Recent Working papers

"Political turnover and institutional reform: Theory and evidence (with T. Besley and M. Reynal-Querol)
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 "Public finance and development" (with T. Besley)
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 "Weak states and steady states: The dynamics of fiscal capacity" (with T. Besley and E. Ilzetzki)
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  "Weather and infant mortality in Africa" (with M. Kudamatsu and D. Strömberg)
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"The incidence of civil war: Theory and evidence" (with T. Besley)
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 "Uncertainty, climate change and the global economy" (with D. von Below)
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"Forms of democracy, policy and economic development"
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"How do electoral rules shape party structures, government coalitions, and economic policies?" (with G. Roland and G. Tabellini) 
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"Do electoral cycles differ across political systems"? (with G. Tabellini)
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