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
Colombia: Another 100 Years of Solitude?
Citation Robinson, James A. 2013. “Colombia: Another 100 Years of Solitude?”. Current History 112:43-48. Download (PDF) Colombia: Another 100 Years of Solitude? Colombia: ¿Otros cien años de Soledad?
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?
The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Reply
Citation Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, and James A Robinson. 2012. “The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Reply”. American Economic Review 102:3077-3110. Download (PDF) The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An...
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...