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Working Papers

2020

1. The COVID-19 pandemic: a letter to G20 leaders
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (8)

2009

1. Equity Within and Between Nations
   Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management
2. Managing Resource Revenues in Developing
   OxCarre Working Papers, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford View citations (34)

2007

1. Designing Institutional Infrastructure for E-Science
   Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research

2006

1. China and the Global Economy: Medium-Term Issues and Options--A Synthesis Report
   Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (12)
   Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2006) View citations (9)
   Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2006)

2002

1. Autobiography
   Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee

2001

1. Interview with the 2001 Laureates in Economics, George A. Akerlof, A. Michael Spence and Joseph E. Stiglitz
   Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee
2. Signaling in Retrospect and the Informational Structure of Markets
   Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Signaling in Retrospect and the Informational Structure of Markets, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2002) View citations (445) (2002)

1977

1. Non-Random Missing Data
   Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
2. VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND DIFFERENT INPUTS
   Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics View citations (2)
   Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (1977) View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Comment on “Higher Education in the United States: Laissez‐Faire, Differentiation, and Research”
   Asian Economic Policy Review, 2023, 18, (2), 217-219

2021

1. Government and economics in the digital economy
   Journal of Government and Economics, 2021, 3, (C) View citations (2)
2. Some Thoughts on the Washington Consensus and Subsequent Global Development Experience
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2021, 35, (3), 67-82 View citations (9)

2019

1. Kenneth Arrow as teacher and adviser
   Quantitative Finance, 2019, 19, (1), 23-24

2016

1. Has Growth and Convergence of Developing Economies Been Derailed?
   Review of Economic Analysis, 2016, 8, (1), 1-16

2014

1. Demand and Defective Growth Patterns: The Role of the Tradable and Non-tradable Sectors in an Open Economy
   American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (5), 272-77 View citations (28)

2012

1. Employment: Global and Country Perspectives
   Comparative Economic Studies, 2012, 54, (4), 689-701
2. Systemic Risk, Multiple Equilibriums, and Market Dynamics: What You Need to Know and Why
   Financial Analysts Journal, 2012, 68, (5), 18-24
3. The Evolving Structure of the American Economy and the Employment Challenge
   Comparative Economic Studies, 2012, 54, (4), 703-738 View citations (28)

2011

1. Restoring Inclusive Growth in Advanced Economies: A Conversation with Economists and Policy Makers from the G20
   Comparative Economic Studies, 2011, 53, (3), 333-347

2010

1. Managing Resource Revenues in Developing Economies
   IMF Staff Papers, 2010, 57, (1), 84-118 View citations (112)

2009

1. Leadership and politics: a perspective from the Growth Commission
   Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2009, 25, (2), 205-218 View citations (3)
2. The financial and economic crisis and the developing world
   Journal of Policy Modeling, 2009, 31, (4), 502-508 View citations (7)

2008

1. Growth Strategies and Dynamics
   World Economics, 2008, 9, (1), 57-96 View citations (3)
   See also Book Growth Strategies and Dynamics, World Bank Publications - Books, 2008 (2008) View citations (3) (2008)

2002

1. Signaling in Retrospect and the Informational Structure of Markets
   American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (3), 434-459 View citations (445)
   See also Working Paper Signaling in Retrospect and the Informational Structure of Markets, Nobel Prize in Economics documents (2001) View citations (5) (2001)

1985

1. Learning Curve Spillovers and Market Performance
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1985, 100, (Supplement), 839-852 View citations (53)

1984

1. Cost Reduction, Competition, and Industry Performance
   Econometrica, 1984, 52, (1), 101-21 View citations (467)
2. Industrial Organization and Competitive Advantage in Multinational Industries
   American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (2), 356-60 View citations (5)

1983

1. Contestable Markets and the Theory of Industry Structure: A Review Article
   Journal of Economic Literature, 1983, 21, (3), 981-90 View citations (17)
2. Information economics and policy in America
   Information Economics and Policy, 1983, 1, (1), 11-12

1981

1. The Learning Curve and Competition
   Bell Journal of Economics, 1981, 12, (1), 49-70 View citations (263)

1980

1. Multi-Product Quantity-Dependent Prices and Profitability Constraints
   The Review of Economic Studies, 1980, 47, (5), 821-841 View citations (68)
2. Notes on Advertising, Economies of Scale, and Entry Barriers
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1980, 95, (3), 493-507 View citations (22)

1979

1. Investment Strategy and Growth in a New Market
   Bell Journal of Economics, 1979, 10, (1), 1-19 View citations (147)

1978

1. Efficient Collusion and Reaction Functions
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 1978, 11, (3), 527-33 View citations (2)
2. Product differentiation and performance in insurance markets
   Journal of Public Economics, 1978, 10, (3), 427-447 View citations (138)
3. Tacit Co-ordination and Imperfect Information
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 1978, 11, (3), 490-505 View citations (15)

1977

1. Consumer Misperceptions, Product Failure and Producer Liability
   The Review of Economic Studies, 1977, 44, (3), 561-572 View citations (193)
2. Entry, Capacity, Investment and Oligopolistic Pricing
   Bell Journal of Economics, 1977, 8, (2), 534-544 View citations (386)
3. Nonlinear prices and welfare
   Journal of Public Economics, 1977, 8, (1), 1-18 View citations (56)
4. Nonprice Competition
   American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (1), 255-59 View citations (13)
5. Television Programming, Monopolistic Competition, and Welfare
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1977, 91, (1), 103-126 View citations (121)

1976

1. Competition in Salaries, Credentials, and Signaling Prerequisites for Jobs
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1976, 90, (1), 51-74 View citations (17)
2. Effluent charges and licenses under uncertainty
   Journal of Public Economics, 1976, 5, (3-4), 193-208 View citations (432)
3. Product Differentiation and Welfare
   American Economic Review, 1976, 66, (2), 407-14 View citations (206)
4. Product Selection, Fixed Costs, and Monopolistic Competition
   The Review of Economic Studies, 1976, 43, (2), 217-235 View citations (625)
5. Symposium: The Economics of Information: Informational Aspects of Market Structure: An Introduction
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1976, 90, (4), 591-597 View citations (34)

1975

1. Monopoly, Quality, and Regulation
   Bell Journal of Economics, 1975, 6, (2), 417-429 View citations (477)
2. Most Rapid Approach Paths in Accumulation Problems
   International Economic Review, 1975, 16, (2), 388-403 View citations (51)
3. The Economics of Internal Organization: An Introduction
   Bell Journal of Economics, 1975, 6, (1), 163-172 View citations (19)

1974

1. Competitive and optimal responses to signals: An analysis of efficiency and distribution
   Journal of Economic Theory, 1974, 7, (3), 296-332 View citations (159)

1973

1. Job Market Signaling
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1973, 87, (3), 355-374 View citations (3532)
2. Time and Communication in Economic and Social Interaction
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1973, 87, (4), 651-660 View citations (15)

1972

1. The Effect of the Timing of Consumption Decisions and the Resolution of Lotteries on the Choice of Lotteries
   Econometrica, 1972, 40, (2), 401-03 View citations (53)
2. The optimal control of pollution
   Journal of Economic Theory, 1972, 4, (1), 19-34 View citations (107)

1971

1. Insurance, Information, and Individual Action
   American Economic Review, 1971, 61, (2), 380-87 View citations (119)

Books

2010

1. Equity and Growth in a Globalizing World: Commission on Growth and Development
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (11)
2. Globalization and Growth - Implications for a Post-Crisis World: Commission on Growth and Development
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (6)
3. Leadership and Growth: Commission on Growth and Development
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (10)

2009

1. Climate Change, Mitigation, and Developing Country Growth
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (16)
2. Health and Growth: Commission on Growth and Development
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (14)
3. Urbanization and Growth: Commission on Growth and Development
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (45)

2008

1. Growth Strategies and Dynamics
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Growth Strategies and Dynamics, World Economics, World Economics, 1 Ivory Square, Plantation Wharf, London, United Kingdom, SW11 3UE (2008) View citations (3) (2008)

Edited books

2012

1. In the Wake of the Crisis: Leading Economists Reassess Economic Policy, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (53)

Chapters

2014

1. Long-Term Trends and Structural Changes in the Global Economy
   Palgrave Macmillan

2012

1. Growth in the Postcrisis World
   Chapter 19 in In the Wake of the Crisis: Leading Economists Reassess Economic Policy, 2012, vol. 1, pp 111-123 View citations (1)

2011

1. Security and Development: Some Reflections
   Chapter 2 in Security and Development, 2011

1985

1. Capital Structure and the Corporation's Product Market Environment
   A chapter in Corporate Capital Structures in the United States, 1985, pp 353-382 View citations (8)
2. Modelling the Role of History in Industrial Organization and Competition
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (4)

1982

1. The Capacity Expansion Process in a Growing Oligopoly: The Case of Corn Wet Milling
   A chapter in The Economics of Information and Uncertainty, 1982, pp 259-316 View citations (5)

1981

1. Signaling, Screening, and Information
   A chapter in Studies in Labor Markets, 1981, pp 319-358 View citations (8)

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