Search Results - "Roland, Gérard"

Review of Ten Thousand Years of Inequality: The Archaeology of Wealth Differences by Roland, Gerard

“…Archeologists are actively working to quantitatively measure income and wealth inequality in ancient history based on available data, some of them being quite…”
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Corrigendum to “The long-run impact of bombing Vietnam” [J. Dev. Econ. 96 (2011) 1–15/1] by Miguel, Edward, Roland, Gérard

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The long-run impact of bombing Vietnam by Miguel, Edward, Roland, Gérard

“…We investigate the impact of U.S. bombing on later economic development in Vietnam. The Vietnam War featured the most intense bombing campaign in military…”
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Erosion of State Power, Corruption Control and Fiscal Capacity by Li, Weijia, Roland, Gérard, Xie, Yang

“…Abstract We model how corruption erodes state power, that is, the state’s ability to keep its apparatus under control in crises. Under a general assumption…”
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János Kornai (1928–2021): One of the Intellectual Giants of the Twentieth Century by Roland, Gérard

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A Theory of Power Structure and Institutional Compatibility: China versus Europe Revisited by Jia, Ruixue, Roland, Gérard, Xie, Yang

“…To better understand institutional differences across space and time, we propose a two-dimensional framework of the power structure among three players in…”
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Crony capitalism, the party-state, and the political boundaries of corruption by Li, Weijia, Roland, Gérard, Xie, Yang

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Understanding institutional change: Fast-moving and slow-moving institutions by Roland, Gérard

“…This article proposes a classification of "slow-moving" and "fast-moving" institutions, and discusses the potential results of their interaction. A prime…”
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The Political Economy of Transition by Roland, Gérard

“…The overriding importance of political constraints in the transition process has led to developments of the theory of the political economy of reform. What are…”
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Shifting Punishment onto Minorities: Experimental Evidence of Scapegoating by Bauer, Michal, Cahlíková, Jana, Chytilová, Julie, Roland, Gérard, Želinský, Tomáš

“…Abstract Do members of a majority group systematically shift punishment onto innocent members of an ethnic minority? We introduce an experimental paradigm,…”
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Dimensions of Politics in the European Parliament by Hix, Simon, Noury, Abdul, Roland, Gérard

“…We investigate the dimensionality of politics in the European Parliament by applying a scaling method to all roll-call votes between 1979 and 2001 in the…”
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Coordination and Experimentation in M‐Form and U‐Form Organizations by Qian, Yingyi, Roland, Gérard, Xu, Chenggang

“…We compare the performance of organizational forms (M‐form and U‐form) in experimenting with uncertain projects. In our framework, organizational forms affect…”
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Power to the Parties: Cohesion and Competition in the European Parliament, 1979–2001 by HIX, SIMON, NOURY, ABDUL, ROLAND, GÉRARD

“…How cohesive are political parties in the European Parliament? What coalitions form and why? The answers to these questions are central for understanding the…”
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Voting patterns and alliance formation in the European Parliament by Hix, Simon, Noury, Abdul, Roland, Gérard

“…Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voluntarily formed transnational political groups and invariably follow the voting instructions of these groups…”
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CULTURE, INSTITUTIONS, AND THE WEALTH OF NATIONS by Gorodnichenko, Yuriy, Roland, Gerard

“…We argue that a more individualist culture leads to more innovation and to higher growth because of the social status rewards associated with innovation in…”
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Which Dimensions of Culture Matter for Long-Run Growth? by Gorodnichenko, Yuriy, Roland, Gerard

“…We present empirical evidence that, among a variety of cultural dimensions, the individualism-collectivism dimension, based on Hofstede's (2001) data, is the…”
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Culture, institutions and democratization by Gorodnichenko, Yuriy, Roland, Gerard

“…We construct a model of revolution and transition to democracy under individualistic and collectivist cultures. The main result is that, despite facing…”
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Who Are China's Entrepreneurs? by Djankov, Simeon, Qian, Yingyi, Roland, Gérard, Zhuravskaya, Ekaterina

“…This survey covers both entrepreneurs and nonentrepreneurs in order to understand how they differ in individual characteristics, family background, social…”
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A Review of János Kornai's "By Force of Thought: Irregular Memoirs of an Intellectual Journey" by Roland, Gérard

“…This article reviews the memoirs of János Kornai. The famous Hungarian economist describes his life experiences and the concurrent history of Hungary. More…”
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The deep historical roots of modern culture: A comparative perspective by Roland, Gerard

“…This paper presents evidence showing that there have been since antiquity two opposed types of institutional systems: one resembling central planning and…”
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