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Working Papers

2024

1. Racial Diversity and Team Performance: Evidence from the American Offshore Whaling Industry
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
2. Resolving Lawsuits with a Decisive Oath: An Economic Analysis
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics

2023

3. Religion, Rulers, and Conflict
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Religion, rulers, and conflict, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2023) View citations (3) (2023)
4. Violence and Long-run Economic Growth in the United States
   International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

2022

5. An Economic Approach to Religious Communes: The Shakers
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
   See also Chapter An Economic Approach to Religious Communes: The Shakers, Studies in Economic History, Springer (2022) (2022)
6. Gender and Justice: The Status of Women in Ottoman Courts
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Gender and justice: The status of women in Ottoman courts, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2024) (2024)
7. Judiciary and Wealth in the Ottoman Empire, 1689–1843
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
8. Quantitative Data and the Economy
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics

2021

9. The Economic Geography of Ottoman Anatolia: People, Places, and Political Economy around 1530
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics

2020

10. Identity, Religion, and the State: the Origin of Theocracy
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Identity, religion, and the state: The origin of theocracy, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
11. The State, Religion, and Freedom: A Review Essay of Persecution & Toleration
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article The state, religion, and freedom: a review essay of Persecution & toleration, The Review of Austrian Economics, Springer (2022) (2022)

2018

12. Religiosity: Identifying the Effect of Pluralism
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Religiosity: Identifying the effect of pluralism, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2016

13. Historical Polities Data
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (3)
14. State and Religion Over Time
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article State and religion over time, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (13) (2018)

2015

15. A Measure of Distance and Social Polarization: Political and Historical Roots
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics

2013

16. A temporal analysis of wealth in eighteenth-century Ottoman Kastamonu
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (4)
17. The Fiscal Regime of an Expanding State: Political Economy of Ottoman Taxation
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
18. The Selection Bias in Court Records: Settlement and Trial in Eighteenth Century Kastamonu
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
19. Theocracy
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
20. “Law and Economics” Literature and Ottoman Legal Studies
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics

2012

21. Dispute Resolution in Ottoman Courts: A Quantitative Analysis of Litigations in Eighteenth Century Kastamonu
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
22. The Political Economy of Law and Economic Development in Islamic History
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
23. The Political Economy of Mass Printing: Legitimacy and Technological Change in the Ottoman Empire
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (58)
    See also Journal Article The political economy of mass printing: Legitimacy and technological change in the Ottoman Empire, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (47) (2012)

2011

24. Controlling Corruption in Law Enforcement: Incentives, Safeguards, and Institutional Change in the Ottoman Empire
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
25. Inequality of Wealth in the Ottoman Empire: War, Weather, and Long-term Trends in Eighteenth Century Kastamonu
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Inequality of Wealth in the Ottoman Empire: War, Weather, and Long-Term Trends in Eighteenth-Century Kastamonu, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2012) View citations (10) (2012)
26. Political Legitimacy and Technology Adoption
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Political Legitimacy and Technology Adoption, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2010

27. Intergenerational Wealth Accumulation and Dispersion in the Ottoman Empire: Observations from Eighteenth-Century Kastamonu
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Intergenerational wealth accumulation and dispersion in the Ottoman Empire: observations from eighteenth-century Kastamonu, European Review of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2011) View citations (2) (2011)
28. Private Law Enforcement, Fine Sharing, and Tax Collection: Theory and Historical Evidence
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Private law enforcement, fine sharing, and tax collection: Theory and historical evidence, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2011) View citations (3) (2011)
29. The state and scope of the economic history of developing regions
    Working Papers, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics (2010) View citations (3)

2009

30. Debtors' Prisons in America: An Economic Analysis
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Debtors’ prisons in America: An economic analysis, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2012) (2012)
31. State and Religion
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article State and religion, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (23) (2009)

2008

32. Law, State Power, and Taxation in Islamic History
    Papers on Economics of Religion, Department of Economic Theory and Economic History of the University of Granada.
    See also Journal Article Law, state power, and taxation in Islamic history, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2009) View citations (15) (2009)
33. Tax Collection in History
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Tax Collection in History, Public Finance Review (2009) View citations (5) (2009)

2007

34. Stagnation and Change in Islamic History
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics

2005

35. Agricultural Productivity in the Early Ottoman Empire
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
    See also Chapter Agricultural Productivity in the Early Ottoman Empire, Research in Economic History, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2006) (2006)
36. Conversations between Anthropologists and Economists
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
37. The Socioeconomics of Consumption: Solutions to the Problems of Interest, Knowledge, and Identity
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Chapter The Socio-economics of Consumption: Solutions to the Problems of Interest, Knowledge and Identity, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2008) (2008)

2004

38. Efficiency and Continuity in Public Finance: The Ottoman System of Taxation
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (4)
39. Religious Identity and Consumption
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Religious Identity and Consumption, Review of Social Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals (2004) View citations (17) (2004)
40. Risk, Transaction Costs, and Tax Assignment: Government Finance in the Ottoman Empire
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Risk, Transaction Costs, and Tax Assignment: Government Finance in the Ottoman Empire, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2005) View citations (12) (2005)
41. Taxes, Efficiency, and Redistribution: Discriminatory Taxation of Villages in Ottoman Palestine, Southern Syria and Transjordan in the Sixteenth Century
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Taxes, efficiency, and redistribution: Discriminatory taxation of villages in Ottoman Palestine, Southern Syria, and Transjordan in the sixteenth century, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2006) View citations (1) (2006)

2003

42. Ottoman Tax Registers (Tahrir Defterleri)
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics

2002

43. Rationality, Integrity, and Religious Behavior
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Rationality, integrity, and religious behavior, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2004) View citations (3) (2004)

1998

44. On Job Rotation
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (1)

1997

45. Productivity and Market Integration in American Communal Dairying, 1830-1875
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
46. Productivity of a Commune: The Shakers, 1850-80
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (1)
47. Regional Specialization in Communal Agriculture: The Shakers, 1850- 1880
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (1)
48. Responding to Price Signals in Communal Agriculture: Shaker Hog Production, 1788-1850
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics

1996

49. The Organization of Consumption
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (16)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Gender and justice: The status of women in Ottoman courts
   Economic History Review, 2024, 77, (4), 1251-1281
   See also Working Paper Gender and Justice: The Status of Women in Ottoman Courts, Working papers (2022) (2022)

2023

2. Religion, rulers, and conflict
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2023, 28, (3), 439-480 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Religion, Rulers, and Conflict, Working papers (2023) View citations (4) (2023)

2022

3. The state, religion, and freedom: a review essay of Persecution & toleration
   The Review of Austrian Economics, 2022, 35, (2), 257-266
   See also Working Paper The State, Religion, and Freedom: A Review Essay of Persecution & Toleration, Working papers (2020) (2020)

2020

4. Identity, religion, and the state: The origin of theocracy
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 179, (C), 608-622 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Identity, Religion, and the State: the Origin of Theocracy, Working papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2019

5. Religiosity: Identifying the effect of pluralism
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 158, (C), 219-235 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Religiosity: Identifying the Effect of Pluralism, Working papers (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
6. Toward an Economic Theory of Religious Belief and the Emergence of Law
   Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2019, 175, (4), 692-713 View citations (1)

2018

7. State and religion over time
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018, 46, (1), 20-34 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper State and Religion Over Time, Working papers (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
8. The price of redemption: Sin, penance, and marginal deterrence
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 156, (C), 206-218 View citations (1)

2014

9. The selection bias in court records: settlement and trial in eighteenth-century Ottoman Kastamonu
   Economic History Review, 2014, 67, (2), 517-534 View citations (2)

2012

10. Debtors’ prisons in America: An economic analysis
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 84, (1), 216-228
    See also Working Paper Debtors' Prisons in America: An Economic Analysis, Working papers (2009) (2009)
11. Inequality of Wealth in the Ottoman Empire: War, Weather, and Long-Term Trends in Eighteenth-Century Kastamonu
    The Journal of Economic History, 2012, 72, (2), 308-331 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Inequality of Wealth in the Ottoman Empire: War, Weather, and Long-term Trends in Eighteenth Century Kastamonu, Working papers (2011) (2011)
12. Political Legitimacy and Technology Adoption
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2012, 168, (3), 339-361 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Political Legitimacy and Technology Adoption, Working papers (2011) (2011)
13. The political economy of mass printing: Legitimacy and technological change in the Ottoman Empire
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2012, 40, (3), 357-371 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Mass Printing: Legitimacy and Technological Change in the Ottoman Empire, Working papers (2012) View citations (58) (2012)

2011

14. Intergenerational wealth accumulation and dispersion in the Ottoman Empire: observations from eighteenth-century Kastamonu
    European Review of Economic History, 2011, 15, (2), 255-276 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Intergenerational Wealth Accumulation and Dispersion in the Ottoman Empire: Observations from Eighteenth-Century Kastamonu, Working papers (2010) (2010)
15. Private law enforcement, fine sharing, and tax collection: Theory and historical evidence
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2011, 80, (3), 546-552 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Private Law Enforcement, Fine Sharing, and Tax Collection: Theory and Historical Evidence, Working papers (2010) (2010)
16. The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East. By Timur Kuran. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010. Pp.xvi, 405. $29.95, hardcover
    The Journal of Economic History, 2011, 71, (4), 1114-1116 View citations (2)
17. The political economy of Ottoman public debt: insolvency and European financial control in the late nineteenth century – By Murat Birdal
    Economic History Review, 2011, 64, (1), 327-328

2009

18. Law, state power, and taxation in Islamic history
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 71, (3), 704-717 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Law, State Power, and Taxation in Islamic History, Papers on Economics of Religion (2008) (2008)
19. State and religion
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2009, 37, (3), 402-416 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper State and Religion, Working papers (2009) View citations (23) (2009)
20. Tax Collection in History
    Public Finance Review, 2009, 37, (4), 399-420 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Tax Collection in History, Working papers (2008) View citations (3) (2008)

2006

21. Taxes, efficiency, and redistribution: Discriminatory taxation of villages in Ottoman Palestine, Southern Syria, and Transjordan in the sixteenth century
    Explorations in Economic History, 2006, 43, (2), 332-356 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Taxes, Efficiency, and Redistribution: Discriminatory Taxation of Villages in Ottoman Palestine, Southern Syria and Transjordan in the Sixteenth Century, Working papers (2004) (2004)

2005

22. Risk, Transaction Costs, and Tax Assignment: Government Finance in the Ottoman Empire
    The Journal of Economic History, 2005, 65, (3), 806-821 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Risk, Transaction Costs, and Tax Assignment: Government Finance in the Ottoman Empire, Working papers (2004) (2004)

2004

23. Rationality, integrity, and religious behavior
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2004, 33, (3), 329-341 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Rationality, Integrity, and Religious Behavior, Working papers (2002) View citations (1) (2002)
24. Religious Identity and Consumption
    Review of Social Economy, 2004, 62, (3), 339-350 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Religious Identity and Consumption, Working papers (2004) View citations (22) (2004)

2001

25. Membership in a Religious Commune: The Shakers, 1850-1870
    Explorations in Economic History, 2001, 38, (2), 273-295

1999

26. Job Rotation: Cost, Benefits, and Stylized Facts
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 1999, 155, (2), 301- View citations (19)

1998

27. Productivity of a Commune: The Shakers, 1850–1880
    The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (2), 494-510
28. The Power of the Rhetorical Perspective: A Reply to Fontaine
    History of Political Economy, 1998, 30, (2), 285-287

1997

29. Consumption Institutions
    Review of Social Economy, 1997, 55, (2), 153-171

1996

30. Metaphors, Stories, and the Entrepreneur in Economics
    History of Political Economy, 1996, 28, (1), 57-76 View citations (2)

1994

31. Audience Effects In Consumption
    Economics and Philosophy, 1994, 10, (1), 19-30 View citations (3)
32. Family, Church, and Market: A Mennonite Community in the Old and the New Worlds, 1850–1930. By Royden K. Loewen. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1993. Pp. xi, 370. $42.50, cloth; $24.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 1994, 54, (2), 487-488
33. Reputation and judicial decision-making
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1994, 23, (1), 31-51 View citations (40)

1993

34. Frank Knight on Risk, Uncertainty, and the Firm: A New Interpretation
    Economic Inquiry, 1993, 31, (3), 456-65 View citations (54)
35. Religious Culture and Economic Performance: Agricultural Productivity of the Amish, 1850–80
    The Journal of Economic History, 1993, 53, (2), 319-331 View citations (2)

1992

36. Rhetoric in the economy: consumption and audience
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 1992, 21, (4), 363-377

Chapters

2022

1. An Economic Approach to Religious Communes: The Shakers
   Springer
   See also Working Paper An Economic Approach to Religious Communes: The Shakers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics (2022) (2022)

2019

2. State and Religion: An Economic Approach
   Palgrave Macmillan

2008

3. The Socio-economics of Consumption: Solutions to the Problems of Interest, Knowledge and Identity
   Chapter 8 in The Elgar Companion to Social Economics, 2008
   See also Working Paper The Socioeconomics of Consumption: Solutions to the Problems of Interest, Knowledge, and Identity, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

2006

4. Agricultural Productivity in the Early Ottoman Empire
   A chapter in Research in Economic History, 2006, pp 161-187
   See also Working Paper Agricultural Productivity in the Early Ottoman Empire, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics (2005) (2005)