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- Institutions And Economic Performance: Cross‐Country Tests Using Alternative Institutional Measures (repec:bla:ecopol:v:7:y:1995:i:3:p:207-227)
by Stephen Knack & Philip Keefer - Politics and the Determinants of Banking Crises: The Effects of Political Checks and Balances (repec:chb:bcchsb:v03c03pp085-112)
by Philip Keefer - Politics and the Determinants of Banking Crises: the Effects of Political Checks and Balances (repec:chb:bcchwp:119)
by Philip Keefer - Pyramid Capitalism: Cronyism, Regulation, and Firm Productivity in Egypt (repec:cid:wpfacu:291)
by Ishac Diwan & Philip Keefer & Marc Schiffbauer - When does delegation improve credibility? Central Bank independence and the separation of powers (repec:csa:wpaper:1998-18)
by Philip Keefer & David Stasavage - When Do Legislators Pass on Pork? The Role of Political Parties in Determining Legislator Effort (repec:cup:apsrev:v:103:y:2009:i:01:p:99-112_09)
by Keefer, Philip & Khemani, Stuti - The Limits of Delegation: Veto Players, Central Bank Independence, and the Credibility of Monetary Policy (repec:cup:apsrev:v:97:y:2003:i:03:p:407-423_00)
by Keefer, Philip & Stasavage, David - Terrorism, Economic Development, and Political Openness (repec:cup:cbooks:9780521887588)
by Keefer,Philip & Loayza,Norman (ed.) - Terrorism, Economic Development, and Political Openness (repec:cup:cbooks:9781107411272)
by Keefer,Philip & Loayza,Norman (ed.) - Checks and Balances, Private Information, and the Credibility of Monetary Commitments (repec:cup:intorg:v:56:y:2002:i:04:p:751-774_44)
by Keefer, Philip & Stasavage, David - Elections, Special Interests, and Financial Crisis (repec:cup:intorg:v:61:y:2007:i:03:p:607-641_07)
by Keefer, Philip - Protection Against a Capricious State: French Investment and Spanish Railroads, 1845–1875 (repec:cup:jechis:v:56:y:1996:i:01:p:170-192_01)
by Keefer, Philip - Reforma y Fraude Fiscal en el Reinado de Carlos II: La Sala de Millones (1658–1700). By Beatriz Cárceles de Gea. Servicio de Estudios, Estudios de Historia Económica, No. 31. Madrid: Banco de Españna, (repec:cup:jechis:v:57:y:1997:i:01:p:211-213_01)
by Keefer, Philip - Institutions really don't matter for development? A response to Chang (repec:cup:jinsec:v:7:y:2011:i:04:p:543-547_00)
by Keefer, Philip - Mass media and public education: The effects of access to community radio in Benin (repec:eee:deveco:v:109:y:2014:i:c:p:57-72)
by Keefer, Philip & Khemani, Stuti - Voting age, information experiments, and political engagement: Evidence from a general election (repec:eee:deveco:v:174:y:2025:i:c:s0304387825000094)
by Keefer, Philip & Vlaicu, Razvan - Younger parties, bigger spenders? Party age and political budget cycles (repec:eee:eecrev:v:72:y:2014:i:c:p:1-18)
by Hanusch, Marek & Keefer, Philip - Pro-social motivation, effort and the call to public service (repec:eee:eecrev:v:83:y:2016:i:c:p:139-164)
by Banuri, Sheheryar & Keefer, Philip - Investment without democracy: Ruling-party institutionalization and credible commitment in autocracies (repec:eee:jcecon:v:39:y:2011:i:2:p:123-139)
by Gehlbach, Scott & Keefer, Philip - Vote buying and campaign promises (repec:eee:jcecon:v:45:y:2017:i:4:p:773-792)
by Keefer, Philip & Vlaicu, Razvan - Transparency and grand corruption: Lessons from the Colombia school meals program (repec:eee:jcecon:v:52:y:2024:i:2:p:445-462)
by Keefer, Philip & Roseth, Benjamin - An experimental test of gaming incentives (repec:eee:jeborg:v:224:y:2024:i:c:p:825-850)
by Banuri, Sheheryar & Danková, Katarína & Keefer, Philip - Employee trust and performance constraints in public sector organizations (repec:eee:poleco:v:81:y:2024:i:c:s0176268024000053)
by Keefer, Philip & Vlaicu, Razvan - Demand-side determinants of public spending allocations: Voter trust, risk and time preferences (repec:eee:pubeco:v:206:y:2022:i:c:s0047272721002152)
by Keefer, Philip & Scartascini, Carlos & Vlaicu, Razvan - The use of video vignettes to measure health worker knowledge. Evidence from Burkina Faso (repec:eee:socmed:v:213:y:2018:i:c:p:173-180)
by Banuri, Sheheryar & de Walque, Damien & Keefer, Philip & Haidara, Ousmane Diadie & Robyn, Paul Jacob & Ye, Maurice - Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention (repec:eee:wdevel:v:39:y:2011:i:9:p:1530-1541)
by Keefer, Philip & Neumayer, Eric & Plümper, Thomas - Collective action and government: still a mystery (repec:elg:eechap:17960_1)
by Philip Keefer - Formal versus informal institutions in economic development (repec:elg:eechap:1921_10)
by Philip Keefer & Mary M. Shirley - Mellowing with Tenure? Socialization Increases Prosocial Behavior in Public Organizations (repec:eme:rexezz:s0193-230620160000019004)
by Sheheryar Banuri & Philip Keefer - Democracy, Democratic Consolidation and Military Spending (repec:erg:wpaper:848)
by Ibrahim Ahmed Elbadawi & Philip Keefer - Social Trust and Electoral Populism: Explaining the Quality of Government (repec:idb:brikps:10031)
by Keefer, Philip & Scartascini, Carlos & Vlaicu, Razvan - The Impact of Social Ties and Third-Party Enforcement on Collective Action and Growth: Micro Evidence from Peru (repec:idb:brikps:10055)
by Keefer, Philip & Espinoza, Mauricio & Espinoza, Álvaro & Fort, Ricardo - Voter Preferences, Electoral Promises, and the Composition of Public Spending (repec:idb:brikps:10450)
by Keefer, Philip & Scartascini, Carlos & Vlaicu, Razvan - Trust, Collaboration, and Policy Attitudes in the Public Sector (repec:idb:brikps:11252)
by Keefer, Philip & Perilla, Sergio & Vlaicu, Razvan - Curbing Grand Corruption in the Contracting Out of Public Services: Lessons from a Pilot Study of the School Meals Program in Colombia (repec:idb:brikps:11331)
by Keefer, Philip & Roseth, Benjamin - Employee Trust and Performance Constraints in Public Sector Organizations (repec:idb:brikps:12572)
by Keefer, Philip & Vlaicu, Razvan - Policy Misperceptions, Information, and the Demand for Redistributive Tax Reform: Experimental Evidence from Latin American Countries (repec:idb:brikps:12607)
by Ardanaz, Martín & Hübscher, Evelyne & Keefer, Philip & Sattler, Thomas - Voting Age, Information Experiments, and Political Engagement: Evidence from a General Election (repec:idb:brikps:12642)
by Keefer, Philip & Vlaicu, Razvan - Why Do Voters Support Procyclical Fiscal Policies? Experimental Evidence from Latin America (repec:idb:brikps:12779)
by Ardanaz, Martín & Hübscher, Evelyne & Keefer, Philip & Sattler, Thomas - Voter Responses to Fiscal Crisis: New Evidence on Preferences for Fiscal Adjustment in Emerging Markets (repec:idb:brikps:13473)
by Ardanaz, Martín & Hübscher, Evelyne & Keefer, Philip & Sattler, Thomas - General Skills Training for Public Employees: Experimental Evidence on Cybersecurity Training in Argentina (repec:idb:brikps:13775)
by Keefer, Philip & Roseth, Benjamin & Santamaria, Julieth - Love the Job... or the Patient?: Task vs. Mission-Based Motivations in Health Care (repec:idb:brikps:63)
by Banuri, Sheheryar & Keefer, Philip & Walque, Damien de - Party Age and Party Color: New Results on the Political Economy of Redistribution and Inequality (repec:idb:brikps:6745)
by Keefer, Philip & Milanovic, Branko - Political Parties, Clientelism, and Bureaucratic Reform (repec:idb:brikps:6968)
by Cruz, Cesi & Keefer, Philip - Incumbent Advantage, Voter Information and Vote Buying (repec:idb:brikps:7730)
by Cruz, Cesi & Keefer, Philip & Labonne, Julien - Vote Buying or Campaign Promises?: Electoral Strategies When Party Credibility is Limited (repec:idb:brikps:7775)
by Hanusch, Marek & Keefer, Philip & Vlaicu, Razvan - Pyramid Capitalism: Cronyism, Regulation, and Firm Productivity in Egypt (repec:idb:brikps:7873)
by Diwan, Ishac & Keefer, Philip & Schiffbauer, Marc - Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean (repec:idb:idbbks:11771)
by Keefer, Philip & Scartascini, Carlos - Shortchanging the Future: The Short-Term Bias of Politics (repec:idb:idbbks:13125)
by Keefer, Philip & Scartascini, Carlos & Vlaicu, Razvan - Shortchanging the Future: The Short-Term Bias of Politics (repec:idb:idbbks:13126)
by Keefer, Philip & Scartascini, Carlos & Vlaicu, Razvan - Better Governments for Better Lives: Strengthening State Capacities for Strategic, Meritocratic, and Inclusive Management of the Civil Service in Latin America and the Caribbean (repec:idb:idbbks:13997)
by Naranjo Bautista, Sandra & Mosqueira, Edgardo & Lafuente, Mariano & De Michele, Roberto & Fuenzalida, Javier & Keefer, Philip & Nunberg, Barbara & Roseth, Benjamin & Schuster, Christian & Strazza, Luc - Better Spending for Better Lives: How Latin America and the Caribbean Can Do More with Less (repec:idb:idbbks:9152)
by Alaimo, Veronica & Cafagna, Gianluca & Elacqua, Gregory & Giles Álvarez, Laura & Izquierdo, Alejandro & Keefer, Philip & Martínez Von der Fecht, Matías & Vuletin, Guillermo & Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo & P - Trust, Social Cohesion, and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean (RePEc:idb:idbchp:11771-c1)
by Phillip Keefer & Carlos Scartascini - Navigating a Sea of Mistrust (RePEc:idb:idbchp:11771-c10)
by Phillip Keefer & Carlos Scartascini - A Primer on Trust: Measures and Determinants (RePEc:idb:idbchp:11771-c2)
by Samuel Berlinski & Matias Busso & Phillip Keefer & Carlos Scartascini - Trust and the Economy (RePEc:idb:idbchp:11771-c3)
by Daniel Hernaiz Diez de Medina & Phillip Keefer & Miguel Purroy & Diego A. Vera Cossio - Trust, Citizenship, and the Making of Good Public Policy (RePEc:idb:idbchp:11771-c4)
by Sergio Perilla & Razvan Vlaicu & Phillip Keefer - Institutions: Mitigating Mistrust (RePEc:idb:idbchp:11771-c7)
by Phillip Keefer & Carlos Scartascini - Organization, Citizenship, and the Social Contract (RePEc:idb:idbchp:11771-c8)
by Phillip Keefer & Carlos Scartascini - The Power of Information (RePEc:idb:idbchp:11771-c9)
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- Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies (repec:kap:jecgro:v:1:y:1996:i:2:p:243-76)
by Clague, Christopher & Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen & Olson, Mancur - Contract-Intensive Money: Contract Enforcement, Property Rights, and Economic Performance (repec:kap:jecgro:v:4:y:1999:i:2:p:185-211)
by Clague, Christopher & Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen & Olson, Mancur - Polarization, Politics and Property Rights: Links between Inequality and Growth (repec:kap:pubcho:v:111:y:2002:i:1-2:p:127-54)
by Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen - Making Policies Matter: Voter Responses to Campaign Promises (repec:nbr:nberwo:24785)
by Cesi Cruz & Philip Keefer & Julien Labonne & Francesco Trebbi - Voting in Firms: The Role of Agenda Control, Size and Voter Homogeneity (repec:oup:ecinqu:v:29:y:1991:i:4:p:706-19)
by Benham, Lee & Keefer, Philip - Why Don't Poor Countries Catch Up? A Cross-National Test of Institutional Explanation (repec:oup:ecinqu:v:35:y:1997:i:3:p:590-602)
by Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen - Buying Informed Voters: New Effects of Information on Voters and Candidates (repec:oup:econjl:v:131:y:2021:i:635:p:1105-1134.)
by Cesi Cruz & Philip Keefer & Julien Labonne - Making Policies Matter: Voter Responses to Campaign Promises (repec:oup:econjl:v:134:y:2024:i:661:p:1875-1913.)
by Cesi Cruz & Philip Keefer & Julien Labonne & Francesco Trebbi - Does Social Capital Have an Economic Payoff? A Cross-Country Investigation (repec:oup:qjecon:v:112:y:1997:i:4:p:1251-1288.)
by Stephen Knack & Philip Keefer - New Tools in Comparative Political Economy: The Database of Political Institutions (repec:oup:wbecrv:2001:15:1:165--176)
by Thorsten Beck & George Clarke & Alberto Groff & Philip Keefer & Patrick Walsh - Insurgency and Credible Commitment in Autocracies and Democracies (repec:oup:wbecrv:v:22:y:2008:i:1:p:33-61)
by Philip Keefer - The Government Response to Informed Citizens: New Evidence on Media Access and the Distribution of Public Health Benefits in Africa (repec:oup:wbecrv:v:30:y:2016:i:2:p:233-267.)
by Philip Keefer & Stuti Khemani - Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor: Understanding Political Incentives for Providing Public Services (repec:oup:wbrobs:v:20:y:2005:i:1:p:1-27)
by Philip Keefer & Stuti Khemani - Comment on "Evaluating Recipes for Development Success": The Policy Usefulness of Institutional and Political Analyses of Development (repec:oup:wbrobs:v:22:y:2007:i:2:p:159-164)
by Philip Keefer - Political Stability and Economic Stagnation (repec:pal:intecp:978-1-349-26284-7_7)
by Philip Keefer & Stephen Knack - Institutions and Economic Performance: Cross-Country Tests Using Alternative Institutional Indicators (repec:pra:mprapa:23118)
by Knack, Stephen & Keefer, Philip - Social capital, social norms and the New Institutional Economics (repec:pra:mprapa:25025)
by Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen - Does inequality harm growth only in democracies? A replication and extension (repec:pra:mprapa:25043)
by Knack, Stephen & Keefer, Philip - Contract Intensive Money (repec:pra:mprapa:25717)
by Clague, Christopher & Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen & Olson, Mancur - Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies (repec:pra:mprapa:25720)
by Clague, Christopher & Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen & Olson, Mancur - Collective Action, Political Parties, and Pro-Development Public Policy (repec:ris:adbadr:0005)
by Philip Keefer - Pyramid capitalism: Cronyism, regulation, and firm productivity in Egypt (repec:spr:revint:v:15:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1007_s11558-018-9327-2)
by Ishac Diwan & Philip Keefer & Marc Schiffbauer - Introduction to the special issue: In memoriam Stephen Knack (repec:spr:revint:v:16:y:2021:i:3:d:10.1007_s11558-021-09425-1)
by Philip Keefer & Christopher Kilby - Social Capital, Social Norms and the New Institutional Economics (repec:spr:sprchp:978-0-387-25092-2_28)
by Philip Keefer & Stephen Knack - Trust and the New Institutional Economics (repec:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-50810-3_37)
by Philip Keefer - Social Capital, Social Norms and the New Institutional Economics (repec:spr:sprchp:978-3-540-69305-5_28)
by Philip Keefer & Stephen Knack - Boondoggles, Rent-Seeking, and Political Checks and Balances: Public Investment under Unaccountable Governments (repec:tpr:restat:v:89:y:2007:i:3:p:566-572)
by Philip Keefer & Stephen Knack - Media’s Influence on Citizen Demand for Public Goods (repec:ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/725019)
by Philip Keefer & Stuti Khemani - Mellowing with tenure? Socialization increases prosocial behavior in public organizations (repec:uea:ueaeco:2016_04)
by Sheheryar Banuri & Philip Keefer - Love the job... or the patient? Task vs. mission-based motiviations in healthcare (repec:uea:wcbess:17-09)
by Sheheryar Banuri & Philip Keefer & Damien de Walque - It's not all fun and games: Feedback, task motivation, and effort (repec:uea:wcbess:17-10)
by Sheheryar Banuri & Katarina Dankova & Philip Keefer - Assessing Political Commitment to Fighting Corruption (repec:wbk:wboper:11461)
by John Heilbrunn & Philip Keefer - How Capital Projects are Allocated in Papua New Guinean Villages : The Influence of Local Collective Action, Local-level Institutions, and Electoral Politics (repec:wbk:wboper:12825)
by Philip Keefer & Zahid Hasnain & Nicholas Menzies - Jobs or Privileges : Unleashing the Employment Potential of the Middle East and North Africa (repec:wbk:wbpubs:20591)
by Abdoulaye Sy & Marc Schiffbauer & Sahar Hussain & Philip Keefer & Hania Sahnoun - Innocent Bystanders : Developing Countries and the War on Drugs (repec:wbk:wbpubs:2420)
by Philip Keefer & Norman Loayza - New tools and new tests in comparative political economy - the database of political institutions (repec:wbk:wbrwps:2283)
by Beck, Thorsten & Clarke, George & Groff, Alberto & Keefer, Philip & Walsh, Patrick - Polarization, politics, and property rights : links between inequality and growth (repec:wbk:wbrwps:2418)
by Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen - Checks and balances, private information, and the credibility of monetary commitments (repec:wbk:wbrwps:2542)
by Keefer, Philip & Stasavage, David - When do special interests run rampant ? disentangling the role in banking crises of elections, incomplete information, and checks and balances (repec:wbk:wbrwps:2543)
by Keefer, Philip - Boondoogles and expropriation : rent-sseking and policy distortion when property rights are insecure (repec:wbk:wbrwps:2910)
by Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen - Social polarization, social institutions, and country creditworthiness (repec:wbk:wbrwps:2920)
by Keefer, Philip & Knack, Stephen - Democracy, public expenditures, and the poor (repec:wbk:wbrwps:3164)
by Keefer, Philip & Khemani, Stuti - What does political economy tell us about economic development - and vice versa? (repec:wbk:wbrwps:3250)
by Keefer, Philip - A review of the political economy of governance : from property rights to voice (repec:wbk:wbrwps:3315)
by Keefer, Philip - Elections, special interests, and the fiscal costs of financial crisis (repec:wbk:wbrwps:3439)
by Keefer, Philip - Democracy, credibility and clientelism (repec:wbk:wbrwps:3472)
by Keefer, Philip & Vlaicu, Razvan - Democratization and clientelism: why are young democracies badly governed? (repec:wbk:wbrwps:3594)
by Keefer, Philip - Beyond legal origin and checks and balances : political credibility, citizen information, and financial sector development (repec:wbk:wbrwps:4154)
by Keefer, Philip - Insurgency and credible commitment in autocracies and democracies (repec:wbk:wbrwps:4185)
by Keefer, Philip - The development impact of the illegality of drug trade (repec:wbk:wbrwps:4543)
by Keefer, Philip & Loayza, Norman V. & Soares, Rodrigo R. - When do Legislators pass on"Pork"? the determinants of legislator utilization of a constituency development fund in India (repec:wbk:wbrwps:4929)
by Keefer, Philip & Khemani, Stuti - Earthquake propensity and the politics of mortality prevention (repec:wbk:wbrwps:5182)
by Keefer, Philip & Neumayer, Eric & Plumper, Thomas - The ethnicity distraction ? political credibility and partisan preferences in Africa (repec:wbk:wbrwps:5236)
by Keefer, Philip - Mass media and public services : the effects of radio access on public education in Benin (repec:wbk:wbrwps:5559)
by Keefer, Philip & Khemani, Stuti - Collective action, political parties and pro-development public policy (repec:wbk:wbrwps:5676)
by Keefer, Philip - Do informed citizens receive more...or pay more ? the impact of radio on the government distribution of public health benefits (repec:wbk:wbrwps:5952)
by Keefer, Philip & Khemani, Stuti - Why follow the leader ? collective action, credible commitment and conflict (repec:wbk:wbrwps:6179)
by Keefer, Philip - Organizing for prosperity : collective action, political parties and the political economy of development (repec:wbk:wbrwps:6583)
by Keefer, Philip - Promises, promises : vote-buying and the electoral mobilization strategies of non-credible politicians (repec:wbk:wbrwps:6653)
by Hanusch, Marek & Keefer, Philip - Political budget cycles and the organization of political parties (repec:wbk:wbrwps:6654)
by Hanusch, Marek & Keefer, Philip - The organization of political parties and the politics of bureaucratic reform (repec:wbk:wbrwps:6686)
by Cruz, Cesi & Keefer, Philip - Intrinsic motivation, effort and the call to public service (repec:wbk:wbrwps:6729)
by Banuri, Sheheryar & Keefer, Philip - Radio's impact on preferences for patronage benefits (repec:wbk:wbrwps:6932)
by Keefer, Philip & Khemani, Stuti - Party age and party color : new results on the political economy of redistribution and inequality (repec:wbk:wbrwps:7129)
by Keefer, Philip & Milanovic, Branko - Pyramid capitalism : political connections, regulation, and firm productivity in Egypt (repec:wbk:wbrwps:7354)
by Diwan,Ishac & Keefer,Philip E. & Schiffbauer,Marc Tobias - Love the job... or the patient ? task vs. mission-based motivations in health care (repec:wbk:wbrwps:8338)
by Banuri,Sheheryar & Keefer,Philip E. & De Walque,Damien B. C. M. - Encouraging Service Delivery to the Poor : Does Money Talk When Health Workers Are Pro-Poor ? (repec:wbk:wbrwps:8666)
by Banuri,Sheheryar & De Walque,Damien B. C. M. & Keefer,Philip E. & Robyn,Paul Jacob - Clientelism, Credibility, and the Policy Choices of Young Democracies (repec:wly:amposc:v:51:y:2007:i:4:p:804-821)
by Philip Keefer - Policy misperceptions, information, and the demand for redistributive tax reform: experimental evidence from Latin America (repec:wly:fistud:v:46:y:2025:i:3:p:373-397)
by Martín Ardanaz & Evelyne Hübscher & Philip Keefer & Thomas Sattler - Collective Action, Political Parties, and Pro-Development Public Policy (repec:wsi:adrxxx:v:28:y:2011:i:01:n:s0116110511500053)
by Philip Keefer