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Working Papers
2024
- General Skills Training for Public Employees: Experimental Evidence on Cybersecurity Training in Argentina
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
- Voter Responses to Fiscal Crisis: New Evidence on Preferences for Fiscal Adjustment in Emerging Markets
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
2023
- Why Do Voters Support Procyclical Fiscal Policies? Experimental Evidence from Latin America
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
2022
- Employee Trust and Performance Constraints in Public Sector Organizations
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
See also Journal Article Employee trust and performance constraints in public sector organizations, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2024) (2024)
- Policy Misperceptions, Information, and the Demand for Redistributive Tax Reform: Experimental Evidence from Latin American Countries
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (3)
- Voting Age, Information Experiments, and Political Engagement: Evidence from a General Election
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
2021
- 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
- Trust, Collaboration, and Policy Attitudes in the Public Sector
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
2020
- Voter Preferences, Electoral Promises, and the Composition of Public Spending
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (4)
2019
- Social Trust and Electoral Populism: Explaining the Quality of Government
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (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 View citations (1)
2018
- Encouraging Service Delivery to the Poor: Does Money Talk When Health Workers Are Pro-Poor ?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
- Love the Job... or the Patient?: Task vs. Mission-Based Motivations in Health Care
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (3)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) 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) View citations (1)
- 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)
2017
- 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.
2016
- Incumbent Advantage, Voter Information and Vote Buying
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (12)
- 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.
See also Chapter Mellowing with Tenure? Socialization Increases Prosocial Behavior in Public Organizations, Research in Experimental Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2016) (2016)
- Pyramid Capitalism: Cronyism, Regulation, and Firm Productivity in Egypt
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (6)
Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2015) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Pyramid capitalism: Cronyism, regulation, and firm productivity in Egypt, The Review of International Organizations, Springer (2020) View citations (5) (2020)
- Vote Buying or Campaign Promises?: Electoral Strategies When Party Credibility is Limited
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)
2015
- Political Parties, Clientelism, and Bureaucratic Reform
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (19)
- Pyramid capitalism: political connections, regulation, and firm productivity in Egypt
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
2014
- Democracy, Democratic Consolidation and Military Spending
Working Papers, Economic Research Forum View citations (1)
- Party Age and Party Color: New Results on the Political Economy of Redistribution and Inequality
IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (3)
- Radio's impact on preferences for patronage benefits
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
2013
- Intrinsic motivation, effort and the call to public service
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
- Organizing for prosperity: collective action, political parties and the political economy of development
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
- Political budget cycles and the organization of political parties
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
- Promises, promises: vote-buying and the electoral mobilization strategies of non-credible politicians
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
- The organization of political parties and the politics of bureaucratic reform
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
2012
- 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 View citations (10)
- Why follow the leader ? collective action, credible commitment and conflict
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
2011
- Collective action, political parties and pro-development public policy
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 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)
- 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 View citations (1)
- Mass media and public services: the effects of radio access on public education in Benin
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
2010
- Earthquake propensity and the politics of mortality prevention
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention, World Development, Elsevier (2011) View citations (40) (2011)
- The ethnicity distraction ? political credibility and partisan preferences in Africa
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
2009
- 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 View citations (9)
2008
- The development impact of the illegality of drug trade
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
2007
- Beyond legal origin and checks and balances: political credibility, citizen information, and financial sector development
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
- Insurgency and credible commitment in autocracies and democracies
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Insurgency and Credible Commitment in Autocracies and Democracies, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2008) View citations (14) (2008)
2005
- Democracy, credibility and clientelism
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
- Democratization and clientelism: why are young democracies badly governed?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (21)
2004
- A review of the political economy of governance: from property rights to voice
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (24)
- Elections, special interests, and the fiscal costs of financial crisis
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
- Social capital, social norms and the New Institutional Economics
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
See also Chapter Social Capital, Social Norms and the New Institutional Economics, Springer Books, Springer (2008) View citations (13) (2008)
- What does political economy tell us about economic development - and vice versa?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (34)
2003
- Democracy, public expenditures, and the poor
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (36)
2002
- Boondoogles and expropriation: rent-sseking and policy distortion when property rights are insecure
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
- Social polarization, social institutions, and country creditworthiness
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
2001
- Checks and balances, private information, and the credibility of monetary commitments
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
See also Journal Article Checks and Balances, Private Information, and the Credibility of Monetary Commitments, International Organization, Cambridge University Press (2002) View citations (41) (2002)
- Politics and the Determinants of Banking Crises: the Effects of Political Checks and Balances
Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile
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) View citations (7) (2002)
- 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 View citations (20)
2000
- New tools and new tests in comparative political economy - the database of political institutions
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (513)
- Polarization, politics, and property rights: links between inequality and growth
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (46)
See also Journal Article Polarization, Politics and Property Rights: Links between Inequality and Growth, Public Choice, Springer (2002) View citations (215) (2002)
1999
- Assessing Political Commitment to Fighting Corruption
World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
- Contract Intensive Money
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (128)
1998
- 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 View citations (7)
1996
- Does inequality harm growth only in democracies? A replication and extension
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
- Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany 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
- Institutions and Economic Performance: Cross-Country Tests Using Alternative Institutional Indicators
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (779)
Journal Articles
2024
- An experimental test of gaming incentives
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 224, (C), 825-850
- Employee trust and performance constraints in public sector organizations
European Journal of Political Economy, 2024, 81, (C)
See also Working Paper Employee Trust and Performance Constraints in Public Sector Organizations, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2022) (2022)
- 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)
- Transparency and grand corruption: Lessons from the Colombia school meals program
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2024, 52, (2), 445-462
2022
- Demand-side determinants of public spending allocations: Voter trust, risk and time preferences
Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 206, (C) View citations (7)
2021
- Buying Informed Voters: New Effects of Information on Voters and Candidates
The Economic Journal, 2021, 131, (635), 1105-1134 View citations (8)
- Introduction to the special issue: In memoriam Stephen Knack
The Review of International Organizations, 2021, 16, (3), 473-493
2020
- Pyramid capitalism: Cronyism, regulation, and firm productivity in Egypt
The Review of International Organizations, 2020, 15, (1), 211-246 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Pyramid Capitalism: Cronyism, Regulation, and Firm Productivity in Egypt, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
2018
- The use of video vignettes to measure health worker knowledge. Evidence from Burkina Faso
Social Science & Medicine, 2018, 213, (C), 173-180 View citations (2)
2017
- Vote buying and campaign promises
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017, 45, (4), 773-792 View citations (7)
2016
- Pro-social motivation, effort and the call to public service
European Economic Review, 2016, 83, (C), 139-164 View citations (69)
- 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 View citations (1)
2014
- Mass media and public education: The effects of access to community radio in Benin
Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 109, (C), 57-72 View citations (16)
- Younger parties, bigger spenders? Party age and political budget cycles
European Economic Review, 2014, 72, (C), 1-18 View citations (27)
2011
- 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)
See also Working Paper Collective action, political parties and pro-development public policy, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (20) (2011)
- Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention
World Development, 2011, 39, (9), 1530-1541 View citations (40)
See also Working Paper Earthquake propensity and the politics of mortality prevention, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (4) (2010)
- Institutions really don't matter for development? A response to Chang
Journal of Institutional Economics, 2011, 7, (4), 543-547
- Investment without democracy: Ruling-party institutionalization and credible commitment in autocracies
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2011, 39, (2), 123-139 View citations (80)
2009
- When Do Legislators Pass on Pork? The Role of Political Parties in Determining Legislator Effort
American Political Science Review, 2009, 103, (1), 99-112 View citations (35)
2008
- Insurgency and Credible Commitment in Autocracies and Democracies
The World Bank Economic Review, 2008, 22, (1), 33-61 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper Insurgency and credible commitment in autocracies and democracies, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (5) (2007)
2007
- Boondoggles, Rent-Seeking, and Political Checks and Balances: Public Investment under Unaccountable Governments
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (3), 566-572 View citations (120)
- Clientelism, Credibility, and the Policy Choices of Young Democracies
American Journal of Political Science, 2007, 51, (4), 804-821 View citations (127)
- 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
- Elections, Special Interests, and Financial Crisis
International Organization, 2007, 61, (3), 607-641 View citations (9)
2005
- 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
- The Limits of Delegation: Veto Players, Central Bank Independence, and the Credibility of Monetary Policy
American Political Science Review, 2003, 97, (3), 407-423 View citations (231)
2002
- Checks and Balances, Private Information, and the Credibility of Monetary Commitments
International Organization, 2002, 56, (4), 751-774 View citations (41)
See also Working Paper Checks and balances, private information, and the credibility of monetary commitments, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (11) (2001)
- Polarization, Politics and Property Rights: Links between Inequality and Growth
Public Choice, 2002, 111, (1-2), 127-54 View citations (215)
See also Working Paper Polarization, politics, and property rights: links between inequality and growth, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2000) View citations (46) (2000)
2001
- New Tools in Comparative Political Economy: The Database of Political Institutions
The World Bank Economic Review, 2001, 15, (1), 165--176 View citations (11)
1999
- Contract-Intensive Money: Contract Enforcement, Property Rights, and Economic Performance
Journal of Economic Growth, 1999, 4, (2), 185-211 View citations (133)
1997
- Does Social Capital Have an Economic Payoff? A Cross-Country Investigation
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (4), 1251-1288 View citations (3392)
- 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
- 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
- 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) View citations (210) (1996)
- Protection Against a Capricious State: French Investment and Spanish Railroads, 1845–1875
The Journal of Economic History, 1996, 56, (1), 170-192 View citations (4)
1995
- INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE: CROSS‐COUNTRY TESTS USING ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES
Economics and Politics, 1995, 7, (3), 207-227 View citations (2191)
1991
- Voting in Firms: The Role of Agenda Control, Size and Voter Homogeneity
Economic Inquiry, 1991, 29, (4), 706-19 View citations (20)
Books
2022
- Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (15)
2018
- Better Spending for Better Lives: How Latin America and the Caribbean Can Do More with Less
IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (21)
- Shortchanging the Future: The Short-Term Bias of Politics
IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank
Also in IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank (2018)
2015
- Jobs or Privileges: Unleashing the Employment Potential of the Middle East and North Africa
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (15)
2010
- Innocent Bystanders: Developing Countries and the War on Drugs
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (12)
Edited books
2012
- Terrorism, Economic Development, and Political Openness
Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (2)
2008
- Terrorism, Economic Development, and Political Openness
Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (166)
Chapters
2022
- 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
- Institutions: Mitigating Mistrust
Chapter 7 in Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022, pp 169-194
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 View citations (4)
2018
- Collective action and government: still a mystery
Chapter 1 in A Research Agenda for New Institutional Economics, 2018, pp 9-19
2016
- Mellowing with Tenure? Socialization Increases Prosocial Behavior in Public Organizations
A chapter in Experiments in Organizational Economics, 2016, vol. 19, pp 127-140
See also Working Paper Mellowing with tenure? Socialization increases prosocial behavior in public organizations, School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. (2016) (2016)
2008
- 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) View citations (1) (2004)
2002
- 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 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) (2001)
2000
- Formal versus informal institutions in economic development
Chapter 10 in Institutions, Contracts and Organizations, 2000 View citations (9)
1998
- Political Stability and Economic Stagnation
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)
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