Details about Martin Paldam

Homepage:	http://www.martin.paldam.dk
Phone:	+45 89421607
Postal address:	School of Economics and Management Bartholins Allé 10 (building 322) Aarhus University 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
Workplace:	School of Economics and Management, Institut for Økonomi (Department of Economics and Business Economics), Aarhus Universitet (Aarhus University), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2016

1. Jumps into democracy: The transition in the Polity Index
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (2)
2. Socioeconomic transitions as common dynamic processes
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)

2015

3. Meta-analysis in a nutshell: Techniques and general findings
   Economics Discussion Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Meta-analysis in a nutshell: Techniques and general findings, Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2015) View citations (9) (2015)
4. The political economy of churches in Denmark over 700 years
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University
5. The rational economist in research: A model
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)

2014

6. Finally a breakthrough? The recent rise in the size of the estimates of aid effectiveness
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)
7. The public choice of university organization. A stylized story of a constitutional reform
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The public choice of university organization: a stylized story of a constitutional reform, Constitutional Political Economy, Springer (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2013

8. How do partly omitted control variables influence the averages used in meta-analysis in economics?
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University
9. Meta-analysis of Economics Research Reporting Guidelines
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (177)
   See also Journal Article META-ANALYSIS OF ECONOMICS RESEARCH REPORTING GUIDELINES, Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (219) (2013)
10. Simulating publication bias
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University

2012

11. Comparing good and bad borrowing in developing countries - a study of twin cases
    Global Financial Markets Working Paper Series, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena View citations (2)
12. Some Empirics of Socio-Economic Transitions. Estimating the Common Pattern
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade
13. The robust result in meta-analysis of aid effectiveness: a response to Mekasha and Tarp
    Working Papers, Deakin University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2011) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Robust Result in Meta-analysis of Aid Effectiveness: A Response to Mekasha and Tarp, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (35) (2013)

2010

14. A check of Maddison’s gdp data. Benford’s Law with some range problems
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University
15. Natural funnel asymmetries. A simulation analysis of the three basic tools of meta analysis
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (4)
16. The Religious Transition. A Long-run Perspective
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade View citations (3)
    Also in Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2009) View citations (2)
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2009) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The religious transition. A long-run perspective, Public Choice, Springer (2013) View citations (16) (2013)
17. The Spirit of Capitalism and Socialism. A Cross-country Study of Ideology
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2009) View citations (1)

2009

18. Development Aid and Growth: An association converging to zero
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)
19. The agricultural and the democratic transitions - Causality and the Roundup model
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (3)
    Also in Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2009) View citations (3)
20. The welfare state and Baumol’s law
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)

2008

21. A farewell to critical junctures: Sorting out long-run causality of income and democracy
    Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) View citations (7)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2008) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article A farewell to critical junctures: Sorting out long-run causality of income and democracy, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2009) View citations (52) (2009)
22. Democratic transition, The: a study of the causality between income and the Gastil democracy index
    Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) View citations (8)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2008) View citations (8)
23. Development and foreign debt: The stylized facts 1970-2006
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University
24. Income and Democracy: A Comment on Acemoglu, Johnson, Robinson, and Yared (2008)
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (7)
    Also in Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2008) View citations (7)
25. The transition of corruption: From poverty to honesty
    Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The transition of corruption: From poverty to honesty, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2009) View citations (85) (2009)

2007

26. A meta-analysis of development aid allocation: The effects of income level and population size
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (13)
27. An essay on the Muslim Gap. Religiosity and the political system
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (2)
28. Explaining development aid allocation by growth: A meta study
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)
29. The aid effectiveness literature: The sad results of 40 years of research
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (27)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University (2005) View citations (27)
30. Two Views on Institutional Development: The Grand Transition vs the Primacy of Institutions
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade View citations (1)
31. Two Views on Institutions and Development: The Grand Transition vs the Primacy of Institutions
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (2)
    Also in Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2007) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Two Views on Institutions and Development: The Grand Transition vs the Primacy of Institutions, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (2008) View citations (66) (2008)

2006

32. Why is the World Short of Democracy? A Cross-Country Ananlysis of Barriers to Representative Government
    ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Why is the world short of democracy?: A cross-country analysis of barriers to representative government, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2007) View citations (41) (2007)

2005

33. Aid Effectiveness on Accumulation. A Meta Study
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Aid Effectiveness on Accumulation: A Meta Study, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (60) (2006)
34. Aid Effectiveness on Growth. A Meta Study
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (66)
35. Conditional Aid Effectiveness. A Meta Study
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Conditional aid effectiveness: A meta-study, Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2010) View citations (52) (2010)
36. Does development aid help poor countries catch up?
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)
37. Growth, Income and Regulation: a Non-Linear Approach
    CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics View citations (3)

2004

38. Privatization in Denmark, 1980-2002
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
39. The economics of immigration into a Nordic welfare state - and a comparison to an immigration state and a guest worker state
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (11)

2001

40. Social Capital in Russia and Denmark: A Comparative Study
    Working Papers, University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Department of Economics View citations (8)

2000

41. Missing Social Capital and the Transition in Eastern Europe
    Working Papers, Aarhus School of Business - Department of Economics View citations (34)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Aarhus, Aarhus School of Business, Department of Economics (2000) View citations (53)

1983

42. Exchange Rate Changes in the OECD-Area 1948-71 a Comparative Time Path Approach
    Discussion Papers (REL - Recherches Economiques de Louvain), Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES)

Undated

43. Can the new aid-growth models be replicated
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (19)
44. How does Public Regulation affect Growth?
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (12)
45. The Political Economy of Stopping High Inflation
    EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The political economy of stopping high inflation, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (1994) View citations (9) (1994)
46. The cycle of development in Africa. A story about the power of economic ideas
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The Cycle of Development in Africa: A Story about the Power of Economic Ideas, Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES) (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
47. The economics of immigration into a welfare state
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2017

1. The political economy of churches in Denmark, 1300–2015
   Public Choice, 2017, 172, (3), 443-463 View citations (1)

2016

2. Simulating an empirical paper by the rational economist
   Empirical Economics, 2016, 50, (4), 1383-1407 View citations (2)

2015

3. Meta-analysis in a nutshell: Techniques and general findings
   Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), 2015, 9, 1-14 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Meta-analysis in a nutshell: Techniques and general findings, Economics Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (9) (2015)
4. The public choice of university organization: a stylized story of a constitutional reform
   Constitutional Political Economy, 2015, 26, (2), 137-158 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The public choice of university organization. A stylized story of a constitutional reform, Economics Working Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2013

5. META-ANALYSIS OF ECONOMICS RESEARCH REPORTING GUIDELINES
   Journal of Economic Surveys, 2013, 27, (2), 390-394 View citations (219)
   See also Working Paper Meta-analysis of Economics Research Reporting Guidelines, Post-Print (2013) View citations (177) (2013)
6. Regression Costs Fall, Mining Ratios Rise, Publication Bias Looms, and Techniques Get Fancier: Reflections on Some Trends in Empirical Macroeconomics
   Econ Journal Watch, 2013, 10, (2), 136-156 View citations (2)
7. Safe havens in Europe: Switzerland and the ten dwarfs
   European Journal of Comparative Economics, 2013, 10, (3), 377-396 View citations (1)
8. The Robust Result in Meta-analysis of Aid Effectiveness: A Response to Mekasha and Tarp
   Journal of Development Studies, 2013, 49, (4), 584-587 View citations (35)
   See also Working Paper The robust result in meta-analysis of aid effectiveness: a response to Mekasha and Tarp, Working Papers (2012) View citations (3) (2012)
9. The religious transition. A long-run perspective
   Public Choice, 2013, 156, (1), 105-123 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper The Religious Transition. A Long-run Perspective, DEGIT Conference Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2012

10. The Democratic Transition: Short-run and Long-run Causality between Income and the Gastil Index
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2012, 24, (1), 144-168 View citations (13)
11. The spirits of capitalism and socialism
    Public Choice, 2012, 150, (3), 469-498 View citations (20)

2011

12. The Cycle of Development in Africa: A Story about the Power of Economic Ideas
    Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), 2011, 147, (IV), 427-459 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The cycle of development in Africa. A story about the power of economic ideas, Economics Working Papers View citations (1)
13. The ineffectiveness of development aid on growth: An update
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 27, (2), 399-404 View citations (68)

2010

14. Conditional aid effectiveness: A meta-study
    Journal of International Development, 2010, 22, (4), 391-410 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper Conditional Aid Effectiveness. A Meta Study, Economics Working Papers (2005) View citations (22) (2005)

2009

15. A farewell to critical junctures: Sorting out long-run causality of income and democracy
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2009, 25, (3), 340-354 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper A farewell to critical junctures: Sorting out long-run causality of income and democracy, Kiel Working Papers (2008) View citations (7) (2008)
16. The transition of corruption: From poverty to honesty
    Economics Letters, 2009, 103, (3), 146-148 View citations (85)
    See also Working Paper The transition of corruption: From poverty to honesty, Kiel Working Papers (2008) View citations (5) (2008)

2008

17. Two Views on Institutions and Development: The Grand Transition vs the Primacy of Institutions
    Kyklos, 2008, 61, (1), 65-100 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper Two Views on Institutions and Development: The Grand Transition vs the Primacy of Institutions, Economics Working Papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2007

18. Does development aid help poor countries converge to our standard of living?
    Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, 2007, 2007, (1), 188-214
19. Introduction to symposium `Immigration and the welfare state'
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 23, (2), 448-452
20. Public versus private production and economies of scale
    Public Choice, 2007, 130, (3), 311-328 View citations (8)
21. Why is the world short of democracy?: A cross-country analysis of barriers to representative government
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 23, (3), 582-604 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Why is the World Short of Democracy? A Cross-Country Ananlysis of Barriers to Representative Government, ICER Working Papers (2006) View citations (3) (2006)

2006

22. Aid Effectiveness on Accumulation: A Meta Study
    Kyklos, 2006, 59, (2), 227-254 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper Aid Effectiveness on Accumulation. A Meta Study, Economics Working Papers (2005) View citations (9) (2005)
23. Can the two new aid-growth models be replicated?
    Public Choice, 2006, 127, (1), 147-175 View citations (19)

2004

24. Introduction to the 2003 European Public Choice Society plenary lectures: The Nordic welfare state--success under stress
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 20, (3), 739-742 View citations (1)

2003

25. Economic freedom and the success of the Asian tigers: an essay on controversy
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 19, (3), 453-477 View citations (32)
26. Markets and Municipalities: A Study of the Behavior of the Danish Municipalities
    Public Choice, 2003, 114, (1-2), 79-102 View citations (23)

2002

27. The cross-country pattern of corruption: economics, culture and the seesaw dynamics
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 18, (2), 215-240 View citations (276)

2001

28. Corruption and Religion Adding to the Economic Model
    Kyklos, 2001, 54, (2‐3), 383-413 View citations (91)

2000

29. An essay on social capital: looking for the fire behind the smoke
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 16, (2), 339-366 View citations (143)

1997

30. Dutch disease and rent seeking: The Greenland model
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 13, (3), 591-614 View citations (36)
31. From the Pocketbook of the Welfare Man: A Pooled Cross-Section Study of Economic Voting in Denmark, 1986–92
    British Journal of Political Science, 1997, 27, (1), 111-155 View citations (14)
32. The grievance asymmetry revisited: A micro study of economic voting in Denmark,1986-1992
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 13, (1), 81-99 View citations (33)

1995

33. A Rational-Voter Explanation of the Cost of Ruling
    Public Choice, 1995, 83, (1-2), 159-72 View citations (15)

1994

34. The VP-Function: A Survey of the Literature on Vote and Popularity Functions after 25 Years
    Public Choice, 1994, 79, (3-4), 213-45 View citations (198)
35. The political economy of stopping high inflation
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 10, (1), 135-168 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Stopping High Inflation, EPRU Working Paper Series View citations (1)

1993

36. Book and article reviews
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1993, 9, (3), 447-457
37. Public Choice: More of a Branch or More of a Sect?
    Public Choice, 1993, 77, (1), 177-84 View citations (2)

1988

38. The myth of market failure, employment and the labor market in Mexico: Peter Gregory (The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD and London, for the World Bank, Washington, DC, 1986) pp. viii+299, $34.50
    Journal of Development Economics, 1988, 28, (1), 154-156
39. viii + 404 pages, [UK pound] 27.95/$ 41.95 (in Europe)Douglas A Hibbs Jr., American Political Economy. Macroeconomics and Electoral Politics, Harvard UP (1987)
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 4, (3), 439-445

1987

40. How much does one percent of growth change the unemployment rate?: A study of 17 OECD countries, 1948-1985
    European Economic Review, 1987, 31, (1-2), 306-313 View citations (21)
41. Inflation and political instability in eight Latin American countries 1946-83
    Public Choice, 1987, 52, (2), 143-168 View citations (25)
42. Salarios Mínimos y Medios: Análisis de la Causalidad: Los Casos de Argentina, Brasil y Chile
    Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 1987, 24, (73), 289-318 View citations (1)

1986

43. The distribution of election results and the two explanations of the cost of ruling
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 2, (1), 5-24 View citations (13)

1983

44. Industrial conflicts and economic conditions: A comparative empirical investigation
    European Economic Review, 1983, 20, (1-3), 231-256
45. The international element of economic fluctuations of 20 OECD-countries 1948-1975
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1983, 13, (3), 429-454

1982

46. The Macroeconomic Strike Model: A Study of Seventeen Countries, 1948–1975
    ILR Review, 1982, 35, (4), 504-521 View citations (4)

1981

47. An essay on the rationality of economic policy: The test-case of the electional cycle
    Public Choice, 1981, 37, (2), 287-305 View citations (9)

Chapters

2013

1. The political economy of Dutch Disease: a survey
   Chapter 10 in Constitutional Economics and Public Institutions, 2013, pp 179-196 View citations (2)

2007

2. The Big Pattern of Democracy: A Study of the Gastil Index
   Chapter 5 in Democracy, Freedom and Coercion, 2007
3. The Pattern of Democracy in the Twentieth Century: A Study of the Polity Index
   Chapter 15 in Public Choice and the Challenges of Democracy, 2007 View citations (3)

2004

4. A small country in Europe's integration –generalizing the political economy of the Danish case
   Chapter 9 in Changing Institutions in the European Union, 2004