Details about Konstantin Sonin

Homepage:	https://harris.uchicago.edu/directory/konstantin-sonin
Postal address:	1307 E 60th St, Chicago, IL, 60637
Workplace:	Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago, (more information at EDIRC) The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), Stockholm School of Economics, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. Electoral College and Election Fraud
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Information Aggregation in Stratified Societies
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
3. Isolation and Insurrection: How Partisanship and Political Geography Fueled January 6, 2021
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
4. Why Did Putin Invade Ukraine? A Theory of Degenerate Autocracy
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) View citations (1)

2022

5. Information Manipulation and Repression: A Theory and Evidence from the COVID Response in Russia
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2021

6. Information Operations Increase Civilian Security Cooperation
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   See also Journal Article Information Operations Increase Civilian Security Cooperation, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2022) (2022)

2020

7. A Continuous-Time Model of Financial Clearing
   Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics View citations (3)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (3)
8. A Political Model of Trust
   Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics View citations (2)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (2)
9. Banks as Tanks: A Continuous-Time Model of Financial Clearing
   Papers, arXiv.org View citations (5)
10. How Does Kompromat Affect Politics? A Model of Transparency Regimes
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics (2020)
    See also Journal Article How Does Kompromat Affect Politics? A Model of Transparency Regimes, Quarterly Journal of Political Science, now publishers (2023) (2023)
11. Institutional Change and Institutional Persistence
    Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (4)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (4)
12. Persuasion on Networks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (2)
13. Political Economy of Crisis Response
    Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics View citations (13)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (17)
14. Poverty and Economic Dislocation Reduce Compliance with COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Protocols
    Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics View citations (119)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (116)
    See also Journal Article Poverty and economic dislocation reduce compliance with COVID-19 shelter-in-place protocols, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2020) View citations (101) (2020)
15. The Historical Perspective on the Trump Puzzle: A Review of Barry Eichengreen’s “The Populist Temptation: Economic Grievance and Political Reaction in the Modern Eraâ€
    Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics View citations (1)
16. The Political Economics of Non-democracy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics (2020) View citations (9)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The Political Economics of Non-democracy, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2024) (2024)
17. Unmasking Partisanship: Polarization Undermines Public Response to Collective Risk
    Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Unmasking partisanship: Polarization undermines public response to collective risk, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (10) (2021)

2018

18. Economic Transition and the Rise of Alternative Institutions: Political Connections in Putin's Russia
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Economic transition and the rise of alternative institutions: Political connections in Putin's Russia, The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2018) View citations (12) (2018)
19. Financial Restrictions and Competitive Balance in Sports Leagues
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
20. Media Freedom in the Shadow of a Coup
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article Media Freedom in the Shadow of a Coup, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
21. Rebel Capacity and Combat Tactics
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2016

22. Political Economy of Redistribution
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Political Economy of Redistribution, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2017) View citations (10) (2017)
23. Social Media and Corruption
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Social Media and Corruption, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (70) (2018)
24. Social Mobility and Stability of Democracy: Re-evaluating De Tocqueville
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Social Mobility and Stability of Democracy: Reevaluating De Tocqueville, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2018) View citations (17) (2018)

2014

25. Incumbency Advantage in Non-Democracies
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (11)

2013

26. A Political Theory of Populism
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (169)
    Also in 2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2010) View citations (5)
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2011) View citations (28)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (37)
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2011) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article A Political Theory of Populism, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2013) View citations (166) (2013)
27. Endogenous Property Rights
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
28. Political Economy in a Changing World
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine
    Also in 2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2013) View citations (1)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Political Economy in a Changing World, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2015) View citations (33) (2015)
29. Structural or Cyclical? Unemployment in Latvia Since the 2008-09 Financial Crisis
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
30. Technological Foundations of Political Instability
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
31. Winning by Losing: Incentive Incompatibility in Multiple Qualifiers
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)

2012

32. Do Political Blogs Matter? Corruption in State-Controlled Companies, Blog Postings, and DDoS Attacks
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)

2011

33. Determinants of Expropriation in the Oil Sector: A Theory and Evidence from Panel Data
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (66)
    Also in Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) (2007)
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2007) View citations (6)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (16)
34. Incumbency Advantage in Nondemocratic Elections
    2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2010

35. Businessman Candidates
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (11)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2010) View citations (18)
    Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) (2006) View citations (2)
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society (2004) View citations (14)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2006) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Businessman Candidates, American Journal of Political Science, John Wiley & Sons (2010) View citations (11) (2010)

2009

36. Development Based on Commodity Revenues?
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (3)
37. Dictators and Oligarchs: A Dynamic Theory of Contested Property Rights
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (19)
    Also in 2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2008) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2007) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) (2007)
    See also Journal Article Dictators and oligarchs: A dynamic theory of contested property rights, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (20) (2009)
38. Political Selection and Persistence of Bad Governments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article Political Selection and Persistence of Bad Governments, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2010) View citations (54) (2010)
39. Why Resource-Poor Dictators Allow Freer Media: A Theory and Evidence from Panel Data
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (128)
    See also Journal Article Why Resource-poor Dictators Allow Freer Media: A Theory and Evidence from Panel Data, American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press (2009) View citations (145) (2009)

2008

40. Budget Uncertainty and Faculty Contracts: A Dynamic Framework for Comparative Analysis
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) (2007)
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2007)
    See also Journal Article Budget Uncertainty and Faculty Contracts: A Dynamic Framework for Comparative Analysis, Voprosy Ekonomiki, NP Voprosy Ekonomiki (2008) (2008)
41. Dynamics and Stability of Constitutions, Coalitions and Clubs
    2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (11)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (59)
    See also Journal Article Dynamics and Stability of Constitutions, Coalitions, and Clubs, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (74) (2012)
42. Government Control of the Media
    Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2008) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Government control of the media, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (53) (2014)

2007

43. Are Russian Commercial Courts Biased? Evidence from a Bankruptcy Law Transplant
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (60)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2007) View citations (61)
    Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) (2007) View citations (62)
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2007) View citations (62)
    See also Journal Article Are Russian commercial courts biased? Evidence from a bankruptcy law transplant, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (62) (2007)

2006

44. Are Russian Commercial Courts Biased? Evidence from a Natural Bankruptcy Experiment
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2006) View citations (1)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2006) View citations (1)
45. Coalition Formation in Political Games
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) (2006) View citations (7)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (8)
46. Collusive market sharing and corruption in procurement
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (30)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2005) View citations (1)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2005) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Collusive Market Sharing and Corruption in Procurement, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (30) (2006)
47. Dictators, Repression and the Median Citizen: An ?Eliminations Model? of Stalin?s Terror (Data from the NKVD Archives)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2006) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) (2006)
    See also Journal Article Rational dictators and the killing of innocents: Data from Stalin's archives, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (29) (2011)
48. Market Sharing in Procurement
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (23)
49. Media Freedom, Bureaucratic Incentives and the Resource Curse
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2006) View citations (10)
    CEDI Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University (2006) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Media Freedom, Bureaucratic Incentives, and the Resource Curse, Voprosy Ekonomiki, NP Voprosy Ekonomiki (2007) (2007)

2005

50. A Theory of Brinkmanship, Conflicts, and Commitments
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article A Theory of Brinkmanship, Conflicts, and Commitments, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2008) View citations (19) (2008)
51. Dictators and Their Viziers: Agency Problems in Dictatorships
    Economics Working Papers, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Social Science View citations (7)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (12)
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (2005) View citations (8)
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2004) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article DICTATORS AND THEIR VIZIERS: ENDOGENIZING THE LOYALTY–COMPETENCE TRADE‐OFF, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2011) View citations (94) (2011)
52. Is Political Risk Company-Specific? The Market Side of the Yukos Affair
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (24)
53. Passive Creditors
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) View citations (9)
    Also in William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (2005) View citations (6)
    Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (2003) View citations (1)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004)
    See also Journal Article Passive Creditors, International Finance, Wiley Blackwell (2005) View citations (6) (2005)
54. The Killing Game: Reputation and Knowledge in Non-Democratic Succession
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (13)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Social Science (2005) View citations (10)
55. The Killing Game: Reputation and Knowledge in Politics of Succession
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
56. The Variable Value Environment: Auctions and Actions
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002)
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2001) View citations (7)

2004

57. Businessman Candidates: Special-Interest Politics in Weakly Institutionalized Environments
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
    Also in William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (2004) View citations (12)

2003

58. Capture of Bankruptcy: Theory and Russian Evidence
    Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) View citations (14)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2003) View citations (18)
59. Corruption and Collusion in Procurement Tenders
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) (2003) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Collusive Market Sharing and Corruption in Procurement, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (30) (2006)
60. Provincial Protectionism
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Provincial protectionism, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (19) (2010)
61. Why the Rich May Favor Poor Protection of Property Rights
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) View citations (223)
    Also in William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (2002) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Why the rich may favor poor protection of property rights, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (236) (2003)

2002

62. Information Revelation and Efficiency in Auctions
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, New Economic School (NES) (2002)
    Working Papers, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) (2002)
    See also Journal Article Information revelation and efficiency in auctions, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2004) View citations (1) (2004)

2001

63. Inequality, Property Rights, and Economic Growth in Transition Economies: Theory and Russian Evidence
    EERC Working Paper Series, EERC Research Network, Russia and CIS View citations (2)

2000

64. Capture of Bankruptcy: Theory and Evidence from Russia
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (24)
65. Private Protection of Property Rights, Inequality, and Economic Growth in Transition Economies
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (5)

1999

66. Inequality, Property Rights Protection, and Economic Growth in Transition Economies: Theory and Russian Evidence
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)

Journal Articles

2024

1. The Political Economics of Non-democracy
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2024, 62, (2), 594-636
   See also Working Paper The Political Economics of Non-democracy, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (9) (2020)

2023

2. How Does Kompromat Affect Politics? A Model of Transparency Regimes
   Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 2023, 18, (3), 365-402
   See also Working Paper How Does Kompromat Affect Politics? A Model of Transparency Regimes, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) (2020)

2022

3. Information Operations Increase Civilian Security Cooperation
   The Economic Journal, 2022, 132, (643), 1179-1199
   See also Working Paper Information Operations Increase Civilian Security Cooperation, CEPR Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)
4. The Historical Perspective on the Donald Trump Puzzle: A Review of Barry Eichengreen's The Populist Temptation: Economic Grievance and Political Reaction in the Modern Era
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2022, 60, (3), 1029-38

2021

5. Elections in Non-Democracies
   The Economic Journal, 2021, 131, (636), 1682-1716 View citations (7)
6. Media Freedom in the Shadow of a Coup
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2021, 19, (3), 1782-1815 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Media Freedom in the Shadow of a Coup, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) (2018)
7. Unmasking partisanship: Polarization undermines public response to collective risk
   Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 204, (C) View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Unmasking Partisanship: Polarization Undermines Public Response to Collective Risk, Working Papers (2020) View citations (3) (2020)

2020

8. Poverty and economic dislocation reduce compliance with COVID-19 shelter-in-place protocols
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 180, (C), 544-554 View citations (101)
   See also Working Paper Poverty and Economic Dislocation Reduce Compliance with COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Protocols, Working Papers (2020) View citations (119) (2020)

2018

9. Economic transition and the rise of alternative institutions: Political connections in Putin's Russia
   The Economics of Transition, 2018, 26, (4), 615-648 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Economic Transition and the Rise of Alternative Institutions: Political Connections in Putin's Russia, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (10) (2018)
10. Social Media and Corruption
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2018, 10, (1), 150-74 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper Social Media and Corruption, CEPR Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
11. Social Mobility and Stability of Democracy: Reevaluating De Tocqueville
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2018, 133, (2), 1041-1105 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Social Mobility and Stability of Democracy: Re-evaluating De Tocqueville, CEPR Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
12. Winning by Losing
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2018, 19, (8), 1122-1146 View citations (18)

2017

13. Basics of contract theory (Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2016 - Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström)
    Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2017, (1)
14. Political Economy of Redistribution
    Econometrica, 2017, 85, 851-870 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Political Economy of Redistribution, CEPR Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2015

15. Political Economy in a Changing World
    Journal of Political Economy, 2015, 123, (5), 1038 - 1086 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Political Economy in a Changing World, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2013) (2013)
16. The killing game: A theory of non-democratic succession
    Research in Economics, 2015, 69, (3), 398-411 View citations (6)

2014

17. FINANCIAL MARKETS EFFICIENCY(NOBEL MEMORIAL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS 2013)
    Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2014, (1)
18. Government control of the media
    Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 118, (C), 163-171 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper Government Control of the Media, Working Papers (2008) View citations (6) (2008)

2013

19. A Political Theory of Populism
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2013, 128, (2), 771-805 View citations (166)
    See also Working Paper A Political Theory of Populism, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2013) View citations (169) (2013)
20. The end of economic transition
    The Economics of Transition, 2013, 21, (1), 1-10 View citations (14)
21. Two-Sided Markets: Theory and Applications (Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics 2012)
    Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2013, (1) View citations (1)

2012

22. Dynamics and Stability of Constitutions, Coalitions, and Clubs
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (4), 1446-76 View citations (74)
    See also Working Paper Dynamics and Stability of Constitutions, Coalitions and Clubs, 2008 Meeting Papers (2008) View citations (11) (2008)
23. Efficient investment in a dynamic auction environment
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2012, 75, (1), 104-119 View citations (1)

2011

24. DICTATORS AND THEIR VIZIERS: ENDOGENIZING THE LOYALTY–COMPETENCE TRADE‐OFF
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2011, 9, (5), 903-930 View citations (94)
    See also Working Paper Dictators and Their Viziers: Agency Problems in Dictatorships, Economics Working Papers (2005) View citations (7) (2005)
25. Determinants of Nationalization in the Oil Sector: A Theory and Evidence from Panel Data
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2011, 27, (2), 301-323 View citations (83)
26. Rational dictators and the killing of innocents: Data from Stalin's archives
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2011, 39, (1), 34-42 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Dictators, Repression and the Median Citizen: An ?Eliminations Model? of Stalin?s Terror (Data from the NKVD Archives), CEPR Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (5) (2006)

2010

27. Businessman Candidates
    American Journal of Political Science, 2010, 54, (3), 718-736 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Businessman Candidates, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2010) View citations (11) (2010)
28. Economics of Development Based on Commodity Revenues
    Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2010, (3)
29. Political Selection and Persistence of Bad Governments
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2010, 125, (4), 1511-1575 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper Political Selection and Persistence of Bad Governments, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (29) (2009)
30. Provincial protectionism
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2010, 38, (2), 111-122 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Provincial Protectionism, CEPR Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (24) (2003)

2009

31. A Political Economy Model of a Research University
    Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2009, (7)
32. Dictators and oligarchs: A dynamic theory of contested property rights
    Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (1-2), 1-13 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Dictators and Oligarchs: A Dynamic Theory of Contested Property Rights, Post-Print (2009) View citations (19) (2009)
33. Do Juntas Lead to Personal Rule?
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 298-303 View citations (15)
34. Why Resource-poor Dictators Allow Freer Media: A Theory and Evidence from Panel Data
    American Political Science Review, 2009, 103, (4), 645-668 View citations (145)
    See also Working Paper Why Resource-Poor Dictators Allow Freer Media: A Theory and Evidence from Panel Data, Post-Print (2009) View citations (128) (2009)

2008

35. A Theory of Brinkmanship, Conflicts, and Commitments
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2008, 24, (1), 163-183 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper A Theory of Brinkmanship, Conflicts, and Commitments, CEPR Discussion Papers (2005) (2005)
36. Budget Uncertainty and Faculty Contracts: A Dynamic Framework for Comparative Analysis
    Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2008, (12)
    See also Working Paper Budget Uncertainty and Faculty Contracts: A Dynamic Framework for Comparative Analysis, CEPR Discussion Papers (2008) (2008)
37. Coalition Formation in Non-Democracies
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2008, 75, (4), 987-1009 View citations (69)
38. Economics of the Resource Curse
    Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2008, (4)
39. Theory of Mechanism Design (2007 Nobel Prize in Economics)
    Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2008, (1)

2007

40. Are Russian commercial courts biased? Evidence from a bankruptcy law transplant
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2007, 35, (2), 254-277 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper Are Russian Commercial Courts Biased? Evidence from a Bankruptcy Law Transplant, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2007) View citations (60) (2007)
41. Media Freedom, Bureaucratic Incentives, and the Resource Curse
    Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2007, (4)
    See also Working Paper Media Freedom, Bureaucratic Incentives and the Resource Curse, CEPR Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (8) (2006)

2006

42. Collusive Market Sharing and Corruption in Procurement
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2006, 15, (4), 883-908 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Collusive market sharing and corruption in procurement, Post-Print (2006) View citations (30) (2006)
    Working Paper Corruption and Collusion in Procurement Tenders, Working Papers (2003) View citations (7) (2003)

2005

43. Institutional Theory of Endless Redistribution
    Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2005, (7)
44. Passive Creditors
    International Finance, 2005, 8, (1), 57-86 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Passive Creditors, Working Papers (2005) View citations (9) (2005)

2004

45. Economics and Politics of Russian Bankruptcies
    Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2004, (4)
46. Information revelation and efficiency in auctions
    Economics Letters, 2004, 83, (3), 277-284 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Information Revelation and Efficiency in Auctions, CEPR Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (1) (2002)

2003

47. Why the rich may favor poor protection of property rights
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003, 31, (4), 715-731 View citations (236)
    See also Working Paper Why the Rich May Favor Poor Protection of Property Rights, Working Papers (2003) View citations (223) (2003)

Chapters

2013

1. Russia in 2012: the challenge of reforming the economy without a political reform
   Chapter 8 in A New Model for Balanced Growth and Convergence, 2013, pp 113-121