Why Nations Fail

Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, James A.
Robinson, and Pablo Querubín (2008)
. “When Does
Policy Reform Work? The Case of Central Bank
Independence.” 
Brookings Papers in Economic Activity
,
351–418.
Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, James A.
Robinson, and Pierre Yared (2008)
. “Income and
Democracy.” 
American Economic Review
98: 808–42.
——(2009)
. “Reevaluating the Modernization Hypothesis.”
Journal of Monetary Economics
56: 1043–58.
Acemoglu, Daron, and James A. Robinson (2000a)
.
“Why Did the West Extend the Franchise? Growth,
Inequality and Democracy in Historical Perspective.”
Quarterly Journal of Economics
115: 1167–99.
——(2000b)
. “Political Losers as Barriers to Economic
Development.” 
American Economic Review
90: 126–30.

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——(2001)
. “A Theory of Political Transitions.” 
American
Economic Review
91: 938–63.
——(2006a)
. 
Economic Origins of Dictatorship and
Democracy
. New York: Cambridge University Press.
——(2006b)
. “Economic Backwardness in Political
Perspective.” 
American Political Science Review
100:
115–31.
——(2008a)
. 
“Persistence 
of 
Power, 
Elites 
and
Institutions.” 
American Economic Review
98: 267–93.
——(2008b)
. “The Persistence and Change of Institutions
in the Americas.” 
Southern Economic Journal
75: 282–99.
Acemoglu, Daron, James A. Robinson, and Rafael
Santos (2010)
. “The Monopoly of Violence: Evidence from
Colombia.” Unpublished.