James A. Robinson
Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Professor and University Professor; Institute Director of The Pearson Institute
Publications
Introduction: The Deliberative Roots and Gender Complementarity in Igbo Political System
Citation Korieh, Chima, Maria Bautista, and James Robinson. “Introduction: The Deliberative Roots and Gender Complementarity in Igbo Political System" Ikenga International Journal of Institute of African Studies. 24, no. 3. (2023): 1-14. Download (PDF) Introduction:...
The Economic Effects of the English Parliamentary Enclosures
Citation “The Economic Effects of the English Parliamentary Enclosures” with Leander Heldring and Sebastian Vollmer (2024). Working Paper. Download (PDF) The Economic Effects of the English Parliamentary Enclosures Download Appendix (PDF) The Economic Effects of the...
Anti-Social Norms
Citation “Anti-Social Norms” with Leopoldo Fergusson and José-Alberto Guerra (2024). Working Paper. Download (PDF) Anti-Social Norms Download Appendix (PDF) Anti-Social Norms Appendix Abstract Since formal rules can only partially reduce opportunistic behavior,...
Constitutions and Order: A Theory and Comparative Evidence from Colombia and the United States
Citation “Constitutions and Order: A Theory and Comparative Evidence from Colombia and the United States” with Leopoldo Fergusson, Javier Mejia, and Santiago Torres (2023). Working Paper. Download (PDF) Constitutions and Order: A Theory and Comparative Evidence from...
Missing Discussions: Institutional Constraints in the Islamic Political Tradition
Citation "Missing Discussions: Institutional Constraints in the Islamic Political Tradition" with A. Arda Gitmez and Mehdi Shadmehr (2023). Working Paper. Download (PDF) Missing Discussions: Institutional Constraints in the Islamic Political Tradition Download...
African Political Institutions and the Impact of Colonialism
Citation “African Political Institutions and the Impact of Colonialism” (2022). Working Paper. Download (PDF) African Political Institutions and the Impact of Colonialism Abstract Conventional wisdom proposes deep historical roots for authoritarianism in Africa:...
Tax Aversion and the Social Contract in Africa
Citation Robinson, James A. “Tax Aversion and the Social Contract in Africa." Journal of African Economies. 32, Issue Supplement_1, (2023): i33–i56. Download (PDF) Tax Aversion and the Social Contract in Africa Abstract Despite the low levels of taxation and public...
The Second World War, Inequality, and the Social Contract in Britain
Citation Heldring, Leander, James A. Robinson, and Parker Whitfill, “The Second World War, Inequality, and the Social Contract in Britain,” Economica, 89, no.1 (2022): 137-159 Download (PDF) The Second World War, Inequality and the Social Contract in Britain Abstract...
Non-Modernization: Power-Culture Trajectories and the Dynamics of Political Institutions
Citation Acemoglu, Daron and James Robinson, “Non-Modernization: Power-Culture Trajectories and the Dynamics of Political Institutions,” Annual Review of Political Science, 25 (2022), 323–39. Download (PDF) Non-Modernization: Power-Culture Trajectories and the...
The Political Economy of Latin America: New Visions
Citation “The Political Economy of Latin America: New Visions,” with José Luis Falconi (2021). Working Paper. Download (PDF) The Political Economy of Latin America: New Visions Abstract Latin American under-development has been fundamentally determined by a political...