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Matthew Baker edits the NEP report on Evolutionary Economics.

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Working Papers

2023

1. Using bayesmixedlogit and bayesmixedlogitwtp in Stata
   Papers, arXiv.org

2022

2. Technology, Tradition, and Treatment of the Elderly
   Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics

2021

3. Foundations of the Age-Area Hypothesis
   Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article in Palgrave Communications (2021)
4. The Transformations of Customary Property Regimes in Africa: An Analytical Framing
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2016

5. Was Civil War Surgery Effective?
   Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article in Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History (2018)

2014

6. Adaptive Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling and estimation in Mata
   Working Papers, City University of New York Graduate Center, Ph.D. Program in Economics View citations (14)
   Also in Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics (2013) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Stata Journal (2014)
7. Generalized Quantile Regression in Stata
   2014 Stata Conference, Stata Users Group View citations (4)
8. Mata routines for solution of nonlinear systems using interval methods
   2014 Stata Conference, Stata Users Group

2013

9. Economic Models of Law: Introduction
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
10. Introduction to: Research Handbook on Economic Models of Law
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2012

11. Job Hoarding
    Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE) (2017)

2009

12. Competitive Pressure and Lying in Search Markets
    Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics View citations (1)
13. Crime, Expectations and The Deterrence Hypothesis
    Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (2013)
14. Debtors' Prisons in America: An Economic Analysis
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2012)
15. The Role of Television in Household Debt: Evidence from the 1950's
    Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2010)

2008

16. Conformity in search markets
    Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics
17. Did History Breed Inequality? Colonial Factor Endowments and Modern Income Distribution
    CER-ETH Economics working paper series, CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research (CER-ETH) at ETH Zurich View citations (4)

2006

18. An Economic Theory of Mortgage Redemption Laws
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics (2004) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Real Estate Economics (2008)
19. The Origins of Governments: From Amorphy to Anarchy and Hierarchy
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (3)

2005

20. A Human Capital-Based Theory of Post Marital Residence Rules
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics (2003) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization (2007)
21. Kings and Vikings: On the Dynamics of Competitive Agglomeration
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Governance (2010)
22. Marriage, Specialization, and the Gender Division of Labor
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics (2003) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2007)
23. Technological Progress, Population Growth, Property Rights, and the Transition to Agriculture
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics View citations (2)

2004

24. Court Decisions and Equity Markets: Estimating the Value of Copyright Protection
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law and Economics (2006)
25. Human Capital and Hold-ups in Indigenous Society: The Role of Customs and the Market
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics View citations (1)
26. Sharing, Gift-Giving, and Optimal Resource Use Incentives in Hunter-Gatherer Society
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics View citations (2)

2003

27. Credible Criminal Enforcement
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Law and Economics (2005)
28. Mergers with Quality Differentiated Products
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics

2002

29. Land Inheritance Rules: Theory and Cross-Cultural Analysis
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2005)
30. The Old Ball Game: Organization of Nineteenth Century Professional Base Ball Clubs
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2021

1. Crime, credible enforcement, and multiple equilibria
   International Review of Law and Economics, 2021, 68, (C)
2. Foundations of the Age-Area Hypothesis
   Palgrave Communications, 2021, 8, (1), 1-17
   See also Working Paper (2021)
3. Sharing, gift-giving, and optimal resource use in hunter-gatherer society
   Economics of Governance, 2021, 22, (2), 119-138

2018

4. Was Civil War surgery effective?
   Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2018, 51, (1), 49-61
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2017

5. Job Hoarding
   Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2017, 173, (4), 688-722
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2014

6. Adaptive Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling and estimation in Mata
   Stata Journal, 2014, 14, (3), 623-661 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper (2014)

2012

7. Debtors’ prisons in America: An economic analysis
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 84, (1), 216-228
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2010

8. Kings and Vikings: on the dynamics of competitive agglomeration
   Economics of Governance, 2010, 11, (3), 207-227 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2005)
9. The Role of Television in Household Debt: Evidence from the 1950's
   The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, 10, (1), 1-38 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
10. The origins of governments: from anarchy to hierarchy
    Journal of Institutional Economics, 2010, 6, (2), 215-242 View citations (8)

2008

11. A structural model of the transition to agriculture
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2008, 13, (4), 257-292 View citations (29)
12. An Economic Theory of Mortgage Redemption Laws
    Real Estate Economics, 2008, 36, (1), 31-45 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2007

13. A Human Capital-Based Theory of Postmarital Residence Rules
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2007, 23, (1), 208-241 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
14. Marriage, Specialization, and the Gender Division of Labor
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2007, 25, (4), 763-793 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

15. Court Decisions and Equity Markets: Estimating the Value of Copyright Protection
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2006, 49, (2), 567-96 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2005

16. Credible Criminal Enforcement
    European Journal of Law and Economics, 2005, 20, (1), 5-15 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
17. Land inheritance rules: theory and cross-cultural analysis
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2005, 56, (1), 77-102 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2004

18. The Old Ball Game
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2004, 5, (3), 277-291

2003

19. An Equilibrium Conflict Model of Land Tenure in Hunter-Gatherer Societies
    Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 111, (1), 124-173 View citations (57)

2002

20. Optimal Title Search
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 2002, 31, (1), 139-58 View citations (7)
21. Reviews
    Constitutional Political Economy, 2002, 13, (3), 291-292

2001

22. Property Rights by Squatting: Land Ownership Risk and Adverse Possession Statutes
    Land Economics, 2001, 77, (3), 360-370 View citations (20)

Edited books

2014

1. Economic Models of Law
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

2013

2. Research Handbook on Economic Models of Law
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (9)

Chapters

2013

1. Crime, expectations, and the deterrence hypothesis
   Chapter 12 in Research Handbook on Economic Models of Law, 2013, pp 235-280
   See also Working Paper (2009)

Software Items

2016

1. BAYESMIXEDLOGITWTP: Stata module for Bayesian estimation of mixed logit model in willingness-to-pay (WTP) space
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics
2. GENQREG: Stata module to perform Generalized Quantile Regression
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics
3. QREGPD: Stata module to perform Quantile Regression for Panel Data
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (1)

2015

4. BAYESMIXEDLOGIT: Stata module to perform Bayesian estimation of mixed logit models
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics

2014

5. INTSOLVER: Stata module providing functions and tools for finding solutions to nonlinear equation systems in Mata
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics
6. INT_UTILS: Stata module to perform interval computations in Mata
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics
7. QUINE: Stata module providing a self-producing program
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics
8. ROWMAT_UTILS: Stata module to perform parallel computation on sequences of matrices in Mata
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics

2013

9. AMCMC: Stata module to provide Mata functions and structures for adaptive Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics
10. MCMCCQREG: Stata module to perform simulation assisted estimation of censored quantile regression using adaptive Markov chain Monte Carlo
    Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics