Details about Rafael Di Tella

Phone:	(617) 495 5048
Postal address:	Harvard Business School Soldiers Field Rd, Boston, MA 02163, US
Workplace:	Business, Government and the International Economy (BGIE) Unit, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. Keep your Enemies Closer: Strategic Platform Adjustments during U.S. and French Elections
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
2. The Political Economy of a “Miracle Cure”: The Case of Nebulized Ibuprofen and its Diffusion in Argentina
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

3. Causal Inference During a Pandemic: Evidence on the Effectiveness of Nebulized Ibuprofen as an Unproven Treatment for COVID-19 in Argentina
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

4. Does Social Media cause Polarization? Evidence from access to Twitter Echo Chambers during the 2019 Argentine Presidential Debate
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2019

5. Labor Market Shocks and the Demand for Trade Protection: Evidence from Online Surveys
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
6. Persuasive Propaganda during the 2015 Argentine Ballotage
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2017

7. Crime and Violence: Desensitization in Victims to Watching Criminal Events
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017)
   See also Journal Article Crime and violence: Desensitization in victims to watching criminal events, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2016

8. Meet the Oligarchs: Business Legitimacy, State Capacity and Taxation
   Documentos de Trabajo/Working Papers, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economia. Universidad de Montevideo. View citations (6)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (6)
9. Populism and the Return of the “Paranoid Style”: Some Evidence and a Simple Model of Demand for Incompetence as Insurance against Elite Betrayal
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2014

10. Culture, Beliefs and Economic Performance
    Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research View citations (13)

2011

11. Free to Punish? The American Dream and the Harsh Treatment of Criminals
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2010

12. A note on Fairness and Redistribution
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (3)
13. Conveniently Upset: Avoiding Altruism by Distorting Beliefs About Others
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
14. Happiness Adaptation to Income and to Status in an Individual Panel
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (230)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (73)
    See also Journal Article Happiness adaptation to income and to status in an individual panel, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2010) View citations (311) (2010)
15. Peronist Beliefs and Interventionist Policies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2009

16. Anger and Regulation
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (2)
17. Criminal Recidivism after Prison and Electronic Monitoring
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Criminal Recidivism after Prison and Electronic Monitoring, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2013) View citations (101) (2013)
18. Government Advertising and Media Coverage of Corruption Scandals
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Government Advertising and Media Coverage of Corruption Scandals, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (87) (2011)
19. Happiness and Beliefs in Criminal Environments
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (3)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2008) View citations (2)
20. Happiness, Ideology and Crime in Argentine Cities
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (3)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2009) View citations (1)

2008

21. A Resource Belief-Curse? Oil and Individualism
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
22. Happiness Adaptation to Income beyond "Basic Needs"
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
23. Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Reality versus propaganda in the formation of beliefs about privatization, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (28) (2012)

2007

24. Choosing Agents and Monitoring Consumption: A Note on Wealth as a Corruption-Controlling Device
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
25. Crime and Beliefs: Evidence from Latin America
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
26. Happiness, Contentment and Other Emotions for Central Banks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
27. Oil, Macro Volatility and Crime in the Determination of Beliefs in Venezuela
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
28. Why Doesn't Capitalism Flow to Poor Countries?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    Also in Others, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Why Doesn't Capitalism Flow to Poor Countries?, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (2009) View citations (24) (2009)

2006

29. Crime Distribution & Victim Behavior During a Crime Wave
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (1)
30. Crime Distribution and Victim Behavior during a Crime Wave
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (12)
    See also Chapter Crime Distribution and Victim Behavior during a Crime Wave, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (28) (2010)
31. Crime and Punishment in the "American Dream"
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2006) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Crime and punishment in the "American Dream", Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (7) (2008)

2005

32. A Note on Wealth as a Corruption-Controlling Device
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia View citations (1)
    Also in Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (2)
33. Gross National Happiness as an Answer to the Easterlin Paradox?
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Gross national happiness as an answer to the Easterlin Paradox?, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (190) (2008)

2004

34. Inequality and Happiness: Are Europeans and Americans Different?
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (811)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (91)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (88)
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2001) View citations (84)
    See also Journal Article Inequality and happiness: are Europeans and Americans different?, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (803) (2004)

2003

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

2002

36. '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)
37. Are Politicians Really Paid Like Bureaucrats?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Are Politicians Really Paid Like Bureaucrats?, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2004) View citations (60) (2004)
38. Crime Victimization and Income Distribution
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia View citations (3)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2002)

2001

39. The Macroeconomics of Happiness
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics View citations (42)
    Also in Working Papers, Centre for Economic Performance & Institute of Economics (1997) View citations (147)
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2001) View citations (217)
    See also Journal Article The Macroeconomics of Happiness, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2003) View citations (760) (2003)

1998

40. Informal Family Insurance and the Design of the Welfare State
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Informal Family Insurance And The Design Of The Welfare State, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2002) View citations (24) (2002)

1997

41. Does the Welfare State Destroy the Family?
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (2)

1996

42. An Emprirical Study of Unemployment Benefit Preferences
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (8)
43. The Determination of Unemployment Benefits
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article The Determination of Unemployment Benefits, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2002) View citations (20) (2002)

1995

44. Corruption with Small Corrupt Agents
    Economics Papers, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford

Journal Articles

2019

1. Crime and violence: Desensitization in victims to watching criminal events
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 159, (C), 613-625 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Crime and Violence: Desensitization in Victims to Watching Criminal Events, Harvard Business School Working Papers (2017) (2017)

2018

2. Introduction to Argentine exceptionalism
   Latin American Economic Review, 2018, 27, (1), 1-22 View citations (7)
3. Some elements of Peronist beliefs and tastes
   Latin American Economic Review, 2018, 27, (1), 1-34

2015

4. Conveniently Upset: Avoiding Altruism by Distorting Beliefs about Others' Altruism
   American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (11), 3416-42 View citations (125)

2013

5. Criminal Recidivism after Prison and Electronic Monitoring
   Journal of Political Economy, 2013, 121, (1), 28 - 73 View citations (101)
   See also Working Paper Criminal Recidivism after Prison and Electronic Monitoring, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (6) (2009)
6. Fairness and Redistribution: Comment
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (1), 549-53 View citations (14)

2012

7. Reality versus propaganda in the formation of beliefs about privatization
   Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96, (5), 553-567 View citations (28)
   See also Working Paper Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (13) (2008)

2011

8. Government Advertising and Media Coverage of Corruption Scandals
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (4), 119-51 View citations (87)
   See also Working Paper Government Advertising and Media Coverage of Corruption Scandals, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (15) (2009)

2010

9. Happiness adaptation to income and to status in an individual panel
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 76, (3), 834-852 View citations (311)
   See also Working Paper Happiness Adaptation to Income and to Status in an Individual Panel, Post-Print (2010) View citations (230) (2010)

2009

10. Why Doesn't Capitalism Flow to Poor Countries?
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2009, 40, (1 (Spring)), 285-332 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Why Doesn't Capitalism Flow to Poor Countries?, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (13) (2007)

2008

11. Cost Reductions, Cost Padding, and Stock Market Prices: the Chilean Experience with Price-Cap Regulation
    Economía Journal, 2008, Volume 8 Number 2, (Spring 2008), 155-196 View citations (4)
12. Crime and punishment in the "American Dream"
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (7), 1564-1584 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Crime and Punishment in the "American Dream", NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
13. Gross national happiness as an answer to the Easterlin Paradox?
    Journal of Development Economics, 2008, 86, (1), 22-42 View citations (190)
    See also Working Paper Gross National Happiness as an Answer to the Easterlin Paradox?, Macroeconomics (2005) View citations (20) (2005)

2007

14. Information or Opinion? Media Bias as Product Differentiation
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2007, 16, (3), 635-682 View citations (25)
15. Reputation When Threats and Transfers Are Available
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2007, 16, (3), 577-598 View citations (6)
16. The Formation of Beliefs: Evidence from the Allocation of Land Titles to Squatters
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (1), 209-241 View citations (222)

2006

17. Europe vs America: Institutional hysteresis in a simple normative model
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (12), 2161-2186 View citations (11)
18. Some Uses of Happiness Data in Economics
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20, (1), 25-46 View citations (495)
19. “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)

2005

20. Partisan Social Happiness
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2005, 72, (2), 367-393 View citations (125)
21. The consequences of labor market flexibility: Panel evidence based on survey data
    European Economic Review, 2005, 49, (5), 1225-1259 View citations (153)

2004

22. Are Politicians Really Paid Like Bureaucrats?
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2004, 47, (2), 477-513 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper Are Politicians Really Paid Like Bureaucrats?, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (7) (2002)
23. Do Police Reduce Crime? Estimates Using the Allocation of Police Forces After a Terrorist Attack
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (1), 115-133 View citations (430)
24. Inequality and happiness: are Europeans and Americans different?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (9-10), 2009-2042 View citations (803)
    See also Working Paper Inequality and Happiness: Are Europeans and Americans Different?, Scholarly Articles (2004) View citations (811) (2004)
25. Inflation, Inflation Variability, and Corruption
    Economics and Politics, 2004, 16, (1), 77-100 View citations (81)
26. Unemployment Benefits as a Substitute for a Conservative Central Banker
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2004, 86, (4), 911-922 View citations (6)

2003

27. Book Review
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2003, 159, (2), 435-436
28. Capture by Threat
    Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 111, (5), 1123-1152 View citations (56)
29. The Macroeconomics of Happiness
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 85, (4), 809-827 View citations (760)
    See also Working Paper The Macroeconomics of Happiness, Economic Research Papers (2001) View citations (42) (2001)
30. The Role of Wages and Auditing during a Crackdown on Corruption in the City of Buenos Aires
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2003, 46, (1), 269-92 View citations (271)

2002

31. Informal Family Insurance And The Design Of The Welfare State
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (481), 481-503 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Informal Family Insurance and the Design of the Welfare State, JCPR Working Papers (1998) View citations (6) (1998)
32. The Determination of Unemployment Benefits
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2002, 20, (2), 404-434 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper The Determination of Unemployment Benefits, Economics Series Working Papers (1996) View citations (12) (1996)

2001

33. Preferences over Inflation and Unemployment: Evidence from Surveys of Happiness
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (1), 335-341 View citations (1182)

1999

34. Rents, Competition, and Corruption
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (4), 982-993 View citations (699)

1997

35. Does Competition Kill Corruption?
    Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 105, (5), 1001-23 View citations (205)
36. National Champions and Corruption: Some Unpleasant Interventionist Arithmetic
    Economic Journal, 1997, 107, (443), 1023-42 View citations (194)
37. The New Economics of Corruption: a Survey and Some New Results
    Political Studies, 1997, 45, (3), 496-515 View citations (145)

Books

2010

1. The Economics of Crime: Lessons For and From Latin America
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (60)

Edited books

2010

1. The Economics of Crime
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (123)

Chapters

2010

1. Comment on "Does Arrest Deter Violence? Comparing Experimental and Nonexperimental Evidence on Mandatory Arrest Laws"
   A chapter in The Economics of Crime: Lessons For and From Latin America, 2010, pp 453-456
2. Crime Distribution and Victim Behavior during a Crime Wave
   A chapter in The Economics of Crime: Lessons For and From Latin America, 2010, pp 175-204 View citations (28)
   See also Working Paper Crime Distribution and Victim Behavior during a Crime Wave, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (2006) View citations (12) (2006)

2006

3. Corruption and the Demand for Regulating Capitalists
   Chapter 12 in International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption, 2006