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Working Papers
2017
- On the Dynamics of Community Development
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
2015
- 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 The costs and benefits of balanced budget rules: Lessons from a political economy model of fiscal policy, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (105) (2016)
2014
- Optimal Fiscal Limits
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- Public School Choice: An Economic Analysis
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
2013
- Evaluating Durable Public Good Provision using Housing Prices
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
2011
- Fiscal Policy and Unemployment
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
- Property Taxation, Zoning, and Efficiency: A Dynamic Analysis
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
2010
- On the Case for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (38)
2009
- Government Form and Public Spending: Theory and Evidence from U.S. Municipalities
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Government Form and Public Spending: Theory and Evidence from US Municipalities, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (39) (2011)
- Pet Overpopulation: An Economic Analysis
Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics 
Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2009) 
See also Journal Article Pet Overpopulation: An Economic Analysis, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2010) View citations (4) (2010)
2008
- Fiscal Policy over the Real Business Cycle: A Positive Theory
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
See also Journal Article Fiscal policy over the real business cycle: A positive theory, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2013) View citations (35) (2013)
- Starving the Leviathan: a dynamic analysis of Balanced Budget Rules
2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
2007
- A Dynamic Theory of Public Spending, Taxation and Debt
Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics View citations (6)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (22) Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2006) View citations (30) NajEcon Working Paper Reviews, www.najecon.org (2006) View citations (9) 2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2007) View citations (8) Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science (2007) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article A Dynamic Theory of Public Spending, Taxation, and Debt, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (336) (2008)
- Socially Optimal Districting: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration
Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics View citations (53)
See also Journal Article Socially Optimal Districting: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2007) View citations (60) (2007)
- Starving the Leviathan: a Dynamic Analysis of Fiscal Constitutions
2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
2006
- Socially Optimal Districting: An Empirical Investigation
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2005
- Inefficiency in Legislative Policy-Making: A Dynamic Analysis
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
Also in Papers, Princeton University, Research Program in Political Economy (2005) View citations (26) 2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2005) View citations (12)
See also Journal Article Inefficiency in Legislative Policymaking: A Dynamic Analysis, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2007) View citations (101) (2007)
- Socially Optimal Districting
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
2004
- 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 (9)
See also Journal Article Pareto efficient income taxation with stochastic abilities, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (30) (2008)
- The Performance of the Pivotal-Voter Model in Small-Scale Elections: Evidence from Texas Liquor Referenda
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
See also Journal Article The performance of pivotal-voter models in small-scale elections: Evidence from Texas liquor referenda, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (83) (2008)
- The Pivotal Voter Model: Evidence from Texas Liquor Referenda
Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (10)
2003
- Market Provision of Broadcasting: A Welfare Analysis
Virginia Economics Online Papers, University of Virginia, Department of Economics View citations (13)
See also Journal Article Market Provision of Broadcasting: A Welfare Analysis, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2005) View citations (396) (2005)
- Power-hungry Candidates, Policy Favors, and Pareto Improving Campaign Finance Policy
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
2002
- Voter Turnout: Theory and Evidence from Texas Liquor Referenda
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
2001
- Issue Unbundling via Citizens' initiatives
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (32)
See also Journal Article Issue Unbundling via Citizens' Initiatives, Quarterly Journal of Political Science, now publishers (2008) View citations (35) (2008)
- Political Competition with Campaign Contributions and Informative Advertising
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
See also Journal Article Political Competition with Campaign Contributions and Informative Advertising, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2004) View citations (129) (2004)
2000
- Centralized versus Decentralized Provision of Local Public Goods: a Political Economy Analysis
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (30)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (62)
- Elected Versus Appointed Regulators: Theory And Evidence
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (17)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (21)
See also Journal Article Elected Versus Appointed Regulators: Theory and Evidence, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2003) View citations (214) (2003)
- Market Provision of Public Goods: The Case of Broadcasting
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)
1999
- An Efficiency Approach to the Evaluation of Policy Changes
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
See also Journal Article An Efficiency Approach to the Evaluation of Policy Changes, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2000) View citations (15) (2000)
- The Public Critique of Welfare Economics: An Exploration
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
1997
- Analyzing the Case for Government Intervention in a Representative Democracy
STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (2)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1997) View citations (1)
- Lobbying and Welfare in a Representative Democracy - (Now published in 'Review of Economic Studies', 68 (2001), pp.67-82.)
STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE
1993
- Understanding the Worhouse Test: Information and poor Relief in Nineteenth-Century England
Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (3)
1992
- On the Allocative Performance of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations
Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Development Studies View citations (3)
Also in Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1992)
- Robin-Hooding Rents: Exploiting the Pecuniary Effects of In-Kind Programs
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- The Economics of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations
Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (2)
Also in Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Development Studies (1992) View citations (7) Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Development Studies (1990) Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1990) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article The Economics of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1993) View citations (211) (1993)
- Will Affirmative Action Policies Eliminate Negative Stereotypes?
Working Papers, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Will Affirmative-Action Policies Eliminate Negative Stereotypes?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1993) View citations (566) (1993)
1991
- Group Lending, Repayment Incentives And Social Collateral
Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Development Studies View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Group lending, repayment incentives and social collateral, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1995) View citations (500) (1995)
- The Design Of Income Maintenance Programs
Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - John M. Olin Program View citations (10)
See also Journal Article The Design of Income Maintenance Programmes, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1995) View citations (100) (1995)
- Workfare vs. Welfare: Incentive Arguments For Work Requirements In Poverty Allevation Programs
Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - John M. Olin Program View citations (4)
Also in Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics (1989)  The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (1989) View citations (9)
1990
- UNDERSTANDING WELFARE STIGMA: TAXPAYER RESENTMENT AND STATISTICAL DISCRIMINATION
Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Discussion Paper View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Understanding welfare stigma: Taxpayer resentment and statistical discrimination, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1992) View citations (194) (1992)
1989
- PUBLIC PROVISION OF PRIVATE GOODS AND THE REDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Discussion Paper View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Public Provision of Private Goods and the Redistribution of Income, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1991) View citations (283) (1991)
- Reciprocity Without Commitment: Characterization and Performance of Informal Risk-Sharing Arrangements
Working Papers, Warwick - Development Economics Research Centre View citations (10)
1988
- Public Utility Pricing and Capacity Choice Under Risk: A Rational Expectations Approach
Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Public Utility Pricing and Capacity Choice under Risk: A Rational Expectations Approach, Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer (1989) View citations (8) (1989)
1987
- Cash Versus Direct Food Relief
Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Cash versus direct food relief, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1989) View citations (42) (1989)
1986
- Should Food Aid Be Given Away or Sold During a Famine?
Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (1)
Undated
- An Economic Model of Representative Democracy
Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department View citations (1)
Also in CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (17)
See also Journal Article An Economic Model of Representative Democracy, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1997) View citations (1049) (1997)
- Efficient Policy Choice in a Representative Democracy: A Dynamic Analysis
Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department 
Also in CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (1)
- Policy Persistence
CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (7)
Also in CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (1) Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department 
See also Journal Article Policy Persistence, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1999) View citations (132) (1999)
Journal Articles
2023
- Financing local public projects
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2023, 103, (C)
2022
- Community development with externalities and corrective taxation
(The optimal distribution of population across cities)
Journal of Economic Geography, 2022, 22, (3), 499-545 View citations (1)
2021
- Community development by public wealth accumulation
Journal of Urban Economics, 2021, 121, (C) View citations (1)
2019
- Optimal fiscal limits with overrides
Journal of Public Economics, 2019, 174, (C), 76-92 View citations (13)
- Peer Preferences, School Competition, and the Effects of Public School Choice
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2019, 11, (4), 124-58 View citations (8)
2017
- EVALUATING THE SOCIAL OPTIMALITY OF DURABLE PUBLIC GOOD PROVISION USING THE HOUSING PRICE RESPONSE TO PUBLIC INVESTMENT
International Economic Review, 2017, 58, (1), 3-31 View citations (2)
2016
- A POLITICAL ECONOMY THEORY OF FISCAL POLICY AND UNEMPLOYMENT
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2016, 14, (2), 303-337 View citations (12)
Also in Journal of the European Economic Association, 2016, 14, (2), 303-337 (2016) View citations (12)
- Property Taxation, Zoning, and Efficiency in a Dynamic Tiebout Model
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2016, 8, (3), 1-38 View citations (10)
- 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 (105)
See also Working Paper The Costs and Benefits of Balanced Budget Rules: Lessons from a Political Economy Model of Fiscal Policy, Department of Economics Working Papers (2015) View citations (10) (2015)
2014
- Bureaucrats, voters, and public investment
Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 119, (C), 35-48 View citations (5)
2013
- Fiscal policy over the real business cycle: A positive theory
Journal of Economic Theory, 2013, 148, (6), 2223-2265 View citations (35)
See also Working Paper Fiscal Policy over the Real Business Cycle: A Positive Theory, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (24) (2008)
2011
- Government Form and Public Spending: Theory and Evidence from US Municipalities
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2011, 3, (3), 82-112 View citations (39)
See also Working Paper Government Form and Public Spending: Theory and Evidence from U.S. Municipalities, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (6) (2009)
2010
- Pet Overpopulation: An Economic Analysis
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, 10, (1), 59 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Pet Overpopulation: An Economic Analysis, Working Papers (2009) (2009)
2008
- A Dynamic Theory of Public Spending, Taxation, and Debt
American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (1), 201-36 View citations (336)
See also Working Paper A Dynamic Theory of Public Spending, Taxation and Debt, Working Papers (2007) View citations (6) (2007)
- Issue Unbundling via Citizens' Initiatives
Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 2008, 3, (4), 379-397 View citations (35)
See also Working Paper Issue Unbundling via Citizens' initiatives, CEPR Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (8) (2001)
- Pareto efficient income taxation with stochastic abilities
Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (3-4), 844-868 View citations (30)
See also Working Paper Pareto Efficient Income Taxation with Stochastic Abilities, 2004 Meeting Papers (2004) View citations (12) (2004)
- The Political Economy of Fiscal Policy
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (2-3), 367-380 View citations (3)
- The performance of pivotal-voter models in small-scale elections: Evidence from Texas liquor referenda
Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (3-4), 582-596 View citations (83)
See also Working Paper The Performance of the Pivotal-Voter Model in Small-Scale Elections: Evidence from Texas Liquor Referenda, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (19) (2004)
2007
- Inefficiency in Legislative Policymaking: A Dynamic Analysis
American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (1), 118-149 View citations (101)
See also Working Paper Inefficiency in Legislative Policy-Making: A Dynamic Analysis, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (21) (2005)
- Socially Optimal Districting: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (4), 1409-1471 View citations (60)
See also Working Paper Socially Optimal Districting: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration, Working Papers (2007) View citations (53) (2007)
2005
- Market Provision of Broadcasting: A Welfare Analysis
The Review of Economic Studies, 2005, 72, (4), 947-972 View citations (396)
See also Working Paper Market Provision of Broadcasting: A Welfare Analysis, Virginia Economics Online Papers (2003) View citations (13) (2003)
2004
- A Group Rule–Utilitarian Approach to Voter Turnout: Theory and Evidence
American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (5), 1476-1504 View citations (215)
- Pareto-Improving Campaign Finance Policy
American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (3), 628-655 View citations (127)
- Political Competition with Campaign Contributions and Informative Advertising
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2004, 2, (5), 772-804 View citations (129)
See also Working Paper Political Competition with Campaign Contributions and Informative Advertising, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (10) (2001)
2003
- Centralized versus decentralized provision of local public goods: a political economy approach
Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (12), 2611-2637 View citations (591)
- Elected Versus Appointed Regulators: Theory and Evidence
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (5), 1176-1206 View citations (214)
See also Working Paper Elected Versus Appointed Regulators: Theory And Evidence, CEPR Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (17) (2000)
- On the Public Choice Critique of Welfare Economics
Public Choice, 2003, 114, (3-4), 253-73 View citations (9)
2001
- Lobbying and Welfare in a Representative Democracy
The Review of Economic Studies, 2001, 68, (1), 67-82 View citations (139)
2000
- An Efficiency Approach to the Evaluation of Policy Changes
Economic Journal, 2000, 110, (463), 437-55 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper An Efficiency Approach to the Evaluation of Policy Changes, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (1) (1999)
1999
- Policy Persistence
American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (5), 1327-1336 View citations (132)
See also Working Paper Policy Persistence, CARESS Working Papres View citations (7)
1998
- Sources of Inefficiency in a Representative Democracy: A Dynamic Analysis
American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (1), 139-56 View citations (250)
1997
- An Economic Model of Representative Democracy
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (1), 85-114 View citations (1049)
See also Working Paper An Economic Model of Representative Democracy, Penn CARESS Working Papers View citations (1)
1995
- Altruism, the Samaritan's Dilemma, and Government Transfer Policy
American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (1), 46-57 View citations (176)
- Group lending, repayment incentives and social collateral
Journal of Development Economics, 1995, 46, (1), 1-18 View citations (500)
See also Working Paper Group Lending, Repayment Incentives And Social Collateral, Working Papers (1991) View citations (2) (1991)
- On the Form of Transfers in Special Interests
Journal of Political Economy, 1995, 103, (6), 1210-35 View citations (312)
- The Design of Income Maintenance Programmes
The Review of Economic Studies, 1995, 62, (2), 187-221 View citations (100)
See also Working Paper The Design Of Income Maintenance Programs, Working Papers (1991) View citations (10) (1991)
1994
- Pecuniary redistribution through in-kind programs
Journal of Public Economics, 1994, 55, (1), 19-40 View citations (27)
- Rotating Savings and Credit Associations, Credit Markets and Efficiency
The Review of Economic Studies, 1994, 61, (4), 701-719 View citations (59)
1993
- Antidiscrimination Enforcement and the Problem of Patronization
American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 92-98 View citations (39)
- Reciprocity without commitment: Characterization and performance of informal insurance arrangements
Journal of Development Economics, 1993, 40, (1), 1-24 View citations (404)
- The Economics of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations
American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (4), 792-810 View citations (211)
See also Working Paper The Economics of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations, Boston University - Institute for Economic Development (1992) View citations (2) (1992)
- Will Affirmative-Action Policies Eliminate Negative Stereotypes?
American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (5), 1220-40 View citations (566)
See also Working Paper Will Affirmative Action Policies Eliminate Negative Stereotypes?, Working Papers (1992) View citations (2) (1992)
1992
- Labor Market Discrimination, Imperfect Information and Self Employment
Oxford Economic Papers, 1992, 44, (2), 272-88 View citations (44)
- Understanding welfare stigma: Taxpayer resentment and statistical discrimination
Journal of Public Economics, 1992, 48, (2), 165-183 View citations (194)
See also Working Paper UNDERSTANDING WELFARE STIGMA: TAXPAYER RESENTMENT AND STATISTICAL DISCRIMINATION, Working Papers (1990) View citations (4) (1990)
- Workfare versus Welfare Incentive Arguments for Work Requirements in Poverty-Alleviation Programs
American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (1), 249-61 View citations (378)
1991
- Public Provision of Private Goods and the Redistribution of Income
American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (4), 979-84 View citations (283)
See also Working Paper PUBLIC PROVISION OF PRIVATE GOODS AND THE REDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME, Working Papers (1989) View citations (4) (1989)
1990
- Preventing famine: Policies and prospects for Africa: Donald Curtis, Michael Hubbard and Andrew Shepherd (with contributions from Edward Clay, Hugh and Catherine Goyder, Barbara Harriss, Richard Morgan and Camilla Toulmin) (Routledge, New York, 1988) pp. xi+250
Journal of Development Economics, 1990, 32, (1), 227-230
1989
- Cash versus direct food relief
Journal of Development Economics, 1989, 30, (2), 199-224 View citations (42)
See also Working Paper Cash Versus Direct Food Relief, Discussion Papers (1987) View citations (3) (1987)
- Public Utility Pricing and Capacity Choice under Risk: A Rational Expectations Approach
Journal of Regulatory Economics, 1989, 1, (4), 305-17 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Public Utility Pricing and Capacity Choice Under Risk: A Rational Expectations Approach, Discussion Papers (1988) View citations (1) (1988)
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