Published and Forthcoming Papers:

• "The LogicofAuthoritarian Bargains", Economics and Politics, forthcoming. Joint with Raj Desai and TarikYousef.

• "Delegation versusCommunicationin the Organization of Government", Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 92 (2008), pp. 213-235. Joint with Rod Ludema.

• "Corruption and Political and Economic Reforms: A Structural Breaks Approach", Economics and Politics, Vol. 20 (2008), pp. 156-184. Joint with Zaki Zahran.

• “Foreign Aid: anInstrumentforFighting Poverty or Communism?”, Journalof Development Studies, Vol. 43 (2007), pp. 622-648. Joint with Anne Boschini.

• "PoliticalConstraints and Public Support for Reforms", IMF Staff Papers, Vol. 53 (2006),pp. 92-114.Joint with Raj Desai.

•  "Supportfor Reform:Constitutionalism and Credibility in Post-Communist Economies", Economics of Transition, Vol. 14(2006), pp. 479-504. Joint with Raj Desai.

• "ThePolitical Advantage of aSoft Budget Constraint", EuropeanJournal of Political Economy, Vol. 22 (2006), pp. 370-387. Jointwith Raj Desai.

• ”Inflation and Inequality: Does PoliticalStructure Matter?”, EconomicsLetters,Vol. 87 (2005), pp. 41-46. Joint withRaj Desai and Tarik Yousef.

• "Secessions and PoliticalExtremism: Why Regional  Referenda Do Not Solve the Problem", The Journal of the European EconomicAssociation, Vol. 2 (2004),  pp. 805-832.

• "Democracy,Inequality and Inflation”,  American Political ScienceReview, Vol.97 (2003), pp. 391-406. Joint with Raj Desai and Tarik Yousef.

• “Incentives forSecession in the Presence of Mobile EthnicGroups”, Journalof Public Economics, Vol. 87(2003), pp. 2105-2128.

 

Working Papers:

• "The Political Economy of Reform:Institutional Change as a Tool for Political Credibility". Preparedfor The World Bank.

• "Do Politically Connected Firms Undermine their Own Competitiveness?"

• "Union Leaders as Experts: Wage Bargaining and Strikes with Union-Wide Ballot Requirements"

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