Ruben Enikolopov

Institute of Political Economy and Governance

Research Professor

Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27

Barcelona, 08005

Spain

New Economic School

Assistant Professor

Skolkovskoe shosse 45

Moscow, Skolkovo 143026

Russia

ICREA

Research Professor

Passeig Lluís Companys, 23

Barcelona, 08010

Spain

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Assistant professor

Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27

Barcelona, E-08005

Spain

Barcelona GSE

Affiliate Professor

Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27

Barcelona, Barcelona 08005

Spain

  • Institute of Political Economy and Governance

  • New Economic School

  • ICREA

  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra

  • Barcelona GSE

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1.

Can Development Programs Counter Insurgencies?: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

MIT Political Science Department Research Paper No. 2011-14
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 19 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 12 Jan 2018
Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia and Ruben Enikolopov
World Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science and Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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conflict; development; aid; field experiment; Afghanistan

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Social Media and Protest Participation: Evidence from Russia

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Social Media and Protest Participation: Evidence from Russia

Econometrica, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 11 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2019
Ruben Enikolopov, Alexey Makarin and Maria Petrova
Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF) and Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona
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social media, political protests, collective action, impact of technology adoption

Social Media and Protest Participation: Evidence from Russia

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11254
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 09 May 2016
Ruben Enikolopov, Alexey Makarin and Maria Petrova
Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF) and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE)
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collective action, impact of technology adoption, political protests, social media

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Social Media and Corruption

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Social Media and Corruption

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 27 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 26 Nov 2016
Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova and Konstantin Sonin
Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona and University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy
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political economy, financial markets, social media, governance

Social Media and Corruption

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11263
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 09 May 2016
Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova and Konstantin Sonin
Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona and University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy
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financial markets, governance, political economy, social media

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Radio and the Rise of the Nazis in Prewar Germany

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Radio and the Rise of the Nazis in Prewar Germany

Number of pages: 134 Posted: 31 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2015
Maja Adena, Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova, Veronica Santarosa and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona, University of Michigan Law School and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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Radio and the Rise of the Nazis in Prewar Germany

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5330
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 21 Jul 2015
Maja Adena, Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova, Veronica Santarosa and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona, University of Michigan Law School and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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anti-semitism, dictatorship, media, Nazis, propaganda, unconsolidated democracy

Radio and the Rise of the Nazis in Prewar Germany

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9453
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 02 May 2013
Maja Adena, Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova, Veronica Santarosa and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona, Yale University - Department of Economics and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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Anti-semitism, dictatorship, media, Nazis, propaganda, unconsolidated democracy

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Media and Political Persuasion: Evidence from Russia

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Media and Political Persuasion: Evidence from Russia

American Economic Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 23 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2011
Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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Mass Media, Persuasion, Voting

Media and Political Persuasion: Evidence from Russia

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7257
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 19 May 2009
Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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Media, NTV, Political Persuasion, Russia

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Decentralization and Political Institutions

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Citation 58

Decentralization and Political Institutions

CEFIR Working Paper, Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 91, 2007
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 13 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 12 Jan 2011
Ruben Enikolopov and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
Institute of Political Economy and Governance and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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decentralization, political institutions, parties, quality of government, growth

Decentralization and Political Institutions

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3857
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 Jun 2003
Ruben Enikolopov and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
Institute of Political Economy and Governance and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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Decentralization, political institutions, parties, quality of government, growth

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Do Elected Councils Improve Governance? Experimental Evidence on Local Institutions in Afghanistan

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Do Elected Councils Improve Governance? Experimental Evidence on Local Institutions in Afghanistan

MIT Political Science Department Research Paper No. 2013-24
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 18 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 17 Oct 2019
Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia and Ruben Enikolopov
World Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science and Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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political institutions, field experiment, democratization, governance quality

Do Elected Councils Improve Governance? Experimental Evidence on Local Institutions in Afghanistan

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6510
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia and Ruben Enikolopov
World Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science and Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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Social Accountability, Governance Indicators, National Governance, Housing & Human Habitats, Peri-Urban Communities

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Cross-Border Media and Nationalism: Evidence from Serbian Radio in Croatia

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Cross-Border Media and Nationalism: Evidence from Serbian Radio in Croatia

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, July (2014), 6(3): 103-32
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 19 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2018
Stefano DellaVigna, Ruben Enikolopov, Vera Mironova, Maria Petrova and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Political Economy and Governance, University of Maryland, Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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mass media, persuasion, voting, nationalism, conflict

Cross-Border Media and Nationalism: Evidence from Serbian Radio in Croatia

NBER Working Paper No. w16989
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 04 May 2011
Stefano DellaVigna, Ruben Enikolopov, Vera Mironova, Maria Petrova and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Political Economy and Governance, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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Direct Democracy and Resource Allocation: Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan

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Direct Democracy and Resource Allocation: Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan

MIT Political Science Department Research Paper No. 2011-6
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 29 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2016
Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia and Ruben Enikolopov
World Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science and Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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political institutions, field experiment, electoral system, direct democracy

Direct Democracy and Resource Allocation: Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6133
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia and Ruben Enikolopov
World Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science and Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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Housing & Human Habitats, Social Accountability, Rural Urban Linkages, Peri-Urban Communities, Parliamentary Government

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Political Effects of the Internet and Social Media

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Political Effects of the Internet and Social Media

Forthcoming, Annual Review of Economics. DOI/10.1146/annurev-economics-081919-050239
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 22 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2019
Ekaterina Zhuravskaya, Maria Petrova and Ruben Enikolopov
Paris School of Economics (PSE), Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona and Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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Political Effects of the Internet and Social Media

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13996
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2019
Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE) and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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internet, social media, survey

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Empowering Women: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

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Empowering Women: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6269
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia and Ruben Enikolopov
World Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science and Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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Gender and Law, Gender and Health, Housing & Human Habitats, Anthropology, Gender and Development

Empowering Women through Development Aid: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Political Science Department Working Paper No. 2012-13
Posted: 29 May 2012 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2016
Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia and Ruben Enikolopov
World Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science and Institute of Political Economy and Governance

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Economics of gender, field experiment, Afghanistan

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Electoral Rules and Political Selection: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

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Electoral Rules and Political Selection: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

MIT Political Science Department Research Paper No. 2013-27
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 10 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2015
Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia, Georgy Egorov and Ruben Enikolopov
World Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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Electoral Rules and Political Selection: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7361
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia, Georgy Egorov and Ruben Enikolopov
World Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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Conflict and Fragile States, Social Development & Poverty, Inequality

Electoral Rules and the Quality of Politicians: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

NBER Working Paper No. w20082
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 06 May 2014
Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia, Georgy Egorov and Ruben Enikolopov
World Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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Politicians, Bureaucrats and Targeted Redistribution

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 30 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2014
Ruben Enikolopov
Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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accountability, constitutional design, bureaucracy, patronage

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Winning Hearts and Minds Through Development: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

APSA 2013 Annual Meeting Paper, American Political Science Association 2013 Annual Meeting
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Aug 2013
Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia and Ruben Enikolopov
Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science and Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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community driven development, field experiment, conflict, counterinsurgency, Afghanistan

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Social Image, Networks, and Protest Participation

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 24 May 2018
Ruben Enikolopov, Alexey Makarin, Maria Petrova and Leonid Polishchuk
Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF), Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona and National Research University Higher School of Economics
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social pressure, political participation, protests, social image, online social media, new technologies

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Field Experiment Estimate of Electoral Fraud in Russian Parliamentary Elections

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 25 Dec 2012
Ruben Enikolopov, Vasily Korovkin, Maria Petrova, Konstantin Sonin and Alexei Zakharov
Institute of Political Economy and Governance, CERGE-EI, Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy and National Research University Higher School of Economics
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electoral fraud, field experiment, Russia, nondemocratic government

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Politics, Instability, and Composition of International Investment Flows

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 13 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2014
Art Durnev, Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova and Veronica Santarosa
University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business, Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona and University of Michigan Law School
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international investment flows, political instability, FDI, majority-owned investment

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Firm Value in Crisis: Effects of Firm-Level Transparency and Country-Level Institutions

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 19 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2014
Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova and Sergey Stepanov
Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona and National Research University Higher School of Economics - International College of Economics and Finance
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corporate governance, investor protection, financial crisis, firm value, transparency

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Are Bureaucrats Really Paid Like Bureaucrats?

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 02 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 26 Jan 2017
Ruben Enikolopov
Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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bureaucrats, pay for performance, incentives of politicians

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The National Solidarity Program: Assessing the Effects of Community-Driven Development in Afghanistan

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7415
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia and Ruben Enikolopov
World Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science and Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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Conflict and Fragile States, Social Development & Poverty, Inequality

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Winning Hearts and Minds Through Development? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6129
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2018
Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia and Ruben Enikolopov
World Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science and Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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Labor Policies, Subnational Economic Development, E-Business, Post Conflict Reconstruction, Housing & Human Habitats

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Empowering Women Through Development Aid: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

APSA 2013 Annual Meeting Paper, American Political Science Association 2013 Annual Meeting
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 15 Aug 2013
Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia and Ruben Enikolopov
Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science and Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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Social Media and Xenophobia: Evidence from Russia

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Social Media and Xenophobia: Evidence from Russia

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2019-145
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 27 Dec 2019
Leonardo Bursztyn, Georgy Egorov, Ruben Enikolopov and Maria Petrova
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Institute of Political Economy and Governance and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE)
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Social Media and Xenophobia: Evidence from Russia

NBER Working Paper No. w26567
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 24 Dec 2019
Leonardo Bursztyn, Georgy Egorov, Ruben Enikolopov and Maria Petrova
University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Institute of Political Economy and Governance and Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona
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Do Elected Councils Improve Governance? Experimental Evidence on Local Institutions in Afghanistan

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13053
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 24 Jul 2018
Ruben Enikolopov
Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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democratization, field experiment, governance quality, Political Institutions

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Are Bureaucrats Really Paid Like Bureaucrats?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13051
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Jul 2018
Ruben Enikolopov
Institute of Political Economy and Governance
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bureaucrats, city managers, incentives of politicians, pay for performance

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Cross-Border Media and Nationalism: Evidence from Serbian Radio in Croatia

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9042
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 28 Sep 2012
Stefano DellaVigna, Ruben Enikolopov, Maria Petrova and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Political Economy and Governance, Institute for Political Economy and Governance, Barcelona and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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media, nationalism