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Working Papers

2025

1. Company-state at home: the East India Company and the fiscal system in eighteenth-century Britain
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
2. Dissecting the sinews of power: international trade and the rise of Britain’s fiscal-military state, 1689-1823
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2023)
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2023)
   POID Working Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2022)
   See also Journal Article Dissecting the Sinews of Power: International Trade and the Rise of Britain’s Fiscal-Military State, 1689–1823, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2025) (2025)

2024

3. When Democracy Refuses to Die: Evaluating a Training Program for New Politicians
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2018

4. Government Decentralization Under Changing State Capacity: Experimental Evidence From Paraguay
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
5. Progress and Perspectives in the Study of Political Selection
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (45)
   See also Journal Article Progress and Perspectives in the Study of Political Selection, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2018) (2018)
6. The demand for bad policy when voters underappreciate equilibrium effects
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (70)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Demand for Bad Policy when Voters Underappreciate Equilibrium Effects, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2018) View citations (70) (2018)

2017

7. Who Becomes a Politician?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (113)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2016) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Who Becomes A Politician?, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2017) View citations (111) (2017)

2015

8. The Paradox of Civilization: Pre-Institutional Sources of Security and Prosperity
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article The Paradox of Civilization: Preinstitutional Sources of Security and Prosperity, American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press (2022) View citations (2) (2022)

2012

9. Strengthening State Capabilities: The Role of Financial Incentives in the Call to Public Service
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
   Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2012) View citations (9)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article Strengthening State Capabilities: The Role of Financial Incentives in the Call to Public Service, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2013) View citations (346) (2013)
10. The Economics of Faith: Using an Apocalyptic Prophecy to Elicit Religious Beliefs in the Field
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The economics of faith: using an apocalyptic prophecy to elicit religious beliefs in the field, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (4) (2016)

2009

11. "Do the Right Thing:" The Effects of Moral Suasion on Cooperation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article “Do the right thing:” The effects of moral suasion on cooperation, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (41) (2014)

2008

12. Self-Esteem, Moral Capital, and Wrongdoing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in 2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article SELF-ESTEEM, MORAL CAPITAL, AND WRONGDOING, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2013) View citations (5) (2013)
13. Term Length and Political Performance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)

2007

14. Comment
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
15. Political Dynasties
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Political Dynasties, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2009) View citations (49) (2009)

2005

16. Comments
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library

2003

17. Plata o Plomo?: Bribes and Threats in a Theory of Political Influence
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine

2002

18. 'Plata o Plomo': Bribe and Punishment in a Theory of Political Influence
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article “Plata o Plomo?”: Bribe and Punishment in a Theory of Political Influence, American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press (2006) View citations (17) (2006)
19. Supermajority Voting Rules: Balancing Commitment and Flexibility
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics

2000

20. Bribing Voters
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (17)
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2000) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Bribing Voters, American Journal of Political Science, John Wiley & Sons (2007) View citations (9) (2007)

1998

21. Líneas conceptuales ante evidencias microeconómicas de cambio estructural
    Oficina de la CEPAL en Buenos Aires (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
22. Theoretical approaches to the microeconomic evidence about structural change
    Oficina de la CEPAL en Buenos Aires (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2025

1. A Comment on: “Presidential Address: Identity Politics” by Nicola Gennaioli and Guido Tabellini
   Econometrica, 2025, 93, (6), 1973-1975
2. Dissecting the Sinews of Power: International Trade and the Rise of Britain’s Fiscal-Military State, 1689–1823
   The Journal of Economic History, 2025, 85, (2), 336-369
   See also Working Paper Dissecting the sinews of power: international trade and the rise of Britain’s fiscal-military state, 1689-1823, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2025) (2025)

2023

3. Economic and Social Outsiders but Political Insiders: Sweden’s Populist Radical Right
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2023, 90, (2), 675-706 View citations (16)

2022

4. The Paradox of Civilization: Preinstitutional Sources of Security and Prosperity
   American Political Science Review, 2022, 116, (1), 213-230 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Paradox of Civilization: Pre-Institutional Sources of Security and Prosperity, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (11) (2015)

2021

5. Information Technology and Government Decentralization: Experimental Evidence From Paraguay
   Econometrica, 2021, 89, (2), 677-701 View citations (16)

2018

6. Progress and Perspectives in the Study of Political Selection
   Annual Review of Economics, 2018, 10, (1), 541-575
   See also Working Paper Progress and Perspectives in the Study of Political Selection, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (45) (2018)
7. The Demand for Bad Policy when Voters Underappreciate Equilibrium Effects
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2018, 85, (2), 964-998 View citations (70)
   See also Working Paper The demand for bad policy when voters underappreciate equilibrium effects, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (70) (2018)

2017

8. Who Becomes A Politician?
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2017, 132, (4), 1877-1914 View citations (111)
   See also Working Paper Who Becomes a Politician?, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (113) (2017)

2016

9. The economics of faith: using an apocalyptic prophecy to elicit religious beliefs in the field
   Journal of Public Economics, 2016, 141, (C), 38-49 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Economics of Faith: Using an Apocalyptic Prophecy to Elicit Religious Beliefs in the Field, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (5) (2012)

2014

10. “Do the right thing:” The effects of moral suasion on cooperation
    Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 117, (C), 28-38 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper "Do the Right Thing:" The Effects of Moral Suasion on Cooperation, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (13) (2009)

2013

11. SELF-ESTEEM, MORAL CAPITAL, AND WRONGDOING
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2013, 11, (3), 599-663 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Self-Esteem, Moral Capital, and Wrongdoing, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (3) (2008)
12. Strengthening State Capabilities: The Role of Financial Incentives in the Call to Public Service
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2013, 128, (3), 1169-1218 View citations (346)
    See also Working Paper Strengthening State Capabilities: The Role of Financial Incentives in the Call to Public Service, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (10) (2012)

2011

13. Term Length and the Effort of Politicians
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2011, 78, (4), 1237-1263 View citations (51)
14. WORKERS, WARRIORS, AND CRIMINALS: SOCIAL CONFLICT IN GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2011, 9, (4), 646-677 View citations (183)

2009

15. A Model of Spoils Politics
    American Journal of Political Science, 2009, 53, (1), 207-222 View citations (21)
16. Political Dynasties
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2009, 76, (1), 115-142 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Political Dynasties, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (6) (2007)

2007

17. Bribing Voters
    American Journal of Political Science, 2007, 51, (4), 789-803 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Bribing Voters, Economics Series Working Papers (2000) View citations (17) (2000)
18. Corruption and inefficiency: Theory and evidence from electric utilities
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (5-6), 939-962 View citations (173)
19. Reputation When Threats and Transfers Are Available
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2007, 16, (3), 577-598 View citations (6)

2006

20. Committees with supermajority voting yield commitment with flexibility
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (4-5), 573-599 View citations (35)
21. Regulatory Capture: A Review
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2006, 22, (2), 203-225 View citations (59)
22. “Plata o Plomo?”: Bribe and Punishment in a Theory of Political Influence
    American Political Science Review, 2006, 100, (1), 41-53 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper 'Plata o Plomo': Bribe and Punishment in a Theory of Political Influence, Working Papers (2002) View citations (9) (2002)

2003

23. Capture by Threat
    Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 111, (5), 1123-1152 View citations (57)