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Working Papers

2020

1. How Does the World Bank Influence the Development Policy Priorities of Low-Income and Lower-Middle Income Countries ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
2. Moving Up the Ladder: An Analysis of IDA Graduation Policy
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2019

3. Better Policies from Policy-Selective Aid ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Better Policies from Policy-Selective Aid?, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2021) (2021)

2017

4. Deterring kickbacks and encouraging entry in public procurement markets: evidence from firm surveys in 88 developing countries
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
5. Taxation without representation ? experimental evidence from Ghana and Uganda on citizen action toward taxes, oil, and aid
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2016

6. Poverty and policy selectivity of World Bank trust funds
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Poverty and Policy Selectivity of World Bank Trust Funds, Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2018) View citations (5) (2018)
7. The Effect of Aid on Growth: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (21)
   See also Journal Article The effect of aid on growth: evidence from a Quasi-experiment, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2017) View citations (67) (2017)

2015

8. Bilateralizing multilateral aid? Aid allocation by World Bank trust funds
   VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (5)
9. On the delegation of aid implementation to multilateral agencies
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article On the delegation of aid implementation to multilateral agencies, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (5) (2018)
10. Unbundling institutions for external finance: worldwide firm-level evidence
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Unbundling institutions for external finance: Worldwide firm-level evidence, Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier (2017) View citations (12) (2017)
11. Which donors, which funds ? the choice of multilateral funds by bilateral donors at the World Bank
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
12. World Bank lending and the quality of public sector governance
    Working Papers of LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance
13. World Bank policy lending and the quality of public sector governance
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    See also Journal Article World Bank Policy Lending and the Quality of Public-Sector Governance, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

2014

14. Interactions among donors'aid allocations: evidence from an exogenous World Bank income threshold
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
15. World Bank lending and the quality of economic policy
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article World Bank Lending and the Quality of Economic Policy, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2016) View citations (6) (2016)

2013

16. Building or bypassing recipient country systems: are donors defying the Paris declaration ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Building or Bypassing Recipient Country Systems: Are Donors Defying the Paris Declaration?, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (13) (2014)
17. It's only words: validating the CPIA governance assessments
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2012

18. Aid tying and donor fragmentation
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Aid Tying and Donor Fragmentation, World Development, Elsevier (2013) View citations (16) (2013)
19. Political ideology, quality at entry and the success of economic reform programs
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Political ideology, quality at entry and the success of economic reform programs, The Review of International Organizations, Springer (2013) View citations (17) (2013)
20. When do donors trust recipient country systems ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

2011

21. Crossing the threshold: an analysis of IBRD graduation policy
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
22. The correlation between human capital and morality and its effect on economic performance: theory and evidence
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The correlation between human capital and morality and its effect on economic performance: Theory and evidence, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (6) (2012)

2010

23. Aid quality and donor rankings
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article Aid Quality and Donor Rankings, World Development, Elsevier (2011) View citations (49) (2011)

2009

24. Aid and trust in country systems
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
25. International aid and financial crises in donor countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article International aid and financial crises in donor countries, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2013) View citations (38) (2013)

2008

26. Donor fragmentation
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
27. Individual and country-level factors affecting support for foreign aid
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
28. Sovereign rents and the quality of tax policy and administration
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Sovereign rents and quality of tax policy and administration, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (46) (2009)
29. The worldwide governance indicators and tautology: causally related separable concepts, indicators of a common cause, or both ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)

2006

30. Measuring corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: a critique of the cross-country indicators
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (46)

2005

31. Empowerment as a zero-sum game
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
32. Foreign aid and market-liberalizing reform
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Foreign Aid and Market‐Liberalizing Reform, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2008) View citations (52) (2008)

2004

33. Donor fragmentation and bureaucratic quality in aid recipients
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article Donor fragmentation and bureaucratic quality in aid recipients, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (168) (2007)
34. Social capital, social norms and the New Institutional Economics
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Social Capital, Social Norms and the New Institutional Economics, Springer Books, Springer (2008) View citations (13) (2008)

2003

35. Does Foreign Aid Promote Democracy?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
36. Roll-off at the top of the ballot: intentional undervoting in American presidential elections
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
37. Second generation governance indicators
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (16)
38. Viewers like you: community norms and contributions to public broadcasting
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
39. Voided Ballot in the 1996 Presidential Election: A County-Level Analysis
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)

2002

40. Boondoogles and expropriation: rent-sseking and policy distortion when property rights are insecure
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
41. Governance and growth: measurement and evidence
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)
42. Social polarization, social institutions, and country creditworthiness
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
43. Who Uses Inferior Voting Technology?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (7)

2001

44. Building trust: public policy, interpersonal trust and economic development
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (19)
45. Determinants of lasting democracy in poor countries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (17)
46. Trust, assocational life, and economic performance
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (20)

2000

47. Aid dependence and the quality of governance: a cross-country empirical analysis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (32)
48. Are larger countries really more corrupt?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)
49. Election-day registration and turnout inequality
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
50. Gender and Corruption
    Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (10)
    Also in Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2000) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Gender and corruption, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2001) View citations (372) (2001)
51. Polarization, politics, and property rights: links between inequality and growth
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article Polarization, Politics and Property Rights: Links between Inequality and Growth, Public Choice, Springer (2002) View citations (215) (2002)
52. Social capital and the quality of Government: evidence from the U.S. States
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (45)
53. Toward More Operationally Relevant Indicators of Governance
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)

1999

54. Contract Intensive Money
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (128)
55. Drivers Wanted: Motor Voter and the Election of 1996
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
56. Election Day Registration: The Second Wave
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

1998

57. Did states' motor voter programs help the Democrats?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
58. For shame! The effect of community cooperative context on the probability of voting
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (20)

1997

59. The reappearing American voter why did turnout rise in '92?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

1996

60. Does inequality harm growth only in democracies? A replication and extension
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
61. Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (210)
    See also Journal Article Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (1996) View citations (211) (1996)

1995

62. Institutions and Economic Performance: Cross-Country Tests Using Alternative Institutional Indicators
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (779)

1994

63. Does motor voter work? Evidence from state-level data
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

1992

64. Civic norms, social sanctions and voting turnout
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (43)

0200

65. Social capital, growth and poverty: a survey of cross-country evidence
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Better Policies from Policy-Selective Aid?
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2021, 35, (4), 829-844
   See also Working Paper Better Policies from Policy-Selective Aid ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (5) (2019)

2019

2. Deterring Kickbacks and Encouraging Entry in Public Procurement Markets: Evidence from Firm Surveys in 90 Developing Countries
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2019, 33, (2), 287-309 View citations (11)

2018

3. On the delegation of aid implementation to multilateral agencies
   Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 133, (C), 295-305 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper On the delegation of aid implementation to multilateral agencies, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (5) (2015)
4. Poverty and Policy Selectivity of World Bank Trust Funds
   Journal of International Development, 2018, 30, (4), 707-712 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Poverty and policy selectivity of World Bank trust funds, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (3) (2016)
5. World Bank Policy Lending and the Quality of Public-Sector Governance
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2018, 67, (1), 29 - 54 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper World Bank policy lending and the quality of public sector governance, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) (2015)

2017

6. The effect of aid on growth: evidence from a Quasi-experiment
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2017, 22, (1), 1-33 View citations (67)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Aid on Growth: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (14) (2016)
7. Unbundling institutions for external finance: Worldwide firm-level evidence
   Journal of Corporate Finance, 2017, 44, (C), 215-232 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Unbundling institutions for external finance: worldwide firm-level evidence, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
8. Which Donors, Which Funds? Bilateral Donors' Choice of Multilateral Funds at the World Bank
   International Organization, 2017, 71, (4), 767-802 View citations (20)

2016

9. World Bank Lending and the Quality of Economic Policy
   Journal of Development Studies, 2016, 52, (1), 72-91 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper World Bank lending and the quality of economic policy, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (3) (2014)

2014

10. Building or Bypassing Recipient Country Systems: Are Donors Defying the Paris Declaration?
    Journal of Development Studies, 2014, 50, (6), 839-854 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Building or bypassing recipient country systems: are donors defying the Paris declaration ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (3) (2013)

2013

11. Aid Tying and Donor Fragmentation
    World Development, 2013, 44, (C), 63-76 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Aid tying and donor fragmentation, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (7) (2012)
12. Aid and donor trust in recipient country systems
    Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 101, (C), 316-329 View citations (23)
13. International aid and financial crises in donor countries
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2013, 32, (C), 232-250 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper International aid and financial crises in donor countries, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (27) (2009)
14. Political ideology, quality at entry and the success of economic reform programs
    The Review of International Organizations, 2013, 8, (4), 447-476 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Political ideology, quality at entry and the success of economic reform programs, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2012

15. Crossing the threshold: A positive analysis of IBRD graduation policy
    The Review of International Organizations, 2012, 7, (2), 145-176 View citations (10)
16. The correlation between human capital and morality and its effect on economic performance: Theory and evidence
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2012, 40, (3), 457-475 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The correlation between human capital and morality and its effect on economic performance: theory and evidence, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (4) (2011)

2011

17. Aid Quality and Donor Rankings
    World Development, 2011, 39, (11), 1907-1917 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Aid quality and donor rankings, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (46) (2010)

2010

18. The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Six, One, or None?
    Journal of Development Studies, 2010, 46, (2), 350-370 View citations (156)

2009

19. AID, ECONOMIC FREEDOM, AND GROWTH
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2009, 27, (1), 46-53 View citations (38)
20. Sovereign rents and quality of tax policy and administration
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2009, 37, (3), 359-371 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper Sovereign rents and the quality of tax policy and administration, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (13) (2008)

2008

21. Foreign Aid and Market‐Liberalizing Reform
    Economica, 2008, 75, (299), 524-548 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper Foreign aid and market-liberalizing reform, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (19) (2005)

2007

22. Boondoggles, Rent-Seeking, and Political Checks and Balances: Public Investment under Unaccountable Governments
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (3), 566-572 View citations (120)
23. Donor fragmentation and bureaucratic quality in aid recipients
    Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 83, (1), 176-197 View citations (168)
    See also Working Paper Donor fragmentation and bureaucratic quality in aid recipients, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (45) (2004)
24. Measuring Corruption: A Critique of Indicators in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
    Journal of Public Policy, 2007, 27, (3), 255-291 View citations (45)

2004

25. Foreign Aid, Institutions, and Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2004, 52, (2), 255-85 View citations (235)

2003

26. Groups, Growth and Trust: Cross-Country Evidence on the Olson and Putnam Hypotheses
    Public Choice, 2003, 117, (3-4), 341-55 View citations (101)
27. Trade intensity, country size and corruption
    Economics of Governance, 2003, 4, (1), 1-18 View citations (111)

2002

28. Polarization, Politics and Property Rights: Links between Inequality and Growth
    Public Choice, 2002, 111, (1-2), 127-54 View citations (215)
    See also Working Paper Polarization, politics, and property rights: links between inequality and growth, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2000) View citations (46) (2000)

2001

29. Aid Dependence and the Quality of Governance: Cross‐Country Empirical Tests
    Southern Economic Journal, 2001, 68, (2), 310-329 View citations (18)
30. Determinants of Lasting Democracy in Poor Countries: Culture, Development, and Institutions
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2001, 573, (1), 16-41 View citations (1)
31. Gender and corruption
    Journal of Development Economics, 2001, 64, (1), 25-55 View citations (372)
    See also Working Paper Gender and Corruption, Center for Development Economics (2000) View citations (10) (2000)
32. Trust and Growth
    Economic Journal, 2001, 111, (470), 295-321 View citations (945)

2000

33. Deterring Voter Registration Through Juror Selection Practices: Evidence from Survey Data
    Public Choice, 2000, 103, (1), 49-62
    Also in Public Choice, 2000, 103, (1-2), 49-62 (2000)

1999

34. Contract-Intensive Money: Contract Enforcement, Property Rights, and Economic Performance
    Journal of Economic Growth, 1999, 4, (2), 185-211 View citations (133)

1998

35. Determinants of Economic Growth By Robert Barro. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1997. Pp. xii, 145. $22.50
    Southern Economic Journal, 1998, 65, (1), 185-187

1997

36. Does Social Capital Have an Economic Payoff? A Cross-Country Investigation
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (4), 1251-1288 View citations (3389)
37. Why Don't Poor Countries Catch Up? A Cross-National Test of Institutional Explanation
    Economic Inquiry, 1997, 35, (3), 590-602 View citations (265)

1996

38. Institutions and the Convergence Hypothesis: The Cross-National Evidence
    Public Choice, 1996, 87, (3-4), 207-28 View citations (53)
39. Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies
    Journal of Economic Growth, 1996, 1, (2), 243-76 View citations (211)
    See also Working Paper Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies, MPRA Paper (1996) View citations (210) (1996)

1995

40. INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE: CROSS‐COUNTRY TESTS USING ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES
    Economics and Politics, 1995, 7, (3), 207-227 View citations (2191)

1994

41. Does Rain Help the Republicans? Theory and Evidence on Turnout and the Vote
    Public Choice, 1994, 79, (1-2), 187-209 View citations (56)

1993

42. The Voter Participation Effects of Selecting Jurors from Registration Lists
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1993, 36, (1), 99-114 View citations (9)

1992

43. Civic Norms, Social Sanctions, and Voter Turnout
    Rationality and Society, 1992, 4, (2), 133-156 View citations (86)

Books

2004

1. Mapped In or Mapped Out? The Romanian Poor in Inter-household and Community Networks
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (4)

Chapters

2008

1. Social Capital, Social Norms and the New Institutional Economics
   Springer View citations (13)
   Also in Springer (2005) View citations (33)
   See also Working Paper Social capital, social norms and the New Institutional Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (1) (2004)

1998

2. Political Stability and Economic Stagnation
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)