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Economic Reform and the Process of Global Integration

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Structure and Change in Economic History

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Distributive Politics and Economic Growth

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Political Economics: Explaining Economic Policy

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The role of macroeconomic factors in growth

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On the Form of Transfers to Special Interests

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The Political Economy of Clientelism*

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Trade Liberalization and Growth: New Evidence

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Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy

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Charitable Giving as a Gift Exchange - Evidence from a Field Experiment

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Consequences of Constitutions

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An Output Perspective on a Northeast Asia Currency Union

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