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Working Papers

2020

1. Reciprocity versus Reelection
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2019

2. A Journal-Based Replication of “Being Chosen to Lead”
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2018

3. A Theory of Small Campaign Contributions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)

2015

4. A Structural Model of Electoral Accountability
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2011

5. Kosher Pork
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2009

6. Do Leaders Affect Government Spending Priorities?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

2007

7. Why is Economic Policy Different in New Democracies? Affecting Attitudes About Democracy
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)

2006

8. A Simple Test of the Effect of Interest Rate Defense
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
9. Pork Barrel Cycles
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (53)

2005

10. Electoral Manipulation via Expenditure Composition: Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (70)
11. How Do Budget Deficits and Economic Growth Affect Reelection Prospects? Evidence from a Large Cross-Section of Countries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)

2004

12. Can Public Discussion Enhance Program Ownership?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
13. Government Gains from Self-Restraint: A Bargaining Theory of Inefficient Redistribution
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
14. Political Budget Cycles in New versus Established Democracies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (49)
    See also Journal Article Political budget cycles in new versus established democracies, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (471) (2005)
15. Political Contribution Caps and Lobby Formation: Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
16. Why Emergency Lending Facilities Go Unused
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2002

17. Conditionality and Ownership in IMF Lending: A Political Economy Approach
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (70)

1999

18. News About News: Information Arrival and Irreversible Investment
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
19. Political Contagion in Currency Crises
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)
    See also Chapter Political Contagion in Currency Crises, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (25) (2000)

1997

20. Policy Signaling in the Open Economy: A Re-Examination
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
21. Towards a Political-Economic Theory of Domestic Debt
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
22. Uncertain Duration of Reform: Dynamic Implications
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)

1996

23. Capital Account Liberalization as a Signal
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (85)
    Also in Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1996) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Capital-Account Liberalization as a Signal, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1997) View citations (175) (1997)
24. When Liberal Policies Reflect External Shocks, What Do We Learn?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1996) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article When liberal policies reflect external shocks, what do we learn?, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (1997) View citations (57) (1997)

1993

25. Credibility of Policies versus Credibility of Policymakers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

1991

26. The Benefits of Crisis for Economic Reforms
    Working Papers, Tel Aviv View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Benefit of Crises for Economic Reforms, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1993) View citations (180) (1993)
27. Trigger Points and Budget Cuts: Explaining the Effects of Fiscal Austerity
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, Tel Aviv (1991) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Trigger Points and Budget Cuts: Explaining the Effects of Fiscal Austerity, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1993) View citations (288) (1993)
28. Why Are Stabilizations Delayed?
    Working Papers, Tel Aviv - the Sackler Institute of Economic Studies View citations (974)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989) View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article Why Are Stabilizations Delayed?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1991) View citations (1026) (1991)

1987

29. Stabilization with Exchange Rate Management under Uncertainty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

1986

30. Inflation and Wage Dispersion
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
31. Inflationary Consequences of Anticipated Macroeconomic Policies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

1981

32. Quantity and Elasticity Spillovers onto the Labor Market: Theory and Evidence on Sluggishness
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2005

1. Political budget cycles in new versus established democracies
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2005, 52, (7), 1271-1295 View citations (471)
   See also Working Paper Political Budget Cycles in New versus Established Democracies, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (49) (2004)

2002

2. Central Bank Independence, Democracy, and Dollarization
   Journal of Applied Economics, 2002, 5, 1-17 View citations (17)

2001

3. Do Crises Induce Reform? Simple Empirical Tests of Conventional Wisdom
   Economics and Politics, 2001, 13, (2), 129-157 View citations (135)

2000

4. Interest-rate and borrowing defense against speculative attack
   Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 2000, 53, (1), 303-348 View citations (29)

1997

5. Capital-Account Liberalization as a Signal
   American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (1), 138-54 View citations (175)
   See also Working Paper Capital Account Liberalization as a Signal, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (85) (1996)
6. When liberal policies reflect external shocks, what do we learn?
   Journal of International Economics, 1997, 42, (3-4), 249-273 View citations (57)
   See also Working Paper When Liberal Policies Reflect External Shocks, What Do We Learn?, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (1) (1996)

1994

7. Seniority Rules and the Persistence of Unemployment
   Oxford Economic Papers, 1994, 46, (2), 228-44 View citations (8)

1993

8. The Benefit of Crises for Economic Reforms
   American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (3), 598-607 View citations (180)
   See also Working Paper The Benefits of Crisis for Economic Reforms, Working Papers (1991) View citations (1) (1991)
9. Trigger Points and Budget Cuts: Explaining the Effects of Fiscal Austerity
   American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (1), 11-26 View citations (288)
   See also Working Paper Trigger Points and Budget Cuts: Explaining the Effects of Fiscal Austerity, CEPR Discussion Papers (1991) View citations (6) (1991)

1992

10. Problems of government accounting: A comment
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1992, 37, (1), 85-92

1991

11. Why Are Stabilizations Delayed?
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (5), 1170-88 View citations (1026)
    See also Working Paper Why Are Stabilizations Delayed?, Working Papers (1991) View citations (974) (1991)

1989

12. On the Organization of Rural Markets and the Process of Economic Development: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (5), 1299 View citations (1)

1988

13. On the Organization of Rural Markets and the Process of Economic Development
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (3), 431-43 View citations (32)
14. Self-fulfilling Optimism in a Trade-Friction Model of the Business Cycle
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (2), 369-72 View citations (12)

1986

15. Optimal Minimum Wage Legislation
    Economic Journal, 1986, 96, (383), 774-84 View citations (20)

1985

16. Cyclical Determinants of the Natural Level of Economic Activity
    International Economic Review, 1985, 26, (2), 387-97 View citations (6)

1980

17. Recent Developments in Macroeconomic Disequilibrium Theory
    Econometrica, 1980, 48, (2), 283-306 View citations (53)

1978

18. Government Debt, Human Capital, and Bequests in a Life-Cycle Model
    Journal of Political Economy, 1978, 86, (3), 505-16 View citations (66)

Chapters

2011

1. Comment on "Toward a Political Economy of Macroeconomic Thinking"
   A chapter in NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2011, 2011, pp 285-293

2003

2. Interest Rate Defense against Speculative Attack as a Signal. A Primer
   A chapter in Managing Currency Crises in Emerging Markets, 2003, pp 37-59 View citations (21)

2001

3. The Political Business Cycle after 25 Years
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2000, Volume 15, 2001, pp 75-138 View citations (124)

2000

4. Political Contagion in Currency Crises
   A chapter in Currency Crises, 2000, pp 47-67 View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper Political Contagion in Currency Crises, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (40) (1999)