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Working Papers

2022

1. Values as Luxury Goods and Political Polarization
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2020

2. Competitive Gerrymandering and the Popular Vote
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
   Also in ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2020) View citations (3)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (2)

2018

3. Candidate Competition and Voter Learning in the 2000-2012 US Presidential Primaries
   Working Papers, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department
   See also Journal Article Candidate competition and voter learning in the 2000–2012 US presidential primaries, Public Choice, Springer (2019) (2019)
4. Insecure Property Rights and the Missing Middle
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2014

5. The Value of Technology Improvements in Games with Externalities: A Fresh Look at Offsetting Behavior
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   See also Journal Article The value of technology improvements in games with externalities: A fresh look at offsetting behavior, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (9) (2015)

2012

6. Elites or Masses? A Structural Model of Policy Divergence, Voter Sorting and Apparent Polarization in U.S. Presidential Elections, 1972-2008
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2011

7. Miscounts, Duverger's Law and Duverger's Hypothesis
   Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University View citations (2)
8. Social Ideology and Taxes in a Differentiated Candidates Framework
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Social Ideology and Taxes in a Differentiated Candidates Framework, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (29) (2014)

2010

9. Competition between Specialized Candidates
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (35)
   See also Journal Article Competition between Specialized Candidates, American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press (2010) View citations (33) (2010)

2009

10. Political Competition between Differentiated Candidates
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Political competition between differentiated candidates, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2012) View citations (35) (2012)
11. Terrorism Prevention and Electoral Accountability
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2008

12. The Option to Wait in Collective Decisions
    Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University View citations (2)
    Also in 2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2008) View citations (2)

2007

13. Competing for Recognition through Public Good Provision
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Competing for Recognition through Public Good Provision, The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, De Gruyter (2008) View citations (3) (2008)
14. Majority-efficiency and Competition-efficiency in a Binary Policy Model
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)

2006

15. Political Polarization and the Electoral Effects of Media Bias
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Political polarization and the electoral effects of media bias, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (112) (2008)

2003

16. Paying Politicians
    Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Paying politicians, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (118) (2004)

2000

17. Endogenous Majority Rules with Changing Preferences
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (4)

1999

18. Constitutional Conservatism and Resistance to Reform
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (3)
19. Information and Dynamic Adjustment in Life Insurance
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (7)
20. Slobodan Milosevic and the Fire of Nationalism
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics
21. Solutions to Some Dynamic Problems with Uncertainty Aversion
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics

1998

22. The Value of Genetic Information in the Life Insurance Market
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The value of genetic information in the life insurance market, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2000) View citations (44) (2000)

1997

23. A Model of Vertically Differenciated Education
    Working Papers, Toulouse - GREMAQ View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article A model of vertically differentiated education, Journal of Economics, Springer (1999) View citations (14) (1999)
24. I Say Hello, and You Say Goodbye. A Model of Informational Differentiation
    Working Papers, Toulouse - GREMAQ

Journal Articles

2023

1. Incentives for investments in defensive technology: An economic analysis of the Safety Act
   International Review of Law and Economics, 2023, 73, (C)

2021

2. On the separation of executive and legislative powers: Executive independence, liberty, and social welfare
   Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2021, 33, (4), 430-454

2020

3. Political Conflict over Time
   American Journal of Political Science, 2020, 64, (3), 554-568 View citations (1)

2019

4. Candidate competition and voter learning in the 2000–2012 US presidential primaries
   Public Choice, 2019, 178, (1), 115-151
   See also Working Paper Candidate Competition and Voter Learning in the 2000-2012 US Presidential Primaries, Working Papers (2018) (2018)

2018

5. Political Competition in Legislative Elections
   American Political Science Review, 2018, 112, (4), 809-825 View citations (16)

2017

6. Costly voting with multiple candidates under plurality rule
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2017, 106, (C), 38-50 View citations (14)
7. Party Polarization in Legislatures with Office-Motivated Candidates
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2017, 132, (3), 1509-1550 View citations (9)

2016

8. Learning and Coordination in the Presidential Primary System
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2016, 83, (4), 1544-1578 View citations (2)

2015

9. The value of technology improvements in games with externalities: A fresh look at offsetting behavior
   Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 131, (C), 12-20 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper The Value of Technology Improvements in Games with Externalities: A Fresh Look at Offsetting Behavior, CESifo Working Paper Series (2014) (2014)

2014

10. Policy Divergence and Voter Polarization in a Structural Model of Elections
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2014, 57, (1), 31 - 76 View citations (6)
11. Social Ideology and Taxes in a Differentiated Candidates Framework
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (1), 308-22 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Social Ideology and Taxes in a Differentiated Candidates Framework, CESifo Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
12. The Rule of Law in the Fight against Terrorism
    American Journal of Political Science, 2014, 58, (2), 511-525 View citations (9)

2012

13. Editorial
    Economics of Governance, 2012, 13, (3), 193-193
14. Political competition between differentiated candidates
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2012, 76, (1), 249-271 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Political Competition between Differentiated Candidates, CESifo Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (9) (2009)
15. The option to wait in collective decisions and optimal majority rules
    Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96, (5), 524-540 View citations (23)

2011

16. Strategic Buying to Prevent Seller Exit
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2011, 20, (2), 339-378 View citations (1)

2010

17. Competition between Specialized Candidates
    American Political Science Review, 2010, 104, (4), 745-765 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Competition between Specialized Candidates, CESifo Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (35) (2010)
18. Non-convexities and the gains from concealing defenses from committed terrorists
    Economics Letters, 2010, 107, (1), 52-54 View citations (9)
19. The binary policy model
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2010, 145, (2), 661-688 View citations (19)

2009

20. Is mandatory voting better than voluntary voting?
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2009, 66, (1), 275-291 View citations (89)
21. Optimal agenda-setter timing
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2009, 42, (4), 1527-1546
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2009, 42, (4), 1527-1546 (2009)

2008

22. Competing for Recognition through Public Good Provision
    The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2008, 8, (1), 25 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Competing for Recognition through Public Good Provision, CESifo Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (6) (2007)
23. Endogenous Categorization in Insurance
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2008, 10, (6), 1095-1113 View citations (2)
24. Political polarization and the electoral effects of media bias
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (5-6), 1092-1104 View citations (112)
    See also Working Paper Political Polarization and the Electoral Effects of Media Bias, CESifo Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (15) (2006)

2007

25. Dynamic Lobbying Conflicts
    Economics of Governance, 2007, 8, (3), 263-279 View citations (1)
26. Strong and coalition-proof political equilibria under plurality and runoff rule
    International Journal of Game Theory, 2007, 35, (2), 287-314 View citations (12)

2006

27. Advantageous Effects of Regulatory Adverse Selection in the Life Insurance Market
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (508), 327-354 View citations (37)
28. Coordination and Status Influence
    Rationality and Society, 2006, 18, (3), 367-391 View citations (2)
29. Information and crowding externalities
    Economic Theory, 2006, 27, (3), 565-581 View citations (6)
30. Informative Positive and Negative Campaigning
    Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 2006, 1, (4), 351-371 View citations (24)
31. Investment under Uncertainty in Dynamic Conflicts
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2006, 73, (2), 505-529 View citations (18)
32. Primaries and the New Hampshire Effect
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (6-7), 1073-1114 View citations (229)

2004

33. Paying politicians
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (12), 2423-2445 View citations (118)
    See also Working Paper Paying Politicians, Working Papers (2003) View citations (19) (2003)
34. Voting on Majority Rules
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2004, 71, (1), 115-132 View citations (66)

2003

35. Cooperation in Stochastic OLG games
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2003, 108, (1), 152-168 View citations (5)

2001

36. Herding and anti-herding: A model of reputational differentiation
    European Economic Review, 2001, 45, (3), 385-403 View citations (39)

2000

37. A New Test of Price Dispersion
    German Economic Review, 2000, 1, (2), 187-220 View citations (2)
    Also in German Economic Review, 2000, 1, (2), 221-237 (2000) View citations (1)
38. The value of genetic information in the life insurance market
    Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 78, (3), 235-252 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper The Value of Genetic Information in the Life Insurance Market, CESifo Working Paper Series (1998) View citations (2) (1998)

1999

39. A model of vertically differentiated education
    Journal of Economics, 1999, 69, (1), 53-69 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper A Model of Vertically Differenciated Education, Working Papers (1997) View citations (4) (1997)

1998

40. A Model of an Oligopoly in an Insurance Market
    The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review, 1998, 23, (1), 41-48 View citations (18)
41. Mandatory insurance and the judgment-proof problem
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1998, 18, (2), 141-146 View citations (16)