Motivated by a novel stylized fact -- countries with isolated capital cities display worse quality of governance -- we provide a framework…
Book abstract: The Handbook of Organizational Economics surveys the major theories, evidence, and methods used in the field. It displays…
Africa's democratic transition is back in the spotlight. The concern is no longer the stranglehold of autocrats, but the hijacking of the…
We investigate how the link between individual schooling and political participation is aff ected by country characteristics. Using…
Recent years have seen a remarkable expansion in economists' ability to measure corruption. This in turn has led to a new generation of…
Patronage systems in the public service are universally reviled as undemocratic and corrupt. Yet patronage was the prevailing method of…
We show that isolated capital cities are robustly associated with greater levels of corruption across US states. In particular, this is the…
The introduction of electoral gender quotas in diverse contexts around the globe has attracted a great deal of scholarly and political…