Publications
Window of Opportunity: War and the Origins of Parliament, with Gary Cox and Massimiliano Onorato
British Journal of Political Science, 54: 405-21, 2024.
Replication materials available here
The Introduction of the Income Tax, Fiscal Capacity, and Migration: Evidence from U.S. States, with Traviss Cassidy and Ugo Troiano
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 16: 359-93, 2024
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Pre-Colonial Warfare and Long-Run Development in India, with James Fenske, Anil Menon, and Shivaji Mukherjee
Economic Journal, 132: 981-1010, 2022
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The Budgetary Origins of Fiscal-Military Prowess, with Gary Cox
Journal of Politics, 83: 851-66, 2021
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Is Africa Different? Historical Conflict and State Development, with James Fenske and Massimiliano Onorato
Economic History of Developing Regions, 34: 209-50, 2019
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Intra-Elite Competition and Long-Run Fiscal Development, with Pablo Beramendi and Melissa Rogers
Journal of Politics, 81: 49-65, 2019
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Violent Conflict and Political Development over the Long Run: China versus Europe, with Yuhua Wang
Annual Review of Political Science, 21: 341-58, 2018
Chinese translation available here
Military Conflict and the Rise of Urban Europe, with Massimiliano Onorato
Journal of Economic Growth, 21: 259-82, 2016
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State Capacity and Long-Run Economic Performance, with Gabriel Katz
Economic Journal, 126: 189-218, 2016
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The Rise of Effective States in Europe
Journal of Economic History, 75: 901-18, 2015
Warfare, Fiscal Capacity, and Performance, with Mauricio Prado
Journal of Economic Growth, 17: 171-203, 2012
Warfare, Taxation, and Political Change: Evidence from the Italian Risorgimento, with Giovanni Federico and Andrea Vindigni
Journal of Economic History, 71: 887-914, 2011
Fragmented Authority from Ancien Régime to Modernity: A Quantitative Analysis
Journal of Institutional Economics, 6: 305-28, 2010
The Political Economy of Fiscal Prudence in Historical Perspective
Economics & Politics, 22: 1-36, 2010
Political Regimes and Sovereign Credit Risk in Europe, 1750-1913
European Review of Economic History, 13: 31-63, 2009
Fiscal Centralization, Limited Government, and Public Revenues in Europe, 1650-1913
Journal of Economic History, 69: 48-103, 2009
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