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

Democracy, Public Policy and Inequality

Citation Acemoglu, Daron, Suresh Naidu, Pascual Restrepo, and James Robinson. 2013. “Democracy, Public Policy and Inequality”. APSA-Comparative Democratization 11:2-20. Download (PDF) Democracy, Public Policy and Inequality

Economics versus Politics: Pitfalls of Policy Advice

Citation Acemoglu, Daron, and James A Robinson. 2013. “Economics versus Politics: Pitfalls of Policy Advice”. Journal of Economic Perspectives 27:173-192. Download (PDF) Economics versus Politics: Pitfalls of Policy Advice

Institutional Comparative Statics

Citation Robinson, James A, and Ragnar Torvik. 2013. “Institutional Comparative Statics”. in Advances in Economics and Econometrics: Tenth World Congress, Volume II, Applied Economics. New York: Cambridge University Press. Download (PDF) Institutional Comparative...

The Monopoly of Violence: Evidence from Colombia

Citation Acemoglu, Daron, James A Robinson, and Rafael J Santos. 2013. “The Monopoly of Violence: Evidence from Colombia”. Journal of the European Economic Association 11:5-44. Download (PDF) The Monopoly of Violence: Evidence from Colombia

Political Centralization in Pre-Colonial Africa

Citation Osafo-Kwaako, Philip, and James A Robinson. 2013. “Political Centralization in Pre-Colonial Africa”. Journal of Comparative Economics 41:534-564. Download (PDF) Political Centralization in Pre-Colonial Africa

The Political Economy of Clientelism

Citation Robinson, James A, and Thierry Verdier. 2013. “The Political Economy of Clientelism”. Scandinavian Journal of Economics 115:260-291. Download (PDF) The Political Economy of Clientelism

Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances?

Citation Acemoglu, Daron, James A Robinson, and Ragnar Torvik. 2013. “Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances?”. Review of Economic Studies 80:845-875. Download (PDF) Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances?

Finding El Dorado: Slavery and Long-Run Development in Colombia

Citation Acemoglu, Daron, Camilo García-Jimeno, and James A Robinson. 2012. “Finding El Dorado: Slavery and Long-Run Development in Colombia”. Journal of Comparative Economics 40:534-564. Download (PDF) Finding El Dorado: Slavery and Long-Run Development in...