Timothy Besley

29 catalog papers. Identity-linked publications and additional name matches are distinguished below.

ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6372

London School of Economics and Political Science

Publications

• Growth Experiences and Trust in Government — The Quarterly Journal of Economics 2026
• The Political Economics of Green Transitions — The Quarterly Journal of Economics 2023 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• State Capacity, Reciprocity, and the Social Contract — Econometrica 2020 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• Reply to: Comments on “State Capacity, Reciprocity, and the Social Contract” — Econometrica 2020 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• Gender Quotas and the Crisis of the Mediocre Man: Theory and Evidence from Sweden — American Economic Review 2017 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• Bailouts and the Optimal Taxation of Bonus Pay — American Economic Review 2013 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• Estimating the Peace Dividend: The Impact of Violence on House Prices in Northern Ireland — American Economic Review 2012 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• The Logic of Political Violence — The Quarterly Journal of Economics 2011
• Political Competition, Policy and Growth: Theory and Evidence from the US — The Review of Economic Studies 2010 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• State Capacity, Conflict, and Development — Econometrica 2010 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• The Origins of State Capacity: Property Rights, Taxation, and Politics — American Economic Review 2009 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• Repression or Civil War? — American Economic Review 2009 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• Status Incentives — American Economic Review 2008 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• Insiders versus Outsiders in Monetary Policymaking — American Economic Review 2008 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• Electoral Bias and Policy Choice: Theory and Evidence — The Quarterly Journal of Economics 2007
• Health and Democracy — American Economic Review 2006 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• Handcuffs for the Grabbing Hand? Media Capture and Government Accountability — American Economic Review 2006 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• Competition and Incentives with Motivated Agents — American Economic Review 2005 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• Can Labor Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India — The Quarterly Journal of Economics 2004 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India — The Quarterly Journal of Economics 2002 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• Government Versus Private Ownership of Public Goods — The Quarterly Journal of Economics 2001
• Lobbying and Welfare in a Representative Democracy — The Review of Economic Studies 2001
• Land Reform, Poverty Reduction, and Growth: Evidence from India — The Quarterly Journal of Economics 2000 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• An Economic Model of Representative Democracy — The Quarterly Journal of Economics 1997
• The Design of Income Maintenance Programmes — The Review of Economic Studies 1995
• Property Rights and Investment Incentives: Theory and Evidence from Ghana — Journal of Political Economy 1995 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• Does Electoral Accountability Affect Economic Policy Choices? Evidence from Gubernatorial Term Limits — The Quarterly Journal of Economics 1995 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)
• Rotating Savings and Credit Associations, Credit Markets and Efficiency — The Review of Economic Studies 1994
• Thy Neighbor's Keeper: The Design of a Credit Cooperative with Theory and a Test — The Quarterly Journal of Economics 1994 (name-matched, not ORCID-linked)