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Working Papers

2025

1. Norms of Corruption in Politicians’ Malfeasance
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
2. Present Bias in Politics and Self-Committing Treaties
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (2024)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024)
   See also Journal Article Present bias in politics and self-committing treaties, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2025) (2025)

2023

3. Norms of Corruption in Politicians’ Malfeasance
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics

2019

4. Acculturation, Education, and Gender Roles: Evidence from Canada
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in VfS Annual Conference 2017 (Vienna): Alternative Structures for Money and Banking, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2017)
   See also Journal Article Acculturation, education, and gender roles: evidence from Canada, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2018

5. Property rights on First Nations' reserve land
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (2017)
   See also Journal Article Property rights on First Nations reserve land, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2020) View citations (4) (2020)

2014

6. Sustainable Governance Indicators
   CSLS Research Reports, Centre for the Study of Living Standards

2013

7. A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed: Theory and Evidence on the (Dis)Advantages of Informal Loans
   Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations (4)
8. Land Management on First Nations Reserves: Lawful Possession and its Determinants
   Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations (8)

2012

9. Does Misinformation Demobilize the Electorate? Measuring the Impact of Alleged 'Robocalls' in the 2011 Canadian Election
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2010

10. Communication in Federal Politics: Universalism, Policy Uniformity, and the Optimal Allocation of Fiscal Authority
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Communication in Federal Politics: Universalism, Policy Uniformity, and the Optimal Allocation of Fiscal Authority, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2014) View citations (25) (2014)
11. Ideologues: Explaining Partisanship and Persistence in Politics (and Elsewhere)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
12. Interregional Redistribution and Regional Disparities: How Equalization Does (Not) Work
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)

2009

13. The Architecture of Federations: Constitutions, Bargaining, and Moral Hazard
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The architecture of federations: Constitutions, bargaining, and moral hazard, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (12) (2015)

2007

14. Federations, Constitutions, and Political Bargaining
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations (3)

2004

15. Interregional Redistribution and Mobility in Federations: A Positive Approach
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Interregional Redistribution and Mobility in Federations: A Positive Approach, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2011) View citations (30) (2011)

2003

16. Representative versus Direct Democracy: The Role of Informational Asymmetries
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
    Also in Bonn Econ Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Bonn Graduate School of Economics (BGSE) (2000) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Representative versus direct democracy: The role of informational asymmetries, Public Choice, Springer (2005) View citations (24) (2005)

2002

17. Optimal Contracting in Agency with Verifiable Ex Post Information
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
18. The Theory of Human Capital Revisited: On the Interaction of General and Specific Investments
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (12)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The Theory of Human Capital Revisited: on the Interaction of General and Specific Investments, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2006) View citations (70) (2006)

2000

19. Optimal Contracting with Verifiable Ex Post Signals
    Bonn Econ Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Bonn Graduate School of Economics (BGSE) View citations (2)
20. Optimal Monitoring in Hierarchical Relationships
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
21. Redistribution, Fiscal Competition, and the Politics of Economic Integration
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (2000) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Redistribution, Fiscal Competition, and the Politics of Economic Integration, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2002) View citations (29) (2002)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Present bias in politics and self-committing treaties
   Journal of Public Economics, 2025, 246, (C)
   See also Working Paper Present Bias in Politics and Self-Committing Treaties, CESifo Working Paper Series (2025) (2025)

2021

2. Acculturation, education, and gender roles: evidence from Canada
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2021, 73, (2), 509-533 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Acculturation, Education, and Gender Roles: Evidence from Canada, CEPR Discussion Papers (2019) (2019)
3. Custom Elections and Local Policies: The Case of Canada's First Nations
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 238-42

2020

4. Property rights on First Nations reserve land
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2020, 53, (2), 460-495 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Property rights on First Nations' reserve land, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2018

5. (Dis)advantages of informal loans – Theory and evidence
   European Economic Review, 2018, 102, (C), 100-128 View citations (13)

2015

6. The architecture of federations: Constitutions, bargaining, and moral hazard
   Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 124, (C), 18-29 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper The Architecture of Federations: Constitutions, Bargaining, and Moral Hazard, CEPR Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (5) (2009)

2014

7. Communication in Federal Politics: Universalism, Policy Uniformity, and the Optimal Allocation of Fiscal Authority
   Journal of Political Economy, 2014, 122, (4), 766 - 805 View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper Communication in Federal Politics: Universalism, Policy Uniformity, and the Optimal Allocation of Fiscal Authority, CEPR Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2011

8. Interregional Redistribution and Mobility in Federations: A Positive Approach
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2011, 78, (4), 1345-1378 View citations (30)
   See also Working Paper Interregional Redistribution and Mobility in Federations: A Positive Approach, CEPR Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (9) (2004)

2006

9. The Theory of Human Capital Revisited: on the Interaction of General and Specific Investments
   Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (514), 903-923 View citations (70)
   See also Working Paper The Theory of Human Capital Revisited: On the Interaction of General and Specific Investments, CESifo Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (12) (2002)

2005

10. ENDOGENOUS PUNISHMENTS IN AGENCY WITH VERIFIABLE EX POST INFORMATION *
    International Economic Review, 2005, 46, (4), 1207-1231 View citations (24)
11. Representative versus direct democracy: The role of informational asymmetries
    Public Choice, 2005, 122, (1), 9-38 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Representative versus Direct Democracy: The Role of Informational Asymmetries, CEPR Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (5) (2003)
12. Tiebout and redistribution in a model of residential and political choice
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (2-3), 501-528 View citations (20)

2004

13. Bilateral bargaining, unverifiable quality, and options to return
    Economic Theory, 2004, 23, (2), 395-410 View citations (7)
14. Optimal Auditing in Hierarchical Relationships
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2004, 160, (2), 210-231 View citations (3)

2003

15. Book Reviews
    Journal of Economics, 2003, 78, (1), 107-110
16. Economic versus political symmetry and the welfare concern with market integration and tax competition
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (5-6), 847-865 View citations (7)

2002

17. Monitoring and Productive Efficiency in Public and Private Firms
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2002, 58, (2), 167-187 View citations (5)
18. Redistribution, Fiscal Competition, and the Politics of Economic Integration
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2002, 69, (4), 899-923 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Redistribution, Fiscal Competition, and the Politics of Economic Integration, Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers (2000) View citations (1) (2000)

2001

19. (Non-)Existence of Equilibria in Multicommunity Models
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2001, 50, (3), 418-435 View citations (21)
20. Revisiting the Lemons Market
    International Economic Review, 2001, 42, (1), 25-41 View citations (15)
21. The Political Geography of Tax H(e)avens and Tax Hells
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (4), 1103-1115 View citations (50)

2000

22. On Monitoring and Collusion in Hierarchies
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2000, 91, (2), 280-291 View citations (30)

1998

23. The Value of Ignorance
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1998, 29, (2), 339-354 View citations (75)