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Working Papers

2023

1. Floods, Terrorist Attacks and the COVID-19 Pandemic: How the (De)Centralization of Power Affects the Rally around the Flag
   International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
   Also in Working Papers. Collection A: Public economics, governance and decentralization, Universidade de Vigo, GEN - Governance and Economics research Network (2022)

2022

2. Distance matters: The size of countries and the nationalization of politics
   Working Papers. Collection A: Public economics, governance and decentralization, Universidade de Vigo, GEN - Governance and Economics research Network
3. Making countries small: The nationalization of districts in the United States
   Working Papers. Collection A: Public economics, governance and decentralization, Universidade de Vigo, GEN - Governance and Economics research Network
   See also Journal Article Making countries small: The nationalization of districts in the United States, Political Science Research and Methods, Cambridge University Press (2024) (2024)

2021

4. Making mobilization work: The choice of electoral systems
   Working Papers. Collection A: Public economics, governance and decentralization, Universidade de Vigo, GEN - Governance and Economics research Network

2019

5. From the brady bunch to gilmore girls: The effect of household size on economic voting
   Working Papers. Collection A: Public economics, governance and decentralization, Universidade de Vigo, GEN - Governance and Economics research Network

2018

6. DECENTRALIZATION AND ELECTORAL SWINGS
   International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
   Also in Working Papers. Collection B: Regional and sectoral economics, Universidade de Vigo, GEN - Governance and Economics research Network (2017)
   Working Papers. Collection A: Public economics, governance and decentralization, Universidade de Vigo, GEN - Governance and Economics research Network (2018)
   See also Journal Article Decentralization and electoral swings, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) (2020)
7. Decentralization and football
   Working Papers. Collection A: Public economics, governance and decentralization, Universidade de Vigo, GEN - Governance and Economics research Network
   See also Journal Article Decentralization and Football, Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2016

8. An economic explanation of the nationalization of electoral politics
   Working Papers. Collection A: Public economics, governance and decentralization, Universidade de Vigo, GEN - Governance and Economics research Network
9. Coattail effects and electoral coordination
   Working Papers. Collection B: Regional and sectoral economics, Universidade de Vigo, GEN - Governance and Economics research Network

2015

10. Democracy and football
    Working Papers. Collection B: Regional and sectoral economics, Universidade de Vigo, GEN - Governance and Economics research Network View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Democracy and Football, Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2014

11. Turnout and fractionalization
    Working Papers. Collection A: Public economics, governance and decentralization, Universidade de Vigo, GEN - Governance and Economics research Network

2013

12. La atribución de responsabilidades políticas en Estados descentralizados
    (The atribution of political responsibilities in decentralized countries)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

2012

13. The Partisan Consequences of Turnout Revisited
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Working Papers, Universidade de Vigo, Departamento de Economía Aplicada (2012)

2010

14. Decentralization and Nationalization of Party Systems
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

2004

15. Explaining budgetary indiscipline: evidence from spanish municipalities
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Instituto de Estudios Fiscales View citations (2)

Undated

16. Economic Voting y Elecciones Generales en Espana: Un Análisis con Datos de Panel, 1982-1996
    Studies on the Spanish Economy, FEDEA
17. THE COMPOSITION OF PUBLIC SPENDING AND THE NATIONALIZATION OF PARTY SYSTEMS IN WESTERN EUROPE
    Working Papers, Instituto de Estudios Fiscales

Journal Articles

2025

1. With a Little Help From My Friends? Understanding Individual and Team Success in the Summer Olympics
   Social Science Quarterly, 2025, 106, (3)

2024

2. Making countries small: The nationalization of districts in the United States
   Political Science Research and Methods, 2024, 12, (2), 416-425
   See also Working Paper Making countries small: The nationalization of districts in the United States, Working Papers. Collection A: Public economics, governance and decentralization (2022) (2022)

2023

3. Work group diversity in professional football: An individual‐level approach to the effects of diversity in organizations
   Social Science Quarterly, 2023, 104, (4), 927-941

2021

4. Primaries Through the Looking Glass: The Electoral Effects of Opening the Selection of Top Candidates
   British Journal of Political Science, 2021, 51, (4), 1550-1564
5. The Cultural Sources of Deception in Soccer: How Collectivism Affects the Number of Penalties in European Soccer Leagues
   Social Science Quarterly, 2021, 102, (1), 362-373

2020

6. Decentralization after the Great Recession: fine-tuning or paradigm change?
   Regional Studies, 2020, 54, (7), 877-880 View citations (1)
7. Decentralization and electoral swings
   Regional Studies, 2020, 54, (7), 907-918
   See also Working Paper DECENTRALIZATION AND ELECTORAL SWINGS, International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU (2018) (2018)
8. Explaining Gender Differences in Turnout Using Panel Data Across Elections
   Social Science Quarterly, 2020, 101, (2), 940-959

2019

9. Decentralization and Football
   Social Science Quarterly, 2019, 100, (1), 163-175 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Decentralization and football, Working Papers. Collection A: Public economics, governance and decentralization (2018) (2018)

2016

10. Democracy and Football
    Social Science Quarterly, 2016, 97, (5), 1282-1294 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Democracy and football, Working Papers. Collection B: Regional and sectoral economics (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2014

11. Expectations in Mass Elections: Back to the Future?
    Social Science Quarterly, 2014, 95, (5), 1346-1359

2011

12. Winning and Competitiveness as Determinants of Political Support
    Social Science Quarterly, 2011, 92, (3), 695-709 View citations (6)

2010

13. The determinants of tax morale in comparative perspective: Evidence from European countries
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 26, (4), 441-453 View citations (108)

2009

14. Does the nationalization of party systems affect the composition of public spending?
    Economics of Governance, 2009, 10, (1), 85-98 View citations (14)