Publications
Publications
Journal Articles
“Democracy, Credibility, and Clientelism”
Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, October 2008, 24(2): 371-406, with P. Keefer.
“Parties, Coalitions, and the Internal Organization of Legislatures”
American Political Science Review, May 2011, 105(2): 359-380, with D. Diermeier.
“Executive Control and Legislative Success”
Review of Economic Studies, July 2011, 78(3): 846-871, with D. Diermeier.
“Do Housing Bubbles Generate Fiscal Bubbles? Evidence from California Cities”
Public Choice, October 2011, 149(1-2): 89-108, with A. Whalley.
“Multiyear Budgets and Fiscal Performance: Panel Data Evidence”
Journal of Public Economics, March 2014, 111: 79-95, with M. Verhoeven, F. Grigoli, Z. Mills.
“Procedural Choice in Majoritarian Organizations”
American Journal of Political Science, October 2015, 59(4): 866-879, with D. Diermeier, C. Prato.
“Hierarchical Accountability in Government”
Journal of Public Economics, February 2016, 134: 85-99, with A. Whalley.
“A Bargaining Model of Endogenous Procedures”
Social Choice and Welfare, December 2016, 47(4): 985-1012, with D. Diermeier, C. Prato.
“Vote Buying and Campaign Promises”
Journal of Comparative Economics, December 2017, 45(4): 773-792, with P. Keefer.
“Inequality, Participation, and Polarization"
Social Choice and Welfare, April 2018, 50(4): 597-624.
“A Structural Model of Electoral Accountability”
International Economic Review, May 2019, 60(2): 517-545, with S.B. Aruoba, A. Drazen.
“Self-Enforcing Partisan Procedures”
Journal of Politics, July 2020, 82(3): 937-954, with D. Diermeier, C. Prato.
“How Issue Framing Shapes Trade Attitudes: Evidence from a Multi-Country Survey Experiment”
Journal of International Economics, March 2021, 129: 103428, with M. Rodriguez-Chatruc, E. Stein.
“Demand-Side Determinants of Public Spending Allocations: Voter Trust, Risk and Time Preferences"
Journal of Public Economics, February 2022, 206: 104579, with P. Keefer, C. Scartascini.
“Employee Trust and Performance Constraints in Public Sector Organizations”
European Journal of Political Economy, January 2024, 81: 102503, with P. Keefer.
"Voting Age, Information Experiments, and Political Engagement: Evidence from a General Election"
Journal of Development Economics, May 2025, 174: 103458, with P. Keefer.
Other Articles
Book Review of Learning While Governing by Sean Gailmard and John W. Patty, University of Chicago Press
Journal of Politics, July 2014, 76(3): e16.
“Las Causas de un Amplio Apoyo”
Integración & Comercio, December 2019, 23(45): 80-91, with M. Rodriguez-Chatruc, E. Stein, V. Zuluaga.
Handbook Chapters
“Trust, Populism, and the Quality of Government”
Chapter 12 in Oxford Handbook of the Quality of Government, July 2021, with P. Keefer, C. Scartascini.
Policy Reports
Beyond the Annual Budget: Review of Global Experience with Medium Term Expenditure Frameworks
Chapter 4, Washington, DC: World Bank Publications, November 2012, with M. Verhoeven, F. Grigoli, Z. Mills.
Better Spending for Better Lives
Chapter 10, Washington DC: IDB Publications, November 2018, with P. Keefer, C. Scartascini.
Trading Promises for Results
Chapter 6, Washington DC: IDB Publications, November 2019, with M. Rodriguez-Chatruc, E. Stein, V Zuluaga.
The Inequality Crisis: Latin America and the Caribbean at the Crossroads
Chapter 13, Washington, DC: IDB Publications, September 2020.
Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Chapter 4, Washington, DC: IDB Publications, September 2021, with S. Perilla, P. Keefer.
Digitalizing Public Services: Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean
Co-Coordinator, Washington, DC: IDB Publications, November 2022, with J. Cristia.