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Working Papers

2021

1. Chaos and Unpredictability in Dynamic Social Problems
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

2. A Graphical Lasso Approach to Estimating Network Connections: The Case of U.S. Lawmakers
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020)
3. Abstentions and Social Networks in Congress
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020)
4. Professional Interactions and Hiring Decisions: Evidence from the Federal Judiciary
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1)
5. Social Groups and the Effectiveness of Protests
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020)
   Working Papers, New York University Abu Dhabi, Department of Social Science (2020)

2019

6. Coalition Formation in Legislative Bargaining
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1)
   EIEF Working Papers Series, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF) (2019) View citations (1)
7. Endogenous Social Connections in Legislatures
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (2)
8. Tax Professionals: Tax-Evasion Facilitators or Information Hubs?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019)
   EIEF Working Papers Series, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF) (2019)

2018

9. Effectiveness of Connected Legislators
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018)
   See also Journal Article in American Journal of Political Science (2020)
10. The Political Economy of Public Debt: A Laboratory Study
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (1)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (3)

2016

11. Influencing Connected Legislators
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2018)
12. Self-Control and Peer Groups: An Empirical Analysis
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2017)
13. The Informational Theory of Legislative Committees: An Experimental Analysis
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, National Taiwan University, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in American Political Science Review (2019)
14. The Political Economy of Weak Treaties
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2020)

2015

15. Optimal Dynamic Contracting: the First-Order Approach and Beyond
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Theoretical Economics (2019)
16. Political Economy of Debt and Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2016)
17. The Costs and Benefits of Balanced Budget Rules: Lessons from a Political Economy Model of Fiscal Policy
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Stony Brook University, Department of Economics View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2016)
18. The Dynamic Free Rider Problem: A Laboratory Study
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Econometric Research Program. (2012) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (2016)

2014

19. When do conflicting parties share political power? An experimental study
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Econometric Research Program.

2012

20. Growth and fiscal policy: a positive theory
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Econometric Research Program. View citations (2)
21. Optimal Dynamic Contracting
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Econometric Research Program. View citations (4)
22. Participation and Duration of Environmental Agreements
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2016)
23. The Free Rider Problem: a Dynamic Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Econometric Research Program. (2011) View citations (1)

2011

24. A Dynamic theory of electoral competition
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Theoretical Economics (2014)
25. Fiscal Policy and Unemployment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
26. Legislative bargaining and the dynamics of public investment
    Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article in American Political Science Review (2012)
27. The Political Economy of Public Debt: A General Equilibrium Approach
    2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (4)

2010

28. Cheap Talk with Multiple Audiences: an Experimental Analysis
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Games and Economic Behavior (2014)
29. On the Case for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (39)
    Also in 2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2009)
30. Political Institutions and the Dynamics of Public Investment
    Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto View citations (10)

2008

31. Fiscal Policy over the Real Business Cycle: A Positive Theory
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2013)
32. Starving the Leviathan: a dynamic analysis of Balanced Budget Rules
    2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2007

33. A Dynamic Theory of Public Spending, Taxation and Debt
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (6)
    Also in Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2006) View citations (27)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (20)
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science (2007) View citations (6)
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics (2007) View citations (4)
    NajEcon Working Paper Reviews, www.najecon.org (2006) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)
34. Starving the Leviathan: a Dynamic Analysis of Fiscal Constitutions
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
35. The Dynamics of Distributive Politics
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences (2007) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Theory (2012)
36. The Swing Voter's Curse in the Laboratory
    Working Papers, New York University, Center for Experimental Social Science
    Also in Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2007) View citations (5)
    Papers, Princeton University, Research Program in Political Economy (2005)
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences (2006) View citations (7)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (4)
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2005)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2010)

2006

37. Efficiency, Equity, and Timing in Voting Mechanisms
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences (2006) View citations (3)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (7)
    Papers, Princeton University, Research Program in Political Economy (2005) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in American Political Science Review (2007)

2005

38. Inefficiency in Legislative Policy-Making: A Dynamic Analysis
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (11)
    Also in Papers, Princeton University, Research Program in Political Economy (2005) View citations (26)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2007)
39. Optimality and Renegotiation in Dynamic Contracting
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Games and Economic Behavior (2007)

2004

40. Joint Production in Teams
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2006)
41. Pareto Efficient Income Taxation with Stochastic Abilities
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (12)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2008)
42. Sequential Voting with Abstention
    Papers, Princeton University, Research Program in Political Economy
    See also Journal Article in Games and Economic Behavior (2005)

2003

43. Long-Term Contracting with Markovian Consumers
    Theory workshop papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2005)
44. Self-Control in Peer Groups
    IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Public and International Affairs (2001) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2005)

2002

45. Political Activism, Trust, and Coordination
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2000

46. Multiple Referrals and Multidimensional Cheap Talk
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (19)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science (1999) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2002)

Undated

47. Should we trust banks when they sit on the board of directors?
    Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University

Journal Articles

2020

1. Effectiveness of Connected Legislators
   American Journal of Political Science, 2020, 64, (4), 739-756
   See also Working Paper (2018)
2. The Political Economy of Weak Treaties
   Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 128, (2), 544 - 590 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2019

3. Optimal dynamic contracting: the first-order approach and beyond
   Theoretical Economics, 2019, 14, (4) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2015)
4. The Informational Theory of Legislative Committees: An Experimental Analysis
   American Political Science Review, 2019, 113, (1), 55-76 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2018

5. Influencing Connected Legislators
   Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 126, (6), 2277 - 2322 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2017

6. Public Protests and Policy Making
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2017, 132, (1), 485-549 View citations (18)
7. Self-control and peer groups: An empirical analysis
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017, 134, (C), 240-254 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2016

8. A POLITICAL ECONOMY THEORY OF FISCAL POLICY AND UNEMPLOYMENT
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2016, 14, (2), 303-337 View citations (4)
   Also in Journal of the European Economic Association, 2016, 14, (2), 303-337 (2016) View citations (3)
9. Participation and Duration of Environmental Agreements
   Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 124, (1), 160 - 204 View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper (2012)
10. Political economy of debt and growth
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2016, 82, (C), 36-51 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2015)
11. The Dynamic Free Rider Problem: A Laboratory Study
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2016, 8, (4), 268-308 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (2015)
12. The costs and benefits of balanced budget rules: Lessons from a political economy model of fiscal policy
    Journal of Public Economics, 2016, 136, (C), 45-61 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper (2015)

2015

13. When Do Conflicting Parties Share Political Power?
    Journal of Experimental Political Science, 2015, 2, (2), 139-151

2014

14. A dynamic theory of electoral competition
    Theoretical Economics, 2014, 9, (2) View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
15. Cheap talk with multiple audiences: An experimental analysis
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2014, 83, (C), 147-164 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
16. Dynamic Free Riding with Irreversible Investments
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (9), 2858-71 View citations (29)

2013

17. Fiscal policy over the real business cycle: A positive theory
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2013, 148, (6), 2223-2265 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2012

18. Legislative Bargaining and the Dynamics of Public Investment
    American Political Science Review, 2012, 106, (4), 908-909 View citations (32)
    Also in American Political Science Review, 2012, 106, (2), 407-429 (2012) View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
19. The dynamics of distributive politics
    Economic Theory, 2012, 49, (3), 739-777 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2011

20. The Political Economy of Public Debt
    Annual Review of Economics, 2011, 3, (1), 161-189 View citations (9)

2010

21. The Swing Voter's Curse in the Laboratory
    Review of Economic Studies, 2010, 77, (1), 61-89 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2008

22. A Dynamic Theory of Public Spending, Taxation, and Debt
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (1), 201-36 View citations (238)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
23. Information Aggregation and Strategic Abstention in Large Laboratory Elections
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 194-200 View citations (33)
24. Pareto efficient income taxation with stochastic abilities
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (3-4), 844-868 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
25. The Political Economy of Fiscal Policy
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (2-3), 367-380 View citations (2)

2007

26. Efficiency, Equity, and Timing of Voting Mechanisms
    American Political Science Review, 2007, 101, (3), 409-424 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
27. Inefficiency in Legislative Policymaking: A Dynamic Analysis
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (1), 118-149 View citations (78)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
28. Optimality and renegotiation in dynamic contracting
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2007, 60, (2), 213-246 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

29. Joint production in teams
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2006, 130, (1), 138-167 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2005

30. Long-Term Contracting with Markovian Consumers
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (3), 637-658 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
31. Self-control in peer groups
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2005, 123, (2), 105-134 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
32. Sequential voting with abstention
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2005, 51, (2), 445-463 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2004

33. Policy Advice with Imperfectly Informed Experts
    The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2004, 4, (1), 1-34 View citations (36)

2003

34. Trust, Coordination, and the Industrial Organization of Political Activism
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (4), 851-889 View citations (15)

2002

35. Multiple Referrals and Multidimensional Cheap Talk
    Econometrica, 2002, 70, (4), 1379-1401 View citations (170)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2000

36. Il vantaggio di bussare due volte: contratti bancari ed usura, diritti di proprietà, valore della garanzia e della rinegoziazione
    Economia politica, 2000, (3), 415-444 View citations (2)