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Homepage:	http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Economics/Faculty/Louis_Putterman/
Postal address:	Dept. of Economics Box B, Brown University Providence, RI 02912
Workplace:	Economics Department, Brown University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. The determinants of trust: findings from large, representative samples in six OECD countries
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library

2023

2. Gauging Preference for Democracy in Absence of Free Speech
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics

2022

3. Millet, Rice, and Isolation: Origins and Persistence of the World's Most Enduring Mega-State
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Departmental Working Papers, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics (2020)
   Departmental Working Papers, Southern Methodist University, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (1)
   EcoEvoRxiv, Center for Open Science (2022)
   OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science (2022)
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2022)
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2022)
4. Millet, Rice, and Isolation: Origins and Persistence of the World’s Most Enduring Mega-State
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
5. The Politicized Pandemic: Ideological Polarization and the Behavioral Response to COVID-19
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2022)
   Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (2022)
   Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (2022)
   Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2022)
   See also Journal Article The politicized pandemic: Ideological polarization and the behavioral response to COVID-19, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2020

6. Ethnic bias, economic success and trust: Findings from large sample experiments in Germany and the United States through the Trustlab platform
   OECD Statistics Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (2)

2019

7. "Trust, Beliefs and Cooperation: Excavating a Foundation of Strong Economics
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Trust, Beliefs and Cooperation: Excavating a Foundation of Strong Economies, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
8. Civic Engagement as a Second-Order Public Good
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
9. Civic Engagement as a Second-Order Public Good: The Cooperative Underpinnings of the Accountable State
   Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, Durham University Business School (2019) View citations (2)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (2)
10. Trigger-Happy or Precisionist? On Demand for Monitoring in a Noisy Social Dilemma Game
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2018

11. Transition to Agriculture and First State Presence: A Global Analysis
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Transition to agriculture and first state presence: A global analysis, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2021) View citations (8) (2021)
12. Trust and Cooperation at a Confluence of Worlds: An Experiment in Xinjiang, China
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Trust and cooperation at a confluence of worlds: An experiment in Xinjiang, China, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2019) View citations (7) (2019)
13. Trust and its determinants
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (8)
    Also in SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2018)
14. Trust and its determinants: Evidence from the Trustlab experiment
    OECD Statistics Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (20)

2017

15. Governing Collective Action in the Face of Observational Error
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
16. Learned Generosity? An Artefactual Field Experiment with Parents and their Children
    Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article Learned generosity? An artefactual field experiment with parents and their children, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2017) View citations (29) (2017)

2016

17. Gender and Redistribution: Experimental Evidence
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (1)
18. The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (20)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (20)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2019) View citations (28) (2019)
19. Trust and Communication in a Property Rights Dilemma
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Trust and communication in a property rights dilemma, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2015

20. Learned Generosity? A Field Experiment with Parents and Their Children
    Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (3)
21. Reputation Transmission without Benefit to the Reporter: a Behavioral Underpinning of Markets in Experimental Focus
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article REPUTATION TRANSMISSION WITHOUT BENEFIT TO THE REPORTER: A BEHAVIORAL UNDERPINNING OF MARKETS IN EXPERIMENTAL FOCUS, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2018) View citations (7) (2018)

2014

22. Judicial Error and Cooperation
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Judicial error and cooperation, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2016) View citations (11) (2016)
23. Preferences for Redistribution and Perception of Fairness: an Experimental Study
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (164)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2009) View citations (29)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (36)
    SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2014) View citations (28)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article PREFERENCES FOR REDISTRIBUTION AND PERCEPTION OF FAIRNESS: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2014) View citations (218) (2014)
24. State History and Economic Development: Evidence from Six Millennia
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (10)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article State history and economic development: evidence from six millennia, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2018) View citations (73) (2018)

2013

25. Equality, Equity and Incentives: An Experiment
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (76)
    Also in Working Paper series, University of East Anglia, Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Science (CBESS), School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. (2010) View citations (2)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2010) View citations (11)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Equality, equity and incentives: An experiment, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2013) View citations (70) (2013)
26. Persistence of Fortune: Accounting for Population Movements, There was No Post-Columbian Reversal
    Departmental Working Papers, Department of Economics, Louisiana State University View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Persistence of Fortune: Accounting for Population Movements, There Was No Post-Columbian Reversal, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (30) (2014)
27. Play it Again: Partner Choice, Reputation Building and Learning in Restarting, Finitely-Repeated Dilemma Games
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (6)

2012

28. An Uninterpreted Spatial Version of the Trust Game: Evidence of Reciprocity without Suggestive Words, Evidence of Iterated Dominance Self-Taught
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
29. Attitudes toward the Progressivity of Taxes, Corporate Tax, and the Estate Tax
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2012)
30. Determinants and Economic Consequences of Colonization: A Global Analysis
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
31. In Broad Daylight: Full Information and Higher-order Punishment Opportunities Promote Cooperation
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
32. Security of Property as a Public Good: Institutions, Socio-Political Environment and Experimental Behavior in Five Countries
    Working Papers, Banco de México View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (1)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2012) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2012) View citations (2)

2011

33. Self-Organization for Collective Action: An Experimental Study of Voting on Formal, Informal, and No Sanction Regimes
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2011) View citations (16)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (20)
34. State or Nature? Formal vs. Informal Sanctioning in the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2011) View citations (7)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (11)

2010

35. Public Goods and Voting on Formal Sanction Schemes: An Experiment
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (17)
    Also in NRN working papers, The Austrian Center for Labor Economics and the Analysis of the Welfare State, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2010) View citations (12)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (13)
36. Trust among the Avatars: A Virtual World Experiment, with and without Textual and Visual Cues
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Trust among the Avatars: A Virtual World Experiment, with and without Textual and Visual Cues, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2008

37. Getting Punnishment Right: Do Costly Monitoring or Redustributive Punishment Help?
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
38. Institutions and Behavior: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Democracy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Institutions and Behavior: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Democracy, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (263) (2010)
39. Post-1500 Population Flows and the Long Run Determinants of Economic Growth and Inequality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Post-1500 Population Flows and The Long-Run Determinants of Economic Growth and Inequality, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2010) View citations (339) (2010)

2007

40. Lavish Returns on Cheap Talk: Non-binding Communication in a Trust Experiment
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (13)
41. Monitoring In Teams: A Model and Experiment on the Central Monitor Hypothesis
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (5)

2006

42. Agriculture, Diffusion,and Development: Ripple Effects of the Neolithic Revolutions
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Agriculture, Diffusion and Development: Ripple Effects of the Neolithic Revolution, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2008) View citations (122) (2008)
43. Labor-Managed Firms
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
44. Sub-Saharan Growth Surprises: Geography, Institutions And History in an all African Data Panel
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
45. Trust, Communication and Contracts: Experimental Evidence
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2005

46. Can Endogenously Chosen Institutions Mitigate the Free-Rider Problem and Reduce Perverse Punishment?
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (14)
47. Communication and Punishment in Voluntary Contribution Experiments
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (31)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2002) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Communication and punishment in voluntary contribution experiments, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2006) View citations (406) (2006)

2004

48. Cooperation Under the Threat of Expulsion in a Public Goods Experiment
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Cooperation under the threat of expulsion in a public goods experiment, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (203) (2005)
49. Early Starts, Reversals and Catchup in The Process of Economic Development
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004)
    See also Journal Article Early Starts, Reversals and Catch‐up in the Process of Economic Development*, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2007) View citations (69) (2007)
50. Enterprise Restructuring and Firm Performance: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Enterprises in Jiangsu Province
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (6)
51. On Perverse and Second-Order Punishment in Public Goods Experiments with Decentralized Sanctioning
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (20)
52. The Ecology of Collective Action: A Public Goods and Sanctions Experiment with Controlled Group Formation
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article The ecology of collective action: A public goods and sanctions experiment with controlled group formation, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2007) View citations (90) (2007)

2003

53. Do Non-strategic Sanctions Obey the Law of Demand? The Demand for Punishment in the Voluntary Contribution Mechanism
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Do non-strategic sanctions obey the law of demand? The demand for punishment in the voluntary contribution mechanism, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2006) View citations (229) (2006)
54. Does Egalitarianism Have a Future?
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics
    Also in Department of Economics, California Davis - Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Does Egalitarianism Have a Future?, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (1998) View citations (35) (1998)

2002

55. Voluntary Association in Public Goods Experiments: Reciprocity, Mimicry and Efficiency
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article Voluntary Association in Public Goods Experiments: Reciprocity, Mimicry and Efficiency, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2005) View citations (236) (2005)

2000

56. States and Markets:the Advantage of an Early Start
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article States and Markets: The Advantage of an Early Start, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2002) View citations (332) (2002)

1999

57. Reciprocity in a Two Part Dictator Game
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Human Resources and Labor Studies, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Reciprocity in a two-part dictator game, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2004) View citations (102) (2004)

1997

58. China's State-Owned Enterprises in the First Reform Decade: An Analysis of a Declining Monopsony
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article China's State-Owned Enterprises in the First Reform Decade: An Analysis of a Declining Monopsony, Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer (2002) View citations (9) (2002)
59. Pre-Reform Industry and The State Monopsony in China
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Prereform Industry and State Monopsony in China, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2000) View citations (17) (2000)

1996

60. Why Capital (Usually) Hires Labor: An Assessment of Proposed Explanations
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations (9)

Undated

61. Share and Share Alike? Intelligence, Socialization, Personality, and Gender-Pairing as Determinants of Giving
    Working Papers, Human Resources and Labor Studies, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus) View citations (5)
62. Trust in the New Economy
    Working Papers, Human Resources and Labor Studies, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus) View citations (12)
63. Trust, Communication and Contracts: An Experiment
    Working Papers, Human Resources and Labor Studies, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Trust, communication and contracts: An experiment, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2009) View citations (95) (2009)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Ethnic bias, economic achievement and trust between large ethnic groups: A study in Germany and the U.S
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 224, (C), 996-1021

2023

2. Algorithmic Leviathan or Individual Choice: Choosing Sanctioning Regimes in the Face of Observational Error
   Economica, 2023, 90, (357), 315-338
3. Civic engagement, the leverage effect and the accountable state
   European Economic Review, 2023, 156, (C) View citations (1)
4. The politicized pandemic: Ideological polarization and the behavioral response to COVID-19
   European Economic Review, 2023, 156, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Politicized Pandemic: Ideological Polarization and the Behavioral Response to COVID-19, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)

2022

5. Trust, Beliefs and Cooperation: Excavating a Foundation of Strong Economies
   European Economic Review, 2022, 147, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper "Trust, Beliefs and Cooperation: Excavating a Foundation of Strong Economics, Working Papers (2019) (2019)

2021

6. Transition to agriculture and first state presence: A global analysis
   Explorations in Economic History, 2021, 82, (C) View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Transition to Agriculture and First State Presence: A Global Analysis, Working Papers in Economics (2018) (2018)
7. Trigger-happy or precisionist? On demand for monitoring in peer-based public goods provision
   Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 200, (C) View citations (3)

2020

8. INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM ON RESEARCH ON SOCIAL DILEMMAS
   Economic Inquiry, 2020, 58, (1), 9-11
9. Overconfidence and gender gaps in redistributive preferences: Cross-Country experimental evidence
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 178, (C), 267-286 View citations (18)

2019

10. An Honest Day's Pay: Cooperation among Entrepreneurs vs. Students, and Linkages to Real‐World Business Success
    Southern Economic Journal, 2019, 86, (2), 478-502 View citations (4)
11. Correction to: The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019, 17, (4), 1336-1336 View citations (21)
12. Do China's people favour redistribution? Evidence from an incentivized experiment
    Pacific Economic Review, 2019, 24, (2), 293-324 View citations (1)
13. Identity, trust and altruism: An experiment on preferences and microfinance lending
    European Economic Review, 2019, 120, (C) View citations (4)
14. The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019, 17, (4), 1186-1231 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa, Working Papers (2016) View citations (20) (2016)
15. Trust and cooperation at a confluence of worlds: An experiment in Xinjiang, China
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 161, (C), 128-144 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Trust and Cooperation at a Confluence of Worlds: An Experiment in Xinjiang, China, Working Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2018

16. DEMOCRATIC, ACCOUNTABLE STATES ARE IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT BEHAVIORAL HUMANS
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2018, 89, (1), 251-258 View citations (1)
17. REPUTATION TRANSMISSION WITHOUT BENEFIT TO THE REPORTER: A BEHAVIORAL UNDERPINNING OF MARKETS IN EXPERIMENTAL FOCUS
    Economic Inquiry, 2018, 56, (1), 158-172 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Reputation Transmission without Benefit to the Reporter: a Behavioral Underpinning of Markets in Experimental Focus, Working Papers (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
18. State history and economic development: evidence from six millennia
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2018, 23, (1), 1-40 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper State History and Economic Development: Evidence from Six Millennia, Working Papers in Economics (2014) View citations (10) (2014)
19. Trust and communication in a property rights dilemma
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 149, (C), 413-433 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Trust and Communication in a Property Rights Dilemma, Working Papers (2016) (2016)
20. When is punishment harmful to cooperation? A note on antisocial and perverse punishment
    Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2018, 4, (2), 151-164 View citations (3)

2017

21. Learned generosity? An artefactual field experiment with parents and their children
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017, 143, (C), 28-44 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Learned Generosity? An Artefactual Field Experiment with Parents and their Children, Artefactual Field Experiments (2017) View citations (31) (2017)
22. Play It Again: Partner Choice, Reputation Building and Learning From Finitely repeated Dilemma Games
    Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (602), 1069-1095 View citations (15)
23. Punishment can support cooperation even when punishable
    Economics Letters, 2017, 154, (C), 84-87 View citations (9)

2016

24. Judicial error and cooperation
    European Economic Review, 2016, 89, (C), 372-388 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Judicial Error and Cooperation, Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
25. Securing property rights: A dilemma experiment in Austria, Mexico, Mongolia, South Korea and the United States
    Journal of Public Economics, 2016, 143, (C), 115-124 View citations (8)
26. Who was colonized and when? A cross-country analysis of determinants
    European Economic Review, 2016, 83, (C), 165-184 View citations (13)

2015

27. In broad daylight: Fuller information and higher-order punishment opportunities can promote cooperation
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 120, (C), 145-159 View citations (21)
28. State or nature? Endogenous formal versus informal sanctions in the voluntary provision of public goods
    Experimental Economics, 2015, 18, (1), 38-65 View citations (73)

2014

29. A caring majority secures the future
    Nature, 2014, 511, (7508), 165-166
30. PREFERENCES FOR REDISTRIBUTION AND PERCEPTION OF FAIRNESS: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2014, 12, (4), 1059-1086 View citations (218)
    See also Working Paper Preferences for Redistribution and Perception of Fairness: an Experimental Study, Post-Print (2014) View citations (164) (2014)
31. Persistence of Fortune: Accounting for Population Movements, There Was No Post-Columbian Reversal
    American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2014, 6, (3), 1-28 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Persistence of Fortune: Accounting for Population Movements, There was No Post-Columbian Reversal, Departmental Working Papers (2013) View citations (6) (2013)
32. Self-Organization for Collective Action: An Experimental Study of Voting on Sanction Regimes
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2014, 81, (1), 301-324 View citations (128)

2013

33. Equality, equity and incentives: An experiment
    European Economic Review, 2013, 60, (C), 32-51 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper Equality, Equity and Incentives: An Experiment, Munich Reprints in Economics (2013) View citations (76) (2013)
34. Institutions, social capability, and economic growth
    Economic Systems, 2013, 37, (3), 345-353 View citations (10)
35. Voluntary contributions with redistribution: The effect of costly sanctions when one person's punishment is another's reward
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2013, 95, (C), 34-48 View citations (1)

2011

36. Lavish returns on cheap talk: Two-way communication in trust games
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2011, 40, (1), 1-13 View citations (42)
37. MONITORING IN TEAMS: USING LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS TO STUDY A THEORY OF THE FIRM
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2011, 9, (4), 785-816 View citations (27)
38. Public goods and voting on formal sanction schemes
    Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (9), 1213-1222 View citations (134)
    Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (9-10), 1213-1222 (2011) View citations (134)
39. Sub-Saharan Growth Surprises: Being Heterogeneous, Inland and Close to the Equator Does not Slow Growth Within Africa-super- †
    Journal of African Economies, 2011, 20, (2), 217-262 View citations (21)
40. Trust among the Avatars: A Virtual World Experiment, with and without Textual and Visual Cues
    Southern Economic Journal, 2011, 78, (1), 63-86 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Trust among the Avatars: A Virtual World Experiment, with and without Textual and Visual Cues, Working Papers (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2010

41. Institutions and Behavior: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Democracy
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (5), 2205-29 View citations (263)
    See also Working Paper Institutions and Behavior: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Democracy, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (5) (2008)
42. Post-1500 Population Flows and The Long-Run Determinants of Economic Growth and Inequality
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2010, 125, (4), 1627-1682 View citations (339)
    See also Working Paper Post-1500 Population Flows and the Long Run Determinants of Economic Growth and Inequality, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (16) (2008)

2009

43. HUMAN NATURE, COMMUNICATION AND TRUST
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2009, 80, (1), 119-131
44. Not just babble: Opening the black box of communication in a voluntary contribution experiment
    European Economic Review, 2009, 53, (3), 309-326 View citations (87)
45. Trust, communication and contracts: An experiment
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 70, (1-2), 106-121 View citations (95)
    See also Working Paper Trust, Communication and Contracts: An Experiment, Working Papers View citations (1)
46. Who to punish? Individual decisions and majority rule in mitigating the free rider problem
    European Economic Review, 2009, 53, (5), 495-511 View citations (176)

2008

47. Agriculture, Diffusion and Development: Ripple Effects of the Neolithic Revolution
    Economica, 2008, 75, (300), 729-748 View citations (122)
    See also Working Paper Agriculture, Diffusion,and Development: Ripple Effects of the Neolithic Revolutions, Working Papers (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
48. Reforming China's SOEs: An Overview
    Comparative Economic Studies, 2008, 50, (3), 353-380 View citations (9)

2007

49. Early Starts, Reversals and Catch‐up in the Process of Economic Development*
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2007, 109, (2), 387-413 View citations (69)
    See also Working Paper Early Starts, Reversals and Catchup in The Process of Economic Development, Working Papers (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
50. The ecology of collective action: A public goods and sanctions experiment with controlled group formation
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2007, 62, (4), 495-521 View citations (90)
    See also Working Paper The Ecology of Collective Action: A Public Goods and Sanctions Experiment with Controlled Group Formation, Working Papers (2004) View citations (15) (2004)

2006

51. Can second-order punishment deter perverse punishment?
    Experimental Economics, 2006, 9, (3), 265-279 View citations (123)
52. Communication and punishment in voluntary contribution experiments
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2006, 60, (1), 11-26 View citations (406)
    See also Working Paper Communication and Punishment in Voluntary Contribution Experiments, Working Papers (2005) View citations (31) (2005)
53. Do non-strategic sanctions obey the law of demand? The demand for punishment in the voluntary contribution mechanism
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2006, 54, (1), 1-24 View citations (229)
    See also Working Paper Do Non-strategic Sanctions Obey the Law of Demand? The Demand for Punishment in the Voluntary Contribution Mechanism, Working Papers (2003) View citations (11) (2003)
54. Privatization and firm performance: A comparison between rural and urban enterprises in China
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2006, 34, (3), 608-633 View citations (17)

2005

55. Cooperation under the threat of expulsion in a public goods experiment
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (8), 1421-1435 View citations (203)
    See also Working Paper Cooperation Under the Threat of Expulsion in a Public Goods Experiment, Working Papers (2004) View citations (4) (2004)
56. Voluntary Association in Public Goods Experiments: Reciprocity, Mimicry and Efficiency
    Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (506), 1032-1053 View citations (236)
    See also Working Paper Voluntary Association in Public Goods Experiments: Reciprocity, Mimicry and Efficiency, Working Papers (2002) View citations (36) (2002)

2004

57. Culture, genes and cooperation: comment on Henrich
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2004, 53, (1), 101-104
58. Reciprocity in a two-part dictator game
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2004, 53, (3), 333-352 View citations (102)
    See also Working Paper Reciprocity in a Two Part Dictator Game, Working Papers (1999) View citations (2) (1999)
59. Share and share alike? Gender-pairing, personality, and cognitive ability as determinants of giving
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2004, 25, (5), 581-589 View citations (147)
60. The Quest for Development
    World Economics, 2004, 5, (2), 1-31 View citations (10)

2003

61. Soft budget constraints, social burdens, and labor redundancy in China's state industry
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003, 31, (1), 110-133 View citations (62)

2002

62. China's State-Owned Enterprises in the First Reform Decade: An Analysis of a Declining Monopsony
    Economic Change and Restructuring, 2002, 35, (2), 109-39 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper China's State-Owned Enterprises in the First Reform Decade: An Analysis of a Declining Monopsony, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series (1997) View citations (8) (1997)
63. States and Markets: The Advantage of an Early Start
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2002, 7, (4), 347-69 View citations (332)
    See also Working Paper States and Markets:the Advantage of an Early Start, Working Papers (2000) (2000)

2001

64. On the Emergence of Labour Redundancy in China's State Industry: Findings from a 1980-1994 Data Panel
    Comparative Economic Studies, 2001, 43, (2), 111-128 View citations (7)

2000

65. Can an evolutionary approach to development predict post-war economic growth?
    Journal of Development Studies, 2000, 36, (3), 1-30 View citations (20)
66. On some implications of evolutionary psychology for the study of preferences and institutions
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2000, 43, (1), 91-99 View citations (29)
67. Prereform Industry and State Monopsony in China
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2000, 28, (1), 32-60 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Pre-Reform Industry and The State Monopsony in China, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series (1997) View citations (7) (1997)
68. Values Matter
    World Economics, 2000, 1, (1), 39-60 View citations (1)
69. Why capital suppliers (usually) hire workers: what we know and what we need to know
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2000, 43, (3), 319-336 View citations (47)

1999

70. Income distribution, government transfers, and the problem of unequal influence
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 15, (2), 207-228 View citations (87)
71. Valores e instituciones en el análisis económico
    CIRIEC-España, revista de economía pública, social y cooperativa, 1999, (33), 43-77 View citations (1)

1998

72. Does Egalitarianism Have a Future?
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1998, 36, (2), 861-902 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Does Egalitarianism Have a Future?, Working Papers (2003) (2003)

1997

73. China's collectivisation puzzle: A new resolution
    Journal of Development Studies, 1997, 33, (6), 741-763 View citations (6)
74. On the past and future of china's township and village-owned enterprises
    World Development, 1997, 25, (10), 1639-1655 View citations (21)
75. Productivity and Organization in China's Rural Industries: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1997, 24, (2), 181-201 View citations (26)

1995

76. Economic reform and smallholder agriculture in Tanzania: A discussion of recent market liberalization, road rehabilitation, and technology dissemination efforts
    World Development, 1995, 23, (2), 311-326 View citations (16)
77. Markets, hierarchies, and information: On a paradox in the economics of organization
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1995, 26, (3), 373-390 View citations (5)
78. Social Capital and Development Capacity: The Example of Rural Tanzania
    Development Policy Review, 1995, 13, (1), 5-22 View citations (4)

1994

79. Comments on A Future for Socialism
    Politics & Society, 1994, 22, (4), 489-505
80. Elasticities and factor weights for agricultural growth accounting: A look at the data for China
    China Economic Review, 1994, 5, (2), 191-204 View citations (19)

1993

81. Collectivization and China's Agricultural Crisis
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1993, 17, (2), 530-539 View citations (12)
82. EXIT, VOICE, AND PORTFOLIO CHOICE: AGENCY AND PUBLIC OWNERSHIP*
    Economics and Politics, 1993, 5, (3), 205-218 View citations (2)
83. Incentives and Monitoring in Cooperatives with Labor-Proportionate Sharing Schemes
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1993, 17, (3), 663-686 View citations (3)
84. Ownership and the Nature of the Firm
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1993, 17, (2), 243-263 View citations (27)
85. Productivity consequences of alternative land division methods in China's decollectivization An econometric analysis
    Journal of Development Economics, 1993, 42, (2), 357-386 View citations (11)
86. Theoretical and Empirical Studies of Producer Cooperatives: Will Ever the Twain Meet?
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1993, 31, (3), 1290-320 View citations (222)

1992

87. Food insecurity and the social division of labour in Tanzania, 1919-85: Deborah Faby Bryceson, (Macmillan, London, 1990) pp. xvii+285
    Journal of Development Economics, 1992, 38, (2), 431-433
88. The role of exit costs in the theory of cooperative teams
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1992, 16, (4), 596-618 View citations (20)

1991

89. Does Poor Supervisability Undermine Teamwork? Evidence from an Unexpected
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (4), 996-1001 View citations (6)
90. Factors behind the Supply and Demand for Less Alienating Work, and Some International Illustrations
    Journal of Economic Studies, 1991, 18, (1), -
91. The political economy of collective farms: An analysis of China's post-mao rural reforms:, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1988. viii + 259 pp., index. $44.50
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1991, 15, (1), 176-178

1990

92. Effort, productivity, and incentives in a 1970s Chinese People's commune
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1990, 14, (1), 88-104 View citations (3)
93. Peasant economics: Farm households and agrarian development:, Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1988, xiv + 257 pp., index. $59.50
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1990, 14, (1), 140-141
94. The New China: Comparative economic development in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong: Alvin Rabushka (Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 1987)
    Journal of Development Economics, 1990, 32, (1), 230-231
95. Village communities, cooperation, and inequality in Tanzania: Comments on Collier et al
    World Development, 1990, 18, (1), 147-153 View citations (2)

1989

96. COMMODIFICATION OF LABOR FOLLOWS COMMODIFICATION OF THE FIRM ON A THEOREM OF THE NEW INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 1989, 60, (2), 161-179
97. Pre- and post-reform income distribution in a Chinese Commune: The case of dahe township in Hebei Province
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1989, 13, (3), 406-445 View citations (8)

1988

98. Marx and Disequilibrium
    Economics and Philosophy, 1988, 4, (2), 333-336
99. People's Republic of China: Systemic and Structural Change in a North China Township
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1988, 70, (2), 423-430 View citations (1)
100. The Firm as Association Versus the Firm as Commodity
     Economics and Philosophy, 1988, 4, (2), 243-266 View citations (10)
101. The incentive effects of monitoring under alternative compensation schemes
     International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1988, 6, (1), 109-119 View citations (11)

1987

102. The economic institutions of capitalism: Firms, markets, relational contracting:, New York: The Free Press, 1985. xiv + 450 pp., index, $27.95
     Journal of Comparative Economics, 1987, 11, (2), 282-285
103. The incentive problem and the demise of team farming in China
     Journal of Development Economics, 1987, 26, (1), 103-127 View citations (4)

1986

104. The cooperative game theory of the firm:, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1984. ix + 219 pp. $25.00
     Journal of Comparative Economics, 1986, 10, (2), 183-184

1985

105. Choice and Efficiency in a Model of Democratic Semi-collective Agriculture
     Oxford Economic Papers, 1985, 37, (1), 1-21 View citations (12)
106. Internal labor markets: Paul Osterman, ed., (M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, MA, 1984) pp. xii + 296, $30.00
     Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1985, 6, (2), 212-216
107. Self-management: Economic theory and yugoslav practice:, Cambridge, Mass.: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1983. x + 264 pp., index. $49.50
     Journal of Comparative Economics, 1985, 9, (1), 102-106

1984

108. On Some Recent Explanations of Why Capital Hires Labor
     Economic Inquiry, 1984, 22, (2), 171-87 View citations (24)
109. Tanzanian and african socialism: Comment on Weaver and Kronemer
     World Development, 1984, 12, (4), 461-464
110. Workers and Incentives:, Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1982. 239 pp. $60.00
     Journal of Comparative Economics, 1984, 8, (2), 228-231

1983

111. A modified collective agriculture in rural growth-with-equity: Reconsidering the private, unimodal solution
     World Development, 1983, 11, (2), 77-100 View citations (8)

1982

112. Some behavioral perspectives on the dominance of hierarchical over democratic forms of enterprise
     Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1982, 3, (2-3), 139-160 View citations (12)
113. Wealth and poverty:, New York: Basic Books, 1981. xii + 306 pp. $16.95
     Journal of Comparative Economics, 1982, 6, (2), 213-216

1981

114. Is a democratic collective agriculture possible?: Theoretical considerations and evidence from Tanzania
     Journal of Development Economics, 1981, 9, (3), 375-403
115. On optimality in collective institutional choice
     Journal of Comparative Economics, 1981, 5, (4), 392-403 View citations (2)
116. The organization of work: Comment
     Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1981, 2, (3), 273-279 View citations (1)

1980

117. Voluntary collectivization: A model of producers' institutional choice
     Journal of Comparative Economics, 1980, 4, (2), 125-157 View citations (7)

Books

1993

1. Continuity and Change in China's Rural Development: Collective and Reform Eras in Perspective
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (22)

Chapters

2011

1. Trusting, Trustworthiness, and CSR: Some Experiments and Implications
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)

2008

2. The Role of the State and Markets in Development
   Chapter 53 in International Handbook of Development Economics, Volumes 1 & 2, 2008

2006

3. Reciprocity, altruism, and cooperative production
   Elsevier View citations (5)

1997

4. Why Have the Rabble not Redistributed the Wealth? On the Stability of Democracy and Unequal Property
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (19)