Readings

1. Political Economics: Explaining Economic Policy (Chapters 2-5) - Persson, T.; T. Guido (2002) - MIT Press - Summary

Readings

1. Economic Origins of Dictatorship & Democracy (Chapters 1-4) - Daron Acemoglu & James Robinson (2005) - Cambridge University Press - Summary

Readings

1. *The Size & Scope of Government: Comparative Politics with Rational Politicians (pages 699-735) - Persson, T.; T. Guido (1999) - European Economic Review - Vol. 43 - Summary

Readings

1. *Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a Randomised Policy Experiment in India (pages 1409-1443) - Chattopadhyay, R.; E. Duflo (2004) - Econometrica - Vol. 72 (5) - Summary

2. *Can Mandated Political Representation Increase Policy Influence for Disadvantaged Minorities? Theory and Evidence from India (pages 1132-1151) - Pande, R. (2003) - The American Economic Review - Vol. 93 (4) - Summary

3. Mandated Political Representation and Redistribution (pages 266-280) - Mitra, A. (2008) - Economica - Vol. 85 (338) - Summary

Readings

1. Decentralisation and Accountability in Infrastructure Delivery in Developing Countries (pages 101-127) - Bardhan, P.; Mookherjee, D. (2006) - The Economic Journal - Summary

2. *Capture and Governance at Local and National Levels (135-139) - Bardhan, P.; Mookherjee, D. (2000) - American Economic Review - Papers and Proceedings - Summary

3. World Development Report 2004 (Overview and Chapter 5) - Summary

Readings

1. *Fiscal Decentralisation, Local Institutions and Public Goods Provisions: Evidence from Indonesia (pages 383-409) - Pal, S.; Wahhaj, Z (2017) - Journal of Comparative Economics - Vol. 45 (2) - Summary

2. *Martinez-Bravo (2014): The Role of Local Officials in New Democracies

Readings

1. History Lessons: Institutions, Factor Endowments, and Paths of Development in the New World (pages 217-232) - Sokoloff, K.; Engerman, S. (2000) - Journal of Economic Perspectives - Vol. 14 - Summary

2. *Angrist (1990)

Readings

1. *Rafael La Porta (1998, 1999, 2000)

2. *History, Institutions & Economic Performance: The Legacy of Colonial Land Tenure Systems in India (pages 1190-1213) - Banerjee, Abhijit; Lakshmi, Iyer (2005) - American Economic Review - Vol. 95 (4) - Summary

3. *The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: an Empirical Investigation (1369-1401) - Daron Acemoglu; Simon Johnson; James A. Robinson (2001) - American Economic Reviev - Vol. 91(5) - Summary

Readings

1. Natural Resources and Economic Development: The curse of natural resources (827-838) - J. Sachs; A. Warner (2001) - European Economic Review - Vol. 45 - Summary

2. *Institutions and the Resource Curse (pages 1-20) - Mehlum, H.; Moene, K.; Torvik, R. (2006) - The Economic Journal - Vol. 116 - Summary

Readings

1. Civil War (pages 3-57) - Blattman, C.; Miguel, E. (2010) - Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 48 (1) - Summary

2. On Economic Causes of Civil War (pages 563-573) - Collier, P.; Hoeffler, A. (1998) - Oxford Economic Papers - Vol. 50 - Summary

3. Economic Shocks and Civil Conflict: An Instrumental Variables Approach (pages 725-753) - Miguel, E.; Satyanath, S.; Sergenti, E. (2004) - Journal of Political Economy - Vol. 112 - Summary

Readings

1. *Commodity Price Shocks and Civil Conflict: Evidence from Columbia (pages 1384-1421) - Dube, O.; Vargas, J. (2013) - Review of Economic Studies, 80 - Summary

2. *Opium for the Masses? Conflict-induced narcotics production in Afghanistan (pages 949-966) - Lind, J. T.; Moene, K. O.; Willumsen, F. (2014) - Review of Economics and Statistics - Vol. 96 (5) - Summary

3. Conflict and Development - Joan Esteban and Debraj Ray (2016) - Annual Review of Economics - Summary

Readings

1. *On the Salience of Ethnic Conflict (pages 2185-2202) - Joan Esteban and Debraj Ray (2008) - American Economic Review - Vol. 98 - Summary

Readings

1. *Implications of an Economic Theory of Conflict: Hindu-Muslim Violence in India (pages 719-765) - Anirban Mitra and Debraj Ray (2014) - Journal of Political Economy - Vol. 122, (4) - Summary

Readings

1. Using Natural Resources for Development: Why has it Proven so Difficult? (pages 161-184) - Venables, A. J. - Journal of Economic Perspectives, 30 - Summary

2. *How to Negotiate and Update Climate Agreements - Hardstad, Bard (Discussion Paper 2008-2019) - Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements - Summary

Readings

1. Using Natural Resources for Development: Why has it Proven so Difficult? (pages 161-184) - Venables, A. J. - Journal of Economic Perspectives, 30 - Summary

2. *How to Negotiate and Update Climate Agreements - Hardstad, Bard (Discussion Paper 2008-2019) - Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements - Summary