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Homepage:	https://sites.google.com/site/micaelcastanheiraswebsite/
Phone:	+3226504467
Postal address:	ECARES, ULB CP 114/4 Av. Roosevelt, 50 1050 Brussels Belgium
Workplace:	European Centre for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES), Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université Libre de Bruxelles (Free University of Brussels), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Pack-Crack-Pack: Gerrymandering with Differential Turnout
   Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023)

2023

2. Evolving Market Boundaries and Competition Policy Enforcement in the Pharmaceutical Industry
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
   See also Journal Article Evolving market boundaries and competition policy enforcement in the pharmaceutical industry, European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer (2023) (2023)
3. Gerrymandering with Differential Turnout
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
4. How Trump Triumphed: Multi-Candidate Primaries with Buffoons
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
   Also in Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2020) View citations (1)
   Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Economics of Change, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2022)
   Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Economics of Change, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2020) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article How Trump triumphed: Multi-candidate primaries with buffoons, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2023) (2023)

2022

5. Political Regimes, Party Ideological Homogeneity and Polarization
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
6. Sustainable Governance Indicators 2022: Belgium Report
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

2021

7. Electoral Systems and Inequalities in Government Interventions
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (2)
   Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2020) View citations (1)
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Electoral Systems and Inequalities in Government Interventions, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
8. Sustainable Governance in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis: Belgium Report
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

2020

9. A Theory of Small Campaign Contributions
   Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (4)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (40)
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (39)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (40)
   See also Journal Article A Theory of Small Campaign Contributions, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2024) (2024)
10. Belgium Report: Sustainable Governance Indicators 2020
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)
11. Market Definition and Competition Policy Enforcement in the Pharmaceutical Industry
    Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (4)

2019

12. The Unexpected Consequences of Generic Entry
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (18)
    Also in Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2019) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article The unexpected consequences of generic entry, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (18) (2019)

2018

13. Belgium Report: Sustainable Governance Indicators 2018
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

2017

14. Multicandidate Elections: Aggregate Uncertainty in the Laboratory
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance (2015) View citations (4)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Multicandidate elections: Aggregate uncertainty in the laboratory, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2017) View citations (10) (2017)
15. Sustainable Governance Indicators 2017: Belgium Report
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
16. The Unexpected Consequences of Asymmetric Competition. An Application to Big Pharma
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)

2016

17. Divided Majority and Information Aggregation: Theory and Experiment
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (35)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (28)
    Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (2012) View citations (7)
    Working Papers, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance (2015)
    See also Journal Article Divided majority and information aggregation: Theory and experiment, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (33) (2016)
18. Sustainable Governance Indicators: 2016 Belgium Report. Bertelsmann Stiftung, http://bit.ly/2hhh0n4
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

2015

19. Electoral Competition through Issue Selection
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (33)
    Also in Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics (2012) View citations (3)
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) (2012) View citations (23)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Electoral Competition through Issue Selection, American Journal of Political Science, John Wiley & Sons (2015) View citations (27) (2015)
20. Sustainable Governance Indicators: 2015 Belgium Report
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

2014

21. Where the economics of personal income tax reforms meet political constraints
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    See also Journal Article Where the economics of personal income tax reforms meet political constraints, Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, De Boeck Université (2014) (2014)

2012

22. On the Political Economics of Tax Reforms: survey and empirical assessment
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (36)
    Also in Economics Working Paper from Condorcet Center for political Economy at CREM-CNRS, Condorcet Center for political Economy (2012) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article On the political economics of tax reforms: survey and empirical assessment, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2012) View citations (37) (2012)
23. One Person, Many Votes: Divided Majority and Information Aggregation
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (96)
    Also in Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2008) View citations (17)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article One Person, Many Votes: Divided Majority and Information Aggregation, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2012) View citations (94) (2012)

2011

24. Le défi des réformes structurelles
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2011)
    See also Journal Article Le défi des réformes structurelles, Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, De Boeck Université (2011) (2011)
25. On the Political Economics of Tax Reforms
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (24)
26. Which reforms for a fair and sustainable pension system?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    See also Journal Article Which reforms for a fair and sustainable pension system?, Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, De Boeck Université (2011) (2011)

2010

27. Approval Voting
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    See also Chapter approval voting, The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, Palgrave Macmillan (2010, 1st quarter update) (2010, 1st quarter update)
28. Party organization and electoral competition
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Party Organization and Electoral Competition, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2010) View citations (27) (2010)
29. The impact of party organization on electoral outcomes
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Party Organization on Electoral Outcomes, Revue économique, Presses de Sciences-Po (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2009

30. The Condorcet-Duverger Trade-Off: swing voters and voting equilibria
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (10)
31. When and how does education lead to economic growth? A survey with policy suggestions
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

2008

32. Réformes et Mondialisation:Exploiter la Diversité
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2008)

2007

33. Competition and Economic Performance: A Brief Review of the Literature
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
34. Divide and Conquer
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
35. Evidence and Theory of Reforms
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)
36. Exploit External Constraints
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
37. Exploit a Parliamentary Majority
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
38. How to Reform: Pulling the Strings
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
39. Les méthodes de la réforme: une approche politico-économique
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
40. Les positions politiques des partis belges
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    See also Journal Article Les positions politiques des partis belges, Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, De Boeck Université (2007) (2007)
41. Looking Ahead: Will Liberalization Policies Succeed?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
42. Réformer sans tabous: 10 questions pour la Belgique de demain
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
43. Structural Reforms Without Prejudices
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2006) View citations (42)
44. The Changing Role of the Tertiary Sector
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
45. The Impact of Services Regulation
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
46. The Maze of Services Regulation
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
47. Widen Your Political Base
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

2006

48. Economie politique de la taxation
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Économie politique de la taxation, Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, De Boeck Université (2006) View citations (1) (2006)
49. How to gain political support for reforms?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (16)

2005

50. Party Governance and Political Competition with an Application to the American Direct Primacy
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)

2004

51. Regions in Europe: Sisyphus or Phoenix?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (4)

2003

52. Optimal Information Management: Organizations versus Markets
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
53. Political economy of growth: lessons learned and challenges ahead
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)
    See also Chapter The Political Economy of Growth: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead, International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan (2003) View citations (1) (2003)
54. Public Finance and the Optimal Speed of Transition
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2003) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Public finance and the optimal speed of transition, The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2003) View citations (6) (2003)
55. Victory margins and the paradox of voting
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article Victory margins and the paradox of voting, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2003) View citations (37) (2003)
56. Why vote for losers?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (62)
    Also in Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University View citations (59)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Why Vote For Losers?, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2003) View citations (62) (2003)

2002

57. On the (Non) Paradox of (Not) Voting
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
58. Platform Divergence, Political Efficiency and the Median Voter Theorem
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (14)

2000

59. La politique de l'union européenne en faveur des régions moins favorisées: théorie et pratique
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
60. The optimal speed of transition: a general equilibrium analysis
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (72)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1996) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article The Optimal Speed of Transition: A General Equilibrium Analysis, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2000) View citations (72) (2000)
61. Workbook to accompany political economics: explaining economic policy
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)

1996

62. Restructuring and Capital Accumulation in Transition Economies: A General Equilibrium Perspective
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)

1994

63. Le phénomène de convergence et l'effort de solidarité européen
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Journal Articles

2024

1. A Theory of Small Campaign Contributions
   The Economic Journal, 2024, 134, (662), 2351-2390
   See also Working Paper A Theory of Small Campaign Contributions, Working Papers ECARES (2020) View citations (4) (2020)

2023

2. Evolving market boundaries and competition policy enforcement in the pharmaceutical industry
   European Journal of Law and Economics, 2023, 55, (2), 313-348
   See also Working Paper Evolving Market Boundaries and Competition Policy Enforcement in the Pharmaceutical Industry, ULB Institutional Repository (2023) (2023)
3. How Trump triumphed: Multi-candidate primaries with buffoons
   European Economic Review, 2023, 157, (C)
   See also Working Paper How Trump Triumphed: Multi-Candidate Primaries with Buffoons, ULB Institutional Repository (2023) (2023)

2021

4. Electoral Systems and Inequalities in Government Interventions
   (Distributive Politics and Electoral Incentives: Evidence from Seven US State Legislatures)
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2021, 19, (6), 3154-3206 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Electoral Systems and Inequalities in Government Interventions, ULB Institutional Repository (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2019

5. The unexpected consequences of generic entry
   Journal of Health Economics, 2019, 68, (C) View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper The Unexpected Consequences of Generic Entry, ULB Institutional Repository (2019) View citations (18) (2019)

2017

6. Multicandidate elections: Aggregate uncertainty in the laboratory
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2017, 101, (C), 132-150 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Multicandidate Elections: Aggregate Uncertainty in the Laboratory, ULB Institutional Repository (2017) View citations (11) (2017)

2016

7. Divided majority and information aggregation: Theory and experiment
   Journal of Public Economics, 2016, 134, (C), 114-128 View citations (33)
   See also Working Paper Divided Majority and Information Aggregation: Theory and Experiment, ULB Institutional Repository (2016) View citations (35) (2016)

2015

8. Electoral Competition through Issue Selection
   American Journal of Political Science, 2015, 59, (1), 71-90 View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper Electoral Competition through Issue Selection, ULB Institutional Repository (2015) View citations (33) (2015)

2014

9. Where the economics of personal income tax reforms meet political constraints
   Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, 2014, LIII, (1), 87-111
   See also Working Paper Where the economics of personal income tax reforms meet political constraints, ULB Institutional Repository (2014) (2014)

2012

10. On the political economics of tax reforms: survey and empirical assessment
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2012, 19, (4), 598-624 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper On the Political Economics of Tax Reforms: survey and empirical assessment, ULB Institutional Repository (2012) View citations (36) (2012)
11. One Person, Many Votes: Divided Majority and Information Aggregation
    Econometrica, 2012, 80, (1), 43-87 View citations (94)
    See also Working Paper One Person, Many Votes: Divided Majority and Information Aggregation, ULB Institutional Repository (2012) View citations (96) (2012)

2011

12. Le défi des réformes structurelles
    Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, 2011, L, (3), 5-12
    See also Working Paper Le défi des réformes structurelles, ULB Institutional Repository (2011) (2011)
13. Which reforms for a fair and sustainable pension system?
    Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, 2011, L, (3), 187-202
    See also Working Paper Which reforms for a fair and sustainable pension system?, ULB Institutional Repository (2011) (2011)

2010

14. Party Organization and Electoral Competition
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2010, 26, (2), 212-242 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Party organization and electoral competition, ULB Institutional Repository (2010) View citations (26) (2010)
15. The Impact of Party Organization on Electoral Outcomes
    Revue économique, 2010, 61, (4), 677-695 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper The impact of party organization on electoral outcomes, ULB Institutional Repository (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2008

16. Information and Strategic Political Polarisation
    Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (530), 845-874 View citations (45)
    Also in Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (530), 845-874 (2008) View citations (26)

2007

17. Introduction générale
    Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, 2007, XLVI, (1), 7-12
18. Les positions politiques des partis belges
    Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, 2007, XLVI, (1), 13-29
    See also Working Paper Les positions politiques des partis belges, ULB Institutional Repository (2007) (2007)

2006

19. Économie politique de la taxation
    Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, 2006, XLV, (3), 19-37 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Economie politique de la taxation, ULB Institutional Repository (2006) View citations (4) (2006)

2003

20. Public finance and the optimal speed of transition
    The Economics of Transition, 2003, 11, (3), 435-462 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Public Finance and the Optimal Speed of Transition, CEPR Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (6) (2003)
21. Victory margins and the paradox of voting
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 19, (4), 817-841 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Victory margins and the paradox of voting, ULB Institutional Repository (2003) View citations (36) (2003)
22. Why Vote For Losers?
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (5), 1207-1238 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper Why vote for losers?, ULB Institutional Repository (2003) View citations (62) (2003)

2000

23. The Optimal Speed of Transition: A General Equilibrium Analysis
    International Economic Review, 2000, 41, (1), 219-39 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper The optimal speed of transition: a general equilibrium analysis, ULB Institutional Repository (2000) View citations (72) (2000)

Edited books

2006

1. Structural Reforms Without Prejudices
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (26)

Chapters

2010

1. approval voting
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Working Paper Approval Voting, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2010) (2010)

2003

2. The Political Economy of Growth: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Political economy of growth: lessons learned and challenges ahead, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2003) View citations (2) (2003)