David Skarbek

Brown University - Department of Political Science

Box 1844

Providence, RI 02912

United States

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SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (13)

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Covenants without the Sword? Comparing Prison Self-Governance Globally

American Political Science Review, 110(4) 2016: 845-862.
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 22 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 03 Jan 2017
David Skarbek
Brown University - Department of Political Science
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Political Order, Governance, Extralegal Governance, Conflict Processes, Prison Social Order, Self-Enforcing Exchange, Gangs, Crime

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What Can Aid Do?

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What Can Aid Do?

Cato Journal, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2009
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 07 May 2013
David Skarbek and Peter T. Leeson
Brown University - Department of Political Science and George Mason University - Department of Economics
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US foreign aid, foreign assistance effectiveness, economic development in Africa

What Can Aid Do?

Cato Journal, 2009
Posted: 20 Aug 2009
David Skarbek and Peter T. Leeson
Brown University - Department of Political Science and George Mason University - Department of Economics

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Alertness, Local Knowledge, and Johnny Appleseed

Review of Austrian Economics, Vol. 22, No. 7, 2009
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 25 Jul 2011
David Skarbek
Brown University - Department of Political Science
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Property Rights Entrepreneurship, Alertness, Local Knowledge

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Polycentrism and Prison Gangs

The Annual Proceedings of the Wealth and Well-Being of Nations, 2011-2012
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 16 Nov 2012
David Skarbek and Andrew Marcum
Brown University - Department of Political Science and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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What Aid Can't Do: Reply to Ranis

Cato Journal, Vol. 31, No. 1, 2011
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 20 Apr 2013
David Skarbek and Peter T. Leeson
Brown University - Department of Political Science and George Mason University - Department of Economics
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foreign aid effectiveness, international aid grants, global poverty

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Prison Gangs, Norms, and Organizations

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 82, No. 1, 2012
Posted: 10 Feb 2013
David Skarbek
Brown University - Department of Political Science

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political economy, governance, prison, crime, gangs

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Governance and Prison Gangs

American Political Science Review, Vol. 105, No. 4, pp. 702-716, 2011
Posted: 06 Jan 2013
David Skarbek
Brown University - Department of Political Science

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political economy, governance, prison, crime, gangs

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Occupational Licensing and Asymmetric Information: Post-Hurricane Evidence from Florida

Cato Journal, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2008
Posted: 23 Jul 2011
David Skarbek
Brown University - Department of Political Science

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Market Failure and Natural Disasters: A Reexamination of Anti-Gouging Laws

Public Contract Law Journal, Vol. 37, No. 4, 2008
Posted: 23 Jul 2011
David Skarbek
Brown University - Department of Political Science

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F. A. Hayek’s Influence on Nobel Prize Winners

Review of Austrian Economics, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2009
Posted: 23 Jul 2011
David Skarbek
Brown University - Department of Political Science

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What Aid Can't Do: Reply to Ranis

Cato Journal, Forthcoming
Posted: 30 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2011
David Skarbek and Peter T. Leeson
Brown University - Department of Political Science and George Mason University - Department of Economics

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Criminal Constitutions

Global Crime, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 279-298, 2010
Posted: 20 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2010
Peter T. Leeson and David Skarbek
George Mason University - Department of Economics and Brown University - Department of Political Science

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Putting the 'Con' into Constitutions: The Economics of Prison Gangs

Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2010
Posted: 19 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2011
David Skarbek
Brown University - Department of Political Science

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Constitutions, Governance, Internal Predation, Prison Gangs