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Working Papers

2024

1. Democracy Corrupted: Apex Corruption and the Erosion of Democratic Values
   Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
2. Markets under Siege: How Political Beliefs Move Financial Markets
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2023

3. Financial Market Exposure Increases Generalized Trust, Particularly among the Politically Polarized
   Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
4. Political Trenches: War, Partisanship, and Polarization
   Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
5. Revolutionary Contagion
   Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business

2022

6. Civil and Ethnic Conflict in Historical Political Economy
   Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
7. Heroes and Villains: The Effects of Heroism on Autocratic Values and Nazi Collaboration in France
   SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2022)
   See also Journal Article Heroes and Villains: The Effects of Heroism on Autocratic Values and Nazi Collaboration in France, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2023) View citations (3) (2023)
8. Markets under Siege: How Differences in Political Beliefs Can Move Financial Markets
   Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business

2021

9. Heroes and Villains: The Effects of Combat Heroism on Autocratic Values and Nazi Collaboration in France
   Working Papers, HAL View citations (2)
   Also in Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (2020) View citations (2)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (2)
   SciencePo Working papers, HAL (2021) View citations (2)
   SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2021) View citations (1)
10. Pandemic Spikes and Broken Spears: Indigenous Resilience after the Conquest of Mexico
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
    See also Journal Article Pandemic Spikes and Broken Spears: Indigenous Resilience after the Conquest of Mexico, Journal of Historical Political Economy, now publishers (2022) (2022)
11. Trading Stocks Builds Financial Confidence and Compresses the Gender Gap
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (1)

2018

12. Learning by Trading
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business

2017

13. Trading for Peace
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Trading for peace, Economic Policy, CEPR, CESifo, Sciences Po (2018) View citations (21) (2018)

2016

14. A Theory of Community Formation and Social Hierarchy
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
    Also in CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy (2016)
15. Valuing Peace: The Effects of Financial Market Exposure on Votes and Political Attitudes
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
    See also Journal Article Valuing Peace: The Effects of Financial Market Exposure on Votes and Political Attitudes, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2019) View citations (30) (2019)

2014

16. 'Unfinished Business': Historic Complementarities, Political Competition and Ethnic Violence in Gujarat
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article ‘Unfinished business’: Historic complementarities, political competition and ethnic violence in Gujarat, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2014) View citations (21) (2014)
    Chapter 'Unfinished Business': Historic Complementarities, Political Competition and Ethnic Violence in Gujarat, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) (2013)
17. Gandhi's Gift: Lessons for Peaceful Reform from India's Struggle for Democracy
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Gandhi's Gift: Lessons for Peaceful Reform from India's Struggle for Democracy, Economics of Peace and Security Journal, EPS Publishing (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2013

18. "Unfinished Business": Ethnic Complementarities and the Political Contagion of Peace and Conflict in Gujarat
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2012

19. Veterans, Organizational Skill and Ethnic Cleansing: Evidence from the Partition of South Asia
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (21)
20. Who Has Voice in a Deliberative Democracy? Evidence from Transcripts of Village Parliaments in South India
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Who has voice in a deliberative democracy? Evidence from transcripts of village parliaments in south India, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (17) (2012)

2011

21. Analyzing Political Risks in Developing Countries: A Practical Framework for Project Managers
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
    See also Journal Article Analyzing political risks in developing countries: a practical framework for project managers, Business and Politics, De Gruyter (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
22. Sharing the Future: Financial Innovation and Innovators in Solving the Political Economy Challenges of Development
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
    See also Chapter Sharing the Future: Financial Innovation and Innovators in Solving the Political Economy Challenges of Development, International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2008

23. Shares, Coalition Formation and Political Development: Evidence from Seventeenth Century England
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (2)
24. Trade, Institutions and Religious Tolerance: Evidence from India
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (68)

2005

25. Governance in the gullies: democratic responsiveness and leadership in Delhi's slums
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Governance in the Gullies: Democratic Responsiveness and Leadership in Delhi's Slums, World Development, Elsevier (2007) View citations (34) (2007)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Heroes and Villains: The Effects of Heroism on Autocratic Values and Nazi Collaboration in France
   American Economic Review, 2023, 113, (7), 1888-1932 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Heroes and Villains: The Effects of Heroism on Autocratic Values and Nazi Collaboration in France, SciencePo Working papers Main (2022) (2022)

2022

2. Pandemic Spikes and Broken Spears: Indigenous Resilience after the Conquest of Mexico
   Journal of Historical Political Economy, 2022, 2, (1), 89-133
   See also Working Paper Pandemic Spikes and Broken Spears: Indigenous Resilience after the Conquest of Mexico, Research Papers (2021) (2021)

2019

3. Valuing Peace: The Effects of Financial Market Exposure on Votes and Political Attitudes
   Econometrica, 2019, 87, (5), 1561-1588 View citations (30)
   See also Working Paper Valuing Peace: The Effects of Financial Market Exposure on Votes and Political Attitudes, Research Papers (2016) (2016)

2018

4. Trading for peace
   Economic Policy, 2018, 33, (95), 485-526 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper Trading for Peace, Research Papers (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2017

5. A New Economic History of Colonial India. Edited by Latika Chaudhary, Bishnupriya Gupta, Tirthankar Roy, and Anand V. Swamy. London and New York: Routledge Press, 2016. Pp. xiv, 270. $160, hardback; $59.95, paper
   The Journal of Economic History, 2017, 77, (2), 641-643

2015

6. Financial Asset Holdings and Political Attitudes: Evidence from Revolutionary England
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2015, 130, (3), 1485-1545 View citations (34)

2014

7. Gandhi's Gift: Lessons for Peaceful Reform from India's Struggle for Democracy
   Economics of Peace and Security Journal, 2014, 9, (1), 76-88 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Gandhi's Gift: Lessons for Peaceful Reform from India's Struggle for Democracy, Research Papers (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
8. ‘Unfinished business’: Historic complementarities, political competition and ethnic violence in Gujarat
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 104, (C), 18-36 View citations (21)
   See also Chapter 'Unfinished Business': Historic Complementarities, Political Competition and Ethnic Violence in Gujarat, NBER Chapters, 2013, 18-36 (2013) (2013)
   Working Paper 'Unfinished Business': Historic Complementarities, Political Competition and Ethnic Violence in Gujarat, Research Papers (2014) View citations (26) (2014)

2013

9. Analyzing political risks in developing countries: a practical framework for project managers
   Business and Politics, 2013, 15, (1), 117-136 View citations (2)
   Also in Business and Politics, 2013, 15, (1), 117-136 (2013) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Analyzing Political Risks in Developing Countries: A Practical Framework for Project Managers, Research Papers (2011) (2011)
10. Trade, Institutions, and Ethnic Tolerance: Evidence from South Asia
    American Political Science Review, 2013, 107, (4), 806-832 View citations (132)

2012

11. Does Combat Experience Foster Organizational Skill? Evidence from Ethnic Cleansing during the Partition of South Asia
    American Political Science Review, 2012, 106, (4), 883-907 View citations (27)
12. Who has voice in a deliberative democracy? Evidence from transcripts of village parliaments in south India
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99, (2), 428-438 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Who Has Voice in a Deliberative Democracy? Evidence from Transcripts of Village Parliaments in South India, Research Papers (2012) View citations (17) (2012)

2008

13. The Administrative Foundations of Self-Enforcing Constitutions
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 105-09 View citations (27)

2007

14. Governance in the Gullies: Democratic Responsiveness and Leadership in Delhi's Slums
    World Development, 2007, 35, (2), 230-246 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Governance in the gullies: democratic responsiveness and leadership in Delhi's slums, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (12) (2005)
15. Maintaining peace across ethnic lines: New lessons from the past
    Economics of Peace and Security Journal, 2007, 2, (2), 89-93 View citations (8)

Chapters

2013

1. 'Unfinished Business': Historic Complementarities, Political Competition and Ethnic Violence in Gujarat
   A chapter in Economics of Religion and Culture, 2013, pp 18-36
   See also Journal Article ‘Unfinished business’: Historic complementarities, political competition and ethnic violence in Gujarat, Elsevier (2014) View citations (21) (2014)
   Working Paper 'Unfinished Business': Historic Complementarities, Political Competition and Ethnic Violence in Gujarat, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (2014) View citations (26) (2014)

2012

2. Sharing the Future: Financial Innovation and Innovators in Solving the Political Economy Challenges of Development
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Sharing the Future: Financial Innovation and Innovators in Solving the Political Economy Challenges of Development, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (2011) (2011)