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Almeida, Heitor and Ferreira, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0003-4590-8429 (2002) Democracy and the variability of economic performance. Economics and Politics, 14 (3). pp. 225-257. ISSN 0954-1985

Bandiera, Oriana ORCID: 0009-0002-6817-793X and Levy, Gilat ORCID: 0009-0006-7641-1668 (2011) Diversity and the power of the elites in democratic societies: evidence from Indonesia. Journal of Public Economics, 95 (11-12). pp. 1322-1330. ISSN 0047-2727

Bandiera, Oriana ORCID: 0009-0002-6817-793X, Prat, Andrea and Valletti, Tommaso (2009) Active and passive waste in government spending: evidence from a policy experiment. American Economic Review, 99 (4). pp. 1278-1308. ISSN 0002-8282

Begg, Iain ORCID: 0009-0004-1518-0187 (2016) The EU budget and UK contribution. National Institute Economic Review, 236 (1). pp. 39-47. ISSN 0027-9501

Begg, Iain ORCID: 0009-0004-1518-0187 (2017) Fiscal and other rules in EU economic governance: helpful, largely irrelevant or unenforceable? National Institute Economic Review, 239 (1). R3-R13. ISSN 0027-9501

Bertrand, Marianne, Burgess, Robin ORCID: 0009-0002-1187-3248, Chawla, Arunish and Xu, Guo (2020) The glittering prizes: career incentives and bureaucrat performance. Review of Economic Studies, 87 (2). 626 - 655. ISSN 0034-6527

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372 (2011) Pathologies of the state. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 80 (2). pp. 339-350. ISSN 0167-2681

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372 and Burgess, Robin ORCID: 0009-0002-1187-3248 (2000) Land reform, poverty reduction and growth: evidence from India. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 115 (2). pp. 389-430. ISSN 0033-5533

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372 and Coate, Stephen (1998) Sources of inefficiency in a representative democracy : a dynamic analysis. American Economic Review, 88 (1). pp. 139-156. ISSN 0002-8282

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372, Fetzer, Thiemo and Mueller, Hannes (2015) The welfare cost of lawlessness: evidence from Somali piracy. Journal of the European Economic Association, 13 (2). pp. 203-239. ISSN 1542-4766

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372 and Malcomson, James M. (2018) Competition in public service provision: the role of not-for-profit providers. Journal of Public Economics, 162 (S1). pp. 158-172. ISSN 0047-2727

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372, Pande, Rohini and Rao, Vijayendra (2012) Just rewards?: local politics and public resource allocation in South India. World Bank Economic Review, 26 (2). pp. 191-216. ISSN 0258-6770

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372, Pande, Rohini and Rao, Vijayendra (2007) Political economy of panchayats in South India. Economic and Political Weekly, 42 (8). pp. 661-666. ISSN 0012-9976

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372 and Persson, Torsten (2019) JEEA-FBBVA lecture 2017: The dynamics of environmental politics and values. Journal of the European Economic Association, 17 (4). 993 - 1024. ISSN 1542-4766

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372 and Persson, Torsten (2010) State capacity, conflict, and development. Econometrica, 78 (1). pp. 1-34. ISSN 0012-9682

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372 and Persson, Torsten (2009) The origins of state capacity: property rights, taxation and politics. American Economic Review, 99 (4). pp. 1218-1244. ISSN 0002-8282

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372, Persson, Torsten and Sturm, Daniel M. ORCID: 0000-0001-6408-8089 (2010) Political competition, policy and growth: theory and evidence from the US. Review of Economic Studies, 77 (4). pp. 1329-1352. ISSN 0034-6527

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372 and Reynal-Querol, Marta (2017) The logic of hereditary rule: theory and evidence. Journal of Economic Growth. ISSN 1381-4338

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372 and Robinson, James A. (2010) Quis custodiet ipsos custodes: civilian control over the military. Journal of the European Economic Association, 8 (2-3). pp. 655-663. ISSN 1542-4766

Blanes i Vidal, Jordi ORCID: 0009-0002-9237-2049, Draca, Mirko and Fons-Rosen, Christian (2012) Revolving door lobbyists. American Economic Review, 102 (7). 3731 - 3748. ISSN 0002-8282

Bosio, Erica, Djankov, Simeon ORCID: 0000-0002-0822-6456, Glaeser, Edward and Shleifer, Andrei (2022) Public procurement in law and practice. American Economic Review, 112 (4). 1091 - 1117. ISSN 0002-8282

Burgess, Robin ORCID: 0009-0002-1187-3248 and Besley, Tim ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372 (2002) The political economy of government responsiveness: theory and evidence from India. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 117 (4). p. 1415. ISSN 0033-5533

Coulomb, Renaud and Sangnier, Marc (2014) The impact of political majorities on firm value: do electoral promises or friendship connections matter? Journal of Public Economics, 115. pp. 158-170. ISSN 0047-2727

Cárdenas, Mauricio (2010) State capacity in Latin America. Economía, 10 (2). 1 - 45. ISSN 1529-7470

Dunleavy, Patrick ORCID: 0000-0002-2650-6398 (2017) Public sector productivity: measurement challenges, performance information and prospects for improvement. OECD Journal on Budgeting, 17 (1). pp. 1-28. ISSN 1608-7143

Fredriksson, Per G. and Neumayer, Eric ORCID: 0000-0003-2719-7563 (2016) Corruption and climate change policies: do the bad old days matter? Environmental and Resource Economics, 63 (2). pp. 451-469. ISSN 0924-6460

Gavazza, Alessandro ORCID: 0000-0001-9236-5813 and Lizzeri, Alessandro (2009) Transparency and economic policy. Review of Economic Studies, 76 (3). pp. 1023-1048. ISSN 0034-6527

Gregg, Paul, Grout, Paul A., Ratcliffe, Anita, Smith, Sarah and Windmeijer, Frank (2011) How important is pro-social behaviour in the delivery of public services? Journal of Public Economics, 95 (7-8). pp. 758-766. ISSN 0047-2727

Guimaraes, Bernardo and Sheedy, Kevin D. ORCID: 0000-0002-0247-6323 (2017) Guarding the guardians. The Economic Journal, 127 (606). pp. 2441-2477. ISSN 0013-0133

Hertog, Steffen ORCID: 0000-0002-6758-9564 (2020) Segmented market economies in the Arab world: the political economy of insider-outsider divisions. Socio-Economic Review. ISSN 1475-1461

Layard, Richard and Nickell, S. (1989) The Thatcher miracle? American Economic Review, 79 (2). pp. 215-219. ISSN 0002-8282

Lodge, Martin ORCID: 0000-0002-4273-6118 and Hood, Christopher (2011) Into an age of multiple austerities?: public management and public service bargains across OECD countries. Governance, 25 (1). pp. 79-101. ISSN 0952-1895

Muringani, Jonathan, Dahl Fitjar, Rune and Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés ORCID: 0000-0002-8041-0856 (2024) Political trust and economic development in European regions. Annals of Regional Science. ISSN 0570-1864 (In Press)

Platt, Lucinda ORCID: 0000-0002-8251-6400 (2007) Child poverty and ethnicity in the UK: the role and limitations of policy. European Societies, 9 (2). pp. 175-199. ISSN 1461-6696

Platt, Lucinda ORCID: 0000-0002-8251-6400, Landman, Todd, Sunkin, Maurice and Calvo, Kerman (2007) Mapping the use of judicial review to challenge local authorities in England and Wales. Public Law, 2007 (Aut.). pp. 545-567. ISSN 0033-3565

Platt, Lucinda ORCID: 0000-0002-8251-6400, Sunkin, Maurice and Calvo, Kerman (2010) Judicial review litigation as an incentive to change in local authority public services in England and Wales. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 20 (Suppl2). i243-i260. ISSN 1053-1858

Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés ORCID: 0000-0002-8041-0856 and Tselios, Vassilis (2019) Well-being, political decentralisation and governance quality in Europe. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 20 (1). pp. 69-93. ISSN 1945-2829

Smart, Michael and Sturm, Daniel M. ORCID: 0000-0001-6408-8089 (2013) Term limits and electoral accountability. Journal of Public Economics, 107. pp. 93-102. ISSN 0047-2727

Soares, Rodrigo R. and Viveiros, Igor (2017) Organization and information in the fight against crime: the integration of police forces in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Economía, 17 (2). 29 - 63. ISSN 1529-7470

Thatcher, Mark (2002) Analysing regulatory reform in Europe. Journal of European Public Policy, 9 (6). pp. 859-872. ISSN 1350-1763

Tommasi, Mariano (2006) The institutional foundations of public policy. Economía, 6 (2). 1 - 36. ISSN 1529-7470

Tselios, Vassilis and Rodriguez-Pose, Andres ORCID: 0000-0002-8041-0856 (2022) Can decentralization help address poverty and social exclusion in Europe? Territory, Politics, Governance. ISSN 2162-2671

Volckart, Oliver ORCID: 0000-0001-7330-111X (2023) Voting like your betters: the bandwagon effect in the diet of the Holy Roman Empire. German History, 41 (1). 1 - 20. ISSN 0266-3554

Whitehead, Christine (2018) Housing policy and the changing tenure mix. National Institute Economic Review, 245 (1). R34-R39. ISSN 0027-9501

da Cruz, Nuno F. ORCID: 0000-0003-3381-6359, Berg, Sanford V. and Marques, Rui Cunha (2011) Governança de serviços de infra-estruturas locais nos EUA. Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, 28. pp. 71-79. ISSN 1645-586X

da Cruz, Nuno F. ORCID: 0000-0003-3381-6359 and Marques, Rui Cunha (2010) Uma análise SWOT ao modelo de empresa municipal em Portugal. Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, 21. pp. 51-80. ISSN 1645-586X

van den Boogaard, Vanessa, Prichard, Wilson, Benson, Matthew S. ORCID: 0000-0003-4789-9458 and Milicic, Nikola (2018) Tax revenue mobilization in conflict-affected developing countries. Journal of International Development, 30 (2). 345 - 364. ISSN 0954-1748

von Trapp, Lisa, Lienert, Ian and Wehner, Joachim ORCID: 0000-0002-1951-308X (2016) Principles for independent fiscal institutions and case studies. OECD Journal on Budgeting, 15 (2). pp. 9-24. ISSN 1608-7143

Book Section

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372, Burgess, Robin ORCID: 0009-0002-1187-3248 and Esteve-Volart, Berta (2013) The policy origins of poverty and growth in India. In: Besley, Timothy and Cord, Louise J., (eds.) Delivering on the Promise of Pro-Poor Growth: Insights and Lessons From Country Experiences. World Bank, Basingstoke, UK, pp. 59-79. ISBN 9780821365151

Liebenau, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-6536-6319 (2010) Achievements in e-government. In: Progress in Public Management in the Middle East and North Africa. OECD, Paris, France, pp. 187-208. ISBN 9789264082069

Wade, Robert Hunter (2010) The market as means rather than master: the crisis of development and the future role of the state. In: Khan, Shahrukh Rafi and Christiansen, Jens, (eds.) Towards New Developmentalism: Market as Means Rather Than Master. Routledge studies in development economics. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 21-46. ISBN 9780415779845

Monograph

Bandiera, Oriana ORCID: 0009-0002-6817-793X, Prat, Andrea and Valletti, Tommaso (2008) Active and passive waste in government spending: evidence from a policy experiment. . Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain), London, UK.

Barr, Nicholas ORCID: 0000-0002-5325-2055 (2000) Reforming pensions: myths, truths and policy choices. IMF working paper, 2000 (139). International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC.

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372, Burchardi, Konrad B. and Bevan, Gwen ORCID: 0000-0003-2123-3770 (2009) Naming and shaming: the impacts of different regimes on hospital waiting times in England and Wales. Discussion paper (7306). Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain), London, UK.

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372 and Burgess, Robin ORCID: 0009-0002-1187-3248 (1998) Land reform, poverty reduction and growth : evidence from India. Development Economics discussion paper; DEDPS 13 (DEDPS 13). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372 and Burgess, Robin ORCID: 0009-0002-1187-3248 (2000) The political economy of government responsiveness: theory and evidence from India. Development Economics discussion paper; DEDPS 28 (DEDPS 28). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372, Pande, Rohini and Rao, Vijayendra (2007) Just rewards? Local politics and public resource allocation in South India. . Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

Besley, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372, Persson, Torsten and Sturm, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0001-6408-8089 (2010) Political competition, policy and growth: theory and evidence from the United States. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1009). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Bhalla, Surjit (2011) Inclusion and growth in India: some facts, some conclusions. Working Paper (39). Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Blanes i Vidal, Jordi ORCID: 0009-0002-9237-2049, Draca, Mirko and Fons-Rosen, Christian (2010) Revolving door lobbyists. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP0993). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Bosio, Erica, Djankov, Simeon ORCID: 0000-0002-0822-6456, Glaeser, Edward and Shleifer, Andrei (2020) Public procurement in law and practice. Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers (798). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Buiter, Willem H., Lago, Richard and Stern, Nicholas (1996) Promoting an effective market economy in a changing world. . Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain), London, UK.

Caselli, Francesco ORCID: 0009-0001-5191-7156 and Michaels, Guy ORCID: 0000-0002-8796-4536 (2009) Do oil windfalls improve living standards?: evidence from Brazil. CEP Discussion Paper (960). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Chalmers, Damian (2009) Gauging the cumbersomeness of EU Law. LSE 'Europe in Question' discussion paper series (02/2009). London School of Economics and Political Science, London.

Christopoulou, Rebekka and Monastiriotis, Vassilis ORCID: 0000-0003-3709-3119 (2014) The public-private duality in wage reforms and adjustment during the Greek crisis. Crisis Observatory Research Paper (No. 9/2014). Hellēniko Hidryma Amyntikēs kai Exōterikēs Politikēs, Athens, Greece.

Deng, Kent ORCID: 0000-0002-9795-3646 (2021) Ultra-low tax regime in Imperial China, 1368-1911. Economic History Working Papers (324). London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Dunleavy, Patrick ORCID: 0000-0002-2650-6398, Margetts, Helen, Bastow, Simon, Tinkler, Jane ORCID: 0000-0002-5306-3940, Pearce, Oliver and Bartholomeou, Patricia (2006) Achieving innovation in central government organisations. . Stationery Office, London, UK.

Feld, Lars P., Fischer, Justina A. V. and Kirchgassner, Gebhard (2006) The effect of direct democracy on income redistribution: evidence for Switzerland. PEPP (23). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

Flèche, Sarah (2015) Distaste for centralization: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in Switzerland. CEP Discussion Paper (1383). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Frey, Bruno S. (2009) A new concept of European federalism. LSE 'Europe in Question' discussion paper series (03/2009). London School of Economics and Political Science, London.

Frijters, Paul, Clark, Andrew E., Krekel, Christian and Layard, Richard (2019) A happy choice: wellbeing as the goal of government. CEP Discussion paper (1658). Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London, UK.

Greco, Luciano G. (2006) The optimal design of funded pensions. Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers (567). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Guo, Jingyuan and Deng, Kent ORCID: 0000-0002-9795-3646 (2024) Laying off old guards to rebuild state capacity: Deng Xiaoping’s bloodless coup d’etat in post-Mao China, 1980-2000. Economic History Working Papers (372). London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Hatfield, John William and Padró i Miquel, Gerard (2008) A political economy theory of partial decentralization. NBER working papers (14628). NBER, Cambridge, USA.

Karagiannaki, Eleni (2005) Jobcentre Plus or minus? Exploring the performance of Jobcentre Plus for non-jobseekers. CASEpaper (97). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.

Kleven, Henrik Jacobsen, Kreiner, Claus Thustrup and Saez, Emmanuel (2009) Why can modern governments tax so much? An agency model of firms as fiscal intermediaries. Working Paper Series (15218). National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, USA.

MacCulloch, Robert and Pezzini, Silvia (2002) The role of freedom, growth and religion in the taste for revolution. DEDPS (36). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

Makrydemetres, Anthony, Zervopoulos, Panagiotis D. and Pravita, Maria-Eliana (2016) Reform of public administration in Greece: evaluating structural reform of central government departmentsin Greece: application of the DEA methodology. GreeSE papers (97). Hellenic Observatory, European Institute, London, UK.

Nachane, Dilip M. (2010) Liberalization, globalization and the dynamics of democracy in India. Working Paper (32). Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Prat, Andrea (2004) The wrong kind of transparency. Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers (498). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Pritchett, Lant and Viarengo, Martina (2009) The illusion of equality: the educational consequences of blinding the weak states. Working papers (178). Centre for Global Development, Washington D.C., USA.

Qian, Yingyi, Roland, Gerard and Xu, Cheng-Gang (2003) Coordinating tasks in M-form and U-form organisations. . Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

Smart, Michael and Sturm, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0001-6408-8089 (2004) Term limits and electoral accountability. CEPR discussion paper (4272). Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain), London, UK.

Smart, Michael and Sturm, Daniel M. ORCID: 0000-0001-6408-8089 (2006) Term limits and electoral accountability. CEPDP (770). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 0753019876

Testa, Cecilia (2003) Government corruption and legislative procedures: is one chamber better than two? DEDPS (41). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

Volckart, Oliver ORCID: 0000-0001-7330-111X (2021) Voting like your betters: the bandwagon effect in the diet of the Holy Roman Empire. Economic History Working Papers (329). Department of Economic History, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

da Cruz, Nuno F. ORCID: 0000-0003-3381-6359 and Marques, Rui Cunha (2011) Does the mixed company model provide value for money? an analysis of different local infrastructure sectors. . Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Book

Corbridge, Stuart, Harriss, John and Jeffrey, Craig (2012) India today: economy, politics & society. Polity Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780745661117

Online resource

Dunleavy, Patrick ORCID: 0000-0002-2650-6398 and Hancock, Avery (2010) Why we need to radically join-up public services more than ever. British Politics and Policy at LSE (18 Jun 2010). Website.

Page, Anne (2010) Spare the axe hanging over Regional Development Agencies. British Politics and Policy at LSE (09 Jun 2010). Website.

Wehner, Joachim ORCID: 0000-0002-1951-308X (2010) Britain’s supersized cabinets are too expensive. British Politics and Policy at LSE (14 Jul 2010). Website.