Affiliated Faculty
Research Interests: Political economy of social assistance programs in developed and developing countries; the impact of political constraints on economic decision making at the state and local level
Selected Publications:
"Incumbent Behavior: Vote-Seeking, Tax-Setting and Yardstick Competition" (with Timothy Besley), American Economic Review, March 1995, 25-45.
"Election Goals and Income Redistribution: Recent Evidence From Albania", European Economic Review, March 2001.
"Political Institutions and Policy Choices: Evidence from the United States" (with Timothy Besley), Journal of Economic Literature March 2003.