James A. Robinson

Institute Director of The Pearson Institute; Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Professor and University Professor; Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science, University of Chicago; Recipient of the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

Publications

The Role of Institutions in Growth and Development

Citation “The Role of Institutions in Growth and Development,” (2010) (with Daron Acemoglu, MIT) in David Brady and Michael Spence eds. Leadership and Growth, World Bank; Washington. Download (PDF) The Role of Institutions in Growth and Development Abstract In this...

The Political Economy of Inequality

Citation “The Political Economy of Inequality,” (2009) in Ahmed Galal, Namees Nabeel, Sherine El-Menshawy, and Khalid Sekkat eds. Equity and Economic Development, ERF; Cairo. 13. Download (PDF) The Political Economy of Inequality Abstract The extent of inequality in...

Paths of Political and Economic Development

Citation “Paths of Political and Economic Development,” (joint with Daron Acemoglu, MIT) (2006) in The Oxford Handbook of Political Economy edited by Barry Weingast and Donald Wittman, New York; Oxford University Press. Download (PDF) Paths of Political and Economic...

A Comment on “Does Democracy Engender Equality?”

Citation A Comment on “Does Democracy Engender Equality?” by John Roemer (2003) in Edward J. Mansfield and Richard Sisson, eds. Political Knowledge and the Public Interest, Columbus: The Ohio State University Press.  

Historical Roots of Inequality in Latin America

Citation “Historical Roots of Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean” (2003) (joint with Kenneth Sokoloff, UCLA) published as Chapter 5 of Inequality in Latin America & the Caribbean: Breaking with History? World Bank. Download (PDF) Historical Roots of...