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Fractionalization

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 20 Jul 2002

Alberto F. Alesina, William Easterly, Arnaud Devleeschauwer, Sergio Kurlat and Romain T. Wacziarg

Harvard University - Department of Economics, New York University - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, World Bank and UCLA Anderson School of Management

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Fractionalization

NBER Working Paper No. w9411

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 03 Jan 2003 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, William Easterly, Arnaud Devleeschauwer, Sergio Kurlat and Romain T. Wacziarg

Harvard University - Department of Economics, New York University - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, World Bank and UCLA Anderson School of Management

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Citation 142

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Work and Leisure in the U.S. And Europe: Why so Different?

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Work and Leisure in the U.S. And Europe: Why so Different?

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 19 Apr 2005

Alberto F. Alesina, Edward L. Glaeser and Bruce Sacerdote

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Work and Leisure in the U.S. And Europe: Why so Different?

NBER Working Paper No. w11278

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 01 Jun 2005 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Edward L. Glaeser and Bruce Sacerdote

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Work and Leisure in the U.S. And Europe: Why so Different?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5140

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 17 Aug 2005

Alberto F. Alesina, Edward L. Glaeser and Bruce Sacerdote

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Why Doesn't the Us Have a European-Style Welfare State?

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 08 Nov 2001

Alberto F. Alesina, Edward L. Glaeser and Bruce Sacerdote

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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The Political Economy of Budget Deficits

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The Political Economy of Budget Deficits

IMF Working Paper No. 94/85

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 15 Feb 2006

Alberto F. Alesina and Roberto Perotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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The Political Economy of Budget Deficits

NBER Working Paper No. w4637

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 13 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Roberto Perotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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Citation 39

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Ethnic Diversity and Economic Performance

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Ethnic Diversity and Economic Performance

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 30 Jul 2004

Alberto F. Alesina and Eliana La Ferrara

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Bocconi - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER)

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Ethnic Diversity and Economic Performance

NBER Working Paper No. w10313

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 10 Mar 2004 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Eliana La Ferrara

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Bocconi - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER)

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Optimal Currency Areas

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 19 Jul 2002

Alberto F. Alesina, Robert J. Barro and Silvana Tenreyro

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE)

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Optimal Currency Areas

NBER Working Paper No. w9072

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 20 Jul 2002 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Robert J. Barro and Silvana Tenreyro

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE)

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The Politics of Monetary Policy

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The Politics of Monetary Policy

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2183

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 24 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2010

Alberto F. Alesina and Andrea Stella

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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The Politics of Monetary Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w15856

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 05 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2023

Alberto F. Alesina and Andrea Stella

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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Inequality and Happiness: Are Europeans and Americans Different?

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Inequality and Happiness: Are Europeans and Americans Different?

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Dec 2001

Alberto F. Alesina, Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit and Imperial College London - Tanaka Business School

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Inequality and Happiness: Are Europeans and Americans Different?

NBER Working Paper No. w8198

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 31 Mar 2001 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit and Imperial College London - Tanaka Business School

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Inequality and Happiness: Are Europeans and Americans Different?

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 31 Jul 2001

Alberto F. Alesina, Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard Business School - Business, Government and the International Economy Unit and Imperial College London - Tanaka Business School

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Fairness and Redistribution: Us Versus Europe

Harvard Institute Research Working Paper No. 1983, MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 02-37

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 05 Nov 2002

Alberto F. Alesina and George-Marios Angeletos

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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Bureaucrats or Politicians?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1130; Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2009; IGIER Working Paper No. 238

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 05 Aug 2003

Alberto F. Alesina and Guido Tabellini

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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Bureaucrats or Politicians?

NBER Working Paper No. w10241

Number of pages: 80 Posted: 30 Jan 2004 Last Revised: 26 Dec 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Guido Tabellini

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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Bureaucrats or Politicians?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4252

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 Feb 2004

Alberto F. Alesina and Guido Tabellini

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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Trade, Growth and the Size of Countries

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 22 Jan 2003

Romain T. Wacziarg, Enrico Spolaore and Alberto F. Alesina

UCLA Anderson School of Management, Tufts University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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The Size of Countries: Does it Matter?

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 Oct 2002

Alberto F. Alesina

Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Preferences for Redistribution

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Preferences for Redistribution

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2170

Number of pages: 1 Posted: 29 Jan 2009

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Preferences for Redistribution

NBER Working Paper No. w14825

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 29 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Preferences for Redistribution

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4056

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 30 Mar 2009

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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The Power of the Family

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2132, IZA Discussion Paper No. 2750

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 17 Apr 2007

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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The Power of the Family

NBER Working Paper No. w13051

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 27 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 31 Aug 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Corruption, Inequality and Fairness

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Corruption, Inequality and Fairness

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 May 2005

Alberto F. Alesina and George-Marios Angeletos

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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Corruption, Inequality and Fairness

NBER Working Paper No. w11399

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 06 Jul 2005 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and George-Marios Angeletos

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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Divorce, Fertility and the Value of Marriage

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2136

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 25 Apr 2007

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Artificial States

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2115, Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 100

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Mar 2006

Alberto F. Alesina, William Easterly and Janina Matuszeski

Harvard University - Department of Economics, New York University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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Artificial States

NBER Working Paper No. w12328

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 14 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, William Easterly and Janina Matuszeski

Harvard University - Department of Economics, New York University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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The European Union: A Politically Incorrect View

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The European Union: A Politically Incorrect View

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 18 May 2004

Alberto F. Alesina and Roberto Perotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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The European Union: A Politically Incorrect View

NBER Working Paper No. w10342

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 16 Mar 2004 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Roberto Perotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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International Unions

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 23 Apr 2003

Alberto F. Alesina, Ignazio Angeloni and Federico Etro

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Italian Finance Ministry - International Financial Relations and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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International Unions

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 22 Jul 2003

Alberto F. Alesina, Ignazio Angeloni and Federico Etro

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Italian Finance Ministry - International Financial Relations and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Segregation and the Quality of Government in a Cross-Section of Countries

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Segregation and the Quality of Government in a Cross-Section of Countries

American Economic Review

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 12 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2023

Alberto F. Alesina and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Paris School of Economics (PSE)

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Segregation and the Quality of Government in a Cross-Section of Countries

NBER Working Paper No. w14316

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 17 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Paris School of Economics (PSE)

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Segregation and the Quality of Government in a Cross-Section of Countries

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6943

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 02 Dec 2008

Alberto F. Alesina and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Paris School of Economics (PSE)

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Large Changes in Fiscal Policy: Taxes Versus Spending

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Large Changes in Fiscal Policy: Taxes Versus Spending

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2180

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 Nov 2009

Alberto F. Alesina and Silvia Ardagna

Harvard University - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Large Changes in Fiscal Policy: Taxes Versus Spending

NBER Working Paper No. w15438

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 03 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2023

Alberto F. Alesina and Silvia Ardagna

Harvard University - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Endogenous Political Institutions

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Endogenous Political Institutions

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Oct 2002

Philippe Aghion, Alberto F. Alesina and Francesco Trebbi

College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Endogenous Political Institutions

NBER Working Paper No. w9006

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 21 Jun 2002 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2022

Philippe Aghion, Alberto F. Alesina and Francesco Trebbi

College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Endogenous Political Institutions

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 04 Dec 2002

Philippe Aghion, Alberto F. Alesina and Francesco Trebbi

College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Endogenous Political Institutions

Posted: 06 Sep 2004

Philippe Aghion, Alberto F. Alesina and Francesco Trebbi

College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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The Output Effect of Fiscal Consolidations

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The Output Effect of Fiscal Consolidations

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 16 Aug 2012

Alberto F. Alesina, Carlo A. Favero, Francesco Giavazzi and Francesco Giavazzi

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)University of Bocconi - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER)

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The Output Effect of Fiscal Consolidations

NBER Working Paper No. w18336

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 25 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2023

Alberto F. Alesina, Carlo A. Favero, Francesco Giavazzi and Francesco Giavazzi

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)University of Bocconi - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER)

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Gender Based Taxation and the Division of Family Chores

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Gender Based Taxation and the Division of Family Chores

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2145

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 28 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 27 Sep 2010

Alberto F. Alesina, Andrea Ichino and Loukas Karabarbounis

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Bologna and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Gender Based Taxation and the Division of Family Chores

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2164

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 03 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2010

Alberto F. Alesina, Andrea Ichino and Loukas Karabarbounis

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Bologna and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Gender Based Taxation and the Division of Family Chores

IZA Working Paper No. 3233

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 23 May 2008

Alberto F. Alesina, Andrea Ichino and Loukas Karabarbounis

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Bologna and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Gender Based Taxation and the Division of Family Chores

NBER Working Paper No. w13638

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 30 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Andrea Ichino and Loukas Karabarbounis

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Bologna and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Gender Based Taxation and the Division of Family Chores

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6591

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 09 Jun 2008

Alberto F. Alesina, Andrea Ichino and Loukas Karabarbounis

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Bologna and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

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Why is Fiscal Policy Often Procyclical?

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Why is Fiscal Policy Often Procyclical?

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2090, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1556

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 09 Aug 2005

Alberto F. Alesina and Guido Tabellini

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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Why is Fiscal Policy Often Procyclical?

NBER Working Paper No. w11600

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 Oct 2005 Last Revised: 26 Dec 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Guido Tabellini

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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Who Gives Foreign Aid to Whom and Why?

NBER Working Paper No. w6612

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 05 Apr 2003 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and David Dollar

Harvard University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)

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Regulation and Investment

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Regulation and Investment

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Jan 2003

Alberto F. Alesina, Silvia Ardagna, Giuseppe Nicoletti and Fabio Schiantarelli

Harvard University - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Economics Department (ECO) and Boston College - Department of Economics

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Regulation and Investment

NBER Working Paper No. w9560

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 27 Mar 2003 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Silvia Ardagna, Giuseppe Nicoletti and Fabio Schiantarelli

Harvard University - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Economics Department (ECO) and Boston College - Department of Economics

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Regulation and Investment

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 28 May 2003

Alberto F. Alesina, Silvia Ardagna, Giuseppe Nicoletti and Fabio Schiantarelli

Harvard University - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Economics Department (ECO) and Boston College - Department of Economics

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On the Origins of Gender Roles: Women and the Plough

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On the Origins of Gender Roles: Women and the Plough

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2194

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Jun 2011

Alberto F. Alesina, Paola Giuliano and Nathan Nunn

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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On the Origins of Gender Roles: Women and the Plough

NBER Working Paper No. w17098

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 May 2011 Last Revised: 22 Mar 2023

Alberto F. Alesina, Paola Giuliano and Nathan Nunn

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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On the Origins of Gender Roles: Women and the Plough

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5735

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 31 May 2011

Alberto F. Alesina, Paola Giuliano and Nathan Nunn

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Why Certain Countries Have Developed and Others Have Not?

American Economic Association, Ten Years and Beyond: Economists Answer NSF's Call for Long-Term Research Agendas

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 12 Aug 2011

Alberto F. Alesina

Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Family Values and the Regulation of Labor

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Family Values and the Regulation of Labor

FEEM Working Paper No. 56.2010

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 08 Jun 2010

Alberto F. Alesina, Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Universite Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne - CNRS-EUREQUA, National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) - National School for Statistical and Economic Administration (ENSAE) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Family Values and the Regulation of Labor

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4747

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 15 Feb 2010

Alberto F. Alesina, Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Universite Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne - CNRS-EUREQUA, National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) - National School for Statistical and Economic Administration (ENSAE) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Family Values and the Regulation of Labor

NBER Working Paper No. w15747

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 22 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2023

Alberto F. Alesina, Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Universite Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne - CNRS-EUREQUA, National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) - National School for Statistical and Economic Administration (ENSAE) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Family Values and the Regulation of Labor

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7688

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 01 Mar 2010

Alberto F. Alesina, Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Universite Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne - CNRS-EUREQUA, National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) - National School for Statistical and Economic Administration (ENSAE) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Good Bye Lenin (or Not?): The Effect of Communism on People's Preferences

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Good Bye Lenin (or Not?): The Effect of Communism on People's Preferences

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 Jul 2005

Alberto F. Alesina and Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Goethe University Frankfurt

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Good Bye Lenin (or Not?): The Effect of Communism on People's Preferences

NBER Working Paper No. w11700

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Goethe University Frankfurt

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The Design of Fiscal Adjustments

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 24 Sep 2012

Alberto F. Alesina and Silvia Ardagna

Harvard University - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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The Evolution of Ideology, Fairness and Redistribution

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The Evolution of Ideology, Fairness and Redistribution

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2178

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Aug 2009

Alberto F. Alesina, Guido Cozzi and Noemi Mantovan

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen and Bangor University - Bangor University

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The Evolution of Ideology, Fairness and Redistribution

NBER Working Paper No. w15587

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2023

Alberto F. Alesina, Guido Cozzi and Noemi Mantovan

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Durham University and Bangor University - Bangor University

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Income Distribution, Political Instability, and Investment

NBER Working Paper No. w4486

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 07 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Roberto Perotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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Family Ties and Political Participation

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Family Ties and Political Participation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4150

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 13 May 2009

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Citation 14

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Family Ties and Political Participation

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2171

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 30 Apr 2009

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Family Ties and Political Participation

NBER Working Paper No. w15415

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 13 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2023

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Citation 26

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Choosing (and Reneging on) Exchange Rate Regimes

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Choosing (and Reneging on) Exchange Rate Regimes

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 05 Aug 2003

Alberto F. Alesina and Alexander F. Wagner

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance

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Abstract:

Choosing (and Reneging on) Exchange Rate Regimes

NBER Working Paper No. w9809

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 29 Jun 2003 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Alexander F. Wagner

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance

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Citation 6

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37.

Old and Young Politicians

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Old and Young Politicians

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 15 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2018

Alberto F. Alesina, Traviss Cassidy and Ugo antonio Troiano

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Alabama and University of California, Riverside (UCR)

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Abstract:

Old and Young Politicians

NBER Working Paper No. w20977

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 02 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2023

Alberto F. Alesina, Ugo antonio Troiano and Traviss Cassidy

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of California, Riverside (UCR) and University of Alabama

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Technology and Labor Regulations

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Technology and Labor Regulations

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2123, Hudson Institute Research Paper No. 07-02

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 10 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2013

Alberto F. Alesina and Joseph Zeira

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics

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Technology and Labor Regulations

NBER Working Paper No. w12581

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Joseph Zeira

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics

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Ethnic Inequality

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Ethnic Inequality

NBER Working Paper No. w18512

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 03 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2023

Alberto F. Alesina, Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and London Business School

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Abstract:

Ethnic Inequality

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 01 Nov 2012

Alberto F. Alesina, Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics and London Business School

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Distributive Politics and Economic Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w3668

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 09 May 2000 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2010

Alberto F. Alesina and Dani Rodrik

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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Citation 57

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41.

Divorce, Fertility and the Shot Gun Marriage

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Divorce, Fertility and the Shot Gun Marriage

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2157, HIER Discussion Paper No. 2117

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 02 May 2006

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Divorce, Fertility and the Shot Gun Marriage

NBER Working Paper No. w12375

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Preferences for Redistribution in the Land of Opportunities

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Preferences for Redistribution in the Land of Opportunities

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Dec 2001

Alberto F. Alesina and Eliana La Ferrara

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Bocconi - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER)

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Preferences for Redistribution in the Land of Opportunities

NBER Working Paper No. w8267

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 05 May 2001 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Eliana La Ferrara

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Bocconi - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER)

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Abstract:

Preferences for Redistribution in the Land of Opportunities

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 08 Feb 2002

Alberto F. Alesina and Eliana La Ferrara

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Bocconi - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER)

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Political Instability and Economic Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w4173

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 14 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Sule Ozler, Nouriel Roubini and Phillip Swagel

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics, New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics and Northwestern University - Department of Economics

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Citation 21

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44.

Participation in Heterogeneous Communities

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Participation in Heterogeneous Communities

Bocconi University, IGIER Working Paper Series No. 151

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 12 Jul 1999

Eliana La Ferrara and Alberto F. Alesina

University of Bocconi - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Citation 4

Abstract:

Participation in Heterogeneous Communities

NBER Working Paper No. w7155

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 19 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Eliana La Ferrara

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Bocconi - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER)

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Citation 27

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45.

Budget Deficits and Budget Institutions

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Budget Deficits and Budget Institutions

IMF Working Paper No. 96/52

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Feb 2006

Alberto F. Alesina and Roberto Perotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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Citation 37

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Budget Deficits and Budget Institutions

NBER Working Paper No. w5556

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 28 Jun 1998 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Roberto Perotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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46.

Why Do Politicians Delegate?

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Why Do Politicians Delegate?

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2079

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 28 Jul 2005

Alberto F. Alesina and Guido Tabellini

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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Abstract:

Why Do Politicians Delegate?

NBER Working Paper No. w11531

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 16 Sep 2005 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Guido Tabellini

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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47.

Regulation Versus Taxation

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Regulation Versus Taxation

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2191

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 06 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 15 Nov 2010

Alberto F. Alesina and Francesco Passarelli

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University

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Abstract:

Regulation Versus Taxation

NBER Working Paper No. w16413

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 04 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 08 May 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Francesco Passarelli

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University

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48.

Who Adjusts and When? On the Political Economy of Reforms

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Citation 61

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Who Adjusts and When? On the Political Economy of Reforms

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2108

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 Feb 2006

Alberto F. Alesina, Silvia Ardagna and Francesco Trebbi

Harvard University - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Who Adjusts and When? On the Political Economy of Reforms

NBER Working Paper No. w12049

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 May 2006 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Silvia Ardagna and Francesco Trebbi

Harvard University - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Citation 10

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49.

Fiscal Adjustments in OECD Countries: Composition and Macroeconomic Effects

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Citation 157

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Fiscal Adjustments in OECD Countries: Composition and Macroeconomic Effects

IMF Working Paper No. 96/70

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 15 Feb 2006

Alberto F. Alesina and Roberto Perotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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Fiscal Adjustments in OECD Countries: Composition and Macroeconomic Effects

NBER Working Paper No. w5730

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 12 Nov 1996 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Roberto Perotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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Citation 28

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50.

Culture and Institutions

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Citation 268

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Culture and Institutions

NBER Working Paper No. w19750

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 20 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2023

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Abstract:

Culture and Institutions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9246

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 04 Sep 2015

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Citation 86

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Culture and Institutions

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10773

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 18 Aug 2015

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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51.

War, Peace and the Size of Countries

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Dec 2001

Alberto F. Alesina and Enrico Spolaore

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Tufts University - Department of Economics

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Citation 27

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52.

The Political Economy of Capital Controls

NBER Working Paper No. w4353

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Vittorio Grilli, Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti and Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Independent and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Senior Fellow

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53.

Political Jurisdictions in Heterogeneous Communities

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Political Jurisdictions in Heterogeneous Communities

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 28 Feb 2002

Alberto F. Alesina, Reza Baqir and Caroline M. Hoxby

Harvard University - Department of Economics, International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department and Stanford University

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Citation 45

Abstract:

Political Jurisdictions in Heterogeneous Communities

NBER Working Paper No. w7859

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 19 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 24 Dec 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Reza Baqir and Caroline M. Hoxby

Harvard University - Department of Economics, International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department and Stanford University

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Abstract:

Political Jurisdictions in Heterogeneous Communities

Posted: 28 Apr 2004

Alberto F. Alesina, Reza Baqir and Caroline M. Hoxby

Harvard University - Department of Economics, International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department and Stanford University

Abstract:

54.

The Determinants of Trust

NBER Working Paper No. w7621

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 May 2000 Last Revised: 30 Oct 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Eliana La Ferrara

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Bocconi - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER)

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Citation 3

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55.

Choosing Electoral Rules: Theory and Evidence from Us Cities

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Choosing Electoral Rules: Theory and Evidence from Us Cities

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 25 Mar 2005

Philippe Aghion, Alberto F. Alesina and Francesco Trebbi

College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Abstract:

Choosing Electoral Rules: Theory and Evidence from Us Cities

NBER Working Paper No. w11236

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 11 May 2005 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2022

Philippe Aghion, Alberto F. Alesina and Francesco Trebbi

College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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56.

Do Corrupt Governments Receive Less Foreign Aid?

NBER Working Paper No. w7108

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 29 Sep 1999 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Beatrice Weder di Mauro and Beatrice Weder di Mauro

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Graduate Institute Geneva, IHEIDGraduate Institute Geneva, IHEID

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57.

Public Goods and Ethnic Divisions

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Public Goods and Ethnic Divisions

NBER Working Paper No. w6009

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 13 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 04 Dec 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, William Easterly and Reza Baqir

Harvard University - Department of Economics, New York University - Department of Economics and International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department

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Public Goods and Ethnic Divisions

Posted: 13 Dec 1997

William Easterly, Alberto F. Alesina and Reza Baqir

New York University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department

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58.

A Test of Racial Bias in Capital Sentencing

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A Test of Racial Bias in Capital Sentencing

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2192

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 04 May 2011

Alberto F. Alesina and Eliana La Ferrara

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Bocconi - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER)

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A Test of Racial Bias in Capital Sentencing

NBER Working Paper No. w16981

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 02 May 2011 Last Revised: 27 May 2023

Alberto F. Alesina and Eliana La Ferrara

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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59.

Ambiguity and Extremism in Elections

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Ambiguity and Extremism in Elections

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2157

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 02 Jul 2008

Alberto F. Alesina and Richard Holden

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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Abstract:

Ambiguity and Extremism in Elections

NBER Working Paper No. w14143

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 30 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Richard Holden

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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60.

Budget Institutions and Fiscal Performance in Latin America

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Budget Institutions and Fiscal Performance in Latin America

NBER Working Paper No. w5586

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 01 Oct 1996 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Ricardo Hausmann, Rudolf Hommes and Ernesto Stein

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Universidad de los Andes and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

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Budget Institutions and Fiscal Performance in Latin America

IDB Working Paper No. 326

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 21 Apr 2011

Alberto F. Alesina, Ricardo Hausmann, Rudolf Hommes and Ernesto Stein

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Universidad de los Andes and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

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Citation 44

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61.

Do Women Pay More for Credit? Evidence from Italy

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Do Women Pay More for Credit? Evidence from Italy

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2159

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Jul 2008

Alberto F. Alesina, Francesca Lotti and Paolo Emilio Mistrulli

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Bank of Italy and Bank of Italy

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Do Women Pay More for Credit? Evidence from Italy

NBER Working Paper No. w14202

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 04 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Francesca Lotti and Paolo Emilio Mistrulli

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Bank of Italy and Bank of Italy

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62.

Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools

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Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools

HKS Working Paper No. RWP18-040

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Dec 2018

Alberto F. Alesina, Michela Carlana, Eliana La Ferrara and Paolo Pinotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard Kennedy School, University of Bocconi - Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) and Bocconi University - BAFFI Center on International Markets, Money, and Regulation

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Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11981

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 17 Dec 2018

Alberto F. Alesina, Michela Carlana, Eliana La Ferrara and Paolo Pinotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard Kennedy School, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - BAFFI Center on International Markets, Money, and Regulation

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Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools

NBER Working Paper No. w25333

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 22 Mar 2023

Alberto F. Alesina, Michela Carlana, Eliana La Ferrara and Paolo Pinotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard Kennedy School, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - BAFFI Center on International Markets, Money, and Regulation

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Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13555

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 07 Mar 2019

Alberto F. Alesina, Michela Carlana, Eliana La Ferrara and Paolo Pinotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard Kennedy School, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - BAFFI Center on International Markets, Money, and Regulation

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63.

The Euro and Structural Reforms*

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2169

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Nov 2008

Alberto F. Alesina, Silvia Ardagna, Vincenzo Galasso and Vincenzo Galasso

Harvard University - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Bocconi University

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64.

The European Central Bank: Reshaping Monetary Politics in Europe

NBER Working Paper No. w3860

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 09 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Vittorio Grilli

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Independent

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65.

Redistribution Through Public Employment: The Case of Italy

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Redistribution Through Public Employment: The Case of Italy

IMF Working Paper No. 99/177

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Feb 2006

Alberto F. Alesina, Stephan Danninger and Massimo Rostagno

Harvard University - Department of Economics, International Monetary Fund (Research Department) and European Central Bank (ECB)

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Redistribution Through Public Employment: The Case of Italy

NBER Working Paper No. w7387

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 Mar 2000 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Stephan Danninger and Massimo Rostagno

Harvard University - Department of Economics, International Monetary Fund (Research Department) and European Central Bank (ECB)

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66.

External Debt, Capital Flight and Political Risk

NBER Working Paper No. w2610

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 23 Apr 2004 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Guido Tabellini

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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67.

Persistence Despite Revolutions

NBER Working Paper No. w27053

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 28 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 03 Jun 2023

Alberto F. Alesina, Marlon Seror, David Y. Yang, Yang You and Weihong Zeng

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Bristol, Harvard University, The University of Hong Kong and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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68.

Why Doesn't the Us Have a European-Style Welfare System?

NBER Working Paper No. w8524

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 04 Oct 2001 Last Revised: 17 Oct 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Edward L. Glaeser and Bruce Sacerdote

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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69.

The Costs and Benefits of Fiscal Rules: Evidence from U.S. States

NBER Working Paper No. w5614

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Tamim Bayoumi

Harvard University - Department of Economics and International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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70.

Family Ties

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Family Ties

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7376

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 11 May 2013

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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Family Ties

NBER Working Paper No. w18966

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 13 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2023

Alberto F. Alesina and Paola Giuliano

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management

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71.

Democracy, Technology, and Growth

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Democracy, Technology, and Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w13180

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 27 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2022

Philippe Aghion, Alberto F. Alesina and Francesco Trebbi

College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Democracy, Technology, and Growth

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2138

Posted: 11 Jun 2007

Philippe Aghion, Alberto F. Alesina and Francesco Trebbi

College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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72.

Is Europe an Optimal Political Area?

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Is Europe an Optimal Political Area?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6469

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 10 Jun 2017

Alberto F. Alesina, Guido Tabellini and Francesco Trebbi

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Is Europe an Optimal Political Area?

NBER Working Paper No. w23325

Number of pages: 79 Posted: 17 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Guido Tabellini and Francesco Trebbi

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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Is Europe an Optimal Political Area?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12017

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 08 May 2017

Alberto F. Alesina, Guido Tabellini and Francesco Trebbi

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Bocconi University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business

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73.

What Does the European Union Do?

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What Does the European Union Do?

NBER Working Paper No. w8647

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Dec 2001 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Ignazio Angeloni and Ludger Schuknecht

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Italian Finance Ministry - International Financial Relations and European Central Bank (ECB)

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Abstract:

What Does the European Union Do?

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 17 Jan 2002

Alberto F. Alesina, Ignazio Angeloni and Ludger Schuknecht

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Italian Finance Ministry - International Financial Relations and European Central Bank (ECB)

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74.

Political Cycles in OECD Economies

NBER Working Paper No. w3478

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 25 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2023

Alberto F. Alesina and Nouriel Roubini

Harvard University - Department of Economics and New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics

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75.

Fiscal Expansions and Fiscal Adjustments in OECD Countries

NBER Working Paper No. w5214

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 30 Aug 2000 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Roberto Perotti

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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Why are Stabilizations Delayed?

NBER Working Paper No. w3053

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 25 Oct 2000 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Allan Drazen

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics

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The Political Economy of Government Debt

NBER Working Paper No. w21821

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 21 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2023

Alberto F. Alesina and Andrea Passalacqua

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University

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A Positive Theory of Fiscal Deficits and Government Debt in a Democracy

NBER Working Paper No. w2308

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Nov 2000 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Guido Tabellini

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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Optimal Borrowing Policies for Developing Countries: The Cases of Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand, 1965-83

IMF Working Paper No. 87/41

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 15 Feb 2006

Alberto F. Alesina

Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Public Confidence and Debt Management: a Model and a Case Study of Italy

NBER Working Paper No. w3135

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 14 Dec 2002 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Alessandro Prati and Guido Tabellini

Harvard University - Department of Economics, International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department, Deceased and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

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Currency Unions

NBER Working Paper No. w7927

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 24 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 31 Aug 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Robert J. Barro

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Citation 23

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The Political Economy of International Unions

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The Political Economy of International Unions

NBER Working Paper No. w8645

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 14 Dec 2001 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Ignazio Angeloni and Federico Etro

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Italian Finance Ministry - International Financial Relations and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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The Political Economy of International Unions

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 22 Jan 2002

Alberto F. Alesina, Ignazio Angeloni and Federico Etro

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Italian Finance Ministry - International Financial Relations and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Immigration and Redistribution

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Immigration and Redistribution

NBER Working Paper No. w24733

Number of pages: 128 Posted: 06 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 01 May 2023

Alberto F. Alesina, Armando Miano and Stefanie Stantcheva

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Immigration and Redistribution

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13035

Number of pages: 130 Posted: 09 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Armando Miano and Stefanie Stantcheva

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Citation 10

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On the Number and Size of Nations

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On the Number and Size of Nations

NBER Working Paper No. w5050

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 15 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022

Alberto F. Alesina and Enrico Spolaore

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Tufts University - Department of Economics

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On the Number and Size of Nations

Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 112, No. 4, November 1997

Posted: 11 May 1998

Alberto F. Alesina and Enrico Spolaore

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Tufts University - Department of Economics

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Macroeconomic Policy and Elections in OECD Democracies

NBER Working Paper No. w3830

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 09 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Gerald D. Cohen and Nouriel Roubini

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Ziff Brothers Investments - Macro Strategy and New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics

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The Political Effects of Immigration: Culture or Economics?

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The Political Effects of Immigration: Culture or Economics?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14354

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 15 May 2021

Alberto F. Alesina and Marco Tabellini

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Business School

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The Political Effects of Immigration: Culture or Economics?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15486

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 02 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2021

Alberto F. Alesina and Marco Tabellini

Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Business School

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Fiscal Policy, Profits, and Investment

NBER Working Paper No. w7207

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 07 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2022

Alberto F. Alesina, Silvia Ardagna, Roberto Perotti and Fabio Schiantarelli

Harvard University - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Boston College - Department of Economics

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Voting on the Budget Deficit

NBER Working Paper No. w2759

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 04 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2022

Guido Tabellini and Alberto F. Alesina

Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Fertility and the Plough

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Fertility and the Plough

NBER Working Paper No. w16718

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 24 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2023

Alberto F. Alesina, Paola Giuliano and Nathan Nunn

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management and Harvard University - Department of Economics

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Harvard University - Department of Economics

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