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 Long Shadow of the Past: Political Economy of Regional Inequality in Colombia
Citation Fergusson, Leopoldo, Carlos Molina, James A Robinson, and Juan F Vargas. Working Paper. “The Long Shadow of the Past: Political Economy of Regional Inequality in Colombia”. Download (PDF) The Long Shadow of the Past: Political Economy of Regional Inequality...
The Political Economy of Public Income Volatility
Citation Robinson, James A, Ragnar Torvik, and Theirry Verdier. Forthcoming. “The Political Economy of Public Income Volatility”. Journal of Public Economics. Download (PDF) The Political Economy of Public Income Volatility
The Economic Impact of Colonialism
Citation Acemoglu, Daron, and James A Robinson. 2017. “The Economic Impact of Colonialism”. Pp. 81-89 in The Long Economic and Political Shadow of History, vol. 1. London: Vox.EU. Download (PDF) The Economic Impact of Colonialism
The Perils of Top-Down Statebuilding: Evidence from Colombia’s ‘False Positives’
Citation Acemoglu, Daron, Leopoldo Fergusson, James A Robinson, Dario Romero, and Juan Vargas. Working Paper. “The Perils of Top-Down Statebuilding: Evidence from Colombia's 'False Positives'”. Download (PDF) The Perils of Top-Down Statebuilding: Evidence from...
Endogenous Presidentialism
Citation Robinson, James A, and Ragnar Torvik. 2016. “Endogenous Presidentialism”. Journal of the European Economic Association 14(4):907-942. Download (PDF) Endogenous Presidentialism
The Need for Enemies
Citation Fergusson, Leopoldo, James A Robinson, Ragnar Torvik, and Juan Vargas. 2016. “The Need for Enemies”. Economic Journal 126(593):1018-1054. Download (PDF) The Need for Enemies
State Capacity and American Technology
Citation Acemoglu, Daron, Jacob Moscona, and James A Robinson. 2016. “State Capacity and American Technology”. American Economic Review 106(5):61-67. Download (PDF) State Capacity and American Technology
The Political Agenda Effect and State Centralization
Citation Acemoglu, Daron, James A Robinson, and Ragnar Torvik. Working Paper. “The Political Agenda Effect and State Centralization”. Download (PDF) The Political Agenda Effect and State Centralization Abstract We provide a potential explanation for the absence of,...
Paths to Inclusive Political Institutions
Citation Acemoglu, Daron, and James A Robinson. Working Paper. “Paths to Inclusive Political Institutions”. Download (PDF) Paths to Inclusive Political Institutions Abstract In this paper we present a new approach to thinking about the circumstances under which...
La Miseria en Colombia
Citation Robinson, James A. 2016. “La Miseria en Colombia”. Desarollo y Sociedad 76(1):1-70. Download (PDF) La Miseria en Colombia The Misery in Colombia