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Working Papers

2020

1. Medieval Cities Through the Lens of Urban Economic Theories
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
   Also in Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy (2020) View citations (3)
2. The Economic Impact of the Black Death
   Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (12)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (11)
3. The Effects of Land Redistribution: Evidence from the French Revolution
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (7)

2019

4. Pandemics, Places, and Populations: Evidence from the Black Death
   Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (28)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2019) View citations (33)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (33)

2017

5. Economic shocks, inter-ethnic complementarities and the persecution of minorities: Evidence from the Black Death
   Working Papers, Economic History Society View citations (2)
6. Negative Shocks and Mass Persecutions: Evidence from the Black Death
   Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (5)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2017) View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article Negative shocks and mass persecutions: evidence from the Black Death, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2019) View citations (76) (2019)

2015

7. Taxes, National Identity, and Nation Building: Evidence from France
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (10)

2013

8. From the Persecuting to the Protective State? Jewish Expulsions and Weather Shocks from 1100 to 1800
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)

2012

9. Corruption as a response to regulation
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
10. Legal Centralization and the Birth of the Secular State
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Legal centralization and the birth of the secular state, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (16) (2013)
11. Pick Your Poison: Do Politicians Regulate When They Can’t Spend?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
12. Standardizing the fiscal state: cabal tax farming as an Intermediate Institution in early-modern England and France
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)

2011

13. Taxes, lawyers, and the decline of witch trials in France
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Taxes, Lawyers, and the Decline of Witch Trials in France, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2014) View citations (16) (2014)

2001

14. Committing to civil service reform: the performance of pre-shipment inspection under different institutional regimes
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Negative shocks and mass persecutions: evidence from the Black Death
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2019, 24, (4), 345-395 View citations (76)
   See also Working Paper Negative Shocks and Mass Persecutions: Evidence from the Black Death, Working Papers (2017) View citations (5) (2017)

2017

2. Jewish Persecutions and Weather Shocks: 1100–1800
   Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (602), 924-958 View citations (76)
3. Jewish communities and city growth in preindustrial Europe
   Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 127, (C), 339-354 View citations (31)
4. States and economic growth: Capacity and constraints
   Explorations in Economic History, 2017, 64, (C), 1-20 View citations (91)

2016

5. Can public policies lower religiosity? Evidence from school choice in France, 1878–1902
   Economic History Review, 2016, 69, (3), 915-944 View citations (18)

2014

6. Corruption, regulation, and growth: an empirical study of the United States
   Economics of Governance, 2014, 15, (1), 51-69 View citations (18)
7. From internal taxes to national regulation: Evidence from a French wine tax reform at the turn of the twentieth century
   Explorations in Economic History, 2014, 51, (C), 77-93 View citations (17)
8. Tax farming and the origins of state capacity in England and France
   Explorations in Economic History, 2014, 51, (C), 1-20 View citations (37)
9. Taxes, Lawyers, and the Decline of Witch Trials in France
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2014, 57, (1), 77 - 112 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Taxes, lawyers, and the decline of witch trials in France, MPRA Paper (2011) View citations (16) (2011)
10. The Financial Decline of a Great Power: War, Influence, and Money in Louis XIV's France. By Guy Rowlands. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2012. Pp. x, 267. $112.67, hardcover
    The Journal of Economic History, 2014, 74, (4), 1225-1226

2013

11. Legal centralization and the birth of the secular state
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2013, 41, (4), 959-978 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Legal Centralization and the Birth of the Secular State, MPRA Paper (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2012

12. How much should we trust the World Values Survey trust question?
    Economics Letters, 2012, 116, (2), 210-212 View citations (51)
13. Political Transformations and Public Finances: Europe, 1650–1913. By Mark Dincecco. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Pp. xii, 233. $90.00, hardcover
    The Journal of Economic History, 2012, 72, (4), 1098-1100
14. The Long Road to the Industrial Revolution: The European Economy in a Global Perspective, 1000–1800. By Jan Luiten van Zanden. Leiden: Brill, 2009. Pp. xiii, 342. $149.00, hardcover
    The Journal of Economic History, 2012, 72, (3), 833-835

2011

15. Corruption is bad for growth (even in the United States)
    Public Choice, 2011, 147, (3), 377-393 View citations (74)
16. Does fortune favor dragons?
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2011, 78, (1), 85-97 View citations (24)
    Also in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2011, 78, (1-2), 85-97 (2011) View citations (24)
17. Trust games: A meta-analysis
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2011, 32, (5), 865-889 View citations (351)

2010

18. INVESTING IN INSTITUTIONS
    Economics and Politics, 2010, 22, (3), 419-445 View citations (1)
19. War! What Is It Good For? A Deep Determinants Analysis of the Cost of Interstate Conflict
    Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, 2010, 16, (1), 35 View citations (7)

2009

20. Fiscal Crisis and Institutional Change in the Ottoman Empire and France
    The Journal of Economic History, 2009, 69, (3), 809-845 View citations (30)

2006

21. Banking on the King: The Evolution of the Royal Revenue Farms in Old Regime France
    The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (4), 963-991 View citations (9)

Books

2019

1. Persecution and Toleration
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (53)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2019) View citations (51)