"Style Investing" (with N. Barberis), Journal of Financial Economics, May, 2003.
"The Rise of the Regulatory State" (with E. Glaeser), Journal of Economic Literature, June, 2003.
"Who Owns the Media?" (with S. Djankov, C. McLiesh, and T. Nenova), Journal of Law and Economics, October, 2003. Download data here.
"Family Firms" (with M. Burkart and F. Panunzi), Journal of Finance, October, 2003.
"The New Comparative Economics" (with S. Djankov, E. Glaeser, R. La Porta, and F. Lopez-de-Silanes), Journal of Comparative Economics, December, 2003.
"Stock Market Driven Acquisitions" (with R. Vishny), Journal of Financial Economics, December, 2003.
"Comovement" (with N. Barberis and J. Wurgler), Journal of Financial Economics, 2004.
"Judicial Checks and Balances" (with R. La Porta, F. Lopez-de-Silanes, and C. Pop-Eleches), Journal of Political Economy, 2004. Download data and description of variables here.
"Persuasion in Politics" (with K. Murphy), American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, May, 2004.
"Does Competition Destroy Ethical Behavior?" American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, May, 2004.
"Do Institutions Cause Growth?" (with E. Glaeser, R. La Porta, and F. Lopez-de-Silanes), Journal of Economic Growth, September, 2004. Download data (1) and data (2) here.
"The Regulation of Labor" (with J. Botero, S. Djankov, R. La Porta, and F. Lopez-de-Silanes), Quarterly Journal of Economics, November, 2004. Download data here.
"Conscription as Regulation" (with C. Mulligan), American Law and Economics Review, April, 2005. Download data here.
"A Normal Country: Russia After Communism" (with D. Triesman), Journal of Economic Perspectives, Winter, 2005.
"What Works in Securities Laws?" (with R. La Porta, and F. Lopez-de-Silanes), Journal of Finance, February, 2006. Complete documentation of the compiled, edited answers to the questionnaire are available here: Harvard University Securities Law Project, and the data here: Securities Data.
"The Market for News" (with S. Mullainathan), American Economic Review, September, 2005.
"The Curley Effect" (with E. Glaeser), Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, April, 2005.
"Understanding Regulation" European Financial Management, September, 2005.
"The Extent of the Market and the Supply of Regulation" (with C. Mulligan), Quarterly Journal of Economics, November, 2005. Download data here.
"The Evolution of Common Law" (with N. Gennaioli), Journal of Political Economy, February, 2007.
"Private Credit in 129 Countries" (with S. Djankov and C. McLiesh), Journal of Financial Economics, May, 2007. Download data here.
"Overruling and the Instability of Law" (with N. Gennaioli), Journal of Comparative Economics, June, 2007.
"Why Does Democracy Need Education?" (with E. Glaeser and G. Ponzetto), Journal of Economic Growth , June 2007.
"Judicial Fact Discretion" (with N. Gennaioli), Journal of Legal Studies, January, 2008.
"Coarse Thinking and Persuasion" (with S. Mullainathan, and J. Schwartzstein), Quarterly Journal of Economics, May, 2008.
"The Law and Economics of Self-Dealing" (with S. Djankov, R. La Porta, and F. Lopez-de-Silanes), Journal of Financial Economics, June, 2008. Download data here.
"The Economics Consequences of Legal Origins" (with R. La Porta and F. Lopez-de-Silanes), Journal of Economic Literature, June, 2008. Download data and mini database here.
"Debt Enforcement Around the World" (with S. Djankov, O. Hart, and C. McLiesh), Journal of Political Economy, December, 2008. Download data here.
"The Unofficial Economy and Economic Development" (with R. La Porta), Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Fall, 2008. Download data here.
"The Age of Milton Friedman" Journal of Economic Literature, March, 2009. Download data here.
"The Divergence of Legal Procedures" (with A. Balas, R. La Porta, and F. Lopez-de-Silanes), American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, August, 2009. Dowload data and definitions here.
"Peter Bauer and the Failure of Foreign Aid" Cato Journal, Fall, 2009.
The Effect of Corporate Taxes on Investment and Entrepreneurship" (with S. Djankov, T. Ganser, C. McLiesh, and R. Ramalho), American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, July, 2010. Download data here.
"Unstable Banking" (with R. Vishny), Journal of Financial Economics, September, 2010.
"Regulation and Distrust" (with P. Aghion, Y. Algan, and P. Cahuc), Quarterly Journal of Economics, August, 2010. Download on-line appendix here. Download data here.
"Disclosure by Politicians" (with with S. Djankov, R. La Porta, and F. Lopez-de-Silanes), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, April, 2010. Download data, Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix D, Appendix by Country here, and presentation here.
"Asset Fire Sales and Credit Easing" (with R. Vishny), American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, May, 2010.
"What Comes to Mind" (with N. Gennaioli), Quarterly Journal of Economics, November, 2010.
"Efficient Regulation" in Daniel Kessler, ed., Regulation vs. Litigation, NBER and University of Chicago Press, forthcoming, 2010.
"The Evolution of a Legal Rule" (with A. Niblett and R. Posner), Journal of Legal Studies, June, 2010. Download data here, and explanation of variables here.
"Why Russia Says No" (with D. Treisman), Foreign Affairs, January-February, 2011.
"Chasing Noise" (with B. Mendel), Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming, 2011.
"Neglected Risks, Financial Innovation, and Financial Fragility" (with N. Gennaioli and R. Vishny), Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming, 2011.
"Fire Sales in Finance and Macroeconomics" (with R. Vishny), Journal of Economic Perspectives, Winter, 2011.
"Comments on Gorton and Metrick: Regulating the Shadow Banking System" Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Fall 2010.
UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS:
"A Model of Shadow Banking" (with N. Gennaioli and R. Vishny), June 2011.
"Salience Theory of Choice Under Risk" (with P. Bordalo and N. Gennaioli), revised, June, 2011. Appendix 2: supplementary material.
"Human Capital and Regional Development" (with N. Gennaioli, R. La Porta, and F. Lopez-de-Silanes), revised, September, 2011.
"Teaching Practices and Social Capital" (with Y. Algan and P. Cahuc), March, 2011.
"An Activity-Generating Theory of Regulation" (with J. Schwartzstein), revised, September, 2010.
"What Do Money Managers Do?" (with J. Lakonishok and R. Vishny), February, 1997.
"The Waste of Time and Talent under Socialism" (with R. Vishny), June, 1992.
"Increasing Returns, Durables, and Economic Fluctuations" (with K. Murphy and R. Vishny),October, 1988.