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James A. Robinson. Curriculum Vitae. An economist and political scientist, Robinson has conducted influential research in the field of political and economic development and the relationships between political power and institutions and prosperity.
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.
Jun 21, 2018 · Abstract. In this paper we take for granted that the poverty of Sub-Saharan Africa is to a large part explained by its political and economic institutions. As citizens Africans do not have the incentives to save and invest, as politicians they do not have the incentive to provide public goods.
4 days ago · 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.
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.
Nov 24, 2020 · Abstract. In Why Nations Fail, Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson argued that countries rise and fall based not on culture, geography, or chance, but on the power of their institutions.
Feb 12, 2019 · 2024 Nobel Prize News Conference Honoring UChicago Prof. James A. Robinson; The Persistence of Female Political Power in Africa; Fear and Dreams: Understanding the Non-Institutional Sources of Leader Strategy; Introduction: The Deliberative Roots and Gender Complementarity in Igbo Political System
Jul 19, 2024 · Citation Robinson, James A. “Tax Aversion and the Social Contract in Africa.” Journal of African Economies. 32, Issue Supplement_1, (2023): i33–i56. Download (PDF) Tax Aversion and the Social Contract in Africa Abstract Despite the low levels of taxation and... The Second World War, Inequality, and the Social Contract in Britain
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.
Jun 20, 2018 · Robinson, James A. 2006. “Economic Development and Democracy”. Annual Review of Political Science 9:503-527. Download (PDF) Economic Development and Democracy. Abstract. In this essay, I review recent research on the effects of economic development on democracy.
