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Working Papers

2024

1. Anti-social norms
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Fear and Dreams: Understanding the Non-Institutional sources of Leader Strategy
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Paths towards the Periphery
   Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee

2023

4. Constitutions and Order: A Theory and Evidence from Colombia and the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
5. Missing Discussions: Institutional Constraints in the Islamic Political Tradition
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

6. African Political Institutions and the Impact of Colonialism
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
7. Tax Aversion and the Social Contract in Africa
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
8. The Economic Effects of the English Parliamentary Enclosures
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
9. The Second World War, Inequality and the Social Contract in Britain
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2021

10. Africa's Latent Assets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
11. Culture, Institutions and Social Equilibria: A Framework
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
12. Non-Modernization: Power-Culture Trajectories and the Dynamics of Political Institutions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2020

13. The Weak State Trap
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2018

14. Kinship and Conflict: Evidence from Segmentary Lineage Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
15. Trust in State and Non-State Actors: Evidence from Dispute Resolution in Pakistan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2017

16. Keeping It in the Family: Lineage Organization and the Scope of Trust in Sub-Saharan Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)
17. The Emergence of Weak, Despotic and Inclusive States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)

2016

18. State Capacity and American Technology: Evidence from the 19th Century
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (73)
19. The Perils of High-Powered Incentives: Evidence from Colombia's False Positives
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
20. The Political Agenda Effect and State Centralization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2015

21. The Evolution of Culture and Institutions: Evidence from the Kuba Kingdom
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)
22. The Indigenous Roots of Representative Democracy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2014)
23. The Long-Run Impact of the Dissolution of the English Monasteries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
24. The Political Economy of Public Income Volatility: With an Application to the Resource Curse
    Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macro- and Petroleum economics (CAMP), BI Norwegian Business School View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (6)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The political economy of public income volatility: With an application to the resource curse, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (25) (2017)
25. Understanding Ethnic Identity in Africa: Evidence from the Implicit Association Test (IAT)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (41)
    See also Journal Article Understanding Ethnic Identity in Africa: Evidence from the Implicit Association Test (IAT), American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (44) (2015)

2014

26. Democracy Does Cause Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (200)
27. Indirect Rule and State Weakness in Africa: Sierra Leone in Comparative Perspective
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    See also Chapter Indirect Rule and State Weakness in Africa: Sierra Leone in Comparative Perspective, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (17) (2014)
28. Institutions, Human Capital and Development
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (235)
    Also in Working Papers ClioLab, EH Clio Lab. Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2014) View citations (235)
    Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. (2014) View citations (234)
    See also Journal Article Institutions, Human Capital, and Development *, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2014) View citations (236) (2014)
29. Monks, Gents and Industrialists: The Long-Run Impact of the Dissolution of the English Monasteries
    VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
30. State Capacity and Economic Development: A Network Approach
    Working Papers ClioLab, EH Clio Lab. Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile View citations (8)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article State Capacity and Economic Development: A Network Approach, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (198) (2015)
31. The Rise and Decline of General Laws of Capitalism
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article The Rise and Decline of General Laws of Capitalism, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (130) (2015)

2013

32. Chiefs: Elite Control of Civil Society and Economic Development in Sierra Leone
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
33. Colombia: ¿Otros cien anos de Soledad?
    Ensayos de Economía, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín
34. Colonialism and development in Africa
    African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network View citations (2)
35. Democracy, Redistribution and Inequality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (81)
36. Economics versus Politics: Pitfalls of Policy Advice
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (117)
    See also Journal Article Economics versus Politics: Pitfalls of Policy Advice, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (117) (2013)
37. Online Appendix: Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances? Extensions and Robustness
    Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macro- and Petroleum economics (CAMP), BI Norwegian Business School View citations (5)
38. Political Centralization in Pre-Colonial Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article Political centralization in pre-colonial Africa, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (41) (2013)
39. Reinventing the Wheel: The Economic Benefits of Wheeled Transportation in Early British Colonial West Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
40. Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances?
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations (56)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2011) View citations (5)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (5)
    Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macro- and Petroleum economics (CAMP), BI Norwegian Business School (2013) View citations (56)
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2011) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances?, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2013) View citations (56) (2013)
41. Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances? Extensions and Robustness
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations (47)

2012

42. Can't We All Be More Like Scandinavians? Asymmetric Growth and Institutions in an Interdependent World
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (50)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (46)
43. Colonialism and Economic Development in Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
44. Finding Eldorado: Slavery and Long-run Development in Colombia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (102)
    See also Journal Article Finding Eldorado: Slavery and long-run development in Colombia, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (102) (2012)
45. The Need for Enemies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article The Need for Enemies, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2016) View citations (19) (2016)

2011

46. Hither Thou Shalt Come, But No Further: Reply to "The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Comment"
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
47. Institutional Comparative Statics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
48. The Political Value of Land: Democratization and Land Prices in Chile
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
49. The consequences of radical reform: The French revolution
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (202)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (32)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article The Consequences of Radical Reform: The French Revolution, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (201) (2011)
50. What Really Happened During the Glorious Revolution?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

2010

51. Social Structure and Development: A Legacy of the Holocaust in Russia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Social Structure and Development: A Legacy of the Holocaust in Russia, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2011) View citations (151) (2011)

2009

52. Botswana as a Role Model for Country Success
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (9)
53. Governance and Development
    Working Papers, University of Namur, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    See also Chapter Governance and Development, Handbook of Development Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (27) (2010)
54. He Who Counts Elects: Determinants of Fraud in the 1922 Colombian Presidential Election
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
55. The Monopoly of Violence: Evidence from Colombia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (84)
    See also Journal Article THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE: EVIDENCE FROM COLOMBIA, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2013) View citations (149) (2013)
56. The Myth of the Frontier
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Chapter The Myth of the Frontier, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (1) (2008)
57. The Political Economy of Inequality
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum View citations (7)
58. The Real Swing Voter's Curse
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The Real Swing Voter's Curse, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2009) View citations (9) (2009)

2008

59. Endogenous Presidentialism
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article ENDOGENOUS PRESIDENTIALISM, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2016) View citations (13) (2016)
60. How Institutions Change Over Time
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum
61. When Does Policy Reform Work? The Case of Central Bank Independence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (140)
    See also Journal Article When Does Policy Reform Work? The Case of Central Bank Independence, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (2008) View citations (145) (2008)

2007

62. Economic and Political Inequality in Development: The Case of Cundinamarca, Colombia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (45)
63. Reevaluating the Modernization Hypothesis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (37)
    See also Journal Article Reevaluating the modernization hypothesis, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (162) (2009)

2006

64. A Political Economy Theory of the Soft Budget Constraint
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (7)
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2005) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article A political economy theory of the soft budget constraint, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2009) View citations (26) (2009)
65. Land and Power: Theory and Evidence from Chile
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Land and Power: Theory and Evidence from Chile, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (135) (2008)
66. Persistence of Power, Elites and Institutions
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (58)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (58)
    See also Journal Article Persistence of Power, Elites, and Institutions, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (390) (2008)
67. Political Conflict and Power-Sharing in the Origins of Modern Colombia
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (2)
68. Political incentives of the resource booms
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
69. When is Democracy an Equilibrium? Theory and Evidence from Colombia's La Violencia
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (3)
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2006) View citations (1)
70. When is Democracy an Equilibrium?: Theory and Evidence from Colombia�s La Violencia
    HiCN Working Papers, Households in Conflict Network View citations (4)

2005

71. From Education to Democracy?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (250)
    See also Journal Article From Education to Democracy?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2005) View citations (262) (2005)
72. Income and Democracy
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (78)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (90)
    See also Journal Article Income and Democracy, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (606) (2008)
73. Land and Power: Theory and Evidence
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (1)
74. Property Rights and the Political Organization of Agriculture
    Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College, Hunter College Department of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Property rights and the political organization of agriculture, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (54) (2007)

2004

75. INSTITUTIONS AS THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF LONG-RUN GROWTH
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (352)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (398)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (374)
    See also Chapter Institutions as a Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth, Handbook of Economic Growth, Elsevier (2005) View citations (1787) (2005)

2003

76. Kleptocracy and Divide-and-Rule: A Model of Personal Rule
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (50)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (20)
77. Land and Power
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
78. Politcal Foundations of the Resource Curse
    DELTA Working Papers, DELTA (Ecole normale supérieure)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (56)
    See also Journal Article Political foundations of the resource curse, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (646) (2006)
79. The Rise of Europe: Atlantic Trade, Institutioanl Change and Economic Growth
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management View citations (6)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (35)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (80)
    See also Journal Article The Rise of Europe: Atlantic Trade, Institutional Change, and Economic Growth, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2005) View citations (702) (2005)

2002

80. An African Success Story: Botswana
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (79)
81. Are Endowments Fate?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (27)
82. Economic Backwardness in Political Perspective
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (83)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (85)
83. Institutional Causes, Macroeconomic Symptoms: Volatility, Crises and Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (78)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (83)
    See also Journal Article Institutional causes, macroeconomic symptoms: volatility, crises and growth, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (897) (2003)
84. Land Reform and the Political Organization of Agriculture
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
    Also in Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2001) View citations (2)
85. The Political Economy of Clientelism
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article The Political Economy of Clientelism, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (132) (2013)
86. White Elephants
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article White elephants, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (100) (2005)

2001

87. Reversal of Fortune: Geography and Institutions in the Making of the Modern World Income Distribution
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (145)
    See also Journal Article Reversal of Fortune: Geography and Institutions in the Making of the Modern World Income Distribution, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2002) View citations (1940) (2002)
88. Where Does Inequality Come From?: Ideas and Implications for Latin America
    OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (5)

2000

89. The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (207)
    See also Journal Article The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2001) View citations (5381) (2001)

1999

90. A Theory of Political Transitions
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (16)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1999) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article A Theory of Political Transitions, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2001) View citations (612) (2001)
91. Democratization or Repression?
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (15)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Democratization or repression?, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2000) View citations (61) (2000)
92. Inefficient Redistribution
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (29)
93. When is a State Predatory?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (31)

1998

94. A Model of Child Labor
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales View citations (14)
    Also in Working Papers, Southern California - Department of Economics (1998) View citations (7)
95. Rotten Parents
    Working Papers, Notre-Dame de la Paix, Sciences Economiques et Sociales View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Rotten parents, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (6) (2002)
96. What Model for the South African Labour Market? Lessons from the OECD and LDC's
    Working Papers, The University of New South Wales. Department of Industrial Relations. View citations (1)
97. Why did the West Extend the Franchise? Democracy, Inequality and Growth in Historical Perspective
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (81)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997)
    See also Journal Article Why Did the West Extend the Franchise? Democracy, Inequality, and Growth in Historical Perspective, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2000) View citations (905) (2000)

1995

98. Long-Term Consequences of Population Growth: Technological Change, Natural Resources, and the Environment
    Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (10)
    See also Chapter Long-term consequences of population growth: Technological change, natural resources, and the environment, Handbook of Population and Family Economics, Elsevier (1997) (1997)

1985

99. Bargaining Unit, Union, Industry, and Locational Correlates of Union Support in Certification and Decertification
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2017

1. The political economy of public income volatility: With an application to the resource curse
   Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 145, (C), 243-252 View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Public Income Volatility: With an Application to the Resource Curse, Working Papers (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2016

2. ENDOGENOUS PRESIDENTIALISM
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2016, 14, (4), 907-942 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Endogenous Presidentialism, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (17) (2008)
3. La miseria en Colombia
   Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2016, 76 View citations (7)
4. State Capacity and American Technology: Evidence from the Nineteenth Century
   American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 61-67 View citations (76)
5. The Need for Enemies
   Economic Journal, 2016, 126, (593), 1018-1054 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper The Need for Enemies, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (10) (2012)

2015

6. He Who Counts Elects: Economic Elites, Political Elites, and Electoral Fraud
   Economics and Politics, 2015, 27, (1), 124-159 View citations (9)
7. State Capacity and Economic Development: A Network Approach
   American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (8), 2364-2409 View citations (198)
   See also Working Paper State Capacity and Economic Development: A Network Approach, Working Papers ClioLab (2014) View citations (8) (2014)
8. The Rise and Decline of General Laws of Capitalism
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2015, 29, (1), 3-28 View citations (130)
   See also Working Paper The Rise and Decline of General Laws of Capitalism, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (18) (2014)
9. Understanding Ethnic Identity in Africa: Evidence from the Implicit Association Test (IAT)
   American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 340-45 View citations (44)
   See also Working Paper Understanding Ethnic Identity in Africa: Evidence from the Implicit Association Test (IAT), NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (41) (2015)

2014

10. Chiefs: Economic Development and Elite Control of Civil Society in Sierra Leone
    Journal of Political Economy, 2014, 122, (2), 319 - 368 View citations (172)
11. Institutions, Human Capital, and Development *
    Annual Review of Economics, 2014, 6, (1), 875-912 View citations (236)
    See also Working Paper Institutions, Human Capital and Development, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (235) (2014)
12. Political foundations of the resource curse: A simplification and a comment
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 106, (C), 194-198 View citations (44)

2013

13. Economics versus Politics: Pitfalls of Policy Advice
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2013, 27, (2), 173-92 View citations (117)
    See also Working Paper Economics versus Politics: Pitfalls of Policy Advice, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (117) (2013)
14. Measuring institutions in the Trobriand Islands: a comment on Voigt's paper
    Journal of Institutional Economics, 2013, 9, (1), 27-29 View citations (10)
15. Political centralization in pre-colonial Africa
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2013, 41, (1), 6-21 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Political Centralization in Pre-Colonial Africa, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (43) (2013)
16. THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE: EVIDENCE FROM COLOMBIA
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2013, 11, 5-44 View citations (149)
    See also Working Paper The Monopoly of Violence: Evidence from Colombia, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (84) (2009)
17. The Political Economy of Clientelism
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2013, 115, (2), 260-291 View citations (132)
    See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Clientelism, CEPR Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (45) (2002)
18. Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances?
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2013, 80, (3), 845-875 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances?, Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (56) (2013)

2012

19. Finding Eldorado: Slavery and long-run development in Colombia
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2012, 40, (4), 534-564 View citations (102)
    See also Working Paper Finding Eldorado: Slavery and Long-run Development in Colombia, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (102) (2012)
20. Is This Time Different? Capture and Anti-Capture of US Politics
    The Economists' Voice, 2012, 9, (3), 7
21. The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Reply
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (6), 3077-3110 View citations (107)

2011

22. Social Structure and Development: A Legacy of the Holocaust in Russia
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2011, 126, (2), 895-946 View citations (151)
    See also Working Paper Social Structure and Development: A Legacy of the Holocaust in Russia, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (12) (2010)
23. The Consequences of Radical Reform: The French Revolution
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (7), 3286-3307 View citations (201)
    See also Working Paper The consequences of radical reform: The French revolution, Munich Reprints in Economics (2011) View citations (202) (2011)
24. When is Democracy an Equilibrium? Theory and Evidence from Colombia’s La Violencia
    Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2011, 55, (3), 366-396 View citations (15)

2010

25. Are factor endowments fate?*
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2010, 28, (1), 45-82 View citations (31)
26. Interlinking and Collusion
    Review of Development Economics, 2010, 14, (2), 282-301 View citations (1)
27. Politique industrielle et développement: analyse en termes d'économie politique
    Revue d’économie du développement, 2010, 18, (4), 21-45 View citations (1)
28. Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? Civilian Control Over the Military
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2010, 8, (2-3), 655-663 View citations (40)
29. The Role of Institutions in Growth and Development
    Review of Economics and Institutions, 2010, 1, (2) View citations (146)

2009

30. A political economy theory of the soft budget constraint
    European Economic Review, 2009, 53, (7), 786-798 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper A Political Economy Theory of the Soft Budget Constraint, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (6) (2006)
31. Reevaluating the modernization hypothesis
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2009, 56, (8), 1043-1058 View citations (162)
    See also Working Paper Reevaluating the Modernization Hypothesis, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (33) (2007)
32. The Real Swing Voter's Curse
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 310-15 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper The Real Swing Voter's Curse, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (9) (2009)

2008

33. Income and Democracy
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (3), 808-42 View citations (606)
    See also Working Paper Income and Democracy, CEPR Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (78) (2005)
34. Land and Power: Theory and Evidence from Chile
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (5), 1737-65 View citations (135)
    See also Working Paper Land and Power: Theory and Evidence from Chile, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
35. Persistence of Power, Elites, and Institutions
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (1), 267-93 View citations (390)
    See also Working Paper Persistence of Power, Elites and Institutions, CEPR Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (58) (2006)
36. When Does Policy Reform Work? The Case of Central Bank Independence
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2008, 39, (1 (Spring)), 351-429 View citations (145)
    See also Working Paper When Does Policy Reform Work? The Case of Central Bank Independence, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (140) (2008)

2007

37. Property rights and the political organization of agriculture
    Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 82, (2), 416-447 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper Property Rights and the Political Organization of Agriculture, Economics Working Paper Archive at Hunter College (2005) View citations (5) (2005)

2006

38. De Facto Political Power and Institutional Persistence
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 325-330 View citations (182)
39. Equity, Institutions and the Development Process
    Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 32, 17-50 View citations (6)
40. Political foundations of the resource curse
    Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 79, (2), 447-468 View citations (646)
    See also Working Paper Politcal Foundations of the Resource Curse, DELTA Working Papers (2003) (2003)
41. State Formation and Governance in Botswana
    Journal of African Economies, 2006, 15, (1), 100-140 View citations (28)

2005

42. From Education to Democracy?
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 44-49 View citations (262)
    See also Working Paper From Education to Democracy?, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (250) (2005)
43. Los orígenes coloniales del desarrollo comparativo: una investigación empírica
    Revista de Economía Institucional, 2005, 7, (13), 17-67 View citations (2)
44. Politician-Proof Policy?
    Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2005 View citations (1)
45. The Rise of Europe: Atlantic Trade, Institutional Change, and Economic Growth
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (3), 546-579 View citations (702)
    See also Working Paper The Rise of Europe: Atlantic Trade, Institutioanl Change and Economic Growth, Working papers (2003) View citations (6) (2003)
46. White elephants
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (2-3), 197-210 View citations (100)
    See also Working Paper White Elephants, CEPR Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (20) (2002)

2004

47. Alfred Marshall Lecture: Kleptocracy and Divide-and-Rule: A Model of Personal Rule
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2004, 2, (2-3), 162-192 View citations (185)

2003

48. Disease and Development in Historical Perspective
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (2-3), 397-405 View citations (60)
49. Institutional causes, macroeconomic symptoms: volatility, crises and growth
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2003, 50, (1), 49-123 View citations (897)
    See also Working Paper Institutional Causes, Macroeconomic Symptoms: Volatility, Crises and Growth, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (78) (2002)

2002

50. Reversal of Fortune: Geography and Institutions in the Making of the Modern World Income Distribution
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (4), 1231-1294 View citations (1940)
    See also Working Paper Reversal of Fortune: Geography and Institutions in the Making of the Modern World Income Distribution, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (145) (2001)
51. Rotten parents
    Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 84, (3), 341-356 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Rotten Parents, Working Papers (1998) View citations (1) (1998)
52. States and Power in Africa by Jeffrey I. Herbst: A Review Essay
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2002, 40, (2), 510-519 View citations (24)
53. The Political Economy of the Kuznets Curve
    Review of Development Economics, 2002, 6, (2), 183-203 View citations (118)

2001

54. A Theory of Political Transitions
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (4), 938-963 View citations (612)
    See also Working Paper A Theory of Political Transitions, CEPR Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (16) (1999)
55. SESSION 1A: RACIAL INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (2), 517-517
56. Social identity, inequality and conflict
    Economics of Governance, 2001, 2, (1), 85-99 View citations (40)
57. The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (5), 1369-1401 View citations (5381)
    See also Working Paper The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (207) (2000)

2000

58. Democratization or repression?
    European Economic Review, 2000, 44, (4-6), 683-693 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper Democratization or Repression?, Working papers (1999) View citations (15) (1999)
59. Is Child Labor Inefficient?
    Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 108, (4), 663-679 View citations (440)
60. Political Losers as a Barrier to Economic Development
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 126-130 View citations (220)
61. Why Did the West Extend the Franchise? Democracy, Inequality, and Growth in Historical Perspective
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000, 115, (4), 1167-1199 View citations (905)
    See also Working Paper Why did the West Extend the Franchise? Democracy, Inequality and Growth in Historical Perspective, CEPR Discussion Papers (1998) View citations (81) (1998)

1999

62. Dynamic Contractual Enforcement: A Model of Strikes
    International Economic Review, 1999, 40, (1), 209-29 View citations (7)

1998

63. Theories of “bad policy”
    Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 1998, 2, (1), 1-46 View citations (19)

1996

64. Rent appropriation and sustained growth
    Economics Letters, 1996, 50, (1), 71-77

Books

2009

1. Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (35)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2006) View citations (1446)

Edited books

2014

1. Africa's Development in Historical Perspective
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (66)
2. The Role of Elites in Economic Development
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (2)

2012

3. The Role of Elites in Economic Development
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (21)

2011

4. Natural Experiments of History
   Economics Books, Harvard University Press View citations (2)

Chapters

2014

1. Indirect Rule and State Weakness in Africa: Sierra Leone in Comparative Perspective
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume IV: Sustainable Growth, 2014, pp 343-370 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Indirect Rule and State Weakness in Africa: Sierra Leone in Comparative Perspective, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (21) (2014)

2011

2. Comment on "Technology Diffusion and Postwar Growth"
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2010, volume 25, 2011, pp 251-255

2010

3. Governance and Development
   Elsevier View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper Governance and Development, University of Namur, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (15) (2009)

2008

4. The Myth of the Frontier
   A chapter in Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth: Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy, 2008, pp 49-88 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Myth of the Frontier, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2005

5. Institutions as a Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth
   Chapter 06 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2005, vol. 1, Part A, pp 385-472 View citations (1787)
   See also Working Paper INSTITUTIONS AS THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF LONG-RUN GROWTH, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2004) View citations (352) (2004)

2004

6. Institutions, Volatility, and Crises
   A chapter in Growth and Productivity in East Asia, 2004, pp 71-108 View citations (4)

1997

7. Long-term consequences of population growth: Technological change, natural resources, and the environment
   Chapter 21 in Handbook of Population and Family Economics, 1997, vol. 1, Part B, pp 1175-1298
   See also Working Paper Long-Term Consequences of Population Growth: Technological Change, Natural Resources, and the Environment, Yale - Economic Growth Center (1995) View citations (10) (1995)