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Working Papers

2024

1. Experts, Information, Reviews, and Coordination: Evidence on How Prizes Affect Sales*
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

2023

2. A Matter of Taste: The Negative Welfare Effect of Expert Judgments
   Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
3. Elections and norms of behaviour: a survey
   Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
4. Jurisdiction size and perceived corruption
   Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
5. Measuring Household Inflation Perceptions and Expectations: The Effect of Guided vs Non-Guided Inflation Questions
   Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
   Also in MAGKS Papers on Economics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung) (2021) View citations (5)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2023)
   See also Journal Article Measuring Household Inflation Perceptions and Expectations: The Effect of Guided vs Non-Guided Inflation Questions, Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier (2023) (2023)
6. Political Dynasties in Defense of Democracy: The Case of France's 1940 Enabling Act
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2023) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Political Dynasties in Defense of Democracy: The Case of France’s 1940 Enabling Act, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2023) (2023)
7. Preaching to the Agnostic: Inflation Reporting Can Increase Trust in the Central Bank but Only among People with Weak Priors
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in MAGKS Papers on Economics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung) (2022) View citations (2)
   Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2023)
   See also Journal Article Preaching to the agnostic: Inflation reporting can increase trust in the central bank but only among people with weak priors, Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier (2024) View citations (10) (2024)

2022

8. Does it Pay Off to Demonstrate Against the Far Right ?
   Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)
9. Is Demonstrating against the Far Right Worth It? Evidence from French Presidential Elections
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
10. The Origins of Elite Persistence: Evidence from Political Purges in Post-World War II France
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2022) View citations (1)
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2022) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, HAL (2022) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation) (2022) View citations (2)

2021

11. A time to throw stones, a time to reap: How long does it take for democratic transitions to improve institutional outcomes?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2016) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article A time to throw stones, a time to reap: how long does it take for democratic transitions to improve institutional outcomes?, Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press (2022) (2022)
12. Democratic transitions can attract foreign direct investment: Effect, trajectories, and the role of political risk
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Democratic transitions can attract foreign direct investment: Effect, trajectories, and the role of political risk, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
13. Experts, Information, Reviews, and Coordination: Evidence on How Literary Prizes Affect Sales
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)
14. One-minute earthquake, years of patience: Evidence from Mexico on the effect of earthquake exposure on time preference
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (3)
15. Online appendix to "A time to throw stones, a time to reap: How long does it take for democratic transitions to improve institutional outcomes?"
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)
16. Politicians at higher levels of government are perceived as more corrupt
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (10)
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2018) View citations (1)
    Post-Print, HAL (2021) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Politicians at higher levels of government are perceived as more corrupt, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2021) View citations (7) (2021)

2020

17. A resource-rich neighbor is a misfortune: The spatial distribution of the resource curse in Brazil
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article A Resource-Rich Neighbor Is a Misfortune: The Spatial Distribution of the Resource Curse in Brazil, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2023) (2023)

2019

18. A Positive Effect of Political Dynasties: the Case of France’s 1940 Enabling Act
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
19. Do Banking Crises Improve Democracy?
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    See also Journal Article Do banking crises improve democracy?, Public Choice, Springer (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
20. The minority ethic: Rethinking religious denominations, minority status, and educational achievement across the globe
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The minority ethic: Rethinking religious denominations, minority status, and educational achievement across the globe, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2018

21. German Public Attitudes Towards Asylum Seekers, Immigrants in the Workplace, Inflation, and Local Budgets: Evidence from a Representative Survey of the German Population
    MAGKS Papers on Economics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung) View citations (13)
22. In God We Learn? The Universal Messages of Religions, their Context-Specific Effects, and the role of Minority Status
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

2017

23. Do democratic transitions attract foreign investors and how fast?
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (8)
24. Global Racist Contagion following Donald Trump’s Election
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    See also Journal Article Global Racist Contagion Following Donald Trump's Election, British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press (2021) View citations (13) (2021)

2016

25. In God We Learn? Religions' Universal Messages, Context-Specific Effects, and Minority Status
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2016)
26. Partisan stereotypes
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)
27. Pro-social behavior after a disaster: parochial or universal? Evidence from a natural experiment in Belgium
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)

2015

28. Discrimination by Microcredit Officers: Theory and Evidence on Disability in Uganda
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (25)
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2010) View citations (11)
    DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2011) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Discrimination by microcredit officers: Theory and evidence on disability in Uganda, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier (2015) View citations (26) (2015)
29. The formal and informal institutional framework of capital accumulation
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (19)
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2013) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The formal and informal institutional framework of capital accumulation, Post-Print CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2015) View citations (19) (2015)

2014

30. Does investment spur growth everywhere? Not where institutions are weak
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (24)
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2013) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Does Investment Spur Growth Everywhere? Not Where Institutions Are Weak, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (2014) View citations (20) (2014)
31. Good and bad FDI: The growth effects of greenfield investment and mergers and acquisitions in developing countries
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (11)
32. Mark my Words: Information and the Fear of Declaring one’s Exchange Rate Regime
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2011)
    See also Journal Article Mark my Words: Information and the Fear of Declaring one’s Exchange Rate Regime, Post-Print CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
33. The devil is in the shadow: Do institutions affect income and productivity or only official income and official productivity?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (24)
    Also in Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Zurich 2008, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics (2008) View citations (3)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2007) View citations (11)
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2007) View citations (11)
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich (2007) View citations (10)
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2012) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The devil is in the shadow. Do institutions affect income and productivity or only official income and official productivity?, Public Choice, Springer (2014) View citations (24) (2014)

2013

34. Behind closed doors: Revealing the ECB’s Decision Rule
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (18)
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2013) View citations (15)
    MAGKS Papers on Economics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung) (2011) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Behind closed doors: Revealing the ECB's decision rule, Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier (2013) View citations (20) (2013)
35. FDI and Exports Diversification in Arab Countries
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum
36. Online appendix to “Mark My Words: Information and the Fear of Declaring an Exchange Rate Regime”
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (3)
37. The Composition of FDI in the MENA Region and Other Countries: Econometric Investigation and Implications for MENA Countries
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum
38. The Formal and Informal Framework of Foreign Direct Investment
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum View citations (1)
39. The Growth Effects of Greenfield Investment and Mergers and Acquisitions: Econometric Investigation and Implication for MENA Countries
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum

2012

40. FDI Waves, Waves of Neglect of Political Risk
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (24)
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2010) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article FDI Waves, Waves of Neglect of Political Risk, World Development, Elsevier (2012) View citations (23) (2012)
41. Taxing the unobservable: The impact of the shadow economy on inflation and taxation
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Taxing the unobservable: The impact of the shadow economy on inflation and taxation, World Development, Elsevier (2017) View citations (29) (2017)
42. The not so dark side of trust: Does trust increase the size of the shadow economy?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (18)
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2008) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The not so dark side of trust: Does trust increase the size of the shadow economy?, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2012) View citations (20) (2012)
43. Trust as the missing root of institutions, education, and development
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
44. Why Countries Matter for Monetary Policy Decision-Making in the ESCB
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    See also Journal Article Why Countries Matter for Monetary Policy Decision-Making in the ESCB, ifo DICE Report, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich (2012) (2012)

2011

45. An FDI is an FDI is an FDI? The growth effects of greenfield investment and mergers and acquisitions in developing countries
    Working Papers, Swiss National Bank, Study Center Gerzensee View citations (9)
    Also in Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Berlin 2011, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics (2011) View citations (12)
46. Does taking the shadow economy into account matter when measuring aggregate efficiency?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Does taking the shadow economy into account matter when measuring aggregate efficiency?, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (8) (2011)
47. The Modern Corporation as a Safe Haven for Taste-Based Discrimination: An Agency Model of Hiring Decisions
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (19)
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    See also Journal Article The modern corporation as a safe haven for taste-based discrimination: An agency model of hiring decisions, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (15) (2011)

2010

48. Does financial intermediation matter for macroeconomic performance?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (18)
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Does financial intermediation matter for macroeconomic performance?, Economic Modelling, Elsevier (2010) View citations (16) (2010)
49. Is corruption an efficient grease?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (344)
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (300)
    BOFIT Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT) (2008) View citations (9)
    Working Papers of LaRGE Research Center, Laboratoire de Recherche en Gestion et Economie (LaRGE), Université de Strasbourg (2008) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Is Corruption an Efficient Grease?, World Development, Elsevier (2010) View citations (287) (2010)
50. The impact of studying economics, and other disciplines, on the belief that voluntary exchange makes everyone better off
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)
51. The productivity of trust
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article The Productivity of Trust, World Development, Elsevier (2015) View citations (39) (2015)
52. Where do Creditor Rights Matter? Creditor Rights, Political Constraints, and Cross-Border M&A Activity
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (3)

2009

53. Discrimination in Microfinance: The Role of Credit Officers
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)
54. How committees impact the volatility of policy rates
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (18)
55. Institutional reforms now and benefits tomorrow: How soon is tomorrow?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (21)
56. Voting and turning out for monetary integration: the case of the French referendum on the Maastricht treaty
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    Also in DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2005) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Voting and turning out for monetary integration: the case of the French referendum on the Maastricht treaty, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) (2009)

2008

57. Does Financial Intermediation Matter for macroeconomic Efficiency ?
    Working Papers of LaRGE Research Center, Laboratoire de Recherche en Gestion et Economie (LaRGE), Université de Strasbourg
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2007) View citations (2)
    DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2006) View citations (4)
58. How monetary policy committees impact the volatility of policy rates
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article How monetary policy committees impact the volatility of policy rates, Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (22) (2009)
59. Institutional quality and trade: which institutions? Which trade?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (90)
    Also in DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2006) View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND TRADE: WHICH INSTITUTIONS? WHICH TRADE?, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2008) View citations (96) (2008)
60. Introduction: Special issue: 24th Symposium on Money, Bank and Finance
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL (2008)
61. Labor market discrimination as an agency cost
    DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2008)
62. Majority voting may not rule in monetary unions: a comment on Matsen and Roisland
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)
63. Monetary Policy in the Presence of Asymmetric Wage Indexation
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2008) View citations (16)
    DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2005) View citations (20)
    Working Papers of LaRGE Research Center, Laboratoire de Recherche en Gestion et Economie (LaRGE), Université de Strasbourg (2003)
    See also Journal Article Monetary Policy in the Presence of Asymmetric Wage Indexation, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2008) (2008)

2007

64. Does taking the shadow economy into account matter to measure aggregate efficiency?
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (10)
    Also in DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2007) View citations (11)
65. How committees reduce the volatility of policy rates
    DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (20)
66. Revisiting the relationship between governance and foreign direct investment
    DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Revisiting the relationship between governance and foreign direct investment, Brussels Economic Review, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2007) View citations (14) (2007)
67. The devil is in the shadow: do institutions affect income and productivity or only official income and official income and official productivity?
    DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (10)

2006

68. Does the shadow economy raise observed aggregate efficiency? A cross-country comparison
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
69. Majority voting with stochastic preferences: the whims of a committee are smaller than the whims of its members
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers of LaRGE Research Center, Laboratoire de Recherche en Gestion et Economie (LaRGE), Université de Strasbourg (2004)
    DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2006) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Majority voting with stochastic preferences: The whims of a committee are smaller than the whims of its members, Constitutional Political Economy, Springer (2006) View citations (7) (2006)
70. The impact of European integration on the nineties' wave of mergers and acquisitions
    DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (22)
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2006) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of European Integration on the Nineties’ Wave of Mergers and Acquisitions, Journal of Economic Integration, Center for Economic Integration, Sejong University (2006) View citations (2) (2006)

2005

71. Can mergers in Europe help banks hedge against macroeconomic risk?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (37)
    Also in DULBEA Working Papers, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2005) View citations (38)
    Working Papers of LaRGE Research Center, Laboratoire de Recherche en Gestion et Economie (LaRGE), Université de Strasbourg (2003) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Can mergers in Europe help banks hedge against macroeconomic risk?, Applied Financial Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2005) View citations (38) (2005)
72. Does better governance foster efficiency? An aggregate frontier analysis
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (76)
    See also Journal Article Does better governance foster efficiency? An aggregate frontier analysis, Economics of Governance, Springer (2004) View citations (17) (2004)
73. Does corruption grease or sand the wheels of growth?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (481)
    See also Journal Article Does corruption grease or sand the wheels of growth?, Public Choice, Springer (2005) View citations (476) (2005)

2004

74. A note on the welfare consequences of wage indexing in a stochastic economy
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article A note on the welfare consequences of wage indexing in a stochastic economy, Portuguese Economic Journal, Springer (2004) View citations (1) (2004)
75. A view of the European Union as an evolving country portfolio
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers of LaRGE Research Center, Laboratoire de Recherche en Gestion et Economie (LaRGE), Université de Strasbourg (2003)
    See also Journal Article A view of the European Union as an evolving country portfolio, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
76. Does corruption hamper efficiency? A frontier analysis
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (3)
77. Does the quality of institutions limit the MENA's integration in the world economy?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (91)
    See also Journal Article Does the Quality of Institutions Limit the MENA's Integration in the World Economy?, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2004) View citations (60) (2004)
78. L'impact sectoriel du choix d'un régime de change dans une petite économie ouverte
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    See also Journal Article L'impact sectoriel du choix d'un régime de change dans une petite économie ouverte, Revue économique, Presses de Sciences-Po (2004) (2004)
79. The euro: hard or soft? What has been said so far
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
80. Why are realignments postponed? A model of exchange rate revisions with opportunistic governments
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Why are realignments postponed? A model of exchange rate revisions with opportunistic governments, Manchester School, University of Manchester (2004) View citations (4) (2004)

2003

81. Intégration européenne et diversification des risques macro-économiques
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2003)

2002

82. Distributive consequences of a monetary union: what can we learn from a referendum?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Distributive consequences of a monetary union: what can we learn from a referendum?, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2002) View citations (4) (2002)
83. L'européanisation des entreprises: les apports d'un modèle de gravité
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
84. La cohésion européenne: conséquence ou condition du succès de l'euro?
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2001)
85. The viability of fixed exchange rate commitments: does politics matter? A theoretical and empirical investigation
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article The Viability of Fixed Exchange Rate Commitments: Does Politics Matter? A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation, Open Economies Review, Springer (2002) View citations (23) (2002)

2001

86. A model of exchange rate crises with partisan governments
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article A Model of Exchange Rate Crises with Partisan Governments, Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier (2001) View citations (4) (2001)

1999

87. Cycle politique partisan et crédibilité de parités fixes
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
    See also Journal Article Cycle politique partisan et crédibilité de parités fixes, Revue Économique, Programme National Persée (1999) (1999)

1997

88. Credibility of fixed parities when the life expectancy of policy-makers is curtailed by political uncertainty
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Attractiveness vs. Partisan stereotypes
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 219, (C), 284-304
2. Preaching to the agnostic: Inflation reporting can increase trust in the central bank but only among people with weak priors
   Journal of International Money and Finance, 2024, 142, (C) View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Preaching to the Agnostic: Inflation Reporting Can Increase Trust in the Central Bank but Only among People with Weak Priors, CESifo Working Paper Series (2023) (2023)

2023

3. A Resource-Rich Neighbor Is a Misfortune: The Spatial Distribution of the Resource Curse in Brazil
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2023, 71, (4), 1213 - 1247
   See also Working Paper A resource-rich neighbor is a misfortune: The spatial distribution of the resource curse in Brazil, Working Papers CEB (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
4. Measuring Household Inflation Perceptions and Expectations: The Effect of Guided vs Non-Guided Inflation Questions
   Journal of Macroeconomics, 2023, 78, (C)
   See also Working Paper Measuring Household Inflation Perceptions and Expectations: The Effect of Guided vs Non-Guided Inflation Questions, Working Papers CEB (2023) (2023)
5. Political Dynasties in Defense of Democracy: The Case of France’s 1940 Enabling Act
   The Journal of Economic History, 2023, 83, (2), 359-397
   See also Working Paper Political Dynasties in Defense of Democracy: The Case of France's 1940 Enabling Act, ULB Institutional Repository (2023) (2023)
6. What have we done?! The impact of economics on the beliefs and values of business students
   Journal of Business Economics, 2023, 93, (3), 433-483

2022

7. A time to throw stones, a time to reap: how long does it take for democratic transitions to improve institutional outcomes?
   Journal of Institutional Economics, 2022, 18, (3), 429-443
   See also Working Paper A time to throw stones, a time to reap: How long does it take for democratic transitions to improve institutional outcomes?, ULB Institutional Repository (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
8. Pro-social behavior after a disaster: Evidence from a storm hitting an open-air festival
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 198, (C), 493-510 View citations (5)

2021

9. Democratic transitions can attract foreign direct investment: Effect, trajectories, and the role of political risk
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2021, 49, (2), 340-357 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Democratic transitions can attract foreign direct investment: Effect, trajectories, and the role of political risk, Post-Print (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
10. Do banking crises improve democracy?
    Public Choice, 2021, 186, (3), 413-446 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Do Banking Crises Improve Democracy?, Working Papers CEB (2019) (2019)
11. Global Racist Contagion Following Donald Trump's Election
    British Journal of Political Science, 2021, 51, (3), 1332-1339 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Global Racist Contagion following Donald Trump’s Election, Working Papers CEB (2017) (2017)
12. Politicians at higher levels of government are perceived as more corrupt
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2021, 67, (C) View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Politicians at higher levels of government are perceived as more corrupt, ULB Institutional Repository (2021) View citations (10) (2021)

2019

13. The minority ethic: Rethinking religious denominations, minority status, and educational achievement across the globe
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2019, 47, (1), 196-214 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The minority ethic: Rethinking religious denominations, minority status, and educational achievement across the globe, ULB Institutional Repository (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2017

14. Taxing the unobservable: The impact of the shadow economy on inflation and taxation
    World Development, 2017, 90, (C), 89-103 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Taxing the unobservable: The impact of the shadow economy on inflation and taxation, Working Papers CEB (2012) View citations (10) (2012)

2015

15. Discrimination by microcredit officers: Theory and evidence on disability in Uganda
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2015, 58, (C), 44-55 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Discrimination by Microcredit Officers: Theory and Evidence on Disability in Uganda, ULB Institutional Repository (2015) View citations (25) (2015)
16. The Belief that Market Transactions Are Mutually Beneficial: A Comparison of the Views of Students in Economics and Other Disciplines
    Post-Print CEB, 2015, 46, (2), 121-134 View citations (6)
    Also in The Journal of Economic Education, 2015, 46, (2), 121-134 (2015) View citations (6)
17. The Productivity of Trust
    World Development, 2015, 70, (C), 317-331 View citations (39)
    Also in Post-Print CEB, 2015 (2015) View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper The productivity of trust, Working Papers CEB (2010) View citations (11) (2010)
18. The formal and informal institutional framework of capital accumulation
    Post-Print CEB, 2015 View citations (19)
    Also in Journal of Comparative Economics, 2015, 43, (3), 754-771 (2015) View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper The formal and informal institutional framework of capital accumulation, ULB Institutional Repository (2015) View citations (19) (2015)

2014

19. Does Investment Spur Growth Everywhere? Not Where Institutions Are Weak
    Kyklos, 2014, 67, (4), 482-505 View citations (20)
    Also in Post-Print CEB, 2014, 67, (4), 482-505 (2014) View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Does investment spur growth everywhere? Not where institutions are weak, ULB Institutional Repository (2014) View citations (24) (2014)
20. Mark my Words: Information and the Fear of Declaring one’s Exchange Rate Regime
    Post-Print CEB, 2014, 107, 244-261 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Mark my Words: Information and the Fear of Declaring one’s Exchange Rate Regime, ULB Institutional Repository (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
21. Mark my words: Information and the fear of declaring an exchange rate regime
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 107, (C), 244-261 View citations (4)
22. The devil is in the shadow. Do institutions affect income and productivity or only official income and official productivity?
    Public Choice, 2014, 158, (1), 121-141 View citations (24)
    Also in Post-Print CEB, 2014, 158, (1-2), 121-141 (2014) View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper The devil is in the shadow: Do institutions affect income and productivity or only official income and official productivity?, ULB Institutional Repository (2014) View citations (24) (2014)

2013

23. Behind closed doors: Revealing the ECB's decision rule
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2013, 37, (C), 135-160 View citations (20)
    Also in Post-Print CEB, 2013, 37, 135-160 (2013) View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Behind closed doors: Revealing the ECB’s Decision Rule, Working Papers CEB (2013) View citations (18) (2013)
24. Is trust the missing root of institutions, education, and development?
    Post-Print CEB, 2013, 157, (3-4), 641-669 View citations (63)
    Also in Public Choice, 2013, 157, (3), 641-669 (2013) View citations (70)

2012

25. FDI Waves, Waves of Neglect of Political Risk
    World Development, 2012, 40, (11), 2194-2205 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper FDI Waves, Waves of Neglect of Political Risk, ULB Institutional Repository (2012) View citations (24) (2012)
26. The not so dark side of trust: Does trust increase the size of the shadow economy?
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 81, (1), 97-121 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper The not so dark side of trust: Does trust increase the size of the shadow economy?, ULB Institutional Repository (2012) View citations (18) (2012)
27. Why Countries Matter for Monetary Policy Decision-Making in the ESCB
    ifo DICE Report, 2012, 10, (01), 21-26
    See also Working Paper Why Countries Matter for Monetary Policy Decision-Making in the ESCB, ULB Institutional Repository (2012) (2012)

2011

28. Does taking the shadow economy into account matter when measuring aggregate efficiency?
    Applied Economics, 2011, 43, (18), 2303-2311 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Does taking the shadow economy into account matter when measuring aggregate efficiency?, ULB Institutional Repository (2011) View citations (10) (2011)
29. The modern corporation as a safe haven for taste-based discrimination: An agency model of hiring decisions
    Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (4), 487-497 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper The Modern Corporation as a Safe Haven for Taste-Based Discrimination: An Agency Model of Hiring Decisions, ULB Institutional Repository (2011) View citations (19) (2011)

2010

30. Does financial intermediation matter for macroeconomic performance?
    Economic Modelling, 2010, 27, (1), 296-303 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Does financial intermediation matter for macroeconomic performance?, ULB Institutional Repository (2010) View citations (18) (2010)
31. Is Corruption an Efficient Grease?
    World Development, 2010, 38, (3), 244-259 View citations (287)
    See also Working Paper Is corruption an efficient grease?, ULB Institutional Repository (2010) View citations (344) (2010)

2009

32. How monetary policy committees impact the volatility of policy rates
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2009, 31, (4), 534-546 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper How monetary policy committees impact the volatility of policy rates, Working Papers CEB (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
33. INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES NOW AND BENEFITS TOMORROW: HOW SOON IS TOMORROW?
    Economics and Politics, 2009, 21, (2), 319-357 View citations (20)
34. Voting and turning out for monetary integration: the case of the French referendum on the Maastricht treaty
    Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (18), 2369-2384
    See also Working Paper Voting and turning out for monetary integration: the case of the French referendum on the Maastricht treaty, ULB Institutional Repository (2009) (2009)

2008

35. INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND TRADE: WHICH INSTITUTIONS? WHICH TRADE?
    Economic Inquiry, 2008, 46, (2), 227-240 View citations (96)
    See also Working Paper Institutional quality and trade: which institutions? Which trade?, ULB Institutional Repository (2008) View citations (90) (2008)
36. Majority voting may not rule (in monetary unions): A comment on Matsen and Røisland [Eur. J. Political Economy 21 (2005) 365-384]
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 24, (1), 269-279 View citations (4)
37. Monetary Policy in the Presence of Asymmetric Wage Indexation
    Southern Economic Journal, 2008, 75, (1), 69-90
    See also Working Paper Monetary Policy in the Presence of Asymmetric Wage Indexation, Post-Print (2008) (2008)

2007

38. Revisiting the relationship between governance and foreign direct investment
    Brussels Economic Review, 2007, 50, (1), 41-61 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Revisiting the relationship between governance and foreign direct investment, DULBEA Working Papers (2007) View citations (22) (2007)

2006

39. Majority voting with stochastic preferences: The whims of a committee are smaller than the whims of its members
    Constitutional Political Economy, 2006, 17, (3), 207-216 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Majority voting with stochastic preferences: the whims of a committee are smaller than the whims of its members, ULB Institutional Repository (2006) View citations (9) (2006)
40. The Impact of European Integration on the Nineties’ Wave of Mergers and Acquisitions
    Journal of Economic Integration, 2006, 21, 426-446 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper The impact of European integration on the nineties' wave of mergers and acquisitions, DULBEA Working Papers (2006) View citations (22) (2006)

2005

41. Can mergers in Europe help banks hedge against macroeconomic risk?
    Applied Financial Economics, 2005, 15, (5), 315-326 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Can mergers in Europe help banks hedge against macroeconomic risk?, ULB Institutional Repository (2005) View citations (37) (2005)
42. Does corruption grease or sand the wheels of growth?
    Public Choice, 2005, 122, (1), 69-97 View citations (476)
    See also Working Paper Does corruption grease or sand the wheels of growth?, ULB Institutional Repository (2005) View citations (481) (2005)

2004

43. A note on the welfare consequences of wage indexing in a stochastic economy
    Portuguese Economic Journal, 2004, 3, (3), 179-187 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper A note on the welfare consequences of wage indexing in a stochastic economy, ULB Institutional Repository (2004) View citations (1) (2004)
44. A view of the European Union as an evolving country portfolio
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 20, (4), 853-868 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper A view of the European Union as an evolving country portfolio, ULB Institutional Repository (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
45. Does better governance foster efficiency? An aggregate frontier analysis
    Economics of Governance, 2004, 6, (1), 75-90 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Does better governance foster efficiency? An aggregate frontier analysis, ULB Institutional Repository (2005) View citations (76) (2005)
46. Does the Quality of Institutions Limit the MENA's Integration in the World Economy?
    The World Economy, 2004, 27, (9), 1475-1498 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper Does the quality of institutions limit the MENA's integration in the world economy?, ULB Institutional Repository (2004) View citations (91) (2004)
47. L'impact sectoriel du choix d'un régime de change dans une petite économie ouverte
    Revue économique, 2004, 55, (1), 21-39
    See also Working Paper L'impact sectoriel du choix d'un régime de change dans une petite économie ouverte, ULB Institutional Repository (2004) (2004)
48. Why are realignments postponed? A model of exchange rate revisions with opportunistic governments
    Manchester School, 2004, 72, (3), 298-316 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Why are realignments postponed? A model of exchange rate revisions with opportunistic governments, ULB Institutional Repository (2004) View citations (4) (2004)

2003

49. L'integration europeenne a-t-elle permis une diversification des risques macroeconomiques ?
    Economie Internationale, 2003, (93), 117-134

2002

50. Distributive consequences of a monetary union: what can we learn from a referendum?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2002, 9, (9), 581-584 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Distributive consequences of a monetary union: what can we learn from a referendum?, ULB Institutional Repository (2002) View citations (4) (2002)
51. The Viability of Fixed Exchange Rate Commitments: Does Politics Matter? A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation
    Open Economies Review, 2002, 13, (2), 111-132 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper The viability of fixed exchange rate commitments: does politics matter? A theoretical and empirical investigation, ULB Institutional Repository (2002) View citations (24) (2002)

2001

52. A Model of Exchange Rate Crises with Partisan Governments
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2001, 23, (4), 517-535 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper A model of exchange rate crises with partisan governments, ULB Institutional Repository (2001) View citations (4) (2001)

1999

53. Cycle politique partisan et crédibilité de parités fixes
    Revue Économique, 1999, 50, (1), 87-112
    See also Working Paper Cycle politique partisan et crédibilité de parités fixes, ULB Institutional Repository (1999) (1999)
54. L’évolution du taux de change euro/dollar
    Bulletin de l'Observatoire des politiques économiques en Europe, 1999, 1, (1), 6-7