Deals versus Rules

2018 book with country case studies of deals and development

Deals and Development:  The Political Dynamics of Growth Episodes.  2018. Oxford University Press.  Edited with Kunal Sen and Eric Werker.

“Developing the guts of a GUT (Grand Unified Theory): Elite Commitment and Inclusive Growth.” ESID Working Paper Series 16/12. 2012. (with Eric Werker).

“How Business is Done in the Development World:  Deals versus Rules.”  2015. Journal of Economic Perspectives. (with Mary Hallward-Driemeier).

How Business is Done and ‘Doing Business’:  Measuring the Investment Climate when Firms have Climate Control.” World Bank Working Paper 5563. 2011.(with Mary Hallward-Driemeier).

“Deals versus Rules:  Uncertainty in Policy Implementation in Africa.”  NBER Working Paper 16001, 2010.  (with Mary Hallward-Driemer and Gita Khun-Jush).