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Working Papers

2009

1. Changing Aid Regimes? U.S. Foreign Aid from the Cold War to the War on Terror
   Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Changing aid regimes? U.S. foreign aid from the Cold War to the War on Terror, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (124) (2010)

2005

2. How Do Political Changes Influence U.S. Bilateral Aid Allocations? Evidence from Panel Data
   Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article How Do Political Changes Influence US Bilateral Aid Allocations? Evidence from Panel Data, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (77) (2006)

2001

3. World Bank Independence: A Model and Statistical Analysis of U.S. Influence
   Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics View citations (24)
   See also Journal Article World Bank Independence: A Model and Statistical Analysis of US Influence, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (87) (2006)

2000

4. Reassessing the Role of Constituency in Congressional Voting
   Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Reassessing the Role of Constituency in Congressional Voting, Public Choice, Springer (2002) View citations (14) (2002)

1999

5. Foreign Aid and Domestic Politics: Voting in Congress and the Allocation of USAID Contracts Across Congressional Districts
   Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2014

1. Can prohibitions on “price gouging” reduce deadweight losses?
   International Review of Law and Economics, 2014, 37, (C), 100-107

2013

2. How Tyranny Paved the Way to Democracy: The Democratic Transition in Ancient Greece
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2013, 56, (2), 389 - 416 View citations (7)
3. Judicial Review as a Constraint on Tyranny of the Majority
   The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2013, 29, (2), 303-331 View citations (2)
4. When voice fails: Potential exit as a constraint on government quality
   International Review of Law and Economics, 2013, 35, (C), 26-41 View citations (5)
5. Why did the electorate swing between parties during the Great Depression?
   Explorations in Economic History, 2013, 50, (4), 599-619 View citations (1)
   See also Chapter Why Did the Electorate Swing Between Parties During the Great Depression?, NBER Chapters, 2012 (2012) (2012)

2012

6. On the Benefits and Costs of Legal Expertise: Adjudication in Ancient Athens
   Review of Law & Economics, 2012, 8, (2), 367-399 View citations (7)

2010

7. Changing aid regimes? U.S. foreign aid from the Cold War to the War on Terror
   Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 91, (2), 185-197 View citations (124)
   See also Working Paper Changing Aid Regimes? U.S. Foreign Aid from the Cold War to the War on Terror, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (7) (2009)
8. Repeated adjustment of delegated powers and the history of eminent domain
   International Review of Law and Economics, 2010, 30, (2), 99-112 View citations (4)

2009

9. “Rulers ruled by women”: an economic analysis of the rise and fall of women’s rights in ancient Sparta
   Economics of Governance, 2009, 10, (3), 221-245 View citations (13)

2008

10. Voter Influence and Big Policy Change: The Positive Political Economy of the New Deal
    Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 116, (1), 1-37 View citations (12)
11. WHY UNDERSTANDING SMOKING BANS IS IMPORTANT FOR ESTIMATING THEIR EFFECTS: CALIFORNIA’S RESTAURANT SMOKING BANS AND RESTAURANT SALES
    Economic Inquiry, 2008, 46, (1), 60-76 View citations (17)

2006

12. Building New Deal Liberalism: The Political Economy of Public Works, 1933–1956. By Jason Scott Smith. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. xiv, 283. $75
    The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (4), 1097-1098
13. How Do Political Changes Influence US Bilateral Aid Allocations? Evidence from Panel Data
    Review of Development Economics, 2006, 10, (2), 210-223 View citations (77)
    See also Working Paper How Do Political Changes Influence U.S. Bilateral Aid Allocations? Evidence from Panel Data, Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (6) (2005)
14. The Origins of Democracy: A Model with Application to Ancient Greece
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2006, 49, (1), 115-46 View citations (64)
15. World Bank Independence: A Model and Statistical Analysis of US Influence
    Review of Development Economics, 2006, 10, (2), 224-240 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper World Bank Independence: A Model and Statistical Analysis of U.S. Influence, Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (24) (2001)

2003

16. Selling Yellowstone: Capitalism and the Construction of Nature. By Mark Daniel Barringer. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2002. Pp. viii, 238. $29.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 2003, 63, (1), 276-277
17. The American Dole: Unemployment Relief and the Welfare State in the Great Depression. By Jeff Singleton. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000. Pp. viii, 243. $72.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 2003, 63, (1), 290-291

2002

18. DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION TO THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938
    The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (1), 25-54 View citations (4)
19. Reassessing the Role of Constituency in Congressional Voting
    Public Choice, 2002, 112, (1-2), 31-53 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Reassessing the Role of Constituency in Congressional Voting, Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series (2000) (2000)
20. Vicious Cycle: Presidential Decision Making in the American Political Economy. By Constantine J. Spiliotes. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2002. Pp. xv, 212. $39.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (3), 909-910

2001

21. Inter-party Competition, Intra-party Competition, and Distributive Policy: A Model and Test Using New Deal Data
    Public Choice, 2001, 108, (1-2), 77-100 View citations (11)
22. New Deal Fat Cats: Business, Labor, and Campaign Finance in the 1936 Presidential Election. By Michael J. Webber. New York: Fordham University Press, 2000. Pp. xvi, 180. $19.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (3), 853-854
23. Population, Land, Economic Conditions, and the Allocation of New Deal Spending
    Explorations in Economic History, 2001, 38, (2), 296-304 View citations (25)

2000

24. When Should Market-Supporting Institutions Be Established?
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2000, 16, (1), 129-54 View citations (8)

1999

25. The Marginal Effect of New Deal Relief Work on County-Level Unemployment Statistics
    The Journal of Economic History, 1999, 59, (3), 659-687 View citations (24)
26. The Value of the Vote: A Model and Test of the Effects of Turnout on Distributive Policy
    Economic Inquiry, 1999, 37, (4), 609-23 View citations (24)

Chapters

2013

1. Judges: why do they matter?
   Chapter 14 in The Elgar Companion to Public Choice, Second Edition, 2013, pp 233-248 View citations (3)

2012

2. Why Did the Electorate Swing Between Parties During the Great Depression?
   A chapter in The Microeconomics of New Deal Policy, 2012
   See also Journal Article Why did the electorate swing between parties during the Great Depression?, Elsevier (2013) View citations (1) (2013)