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Workplace:Inter-American Development Bank, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

  1. General Skills Training for Public Employees: Experimental Evidence on Cybersecurity Training in Argentina
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads
  2. Voter Responses to Fiscal Crisis: New Evidence on Preferences for Fiscal Adjustment in Emerging Markets
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads

2023

  1. Why Do Voters Support Procyclical Fiscal Policies? Experimental Evidence from Latin America
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads

2022

  1. Employee Trust and Performance Constraints in Public Sector Organizations
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads
    See also Journal Article Employee trust and performance constraints in public sector organizations, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2024) Downloads (2024)
  2. Policy Misperceptions, Information, and the Demand for Redistributive Tax Reform: Experimental Evidence from Latin American Countries
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (3)
  3. Voting Age, Information Experiments, and Political Engagement: Evidence from a General Election
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads

2021

  1. Curbing Grand Corruption in the Contracting Out of Public Services: Lessons from a Pilot Study of the School Meals Program in Colombia
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads
  2. Trust, Collaboration, and Policy Attitudes in the Public Sector
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads

2020

  1. Voter Preferences, Electoral Promises, and the Composition of Public Spending
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (4)

2019

  1. Social Trust and Electoral Populism: Explaining the Quality of Government
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (2)
  2. The Impact of Social Ties and Third-Party Enforcement on Collective Action and Growth: Micro Evidence from Peru
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (1)

2018

  1. Encouraging Service Delivery to the Poor: Does Money Talk When Health Workers Are Pro-Poor ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
  2. Love the Job... or the Patient?: Task vs. Mission-Based Motivations in Health Care
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) Downloads View citations (2)
    Working Paper series, University of East Anglia, Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Science (CBESS), School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. (2017) Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Making Policies Matter: Voter Responses to Campaign Promises
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Making Policies Matter: Voter Responses to Campaign Promises, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2024) Downloads View citations (1) (2024)

2017

  1. It's not all fun and games: Feedback, task motivation, and effort
    Working Paper series, University of East Anglia, Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Science (CBESS), School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. Downloads

2016

  1. Incumbent Advantage, Voter Information and Vote Buying
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (12)
  2. Mellowing with tenure? Socialization increases prosocial behavior in public organizations
    University of East Anglia School of Economics Working Paper Series, School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. Downloads
    See also Chapter Mellowing with Tenure? Socialization Increases Prosocial Behavior in Public Organizations, Research in Experimental Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2016) Downloads (2016)
  3. Pyramid Capitalism: Cronyism, Regulation, and Firm Productivity in Egypt
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2015) Downloads View citations (3)

    See also Journal Article Pyramid capitalism: Cronyism, regulation, and firm productivity in Egypt, The Review of International Organizations, Springer (2020) Downloads View citations (5) (2020)
  4. Vote Buying or Campaign Promises?: Electoral Strategies When Party Credibility is Limited
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (2)

2015

  1. Political Parties, Clientelism, and Bureaucratic Reform
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (19)
  2. Pyramid capitalism: political connections, regulation, and firm productivity in Egypt
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (8)

2014

  1. Democracy, Democratic Consolidation and Military Spending
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Party Age and Party Color: New Results on the Political Economy of Redistribution and Inequality
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) Downloads View citations (3)
  3. Radio's impact on preferences for patronage benefits
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (2)

2013

  1. Intrinsic motivation, effort and the call to public service
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (15)
  2. Organizing for prosperity: collective action, political parties and the political economy of development
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (7)
  3. Political budget cycles and the organization of political parties
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (3)
  4. Promises, promises: vote-buying and the electoral mobilization strategies of non-credible politicians
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (1)
  5. The organization of political parties and the politics of bureaucratic reform
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (6)

2012

  1. Do informed citizens receive more...or pay more ? the impact of radio on the government distribution of public health benefits
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (10)
  2. Why follow the leader ? collective action, credible commitment and conflict
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (4)

2011

  1. Collective action, political parties and pro-development public policy
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Collective Action, Political Parties, and Pro-Development Public Policy, Asian Development Review, Asian Development Bank (2011) View citations (15) (2011)
  2. How Capital Projects are Allocated in Papua New Guinean Villages: The Influence of Local Collective Action, Local-level Institutions, and Electoral Politics
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Mass media and public services: the effects of radio access on public education in Benin
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (8)

2010

  1. Earthquake propensity and the politics of mortality prevention
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention, World Development, Elsevier (2011) Downloads View citations (40) (2011)
  2. The ethnicity distraction ? political credibility and partisan preferences in Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (5)

2009

  1. When do Legislators pass on"Pork"? the determinants of legislator utilization of a constituency development fund in India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (9)

2008

  1. The development impact of the illegality of drug trade
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (2)

2007

  1. Beyond legal origin and checks and balances: political credibility, citizen information, and financial sector development
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (15)
  2. Insurgency and credible commitment in autocracies and democracies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Insurgency and Credible Commitment in Autocracies and Democracies, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2008) Downloads View citations (14) (2008)

2005

  1. Democracy, credibility and clientelism
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (15)
  2. Democratization and clientelism: why are young democracies badly governed?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (21)

2004

  1. A review of the political economy of governance: from property rights to voice
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (24)
  2. Elections, special interests, and the fiscal costs of financial crisis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (3)
  3. Social capital, social norms and the New Institutional Economics
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Social Capital, Social Norms and the New Institutional Economics, Springer Books, Springer (2008) View citations (13) (2008)
  4. What does political economy tell us about economic development - and vice versa?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (34)

2003

  1. Democracy, public expenditures, and the poor
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (36)

2002

  1. Boondoogles and expropriation: rent-sseking and policy distortion when property rights are insecure
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (7)
  2. Social polarization, social institutions, and country creditworthiness
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (2)

2001

  1. Checks and balances, private information, and the credibility of monetary commitments
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Checks and Balances, Private Information, and the Credibility of Monetary Commitments, International Organization, Cambridge University Press (2002) Downloads View citations (41) (2002)
  2. Politics and the Determinants of Banking Crises: the Effects of Political Checks and Balances
    Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile Downloads
    See also Chapter Politics and the Determinants of Banking Crises: The Effects of Political Checks and Balances, Central Banking, Analysis, and Economic Policies Book Series, Central Bank of Chile (2002) Downloads View citations (7) (2002)
  3. When do special interests run rampant ? disentangling the role in banking crises of elections, incomplete information, and checks and balances
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (20)

2000

  1. New tools and new tests in comparative political economy - the database of political institutions
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (513)
  2. Polarization, politics, and property rights: links between inequality and growth
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article Polarization, Politics and Property Rights: Links between Inequality and Growth, Public Choice, Springer (2002) Downloads View citations (215) (2002)

1999

  1. Assessing Political Commitment to Fighting Corruption
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Contract Intensive Money
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (128)

1998

  1. When does delegation improve credibility? Central Bank independence and the separation of powers
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (7)

1996

  1. Does inequality harm growth only in democracies? A replication and extension
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads
  2. Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (210)
    See also Journal Article Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (1996) View citations (211) (1996)

1995

  1. Institutions and Economic Performance: Cross-Country Tests Using Alternative Institutional Indicators
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (779)

Journal Articles

2024

  1. An experimental test of gaming incentives
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 224, (C), 825-850 Downloads
  2. Employee trust and performance constraints in public sector organizations
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2024, 81, (C) Downloads
    See also Working Paper Employee Trust and Performance Constraints in Public Sector Organizations, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2022) Downloads (2022)
  3. Making Policies Matter: Voter Responses to Campaign Promises
    The Economic Journal, 2024, 134, (661), 1875-1913 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Making Policies Matter: Voter Responses to Campaign Promises, NBER Working Papers (2018) Downloads View citations (16) (2018)
  4. Transparency and grand corruption: Lessons from the Colombia school meals program
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2024, 52, (2), 445-462 Downloads

2022

  1. Demand-side determinants of public spending allocations: Voter trust, risk and time preferences
    Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 206, (C) Downloads View citations (7)

2021

  1. Buying Informed Voters: New Effects of Information on Voters and Candidates
    The Economic Journal, 2021, 131, (635), 1105-1134 Downloads View citations (8)
  2. Introduction to the special issue: In memoriam Stephen Knack
    The Review of International Organizations, 2021, 16, (3), 473-493 Downloads

2020

  1. Pyramid capitalism: Cronyism, regulation, and firm productivity in Egypt
    The Review of International Organizations, 2020, 15, (1), 211-246 Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Pyramid Capitalism: Cronyism, Regulation, and Firm Productivity in Egypt, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2016) Downloads View citations (6) (2016)

2018

  1. The use of video vignettes to measure health worker knowledge. Evidence from Burkina Faso
    Social Science & Medicine, 2018, 213, (C), 173-180 Downloads View citations (2)

2017

  1. Vote buying and campaign promises
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017, 45, (4), 773-792 Downloads View citations (7)

2016

  1. Pro-social motivation, effort and the call to public service
    European Economic Review, 2016, 83, (C), 139-164 Downloads View citations (69)
  2. The Government Response to Informed Citizens: New Evidence on Media Access and the Distribution of Public Health Benefits in Africa
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2016, 30, (2), 233-267 Downloads View citations (1)

2014

  1. Mass media and public education: The effects of access to community radio in Benin
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 109, (C), 57-72 Downloads View citations (16)
  2. Younger parties, bigger spenders? Party age and political budget cycles
    European Economic Review, 2014, 72, (C), 1-18 Downloads View citations (27)

2011

  1. Collective Action, Political Parties, and Pro-Development Public Policy
    Asian Development Review, 2011, 28, (1), 94-118 View citations (15)
    Also in Asian Development Review (ADR), 2011, 28, (01), 94-118 (2011) Downloads

    See also Working Paper Collective action, political parties and pro-development public policy, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) Downloads View citations (20) (2011)
  2. Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention
    World Development, 2011, 39, (9), 1530-1541 Downloads View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Earthquake propensity and the politics of mortality prevention, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2010) Downloads View citations (4) (2010)
  3. Institutions really don't matter for development? A response to Chang
    Journal of Institutional Economics, 2011, 7, (4), 543-547 Downloads
  4. Investment without democracy: Ruling-party institutionalization and credible commitment in autocracies
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2011, 39, (2), 123-139 Downloads View citations (80)

2009

  1. When Do Legislators Pass on Pork? The Role of Political Parties in Determining Legislator Effort
    American Political Science Review, 2009, 103, (1), 99-112 Downloads View citations (35)

2008

  1. Insurgency and Credible Commitment in Autocracies and Democracies
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2008, 22, (1), 33-61 Downloads View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Insurgency and credible commitment in autocracies and democracies, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2007) Downloads View citations (5) (2007)

2007

  1. Boondoggles, Rent-Seeking, and Political Checks and Balances: Public Investment under Unaccountable Governments
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (3), 566-572 Downloads View citations (120)
  2. Clientelism, Credibility, and the Policy Choices of Young Democracies
    American Journal of Political Science, 2007, 51, (4), 804-821 Downloads View citations (127)
  3. Comment on "Evaluating Recipes for Development Success": The Policy Usefulness of Institutional and Political Analyses of Development
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2007, 22, (2), 159-164 Downloads
  4. Elections, Special Interests, and Financial Crisis
    International Organization, 2007, 61, (3), 607-641 Downloads View citations (9)

2005

  1. Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor: Understanding Political Incentives for Providing Public Services
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2005, 20, (1), 1-27 View citations (85)

2003

  1. The Limits of Delegation: Veto Players, Central Bank Independence, and the Credibility of Monetary Policy
    American Political Science Review, 2003, 97, (3), 407-423 Downloads View citations (231)

2002

  1. Checks and Balances, Private Information, and the Credibility of Monetary Commitments
    International Organization, 2002, 56, (4), 751-774 Downloads View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Checks and balances, private information, and the credibility of monetary commitments, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) Downloads View citations (11) (2001)
  2. Polarization, Politics and Property Rights: Links between Inequality and Growth
    Public Choice, 2002, 111, (1-2), 127-54 Downloads View citations (215)
    See also Working Paper Polarization, politics, and property rights: links between inequality and growth, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2000) Downloads View citations (46) (2000)

2001

  1. New Tools in Comparative Political Economy: The Database of Political Institutions
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2001, 15, (1), 165--176 Downloads View citations (11)

1999

  1. Contract-Intensive Money: Contract Enforcement, Property Rights, and Economic Performance
    Journal of Economic Growth, 1999, 4, (2), 185-211 Downloads View citations (133)

1997

  1. Does Social Capital Have an Economic Payoff? A Cross-Country Investigation
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (4), 1251-1288 Downloads View citations (3392)
  2. Reforma y Fraude Fiscal en el Reinado de Carlos II: La Sala de Millones (1658–1700). By Beatriz Cárceles de Gea. Servicio de Estudios, Estudios de Historia Económica, No. 31. Madrid: Banco de Españna, 1995. Pp. 154
    The Journal of Economic History, 1997, 57, (1), 211-213 Downloads
  3. Why Don't Poor Countries Catch Up? A Cross-National Test of Institutional Explanation
    Economic Inquiry, 1997, 35, (3), 590-602 View citations (265)

1996

  1. Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies
    Journal of Economic Growth, 1996, 1, (2), 243-76 View citations (211)
    See also Working Paper Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies, MPRA Paper (1996) Downloads View citations (210) (1996)
  2. Protection Against a Capricious State: French Investment and Spanish Railroads, 1845–1875
    The Journal of Economic History, 1996, 56, (1), 170-192 Downloads View citations (4)

1995

  1. INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE: CROSS‐COUNTRY TESTS USING ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES
    Economics and Politics, 1995, 7, (3), 207-227 Downloads View citations (2191)

1991

  1. Voting in Firms: The Role of Agenda Control, Size and Voter Homogeneity
    Economic Inquiry, 1991, 29, (4), 706-19 View citations (20)

Books

2022

  1. Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
    IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (15)

2018

  1. Better Spending for Better Lives: How Latin America and the Caribbean Can Do More with Less
    IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (21)
  2. Shortchanging the Future: The Short-Term Bias of Politics
    IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads
    Also in IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank (2018) Downloads

2015

  1. Jobs or Privileges: Unleashing the Employment Potential of the Middle East and North Africa
    World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group Downloads View citations (15)

2010

  1. Innocent Bystanders: Developing Countries and the War on Drugs
    World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group Downloads View citations (12)

Edited books

2012

  1. Terrorism, Economic Development, and Political Openness
    Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (2)

2008

  1. Terrorism, Economic Development, and Political Openness
    Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (166)

Chapters

2022

  1. A Primer on Trust: Measures and Determinants
    Chapter 2 in Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022, pp 27-50 Downloads
  2. Institutions: Mitigating Mistrust
    Chapter 7 in Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022, pp 169-194 Downloads
  3. Navigating a Sea of Mistrust
    Chapter 10 in Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022, pp 255-286 Downloads
  4. Organization, Citizenship, and the Social Contract
    Chapter 8 in Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022, pp 195-222 Downloads
  5. The Power of Information
    Chapter 9 in Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022, pp 223-254 Downloads
  6. Trust and the Economy
    Chapter 3 in Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022, pp 51-78 Downloads
  7. Trust, Citizenship, and the Making of Good Public Policy
    Chapter 4 in Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022, pp 79-108 Downloads
  8. Trust, Social Cohesion, and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
    Chapter 1 in Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022, pp 1-26 Downloads View citations (4)

2018

  1. Collective action and government: still a mystery
    Chapter 1 in A Research Agenda for New Institutional Economics, 2018, pp 9-19 Downloads

2016

  1. Mellowing with Tenure? Socialization Increases Prosocial Behavior in Public Organizations
    A chapter in Experiments in Organizational Economics, 2016, vol. 19, pp 127-140 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Mellowing with tenure? Socialization increases prosocial behavior in public organizations, School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. (2016) Downloads (2016)

2008

  1. Social Capital, Social Norms and the New Institutional Economics
    Springer View citations (13)
    Also in Springer (2005) View citations (33)

    See also Working Paper Social capital, social norms and the New Institutional Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) Downloads View citations (1) (2004)

2002

  1. Politics and the Determinants of Banking Crises: The Effects of Political Checks and Balances
    Chapter 3 in Banking, Financial Integration, and International Crises, 2002, vol. 3, pp 085-112 Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Politics and the Determinants of Banking Crises: the Effects of Political Checks and Balances, Central Bank of Chile (2001) Downloads (2001)

2000

  1. Formal versus informal institutions in economic development
    Chapter 10 in Institutions, Contracts and Organizations, 2000 Downloads View citations (9)

1998

  1. Political Stability and Economic Stagnation
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)
 
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