Research

Publications

1) Historical Self Governance and Norms of Cooperation  

     Econometrica, 92, 1473–1502, 2024.

2) Measuring Honesty and Explaining Adulteration in Naturally Occurring Markets 

     Journal of Development Economics, 156, 1-16, 2022.    

3) Leader Punishment and Cooperation in Groups: Experimental Field Evidence from Commons Management in Ethiopia  

     American Economic Review, 105, 747-783, 2015.

4) Conditional Cooperation and Costly Monitoring Explain Success in Forest Commons Management 

     Lead author, Highly Cited Paper (Web of Science) 

    Science, 330, 961-965, 2010. 

 Working Papers

5) Market Exposure, Civic Values, and Rules  

6) Anticipation of Discrimination and Misperceptions in Cooperation Dilemmas 

7) The Interdependence of Formal Rules and Civic Capital in Commons Management 

8) Discrimination by Teachers: Role of Attitudes, Beliefs, and Empathy  

      (with Rajesh Ramachandran and Emilia Soldani)

Ongoing Projects

9)  Memorials and Tolerance (with Hans Joachim Voth)

10) Historical Migration, Prosperity, and Political Representation 

11) Political Representation in the UK and USA (with Federico Rossi) 

12) Group Selection on Culture and the Evolution of Cooperation (with Joe Henrich)

13) Reciprocity, Beliefs, and Voluntary Contribution (with Pierce Gately, Simon Gächter)

14)  Updating the Social Norm (with Jake Bradley, Facundo Albornoz,  Silvia Sonderegger, and Jesus Rodriguez)