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Working Papers

2022

1. Dissecting the Sinews of Power: International Trade and the Rise of Britain’s Fiscal-Military State, 1689-1823
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2018

2. Government Decentralization Under Changing State Capacity: Experimental Evidence From Paraguay
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
3. Progress and Perspectives in the Study of Political Selection
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)

2017

4. Who Becomes a Politician?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (95)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2016) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2017)

2016

5. The Demand for Bad Policy when Voters Underappreciate Equilibrium Effects
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2015

6. The Paradox of Civilization: Pre-Institutional Sources of Security and Prosperity
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)

2012

7. 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 IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2013)
8. 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 in Journal of Public Economics (2016)

2009

9. "Do the Right Thing:" The Effects of Moral Suasion on Cooperation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2014)

2008

10. 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 in Journal of the European Economic Association (2013)
11. Term Length and Political Performance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)

2007

12. Political Dynasties
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2009)

2003

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

2002

14. 'Plata o Plomo': Bribe and Punishment in a Theory of Political Influence
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (9)
15. Supermajority Voting Rules: Balancing Commitment and Flexibility
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics

2000

16. Bribing Voters
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2000) View citations (17)

1998

17. 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)
18. 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

2017

1. Who Becomes A Politician?
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2017, 132, (4), 1877-1914 View citations (92)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2016

2. 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 (3)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2014

3. “Do the right thing:” The effects of moral suasion on cooperation
   Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 117, (C), 28-38 View citations (32)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2013

4. SELF-ESTEEM, MORAL CAPITAL, AND WRONGDOING
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2013, 11, (3), 599-663 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
5. 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 (293)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

6. Term Length and the Effort of Politicians
   Review of Economic Studies, 2011, 78, (4), 1237-1263 View citations (42)
7. WORKERS, WARRIORS, AND CRIMINALS: SOCIAL CONFLICT IN GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2011, 9, (4), 646-677 View citations (161)

2009

8. Political Dynasties
   Review of Economic Studies, 2009, 76, (1), 115-142 View citations (44)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

9. Corruption and inefficiency: Theory and evidence from electric utilities
   Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (5-6), 939-962 View citations (151)
10. Reputation When Threats and Transfers Are Available
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2007, 16, (3), 577-598 View citations (5)

2006

11. Committees with supermajority voting yield commitment with flexibility
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (4-5), 573-599 View citations (33)
12. Regulatory Capture: A Review
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2006, 22, (2), 203-225 View citations (46)

2003

13. Capture by Threat
    Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 111, (5), 1123-1152 View citations (54)