The Fall of Constantinople and the Rise of the West, accepted, Journal of the European Economic Association
Beasts of Burden, Trade, and Hierarchy: The Long Shadow of Domestication, BGPE Discussion Paper No. 224, conditionally accepted at the Economic Journal
Can International Initiatives Promote Peace? Diamond Certification and Armed Conflicts in Africa (with Christine Binzel and Dietmar Fehr), CEPR Discussion Paper 18450, revise & resubmit at the American Economic Review
The Protestant Reformation and Its Transformation of Society: The Rise of the Vernacular (with Christine Binzel and Rajesh Ramachandran), CEPR Discussion Paper 17818, reject & resubmit at the American Economic Review
Language, Knowledge, and Growth: Evidence from Early Modern Europe (with Christine Binzel and Rajesh Ramachandran), CEPR Discussion Paper 15454
The Historical Roots of Vaccine Hesitancy: Evidence from Germany (with Christine Binzel), CEPR Discussion Paper 18109
Ethnic Inequality and Economic Growth: Evidence from Harmonized Satellite Data (with Klaus Gründler), CESifo Working Paper No. 11034
How Local is Culture? (with Sascha O. Becker, Hans-Joachim Voth, and Fabian Wahl)
The Geological Origins of Development (with Thilo R. Huning and Fabian Wahl)