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Working Papers

2024

1. Empowered by Adversity: Economic Shocks and Noncognitive Skill Development in Ethiopian Youth
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. The Color of Ideas: Racial Dynamics and Citations in Economics
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2018

3. The Political Economy of Patrons, Brokers, and Voters
   Documentos de Trabajo, Universidad del Rosario View citations (2)

2012

4. Looking Beyond the Incumbent: The Effects of Exposing Corruption on Electoral Outcomes
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (21)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (22)
   Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2012) View citations (9)
   Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2012) View citations (9)

2010

5. The Political Economy of Human Development
   Human Development Research Papers (2009 to present), Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) View citations (7)

2009

6. The Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (130)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Mobile technology and food access
   World Development, 2019, 117, (C), 344-356 View citations (17)

2017

2. Policy deliberation and voter persuasion: estimating intrinsic causal effects of town hall meetings
   Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2017, 9, (3), 295-304 View citations (3)

2013

3. Public Investment in Rural Infrastructure: Some Political Economy Considerations
   Journal of African Economies, 2013, 22, (suppl_2), -ii83 View citations (22)

2011

4. Methodology Update: Randomised Controlled Trials, Structural Models and the Study of Politics-super- †
   Journal of African Economies, 2011, 20, (4), 653-672 View citations (3)

2004

5. The Paradox of “Warlord” Democracy: A Theoretical Investigation
   American Political Science Review, 2004, 98, (1), 17-33 View citations (16)

1999

6. On the Nature of First Democratic Elections
   Journal of Conflict Resolution, 1999, 43, (2), 245-258 View citations (9)