Alberto F. Alesina

Harvard University - Department of Economics

Professor of Economics and Government

Littauer Center

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Fellow

London

United Kingdom

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

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Citation 444

Fractionalization

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 20 Jul 2002
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
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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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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Hours worked, labor unions, taxation, Europe

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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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Citation 116

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 437

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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Citation 60

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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Citation 15

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?

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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Inequality, happiness, redistribution

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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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Inequality, Redistribution, Fairness, Political Economy, Median Vote

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Citation 15

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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politics, delegation, bureaucracies

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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Politics, delegation, bureaucracies

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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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Citation 140

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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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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preferences for redistribution

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Citation 131

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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family ties, culture, home production and market activities, immigrants

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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Citation 42

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, rent seeking, inequality, fairness, redistribution, political economy

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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Divorce Laws, Fertility, Marriage

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Citation 45

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

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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Citation 41

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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Federalism, political economy, European Union, international unions

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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Diversity, Ethnicity, Fractionalization, Language, Quality of government, Religion, Segregation

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Citation 69

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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Citation 121

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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Political systems, endogenous constitutions, super-majority rule

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

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 16 Aug 2012
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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fiscal adjustment, output, confidence, investment

The Output Effect of Fiscal Consolidations

NBER Working Paper No. w18336
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 25 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2023
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

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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Optimal Taxation, Economics of Gender, Family Economics, Elasticity of Labor Supply

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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Optimal Taxation, Economics of Gender, Family Economics, Elasticity of Labor Supply

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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optimal taxation, economics of gender, family economics, elasticity of labor supply

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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economics of gender, elasticity of labour supply, family economics, optimal taxation

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Citation 144

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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Citation 140

Regulation and Investment

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Jan 2003
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
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
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, investment

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Citation 229

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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Culture, beliefs, values, gender roles

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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culture, beliefs, values, gender roles

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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

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, Regulation of Labor, Labor Markets

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, labor regulation

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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Family values, Labor Markets Regulation

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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deficit reduction, policy reforms, taxes versus spending

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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

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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family ties, trust, culture

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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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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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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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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politicians, age, political budget cycles

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

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

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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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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Ethnicity, Diversity, Inequality, Development, Geography

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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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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 Laws, Fertility, Marriage

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

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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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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Social mobility, POUM, redistribution

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Externalities, Voting, Rules, Taxation

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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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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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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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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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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culture, institutions

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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culture, institutions

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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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The Political Economy of Capital Controls

NBER Working Paper No. w4353
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2022
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Independent and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Senior Fellow
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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Graduate Institute Geneva, IHEIDGraduate Institute Geneva, IHEID
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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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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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death penalty, racial bias, law, economics

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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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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Elections, polarization of platforms, ambiguity, primaries

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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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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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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Revealing Stereotypes: Evidence from Immigrants in Schools

HKS Working Paper No. RWP18-040
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Dec 2018
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
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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immigrants, teachers, implicit stereotypes, IAT, bias in grading

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
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
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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bias in grading, IAT, immigrants, implicit stereotypes, teachers

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The Euro and Structural Reforms*

Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2169
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Nov 2008
Harvard University - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)Bocconi University
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Euro, structural reforms, deregulation, European labor markets

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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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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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Public Employment, Redistribution of Income, Public Policy and Economic Behavior of Agents

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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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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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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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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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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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 values, cultural economics, labor market regulations, growth, institutions

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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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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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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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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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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European union, political economy, subsidarity

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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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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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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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Political economy, federalism, subsidarity, European union

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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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Fairness, Immigration, Online Experiment, Perceptions, redistribution, survey, taxation

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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?

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
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

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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