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Working Papers

2024

1. Institutional Change
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   See also Chapter Institutional Change, Springer Books, Springer (2025) (2025)

2023

2. Feudal Political Economy
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
3. Magna Carta
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2020

4. Health vs. Economy: Politically Optimal Pandemic Policy
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Health vs. Economy: Politically Optimal Pandemic Policy, Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy, now publishers (2020) View citations (9) (2020)
5. Shipwrecked by Rents
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020)
   See also Journal Article Shipwrecked by rents, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)
6. The Political Economy of Status Competition: Sumptuary Laws in Preindustrial Europe
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The Political Economy of Status Competition: Sumptuary Laws in Preindustrial Europe, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2024) (2024)

2012

7. 2D: 4D Asymmetry and Gender Differences in Academic Performance: Evidence from Moscow and Manila
   UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics View citations (7)
8. Imitation Dynamics with Spatial Poisson-Distributed Review and Mutation Rates
   UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics
9. Reforming Institutions and Building Trust To Achieve Sustained Economic Development
   UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics
10. What Determines Trust? Human Capital vs. Social Institutions: Evidence from Manila and Moscow
    UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in HSE Working papers, National Research University Higher School of Economics (2012) View citations (2)

2011

11. 2D:4D Asymmetry and Academic Performance: Evidence from Moscow and Manilà
    HSE Working papers, National Research University Higher School of Economics
12. Contagious Migration: Evidence from the Philippines
    Discussion Papers, Philippine Institute for Development Studies View citations (2)
    Also in UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics (2011)
13. Stimulating Investment and Growth in the Philippines: the Need for First-Order Market Reforms
    UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics
14. The Demand for Unfair Gambles: Why Illegal Lotteries Persist
    UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics

2008

15. The Dynamics of Economic Integration
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade

2005

16. The Co-evolution of Institutions and Technology
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (5)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Bribe-Switching
   Public Finance Review, 2024, 52, (6), 862-909
2. Shipwrecked by rents
   Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 168, (C)
   See also Working Paper Shipwrecked by Rents, MPRA Paper (2020) (2020)
3. The Political Economy of Status Competition: Sumptuary Laws in Preindustrial Europe
   The Journal of Economic History, 2024, 84, (2), 479-516
   See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Status Competition: Sumptuary Laws in Preindustrial Europe, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2023

4. Corruption for competence
   Economics of Governance, 2023, 24, (4), 399-420

2020

5. Health vs. Economy: Politically Optimal Pandemic Policy
   Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy, 2020, 1, (4), 645-669 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Health vs. Economy: Politically Optimal Pandemic Policy, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (9) (2020)

2018

6. Formal models of the political resource curse
   Economics of Governance, 2018, 19, (3), 225-259 View citations (4)
7. What resource curse? The null effect of remittances on public good provision
   Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2018, 30, (4), 431-450 View citations (3)

2017

8. Prohibition versus Taxation in Corrupt Environments
   Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2017, 173, (2), 239-252 View citations (5)

2012

9. 2D:4D Asymmetry and Gender Differences in Academic Performance
   PLOS ONE, 2012, 7, (10), 1-16 View citations (8)

2011

10. When do Formal Rules and Informal Norms Converge?
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2011, 167, (4), 613-629 View citations (1)

2010

11. Is It Worth Taxing Pirated Products? The Case of Optical Media Discs in the Philippines
    Asian Economic Papers, 2010, 9, (2), 79-112 View citations (1)

2006

12. Book Reviews
    The World Economy, 2006, 29, (8), 1151-1155

Chapters

2025

1. Institutional Change
   Springer
   See also Working Paper Institutional Change, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)

2015

2. Judicial Independence: Evidence from the Philippine Supreme Court (1970–2003)
   Springer

2013

3. Philippines
   Chapter 13 in Asia Rising, 2013, pp 385-407 View citations (22)