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Working Papers
2025
- The Political Power of Firms
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 
2024
- Campaigning Against Populism Emotions and Information in Real Election Campaigns
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2024)
- Measuring the Costs and Benefits of Regulation
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2023
- Investing in Influence: Investors, Portfolio Firms, and Political Giving
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
- The Cost of Regulatory Compliance in the United States
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2023) View citations (1)
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (5)
2022
- Minority Underrepresentation in U.S. Cities
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (3)
2021
- Lobbying Behind the Frontier
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (1)
2020
- Did U.S. Politicians Expect the China Shock?
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Did US Politicians Expect the China Shock?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
- Factions in Nondemocracies: Theory and Evidence from the Chinese Communist Party
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (15)
See also Journal Article Factions in Nondemocracies: Theory and Evidence From the Chinese Communist Party, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2023) View citations (3) (2023)
- Hall of Mirrors: Corporate Philanthropy and Strategic Advocacy
Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (7)
See also Journal Article Hall of Mirrors: Corporate Philanthropy and Strategic Advocacy*, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2021) View citations (12) (2021)
- Political Parties as Drivers of U.S. Polarization: 1927-2018
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (1)
- Unbundling Polarization
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (15)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Unbundling Polarization, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2020) View citations (15) (2020)
2019
- Empirical Models of Lobbying
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
See also Journal Article Empirical Models of Lobbying, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2020) View citations (39) (2020)
2018
- Authoritarian Elites
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Authoritarian elites, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
- Making Policies Matter: Voter Responses to Campaign Promises
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
See also Journal Article Making Policies Matter: Voter Responses to Campaign Promises, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
- Tax-Exempt Lobbying: Corporate Philanthropy as a Tool for Political Influence
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (25)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (25)
Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State (2018) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Tax-Exempt Lobbying: Corporate Philanthropy as a Tool for Political Influence, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (31) (2020)
2017
- Insurgent Learning
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
See also Journal Article Insurgent Learning, Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy, now publishers (2020) (2020)
- Is Europe an Optimal Political Area?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (66)
Also in Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University (2017) View citations (66)
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (67)
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (66)
See also Journal Article Is Europe an Optimal Political Area?, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (2017) View citations (74) (2017)
2016
- Endogenous Network Formation in Congress
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
- Insurgency and Small Wars: Estimation of Unobserved Coalition Structures
Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (8)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (12)
Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2016) View citations (2)
Discussion Papers, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University (2016) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Insurgency and Small Wars: Estimation of Unobserved Coalition Structures, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2019) View citations (6) (2019)
2015
- Regulation and Market Liquidity
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
- Worker Flows in Banking Regulation
Liberty Street Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
2014
- A Theory of Minimalist Democracy
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
- The Dictator's Inner Circle
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
- The Revolving Door and Worker Flows in Banking Regulation
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (65)
Also in Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2014) View citations (56)
See also Journal Article The revolving door and worker flows in banking regulation, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (63) (2014)
2013
- How Do Voters Respond to Information? Evidence from a Randomized Campaign
Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University View citations (11)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (30)
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (10)
See also Journal Article How Do Voters Respond to Information? Evidence from a Randomized Campaign, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (93) (2015)
2012
- How Is Power Shared In Africa?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
See also Journal Article How Is Power Shared in Africa?, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2015) View citations (76) (2015)
- Inconsistent Regulators: Evidence From Banking
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
See also Journal Article Inconsistent Regulators: Evidence from Banking, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2014) View citations (212) (2014)
- New Tools for the Analysis of Political Power in Africa
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
See also Chapter New Tools for the Analysis of Political Power in Africa, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
- Resolving Debt Overhang: Political Constraints in the Aftermath of Financial Crises
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
See also Journal Article Resolving Debt Overhang: Political Constraints in the Aftermath of Financial Crises, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (134) (2014)
2011
- Foreclosures, House Prices, and the Real Economy
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (49)
Also in IMES Discussion Paper Series, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan (2011) View citations (40)
See also Journal Article Foreclosures, House Prices, and the Real Economy, Journal of Finance, American Finance Association (2015) View citations (142) (2015)
- Is It Whom You Know or What You Know? An Empirical Assessment of the Lobbying Process
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
See also Journal Article Is It Whom You Know or What You Know? An Empirical Assessment of the Lobbying Process, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (152) (2014)
2010
- The Political Economy of the Subprime Mortgage Credit Expansion
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
See also Journal Article The Political Economy of the Subprime Mortgage Credit Expansion, Quarterly Journal of Political Science, now publishers (2013) View citations (31) (2013)
2009
- Competition and Political Organization: Together or Alone in Lobbying for Trade Policy?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
See also Journal Article Competition and political organization: Together or alone in lobbying for trade policy?, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (77) (2012)
- Measuring Central Bank Communication: An Automated Approach with Application to FOMC Statements
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (129)
2008
- Electoral Rules and Minority Representation in U.S. Cities
Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (37)
See also Journal Article Electoral Rules and Minority Representation in U.S. Cities, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2008) View citations (42) (2008)
- Measuring Central Bank Communication
2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (4)
- The Political Economy of the U.S. Mortgage Default Crisis
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
See also Journal Article The Political Economy of the US Mortgage Default Crisis, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (158) (2010)
- Together or Alone in Lobbying for Trade Policy
2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (4)
2007
- Democracy, Technology, and Growth
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (54)
- Votes or Money? Theory and Evidence from the US Congress
Working Paper series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007)
See also Journal Article Votes or money? Theory and evidence from the US Congress, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (60) (2011)
2006
- Who Adjusts and When? On the Political Economy of Reforms
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (165)
Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2006) View citations (132)
See also Journal Article Who Adjusts and When?The Political Economy of Reforms, IMF Staff Papers, Palgrave Macmillan (2006) View citations (111) (2006)
2005
- Choosing Electoral Rules: Theory and Evidence from US Cities
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2005) View citations (8)
2004
- Endogenous Political Institutions
Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (251)
Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2002) View citations (26)
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (49)
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (35)
See also Journal Article Endogenous Political Institutions, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2004) View citations (256) (2004)
2002
- Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions Over Geography and Integration in Economic Development
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (588)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (650)
CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2002) View citations (532)
See also Journal Article Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions Over Geography and Integration in Economic Development, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2004) View citations (2212) (2004)
- Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions over Integration and Geography in Economic Development
IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (571)
2001
- Electoral Rules and Corruption
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (34)
Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (17)
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (18)
Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University View citations (256)
See also Journal Article Electoral Rules and Corruption, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2003) View citations (275) (2003)
Journal Articles
2024
- Making Policies Matter: Voter Responses to Campaign Promises
The Economic Journal, 2024, 134, (661), 1875-1913 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Making Policies Matter: Voter Responses to Campaign Promises, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (16) (2018)
2023
- Did US Politicians Expect the China Shock?
American Economic Review, 2023, 113, (1), 174-209 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Did U.S. Politicians Expect the China Shock?, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
- Factions in Nondemocracies: Theory and Evidence From the Chinese Communist Party
Econometrica, 2023, 91, (2), 565-603 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Factions in Nondemocracies: Theory and Evidence from the Chinese Communist Party, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) (2020)
- Social Interactions and Legislative Activity
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023, 21, (3), 1072-1118 View citations (1)
2021
- Hall of Mirrors: Corporate Philanthropy and Strategic Advocacy*
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2021, 136, (4), 2413-2465 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper Hall of Mirrors: Corporate Philanthropy and Strategic Advocacy, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2020) (2020)
2020
- Empirical Models of Lobbying
Annual Review of Economics, 2020, 12, (1), 391-413 View citations (39)
See also Working Paper Empirical Models of Lobbying, NBER Working Papers (2019) (2019)
- Insurgent Learning
Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy, 2020, 1, (3), 417-448
See also Working Paper Insurgent Learning, NBER Working Papers (2017) (2017)
- Tax-Exempt Lobbying: Corporate Philanthropy as a Tool for Political Influence
American Economic Review, 2020, 110, (7), 2065-2102 View citations (31)
See also Working Paper Tax-Exempt Lobbying: Corporate Philanthropy as a Tool for Political Influence, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (25) (2018)
- Unbundling Polarization
Econometrica, 2020, 88, (3), 1197-1233 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper Unbundling Polarization, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (15) (2020)
2019
- Insurgency and Small Wars: Estimation of Unobserved Coalition Structures
Econometrica, 2019, 87, (2), 463-496 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Insurgency and Small Wars: Estimation of Unobserved Coalition Structures, Working Papers (2016) View citations (8) (2016)
2018
- Authoritarian elites
Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2018, 51, (4), 1088-1117 View citations (4)
Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2018, 51, (4), 1088-1117 (2018) View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Authoritarian Elites, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (3) (2018)
2017
- Is Europe an Optimal Political Area?
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2017, 48, (1 (Spring)), 169-234 View citations (74)
See also Working Paper Is Europe an Optimal Political Area?, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (66) (2017)
2015
- Foreclosures, House Prices, and the Real Economy
Journal of Finance, 2015, 70, (6), 2587-2634 View citations (142)
See also Working Paper Foreclosures, House Prices, and the Real Economy, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (49) (2011)
- How Do Voters Respond to Information? Evidence from a Randomized Campaign
American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (1), 322-53 View citations (93)
See also Working Paper How Do Voters Respond to Information? Evidence from a Randomized Campaign, Working Papers (2013) View citations (11) (2013)
- How Is Power Shared in Africa?
Econometrica, 2015, 83, 465-503 View citations (76)
See also Working Paper How Is Power Shared In Africa?, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (19) (2012)
2014
- Inconsistent Regulators: Evidence from Banking
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014, 129, (2), 889-938 View citations (212)
See also Working Paper Inconsistent Regulators: Evidence From Banking, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (22) (2012)
- Is It Whom You Know or What You Know? An Empirical Assessment of the Lobbying Process
American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (12), 3885-3920 View citations (152)
See also Working Paper Is It Whom You Know or What You Know? An Empirical Assessment of the Lobbying Process, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (33) (2011)
- Resolving Debt Overhang: Political Constraints in the Aftermath of Financial Crises
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2014, 6, (2), 1-28 View citations (134)
See also Working Paper Resolving Debt Overhang: Political Constraints in the Aftermath of Financial Crises, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (7) (2012)
- The revolving door and worker flows in banking regulation
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2014, 65, (C), 17-32 View citations (63)
See also Working Paper The Revolving Door and Worker Flows in Banking Regulation, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (65) (2014)
2013
- The Political Economy of the Subprime Mortgage Credit Expansion
Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 2013, 8, (4), 373-408 View citations (31)
See also Working Paper The Political Economy of the Subprime Mortgage Credit Expansion, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (22) (2010)
2012
- Competition and political organization: Together or alone in lobbying for trade policy?
Journal of International Economics, 2012, 87, (1), 18-26 View citations (77)
See also Working Paper Competition and Political Organization: Together or Alone in Lobbying for Trade Policy?, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (16) (2009)
- RISK AVERSION AND EXPECTED UTILITY THEORY: AN EXPERIMENT WITH LARGE AND SMALL STAKES
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2012, 10, (6), 1348-1399 View citations (52)
2011
- Votes or money? Theory and evidence from the US Congress
Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (7), 587-611 View citations (60)
Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (7-8), 587-611 (2011) View citations (64)
See also Working Paper Votes or Money? Theory and Evidence from the US Congress, Working Paper series (2007) (2007)
2010
- The Political Economy of the US Mortgage Default Crisis
American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (5), 1967-98 View citations (158)
See also Working Paper The Political Economy of the U.S. Mortgage Default Crisis, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (9) (2008)
2008
- Electoral Rules and Minority Representation in U.S. Cities
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123, (1), 325-357 View citations (42)
See also Working Paper Electoral Rules and Minority Representation in U.S. Cities, Scholarly Articles (2008) View citations (37) (2008)
2006
- Who Adjusts and When?The Political Economy of Reforms
IMF Staff Papers, 2006, 53, (si), 1 View citations (111)
See also Working Paper Who Adjusts and When? On the Political Economy of Reforms, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (165) (2006)
2004
- Endogenous Political Institutions
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004, 119, (2), 565-611 View citations (256)
See also Working Paper Endogenous Political Institutions, Scholarly Articles (2004) View citations (251) (2004)
- Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions Over Geography and Integration in Economic Development
Journal of Economic Growth, 2004, 9, (2), 131-165 View citations (2212)
See also Working Paper Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions Over Geography and Integration in Economic Development, CEPR Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (588) (2002)
2003
- Electoral Rules and Corruption
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (4), 958-989 View citations (275)
See also Working Paper Electoral Rules and Corruption, CESifo Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (34) (2001)
- Retrospectives: Who Invented Instrumental Variable Regression?
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2003, 17, (3), 177-194 View citations (46)
Chapters
2014
- New Tools for the Analysis of Political Power in Africa
A chapter in African Successes, Volume I: Government and Institutions, 2014, pp 145-212 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper New Tools for the Analysis of Political Power in Africa, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (10) (2012)
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