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Torsten Persson
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Political Economics: Explaining Economic Policy
2002 · 3,748 citations
Is Inequality Harmful for Growth
1993 · 2,670 citations
The Economic Effects of Constitutions
2003 · 1,710 citations
The Origins of State Capacity: Property Rights, Taxation, and Politics
2009 · 1,616 citations
Why a Stubborn Conservative would Run a Deficit: Policy with Time- Inconsistent Preferences
1989 · 1,211 citations
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Inequality and COVID-19 in Sweden: Relative risks of nine bad life events, by four social gradients, in pandemic vs. prepandemic years
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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2023
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4 authors
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Open access
21
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The Political Economics of Green Transitions
The Quarterly Journal of Economics
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2023
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2 authors
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Open access
161
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Organizational dynamics: culture, design, and performance
The Journal of Law Economics and Organization
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2022
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2 authors
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Open access
53
citations
Economic and Social Outsiders but Political Insiders: Sweden’s Populist Radical Right
The Review of Economic Studies
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2022
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5 authors
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Open access
105
citations
Norms, Enforcement, and Tax Evasion
The Review of Economics and Statistics
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2021
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3 authors
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Open access
97
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Culture, institutions, and policy
Elsevier eBooks
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2021
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2 authors
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chapter
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51
citations
Democratic Values and Institutions
American Economic Review Insights
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2019
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2 authors
111
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Education and Military Rivalry
Journal of the European Economic Association
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2018
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4 authors
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Open access
110
citations
Gender Quotas and the Crisis of the Mediocre Man: Theory and Evidence from Sweden
American Economic Review
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2017
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4 authors
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Open access
480
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Who Becomes A Politician?
London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
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2017
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4 authors
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Open access
337
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The Primary Effect: Preference Votes and Political Promotions
American Political Science Review
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2016
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3 authors
128
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Why Do Developing Countries Tax So Little?
The Journal of Economic Perspectives
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2014
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2 authors
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Open access
817
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The Causes and Consequences of Development Clusters: State Capacity, Peace, and Income*
Annual Review of Economics
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2014
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2 authors
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review
104
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Weak States and Steady States: The Dynamics of Fiscal Capacity
American Economic Journal Macroeconomics
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2013
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3 authors
92
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Advances in Economics and Econometrics
Cambridge University Press eBooks
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2013
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3 authors
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chapter
50
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Taxation and Development
Handbook of public economics
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2013
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2 authors
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chapter
517
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Gender Quotas and the Crisis of the Mediocre Man: Theory and Evidence from Sweden
SSRN Electronic Journal
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2013
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4 authors
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preprint
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52
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Pillars of Prosperity
Princeton University Press eBooks
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2011
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2 authors
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book
423
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FRAGILE STATES AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Journal of the European Economic Association
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2011
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2 authors
160
citations
Pillars of Prosperity: The Political Economics of Development Clusters
Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University)
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2011
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2 authors
368
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Political competition, policy and growth: theory and evidence from the United States
London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
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2010
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3 authors
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book
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87
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Political Competition, Policy and Growth: Theory and Evidence from the US
The Review of Economic Studies
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2010
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3 authors
415
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The Origins of State Capacity: Property Rights, Taxation, and Politics
American Economic Review
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2009
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2 authors
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Open access
1,616
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Democratic Capital: The Nexus of Political and Economic Change
American Economic Journal Macroeconomics
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2009
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2 authors
585
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State Capacity, Conflict and Development
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2009
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2 authors
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report
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164
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Institutions and Economic Performance
Harvard University Press eBooks
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2008
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23 authors
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book
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231
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The Incidence of Civil War: Theory and Evidence
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2008
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2 authors
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report
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167
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Wars and State Capacity
Journal of the European Economic Association
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2008
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2 authors
261
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The Growth Effect of Democracy: Is It Heterogenous and How Can It Be Estimated?
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2007
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2 authors
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report
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159
citations
Electoral Rules and Government Spending in Parliamentary Democracies
Quarterly Journal of Political Science
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2007
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2 authors
361
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The Origins of State Capacity: Property Rights, Taxation, and Politics
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2007
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2 authors
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report
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Open access
467
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Democracy and Development: The Devil in the Details
American Economic Review
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2006
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2 authors
366
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Democratic Capital: The Nexus of Political and Economic Change
SSRN Electronic Journal
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2006
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2 authors
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preprint
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218
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Political Competition and Economic Performance: Theory and Evidence from the United States
Open access LMU (Ludwid Maxmilian's Universitat Munchen)
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2006
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3 authors
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report
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83
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Forms of Democracy, Policy and Economic Development
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2005
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1 author
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report
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195
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Time Consistency of Fiscal and Monetary Policy: A Solution
Econometrica
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2005
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3 authors
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110
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Constitutional Rules and Fiscal Policy Outcomes
American Economic Review
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2004
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2 authors
415
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Constitutions and Economic Policy
The Journal of Economic Perspectives
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2004
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2 authors
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310
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How Do Electoral Rules Shape Party Structures, Government Coalitions, and Economic Policies?
National Bureau of Economic Research
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2003
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3 authors
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report
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142
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The Economic Effects of Constitutions
The MIT Press eBooks
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2003
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2 authors
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book
1,710
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Do Electoral Cycles Differ Across Political Systems?
SSRN Electronic Journal
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2003
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2 authors
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preprint
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182
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The Economic Effect of Constitutions
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2003
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2 authors
160
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Markets with Asymmetric Information: The Contributions of George Akerlof, Michael Spence and Joseph Stiglitz
Scandinavian Journal of Economics
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2002
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3 authors
148
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Do Political Institutions Shape Economic Policy?
Econometrica
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2002
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1 author
252
citations
Political Economics: Explaining Economic Policy
Southern Economic Journal
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2002
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3 authors
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other
3,748
citations
Political Economics: Explaining Economic Policy
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
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2002
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2 authors
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preprint
464
citations
Electoral Rules and Corruption
Journal of the European Economic Association
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2001
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3 authors
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Open access
787
citations
Political Institutions and Policy Outcomes: What are the Stylized Facts?
SSRN Electronic Journal
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2001
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2 authors
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preprint
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185
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Inflation and Inequality
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
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2001
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5 authors
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preprint
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17
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Comparative Politics and Public Finance
Journal of Political Economy
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2000
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3 authors
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771
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One money, many countries: monitoring the European Central Bank
London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
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2000
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4 authors
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book
61
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One money, many countries
Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
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2000
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5 authors
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Open access
33
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The size and scope of government:
European Economic Review
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1999
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2 authors
409
citations
Political Economics and Public Finance
National Bureau of Economic Research
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1999
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2 authors
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report
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296
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The Size and the Scope of Government: Comparative Politics with Rational Politicians
SSRN Electronic Journal
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1999
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2 authors
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preprint
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173
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Chapter 22 Political economics and macroeconomic policy
Handbook of macroeconomics
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1999
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2 authors
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chapter
124
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The Size and Scope of Government: Comparative Politics with Rational Politicians
National Bureau of Economic Research
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1998
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2 authors
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report
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521
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Lobbying and Legislative Bargaining
National Bureau of Economic Research
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1998
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2 authors
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report
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Open access
112
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Economic Policy and Special Interest Politics
The Economic Journal
·
1998
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1 author
175
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Political Economics and Macroeconomic Policy
SSRN Electronic Journal
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1998
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2 authors
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preprint
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Open access
243
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