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Homepage:http://econ.hunter.cuny.edu/faculty/economics-faculty/matthew-j-baker/
Phone:212 772 4217
Postal address:Hunter College - City University of New York Department of Economics 695 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021
Workplace:Department of Economics, Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), (more information at EDIRC)
Department of Economics, Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY), (more information at EDIRC)

Matthew Baker edits the NEP report on Evolutionary Economics.

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Working Papers

2025

  1. A Model of Enclosures: Coordination, Conflict, and Efficiency in the Transformation of Land Property Rights
    Papers, arXiv.org Downloads

2024

  1. Cultural Transmission, Technology, and Treatment of the Elderly
    Papers, arXiv.org Downloads

2023

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

2022

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

2021

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

2016

  1. Was Civil War Surgery Effective?
    Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics Downloads
    See also Journal Article Was Civil War surgery effective?, Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018) Downloads (2018)

2014

  1. Adaptive Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling and estimation in Mata
    Working Papers, City University of New York Graduate Center, Ph.D. Program in Economics Downloads View citations (19)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics (2013) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Adaptive Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling and estimation in Mata, Stata Journal, StataCorp LP (2014) Downloads View citations (18) (2014)
  2. Generalized Quantile Regression in Stata
    2014 Stata Conference, Stata Users Group Downloads View citations (7)
  3. Mata routines for solution of nonlinear systems using interval methods
    2014 Stata Conference, Stata Users Group Downloads

2013

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

2012

  1. Job Hoarding
    Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics Downloads
    See also Journal Article Job Hoarding, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2017) Downloads (2017)

2009

  1. Competitive Pressure and Lying in Search Markets
    Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Crime, Expectations and The Deterrence Hypothesis
    Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Crime, expectations, and the deterrence hypothesis, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2013) Downloads (2013)
  3. Debtors' Prisons in America: An Economic Analysis
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics Downloads
    See also Journal Article Debtors’ prisons in America: An economic analysis, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2012) Downloads (2012)
  4. The Role of Television in Household Debt: Evidence from the 1950's
    Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Role of Television in Household Debt: Evidence from the 1950's, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2010) Downloads View citations (20) (2010)

2008

  1. Conformity in search markets
    Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics Downloads
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (4)

2006

  1. An Economic Theory of Mortgage Redemption Laws
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics (2004) Downloads View citations (2)

    See also Journal Article An Economic Theory of Mortgage Redemption Laws, Real Estate Economics, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (2008) Downloads View citations (5) (2008)
  2. The Origins of Governments: From Amorphy to Anarchy and Hierarchy
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics Downloads View citations (3)

2005

  1. A Human Capital-Based Theory of Post Marital Residence Rules
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics Downloads
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics (2003) Downloads View citations (3)

    See also Journal Article A Human Capital-Based Theory of Postmarital Residence Rules, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2007) Downloads View citations (13) (2007)
  2. Kings and Vikings: On the Dynamics of Competitive Agglomeration
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Kings and Vikings: on the dynamics of competitive agglomeration, Economics of Governance, Springer (2010) Downloads View citations (8) (2010)
  3. Marriage, Specialization, and the Gender Division of Labor
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics (2003) Downloads View citations (4)

    See also Journal Article Marriage, Specialization, and the Gender Division of Labor, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2007) Downloads View citations (34) (2007)
  4. Technological Progress, Population Growth, Property Rights, and the Transition to Agriculture
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics Downloads View citations (2)

2004

  1. Court Decisions and Equity Markets: Estimating the Value of Copyright Protection
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Court Decisions and Equity Markets: Estimating the Value of Copyright Protection, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2006) Downloads View citations (12) (2006)
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Sharing, Gift-Giving, and Optimal Resource Use Incentives in Hunter-Gatherer Society
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics Downloads View citations (2)

2003

  1. Credible Criminal Enforcement
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics Downloads
    See also Journal Article Credible Criminal Enforcement, European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer (2005) Downloads View citations (12) (2005)
  2. Mergers with Quality Differentiated Products
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics Downloads

2002

  1. Land Inheritance Rules: Theory and Cross-Cultural Analysis
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Land inheritance rules: theory and cross-cultural analysis, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2005) Downloads View citations (16) (2005)
  2. The Old Ball Game: Organization of Nineteenth Century Professional Base Ball Clubs
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics Downloads

Journal Articles

2024

  1. Multiple Equilibria and Equilibrium Selection in the Crime Commission Game
    Review of Law & Economics, 2024, 20, (3), 403-412 Downloads
  2. The news hour: Welfare estimation in the market for local television news
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2024, 94, (C) Downloads

2021

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

2018

  1. Was Civil War surgery effective?
    Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2018, 51, (1), 49-61 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Was Civil War Surgery Effective?, Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College (2016) Downloads (2016)

2017

  1. Job Hoarding
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2017, 173, (4), 688-722 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Job Hoarding, Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College (2012) Downloads (2012)

2014

  1. Adaptive Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling and estimation in Mata
    Stata Journal, 2014, 14, (3), 623-661 Downloads View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Adaptive Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling and estimation in Mata, Working Papers (2014) Downloads View citations (19) (2014)

2012

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

2010

  1. Kings and Vikings: on the dynamics of competitive agglomeration
    Economics of Governance, 2010, 11, (3), 207-227 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Kings and Vikings: On the Dynamics of Competitive Agglomeration, Departmental Working Papers (2005) Downloads View citations (1) (2005)
  2. The Role of Television in Household Debt: Evidence from the 1950's
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, 10, (1), 38 Downloads View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper The Role of Television in Household Debt: Evidence from the 1950's, Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College (2009) Downloads View citations (3) (2009)
  3. The origins of governments: from anarchy to hierarchy
    Journal of Institutional Economics, 2010, 6, (2), 215-242 Downloads View citations (8)

2008

  1. A structural model of the transition to agriculture
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2008, 13, (4), 257-292 Downloads View citations (30)
  2. An Economic Theory of Mortgage Redemption Laws
    Real Estate Economics, 2008, 36, (1), 31-45 Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper An Economic Theory of Mortgage Redemption Laws, Working papers (2006) Downloads View citations (1) (2006)

2007

  1. A Human Capital-Based Theory of Postmarital Residence Rules
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2007, 23, (1), 208-241 Downloads View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper A Human Capital-Based Theory of Post Marital Residence Rules, Wesleyan Economics Working Papers (2005) Downloads (2005)
  2. Marriage, Specialization, and the Gender Division of Labor
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2007, 25, (4), 763-793 Downloads View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Marriage, Specialization, and the Gender Division of Labor, Wesleyan Economics Working Papers (2005) Downloads View citations (2) (2005)

2006

  1. Court Decisions and Equity Markets: Estimating the Value of Copyright Protection
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2006, 49, (2), 567-96 Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Court Decisions and Equity Markets: Estimating the Value of Copyright Protection, Departmental Working Papers (2004) Downloads View citations (5) (2004)

2005

  1. Credible Criminal Enforcement
    European Journal of Law and Economics, 2005, 20, (1), 5-15 Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Credible Criminal Enforcement, Working papers (2003) Downloads (2003)
  2. Land inheritance rules: theory and cross-cultural analysis
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2005, 56, (1), 77-102 Downloads View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Land Inheritance Rules: Theory and Cross-Cultural Analysis, Working papers (2002) Downloads View citations (6) (2002)

2004

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

2003

  1. An Equilibrium Conflict Model of Land Tenure in Hunter-Gatherer Societies
    Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 111, (1), 124-173 Downloads View citations (67)

2002

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

2001

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

Edited books

2014

  1. Economic Models of Law
    Books, Edward Elgar Publishing Downloads

2013

  1. Research Handbook on Economic Models of Law
    Books, Edward Elgar Publishing Downloads 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 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Crime, Expectations and The Deterrence Hypothesis, Hunter College Department of Economics (2009) Downloads View citations (1) (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 Downloads
  2. GENQREG: Stata module to perform Generalized Quantile Regression
    Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics Downloads
  3. QREGPD: Stata module to perform Quantile Regression for Panel Data
    Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)

2015

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

2014

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

2013

  1. AMCMC: Stata module to provide Mata functions and structures for adaptive Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling
    Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics Downloads
  2. 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 Downloads
 
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