compensation schemes
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1988, 6, (1), 109-119 View citations

1987

50. The economic institutions of capitalism: Firms, markets, relational contracting:, New York: The Free Press, 1985. xiv + 450 pp., index, $27.95
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1987, 11, (2), 282-285
51. The incentive problem and the demise of team farming in China
    Journal of Development Economics, 1987, 26, (1), 103-127

1986

52. The cooperative game theory of the firm:, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1984. ix + 219 pp. $25.00
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1986, 10, (2), 183-184

1985

53. Choice and Efficiency in a Model of Democratic Semi-collective Agriculture
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1985, 37, (1), 1-21
54. Internal labor markets: Paul Osterman, ed., (M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, MA, 1984) pp. xii + 296, $30.00
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1985, 6, (2), 212-216
55. Self-management: Economic theory and yugoslav practice:, Cambridge, Mass.: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1983. x + 264 pp., index. $49.50
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1985, 9, (1), 102-106

1984

56. On Some Recent Explanations of Why Capital Hires Labor
    Economic Inquiry, 1984, 22, (2), 171-87 View citations
57. Tanzanian and african socialism: Comment on Weaver and Kronemer
    World Development, 1984, 12, (4), 461-464
58. Workers and Incentives:, Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1982. 239 pp. $60.00
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1984, 8, (2), 228-231

1983

59. A modified collective agriculture in rural growth-with-equity: Reconsidering the private, unimodal solution
    World Development, 1983, 11, (2), 77-100

1982

60. Some behavioral perspectives on the dominance of hierarchical over democratic forms of enterprise
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1982, 3, (2-3), 139-160
61. Wealth and poverty:, New York: Basic Books, 1981. xii + 306 pp. $16.95
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1982, 6, (2), 213-216

1981

62. Is a democratic collective agriculture possible?: Theoretical considerations and evidence from Tanzania
    Journal of Development Economics, 1981, 9, (3), 375-403
63. On optimality in collective institutional choice
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1981, 5, (4), 392-403 View citations
64. The organization of work: Comment
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1981, 2, (3), 273-279

1980

65. Voluntary collectivization: A model of producers' institutional choice
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1980, 4, (2), 125-157 View citations

Chapters

2006

1. Reciprocity, altruism, and cooperative production
   Elsevier