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
Power and Persistence: The Indigenous Roots of Representative Democracy
Citation “Power and Persistence: The Indigenous Roots of Representative Democracy,” (2019) (joint with Jeanet Bentzen Sinding and Jacob Gerner Hariri, University of Copenhagen), Economic Journal, 129, 618, 1, 678-714. Download (PDF) Power and Persistence: The...
Beyond Modernization Theory
Citation Acemoglu, Daron, and James A Robinson. 2018. "Beyond Modernization Theory." Annals of Comparative Democratization 16(3): 26-31. Download (PDF) Beyond Modernization Theory
Rents and Economic Development: The Perspective of Why Nations Fail
Citation Acemoglu, Daron, and James A Robinson. Forthcoming in Public Choice. “Rents and Economic Development: The Perspective of Why Nations Fail”. Download (PDF) Rents and Economic Development: The Perspective of Why Nations Fail Abstract We present the approach to...
The Long-Run Impact of the Dissolution of the English Monasteries
Citation Heldring, Leander, James A Robinson, and Sebastian Vollmer. Working Paper. “The Long-Run Impact of the Dissolution of the English Monasteries”. Download (PDF) The Long-Run Impact of the Dissolution of the English Monasteries Abstract We examine the long-run...
Social Origins of Dictatorships: Elite Networks and Political Transitions in Haiti
Citation Naidu, Suresh, James A Robinson, and Lauren E Young. Working Paper. “Social Origins of Dictatorships: Elite Networks and Political Transitions in Haiti”. Download (PDF) Social Origins of Dictatorships: Elite Networks and Political Transitions in Haiti...
Asymmetric Growth and Institutions in an Interdependent World
Citation Acemoglu, Daron, James A Robinson, and Thierry Verdier. 2017. “Asymmetric Growth and Institutions in an Interdependent World”. Journal of Political Economy 125(5):1245-1305. Download (PDF) Asymmetric Growth and Institutions in an Interdependent World
The Evolution of Culture and Institutions: Evidence from the Kuba Kingdom
Citation Lowes, Sara, Nathan Nunn, James A Robinson, and Jonathan L Weigel. 2017. “The Evolution of Culture and Institutions: Evidence from the Kuba Kingdom”. Econometrica 85(4):1065-1091. Download (PDF) The Evolution of Culture and Institutions: Evidence from the...
Why did the West Extend the Franchise? A Correction
Citation Acemoglu, Daron, and James A Robinson. Working Paper. “Why did the West Extend the Franchise? A Correction”. Download (PDF) Why did the West Extend the Franchise? A Correction
Keeping it in the Family: Lineage Organization and the Scope of Trust in Sub-Saharan Africa
Citation Moscona, Jacob, Nathan Nunn, and James A Robinson. 2017. “Keeping it in the Family: Lineage Organization and the Scope of Trust in Sub-Saharan Africa”. American Economic Review 107(5):565-571. Download (PDF) Keeping it in the Family: Lineage Organization and...
Democracy does cause growth
Citation Acemoglu, Daron, Suresh Naidu, Pascual Restrepo, and James A Robinson. Forthcoming. “Democracy does cause growth”. Journal of Political Economy. Download (PDF) Democracy does cause growth