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Working Papers

2022

1. A Theory of Illiberal Democracy and Political Transitions
   Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University
2. An Institutional Perspective on the Economics of the Family
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (2021)
3. How Economics can Contribute to Evolutionary Perspectives on the Family
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2018

4. Matching for Social Mobility with Unobserved Heritable Characteristics
   Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University

2016

5. Job Prospects and Pay Gaps: Theory and Evidence on the Gender Gap from U.S. Cities
   Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations (1)

2014

6. A Theory of Minimalist Democracy
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2013

7. A Gender-Based Theory of the Origin of the Caste System of India
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article A gender-based theory of the origin of the caste system of India, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (26) (2015)

2011

8. Trust and Vulnerability
   Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales

2010

9. A Spillover-Based Theory of Credentialism
   Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article A spillover-based theory of credentialism, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (2014) View citations (7) (2014)
10. Peer Effects and the Promise of Social Mobility: A Model of Human Capital Investment
    Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales

2009

11. Cultivating Trust: Norms, Institutions and the Implications of Scale
    Economics working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Cultivating Trust: Norms, Institutions and the Implications of Scale, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2011) View citations (53) (2011)

Journal Articles

2024

1. The Problem with Authoritarian Populists
   Studies in Microeconomics, 2024, 12, (1), 59-73

2016

2. Investing in Skill and Searching for Coworkers: Endogenous Participation in a Matching Market
   American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2016, 8, (1), 166-202 View citations (1)

2015

3. A gender-based theory of the origin of the caste system of India
   Journal of Development Economics, 2015, 114, (C), 142-158 View citations (26)
   See also Working Paper A Gender-Based Theory of the Origin of the Caste System of India, Working Papers (2013) View citations (3) (2013)
4. Property Rights over Marital Transfers
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2015, 130, (3), 1421-1484 View citations (50)

2014

5. A spillover-based theory of credentialism
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 2014, 47, (4), 1387-1425 View citations (7)
   Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2014, 47, (4), 1387-1425 (2014) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper A Spillover-Based Theory of Credentialism, Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (7) (2010)

2013

6. The Emergence of Political Accountability
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2013, 128, (3), 1397-1448 View citations (30)

2011

7. Cultivating Trust: Norms, Institutions and the Implications of Scale
   Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (555), 1097-1129 View citations (53)
   See also Working Paper Cultivating Trust: Norms, Institutions and the Implications of Scale, Economics working papers (2009) View citations (5) (2009)
8. The Entrepreneurial Group: Social Identities, Relations, and Collective Action, Martin Ruef. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ (2010). 306 and xvii pp., $35.00, ISBN: 978-0-691-13809-1 (hbk.: alk. paper)
   Journal of Economic Psychology, 2011, 32, (3), 529-530

2010

9. Identity Economics: How Our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-being, George A. Akerlof, Rachel E. Kranton. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ (2010). 185 and vi pp., $16.47 (hc), ISBN: 978-0-691-14648-5 (hc)
   Journal of Economic Psychology, 2010, 31, (6), 1061-1063 View citations (5)
10. Pre-match investment with frictions
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2010, 68, (1), 23-34 View citations (10)