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Working Papers

2026

1. Personnel is Policy: Delegation and Political Misalignment in the Rulemaking Process
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2026)
2. The Economics of Civil Service Protections
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2025

3. Legacy on Deck: Skill Transmission and Occupational Dynasties in the Royal Navy
   CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research

2024

4. Beyond the War: Public Service and the Transmission of Gender Norms
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2023

5. Organization of the state: home assignment and bureaucrat performance
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Organization of the State: Home Assignment and Bureaucrat Performance, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2023) View citations (5) (2023)

2022

6. A Glimpse of Freedom: Allied Occupation and Political Resistance in East Germany
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (2)
   Also in Empirical Studies of Conflict Project (ESOC) Working Papers, Empirical Studies of Conflict Project (2020) View citations (4)
   SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2022) View citations (2)
   Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2020) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article A Glimpse of Freedom: Allied Occupation and Political Resistance in East Germany, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
7. Strengthening State Capacity: Postal Reform and Innovation during the Gilded Age
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2021

8. Bureaucracy and Development
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Bureaucracy and Development, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2022) View citations (38) (2022)
9. Ideology and Performance in Public Organizations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Ideology and Performance in Public Organizations, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2023) View citations (25) (2023)

2020

10. Encouraging Others: Punishment and Performance in the Royal Navy
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research View citations (2)
11. The Costs of Employment Segregation: Evidence from the Federal Government under Wilson
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (2)
12. The Costs of Employment Segregation: Evidence from the Federal Government under Woodrow Wilson
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Costs of Employment Segregation: Evidence from the Federal Government Under Woodrow Wilson, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2023) (2023)
13. The glittering prizes: career incentives and bureaucrat performance
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article The Glittering Prizes: Career Incentives and Bureaucrat Performance, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2020) View citations (41) (2020)

2019

14. Patronage for Productivity: Selection and Performance in the Age of Sail
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research View citations (8)
15. Social Proximity and Bureaucrat Performance: Evidence from India
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (6)

2016

16. Rewarding schooling success and perceived returns to education: evidence from India
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Rewarding schooling success and perceived returns to education: Evidence from India, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2016) View citations (11) (2016)

2015

17. How Does Collective Reputation Affect Hiring? Selection and Sorting in an Online Labour Market
    STICERD - Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (6)

2013

18. Development through Empowerment: Delivering Effective Public Services – a Literature Review
    ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank View citations (1)

2011

19. Does Security Play a Role in European Development Aid Policy?
    EUSECON Policy Briefing, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research
20. Who Gives Aid to Whom and When?: Aid Accelerations, Shocks and Policies
    Economics of Security Working Paper Series, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations (5)
    Also in Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2011) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Who gives aid to whom and when? Aid accelerations, shocks and policies, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2012) View citations (13) (2012)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Strengthening State Capacity: Civil Service Reform and Public Sector Performance during the Gilded Age
   American Economic Review, 2024, 114, (8), 2352-87 View citations (9)

2023

2. A Glimpse of Freedom: Allied Occupation and Political Resistance in East Germany
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2023, 15, (1), 68-106 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper A Glimpse of Freedom: Allied Occupation and Political Resistance in East Germany, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
3. Bureaucratic Representation and State Responsiveness during Times of Crisis: The 1918 Pandemic in India
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2023, 105, (2), 482-491 View citations (4)
4. Ideology and Performance in Public Organizations
   Econometrica, 2023, 91, (4), 1171-1203 View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper Ideology and Performance in Public Organizations, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
5. Organization of the State: Home Assignment and Bureaucrat Performance
   The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2023, 39, (2), 371-419 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Organization of the state: home assignment and bureaucrat performance, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
6. The Costs of Employment Segregation: Evidence from the Federal Government Under Woodrow Wilson
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2023, 137, (2), 911-958
   See also Working Paper The Costs of Employment Segregation: Evidence from the Federal Government under Woodrow Wilson, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2022

7. Bureaucracy and Development
   Annual Review of Economics, 2022, 14, (1), 397-424 View citations (38)
   See also Working Paper Bureaucracy and Development, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (10) (2021)

2021

8. Confidence Men? Evidence on Confidence and Gender among Top Economists
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 65-68 View citations (18)

2020

9. The Glittering Prizes: Career Incentives and Bureaucrat Performance
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2020, 87, (2), 626-655 View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper The glittering prizes: career incentives and bureaucrat performance, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (33) (2020)

2019

10. The colonial origins of fiscal capacity: Evidence from patronage governors
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2019, 47, (2), 263-276 View citations (18)

2018

11. The Costs of Patronage: Evidence from the British Empire
    American Economic Review, 2018, 108, (11), 3170-98 View citations (104)

2016

12. Rewarding schooling success and perceived returns to education: Evidence from India
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2016, 131, (PA), 373-392 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Rewarding schooling success and perceived returns to education: evidence from India, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2016) View citations (6) (2016)

2012

13. Who gives aid to whom and when? Aid accelerations, shocks and policies
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2012, 28, (4), 593-606 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Who Gives Aid to Whom and When?: Aid Accelerations, Shocks and Policies, Economics of Security Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (5) (2011)