Abeberese, Ama Baafra, Barnwal, Prabhat, Chaurey, Ritam, and Mukherjee, Priya, (2023) “Democracy and Firm Productivity: Evidence from Indonesia.” Review of Economics and Statistics 105:3, 713–722.
Why some governments spend more money in public goods than others do? Why does social expenditure vary? This study analyzes some key factors that explain the variation in social expenditure in Argenti
This paper investigates the relationship between democracy and antitrust policy. Strong antitrust policies advance the economic and political interests of most citizens, making their adoption more lik
A political-economic model of the composition of government debt, that is, whether it is issued to domestic or foreign holders, is presented. The key determinant will be the political constraints on r
This is the replication package for "The Origin of the State: Land Productivity or Appropriability? Comment," accepted in 2025 by the Journal of Political Economy.
