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Working Papers

2024

1. Barriers to global capital allocation
   Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (7)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2021) View citations (5)
2. Cultural Remittances and Modern Fertility
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2024)
   Working Papers, HAL (2024)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024) View citations (1)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2024) View citations (1)

2022

3. The Economic Approach to Political Borders
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022)

2019

4. Commanding Nature by Obeying Her: A Review Essay on Joel Mokyr's A Culture of Growth
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019)
   See also Journal Article Commanding Nature by Obeying Her: A Review Essay on Joel Mokyr's A Culture of Growth, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
5. Fertility and Modernity
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
   Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2014) View citations (24)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2019) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Fertility and Modernity, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2022) View citations (9) (2022)

2017

6. The Political Economy of Heterogeneity and Conflict
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (1)

2016

7. Ancestry and Development: New Evidence
   Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (20)
   See also Journal Article Ancestry and development: New evidence, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2018) View citations (71) (2018)

2015

8. Ancestry, Language and Culture
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (47)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (46)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2015) View citations (38)
   Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2015) View citations (46)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (46)
9. The Political Economy of European Integration
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (11)
   Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2014) View citations (1)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2015) View citations (11)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (11)

2013

10. Long-Term Barriers to Economic Development
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (21)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (21)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2013) View citations (21)
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2013) View citations (21)
    See also Chapter Long-Term Barriers to Economic Development, Handbook of Economic Growth, Elsevier (2014) View citations (13) (2014)
11. War and Relatedness
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2012) View citations (6)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (32)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (30)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (35)
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2009) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article War and Relatedness, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2016) View citations (46) (2016)
12. What Is European Integration Really About? A Political Guide for Economists
    Economics Working Paper from Condorcet Center for political Economy at CREM-CNRS, Condorcet Center for political Economy View citations (75)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2013) View citations (75)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2013) View citations (74)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (75)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (74)
    See also Journal Article What Is European Integration Really About? A Political Guide for Economists, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (74) (2013)

2012

13. How Deep Are the Roots of Economic Development?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (12)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2012) View citations (14)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (14)
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2012) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article How Deep Are the Roots of Economic Development?, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (457) (2013)
14. The Economics of Political Borders
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (2)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2012) View citations (2)
    See also Chapter The economics of political borders, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2016) (2016)

2011

15. Long-Term Barriers to the International Diffusion of Innovations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (22)
    See also Chapter Long-Term Barriers to the International Diffusion of Innovations, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (26) (2011)
    Journal Article Long-Term Barriers to the International Diffusion of Innovations, NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics, University of Chicago Press (2012) View citations (34) (2012)

2009

16. National Borders, Conflict and Peace
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2009) View citations (18)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (14)

2008

17. Federalism, Regional Redistribution, and Country Stability
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (11)
    See also Chapter Federalism, Regional Redistribution and Country Stability, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2010) View citations (6) (2010)
18. The Efficiency and Stability of National Borders
    Working Papers of VIVES - Research Centre for Regional Economics, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), VIVES - Research Centre for Regional Economics
    See also Journal Article Efficiency and Stability of National Borders, Review of Business and Economic Literature, Intersentia (2009) View citations (3) (2009)

2007

19. Civil Conflict and Secessions
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University
    See also Journal Article Civil conflict and secessions, Economics of Governance, Springer (2008) View citations (23) (2008)
20. The Diffusion of Development
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (26)
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (2006) View citations (41)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (42)
    See also Journal Article The Diffusion of Development, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2009) View citations (543) (2009)

2006

21. Conflict, Defense Spending, and the Number of Nations
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (47)
    See also Journal Article Conflict, defense spending, and the number of nations, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2006) View citations (44) (2006)

2005

22. Borders and Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (60)
    Also in Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (2002) View citations (10)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Borders and Growth, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2005) View citations (62) (2005)
23. War, Peace, and the Size of Countries
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (90)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2001) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article War, peace, and the size of countries, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (99) (2005)

2003

24. Trade, Growth, and the Size of Countries
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (58)
    See also Chapter Trade, Growth and the Size of Countries, Handbook of Economic Growth, Elsevier (2005) View citations (150) (2005)

2001

25. On the Evaluation of Economic Mobility
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    Also in Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics (1998)
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (2000) View citations (11)
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics (2001) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article On the Evaluation of Economic Mobility, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2002) View citations (121) (2002)

2000

26. Economic Integration and Political Disintegration
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (346)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (37)
    See also Journal Article Economic Integration and Political Disintegration, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) View citations (369) (2000)

1996

27. International Conflict, Defense Spending and the Size of Countries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)

1995

28. On the Number and Size of Nations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article On the Number and Size of Nations, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1997) View citations (801) (1997)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Fertility and Modernity
   The Economic Journal, 2022, 132, (642), 796-833 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Fertility and Modernity, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (8) (2019)

2020

2. Commanding Nature by Obeying Her: A Review Essay on Joel Mokyr's A Culture of Growth
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2020, 58, (3), 777-92 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Commanding Nature by Obeying Her: A Review Essay on Joel Mokyr's A Culture of Growth, CESifo Working Paper Series (2019) (2019)

2018

3. Ancestry and development: New evidence
   Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2018, 33, (5), 748-762 View citations (71)
   See also Working Paper Ancestry and Development: New Evidence, Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2016) View citations (20) (2016)

2016

4. War and Relatedness
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2016, 98, (5), 925-939 View citations (46)
   See also Working Paper War and Relatedness, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2013) (2013)

2013

5. How Deep Are the Roots of Economic Development?
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2013, 51, (2), 325-69 View citations (457)
   See also Working Paper How Deep Are the Roots of Economic Development?, CEPR Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (12) (2012)
6. What Is European Integration Really About? A Political Guide for Economists
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2013, 27, (3), 125-44 View citations (74)
   See also Working Paper What Is European Integration Really About? A Political Guide for Economists, Economics Working Paper from Condorcet Center for political Economy at CREM-CNRS (2013) View citations (75) (2013)

2012

7. Comment
   NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics, 2012, 8, (1), 249 - 300
8. How Many Languages Do We Need? The Economics of Linguistic Diversity, by Victor Ginsburgh and Shlomo Weber
   Journal of Regional Science, 2012, 52, (2), 375-378
9. Long-Term Barriers to the International Diffusion of Innovations
   NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics, 2012, 8, (1), 11 - 46 View citations (34)
   See also Working Paper Long-Term Barriers to the International Diffusion of Innovations, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (26) (2011)
   Chapter Long-Term Barriers to the International Diffusion of Innovations, NBER Chapters, 2011, 11-46 (2011) View citations (26) (2011)

2009

10. Efficiency and Stability of National Borders
    Review of Business and Economic Literature, 2009, 54, (1), 4-22 View citations (3)
    Also in Review of Business and Economic Literature, 2009, LIV, (1), 4-21 (2009) View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper The Efficiency and Stability of National Borders, Working Papers of VIVES - Research Centre for Regional Economics (2008) (2008)
11. The Diffusion of Development
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009, 124, (2), 469-529 View citations (543)
    See also Working Paper The Diffusion of Development, Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2008

12. Civil conflict and secessions
    Economics of Governance, 2008, 9, (1), 45-63 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Civil Conflict and Secessions, Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2007) (2007)

2007

13. Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
    Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (517), F174-F179

2006

14. Conflict, defense spending, and the number of nations
    European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (1), 91-120 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Conflict, Defense Spending, and the Number of Nations, Scholarly Articles (2006) View citations (47) (2006)

2005

15. Borders and Growth
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2005, 10, (4), 331-386 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper Borders and Growth, CEPR Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (60) (2005)
16. War, peace, and the size of countries
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (7), 1333-1354 View citations (99)
    See also Working Paper War, Peace, and the Size of Countries, Scholarly Articles (2005) View citations (90) (2005)
17. Why chads? Determinants of voting equipment use in the United States
    Public Choice, 2005, 123, (3), 363-392 View citations (4)

2004

18. Adjustments in Different Government Systems
    Economics and Politics, 2004, 16, (2), 117-146 View citations (37)
19. Economic Integration, International Conflict and Political Unions
    Rivista di Politica Economica, 2004, 94, (5), 3-50 View citations (21)
20. Is small really so ugly?
    World Trade Review, 2004, 3, (3), 447-452 View citations (7)

2002

21. On the Evaluation of Economic Mobility
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2002, 69, (1), 191-208 View citations (121)
    See also Working Paper On the Evaluation of Economic Mobility, Working Papers (2001) View citations (4) (2001)

2000

22. Economic Integration and Political Disintegration
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (5), 1276-1296 View citations (369)
    See also Working Paper Economic Integration and Political Disintegration, Scholarly Articles (2000) View citations (346) (2000)

1997

23. On the Number and Size of Nations
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (4), 1027-1056 View citations (801)
    See also Working Paper On the Number and Size of Nations, NBER Working Papers (1995) View citations (16) (1995)

1996

24. Economic theories of the break-up and integration of nations
    European Economic Review, 1996, 40, (3-5), 697-705 View citations (106)

1995

25. Togetheror separately? Issues on the costs and benefits of political and fiscal unions
    European Economic Review, 1995, 39, (3-4), 751-758 View citations (44)

1994

26. How cynical can an incumbent be? Strategic policy in a model of government spending
    Journal of Public Economics, 1994, 55, (1), 121-140 View citations (86)

Edited books

2014

1. Culture and Economic Growth, vol Two volume set
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (17)

Chapters

2016

1. The economics of political borders
   Chapter 1 in Economic Analysis of International Law, 2016, pp 11-43
   See also Working Paper The Economics of Political Borders, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2012) View citations (2) (2012)

2014

2. Long-Term Barriers to Economic Development
   Chapter 03 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2014, vol. 2, pp 121-176 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Long-Term Barriers to Economic Development, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (21) (2013)

2011

3. Comment on "Toward a Political Economy of Macroeconomic Thinking"
   A chapter in NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2011, 2011, pp 294-300
4. Long-Term Barriers to the International Diffusion of Innovations
   A chapter in NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2011, 2011, pp 11-46 View citations (26)
   See also Journal Article Long-Term Barriers to the International Diffusion of Innovations, University of Chicago Press (2012) View citations (34) (2012)
   Working Paper Long-Term Barriers to the International Diffusion of Innovations, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (26) (2011)

2010

5. Federalism, Regional Redistribution and Country Stability
   Chapter 13 in The Political Economy of Inter-Regional Fiscal Flows, 2010 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Federalism, Regional Redistribution, and Country Stability, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2008) View citations (11) (2008)

2005

6. Trade, Growth and the Size of Countries
   Chapter 23 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2005, vol. 1, Part B, pp 1499-1542 View citations (150)
   See also Working Paper Trade, Growth, and the Size of Countries, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2003) View citations (58) (2003)