Details about Murat F. Iyigun

Homepage:	http://stripe.colorado.edu/~iyigun/
Phone:	(303) 492-6653
Postal address:	Campus Box 256 Economics Department University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0256
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of Colorado, (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC) Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis
   Working Papers, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)

2021

2. A theory of cultural revivals
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (7)
   Also in Working Papers, HAL (2019) View citations (1)
   Working Papers, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute (2018) View citations (2)
   AMSE Working Papers, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, France (2019) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article A theory of cultural revivals, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2021) View citations (7) (2021)

2018

3. A Theory of Conservative Revivals
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)

2017

4. The Ideological Roots of Institutional Change
   Working Papers, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute View citations (8)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (8)
5. The Long-Run Effects of Agricultural Productivity on Conflict, 1400-1900
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (8)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (8)
6. Winter is Coming: The Long-Run Effects of Climate Change on Conflict, 1400-1900
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (28)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (30)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (21)

2016

7. Why Wait? A Century of Education, Marriage Timing and Gender Roles
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (20)
   Also in Working Papers ClioLab, EH Clio Lab. Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2016) View citations (20)
   Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. (2016) View citations (20)

2013

8. Social Organizations, Violence & Modern Growth
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
9. What Did the Old Poor Law Really Accomplish? A Redux
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)

2012

10. Are We There Yet? Time for Checks and Balances on New Institutionalism
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
11. Changing the Rules Midway: The Impact of Granting Alimony Rights on Existing and Newly-Formed Partnerships
    Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Changing the Rules Midway: The Impact of Granting Alimony Rights on Existing and Newly Formed Partnerships, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2017) View citations (30) (2017)

2011

12. Are Intra-Household Allocations Policy Neutral? Theory and Empirical Evidence
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
13. Risk, Institutions and Growth: Why England and Not China?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)

2010

14. Patent Protecton and Strategic Delays in Technology Development: Implications for Econonmic Growth
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Patent Protection and Strategic Delays in Technology Development: Implications for Economic Growth, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2011) (2011)

2009

15. Cultures, Clashes and Peace
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
16. Marriage, Cohabitation and Commitment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2008

17. An Assignment Model with Divorce and Remarriage
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (24)
18. Investment in Schooling and the Marriage Market
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (11)
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade (2006) View citations (14)
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2006) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Investment in Schooling and the Marriage Market, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2009) View citations (203) (2009)
19. Lessons from the Ottoman Harem (On Ethnicity, Religion and War)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2007

20. Monotheism (From a Sociopolitical and Economic Perspective)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (5)
21. Public Goods, Transferable Utility and Divorce Laws
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (18)

2006

22. Ottoman Conquests and European Ecclesiastical Pluralism
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2005

23. Bargaining and Specialization in Marriage
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
24. Building the Family Nest: Pre-Marital Investments, Marriage Markets and Spousal Allocations
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (31)
25. Spousal Matching, Marriage Contracts and Divorce: A Collective Household Approach
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2004

26. Building the Family Nest: A Collective Household Model with Competing Pre-Marital Investments and Spousal Matching
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (11)
27. On the Efficacy of Reforms: Policy Tinkering, Institutional Change and Entrepreneurship
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (21)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (24)
28. Strategic R&D Delays Generate Market Power
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society

2002

29. Geography, Demography, and Early Development
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Geography, demography, and early development, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2005) View citations (8) (2005)

2000

30. Finance and Macroeconomic Volatility
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (30)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2000) View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article Finance and Macroeconomic Volatility, The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, De Gruyter (2002) View citations (114) (2002)

1999

31. From indoctrination to the culture of change: technological progress, adaptive skills, and the creativity of nations
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (1)
32. When would educational standards help improve scholastic achievement?
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

1998

33. Macroeconomic implications of competitive college admissions
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (1)
34. What determines public support for affirmative action?
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
    See also Journal Article What Determines Public Support for Affirmative Action?, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2003) (2003)

1997

35. Income inequality and macroeconomic fluctuations
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
36. Risk, entrepreneurship and human capital accumulation
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Risk, Entrepreneurship, and Human-Capital Accumulation, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1998) View citations (78) (1998)

1996

37. Alternatives in human capital accumulation: implications for economic growth
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (3)
38. The accumulation of human capital: alternative methods and why they matter
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
39. Timing of childbearing, family size and economic growth
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (2)

1995

40. Economic development and intergenerational economic mobility
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (2)
41. Human capital accumulation, fertility and growth: a re-analysis
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (2)

1993

42. Population Increase, Extralegal Appropriation, and the End of Colonialism
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
43. The Profitabality of Colonialism
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

Journal Articles

2024

1. The Intensifying Effects of Prolonged Climate Change on Conflict, 1400–1900 CE
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, 114, 80-83

2023

2. Putting the Husband Through: The Role of Credit Constraints in the Timing of Marriage and Spousal Education
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2023, 41, (1), 245 - 289 View citations (1)

2021

3. A theory of cultural revivals
   European Economic Review, 2021, 135, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper A theory of cultural revivals, Post-Print (2021) View citations (7) (2021)

2017

4. Changing the Rules Midway: The Impact of Granting Alimony Rights on Existing and Newly Formed Partnerships
   Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (604), 1874-1905 View citations (30)
   See also Working Paper Changing the Rules Midway: The Impact of Granting Alimony Rights on Existing and Newly-Formed Partnerships, Documentos de Trabajo (2012) View citations (14) (2012)
5. Editorial Introduction
   JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2017, 83, (1), 1-2

2015

6. THE BECKER–COASE THEOREM RECONSIDERED
   Journal of Demographic Economics, 2015, 81, (2), 157-177 View citations (9)
   Also in JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2015, 81, (2), 157-177 (2015) View citations (23)

2013

7. Lessons from the Ottoman Harem on Culture, Religion, and Wars
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2013, 61, (4), 693 - 730 View citations (7)
8. Social Organizations, Violence, and Modern Growth
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 534-38 View citations (13)

2011

9. Patent Protection and Strategic Delays in Technology Development: Implications for Economic Growth
   Southern Economic Journal, 2011, 78, (1), 211-232
   See also Working Paper Patent Protecton and Strategic Delays in Technology Development: Implications for Econonmic Growth, Working Papers (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2009

10. Investment in Schooling and the Marriage Market
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (5), 1689-1713 View citations (203)
    See also Working Paper Investment in Schooling and the Marriage Market, CID Working Papers (2008) View citations (3) (2008)

2008

11. Luther and Suleyman
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123, (4), 1465-1494 View citations (54)

2007

12. Endogenous gender power, household labor supply and the demographic transition
    Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 82, (1), 138-155 View citations (111)
13. GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSING AND THE INTENSITY OF AGGREGATE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2007, 16, (6), 451-466 View citations (1)

2006

14. Clusters of invention, life cycle of technologies and endogenous growth
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2006, 30, (4), 687-719 View citations (5)
15. Experiencing change and the evolution of adaptive skills: Implications for economic growth
    European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (3), 565-579 View citations (2)

2005

16. Geography, demography, and early development
    Journal of Population Economics, 2005, 18, (2), 301-321 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Geography, Demography, and Early Development, Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002 (2002) View citations (3) (2002)

2004

17. Income inequality, financial development, and macroeconomic fluctuations
    Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (495), 352-376 View citations (21)
18. The export skill content, learning by exporting and economic growth
    Economics Letters, 2004, 84, (1), 29-34 View citations (38)
19. The export technology content, learning by doing and specialization in foreign trade
    Journal of International Economics, 2004, 64, (2), 465-483 View citations (9)

2003

20. What Determines Public Support for Affirmative Action?
    Southern Economic Journal, 2003, 69, (3), 612-627
    See also Working Paper What determines public support for affirmative action?, International Finance Discussion Papers (1998) (1998)

2002

21. Finance and Macroeconomic Volatility
    The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2002, 2, (1), 1-32 View citations (114)
    See also Working Paper Finance and Macroeconomic Volatility, Macroeconomics (2000) View citations (30) (2000)

2000

22. Timing of childbearing and economic growth
    Journal of Development Economics, 2000, 61, (1), 255-269 View citations (34)

1999

23. Entrepreneurs, Professionals, and Growth
    Journal of Economic Growth, 1999, 4, (2), 213-32 View citations (44)
24. Public Education and Intergenerational Economic Mobility
    International Economic Review, 1999, 40, (3), 697-710 View citations (29)
25. The launch of the euro
    Federal Reserve Bulletin, 1999, 85, (Oct), 655-666

1998

26. Risk, Entrepreneurship, and Human-Capital Accumulation
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 454-57 View citations (78)
    See also Working Paper Risk, entrepreneurship and human capital accumulation, Finance and Economics Discussion Series (1997) View citations (17) (1997)

1995

27. THE PROFITABILITY OF COLONIAL INVESTMENT
    Economics and Politics, 1995, 7, (3), 229-241 View citations (14)

Books

2015

1. War, Peace, and Prosperity in the Name of God
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (27)

Chapters

2019

1. Causes and Consequences of Monotheism in the Supply of Religion
   Palgrave Macmillan

2012

2. Social Organizations, Risk-sharing Institutions, and Economic Development
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (3)