Publications

"Leviathan’s Latent Dimensions: Measuring State Capacity for Comparative Political Research." (with Rachel Sigman). Journal of Politics, October 2021, 1495-1510.

"The Current Developing State." In De-Centering State Making: Comparative and International Perspectives, eds. Jens Bartleson, Martin Hall, and Jan Teorell. Edward Elgar, 2018.

"State Capacity and the Resilience of Electoral Authoritarianism: Conceptualizing and Measuring the Institutional Underpinnings of Autocratic Power." International Political Science Review, January 2018, 17-32.

"Democracy and State Capacity: Complements or Substitutes?" Studies in Comparative International Development, September 2015, 304-330 (manuscript, online appendix).

"Power Tool or Dull Blade? Selectorate Theory for Autocracies" (with Mary Gallagher). Annual Review of Political Science, May 2015, 367-385.

"Forging then Taming Leviathan: State Capacity, Constraints on Rulers, and Development." International Studies Quarterly, June 2014, 380-392. (manuscript, online appendix).

"Growth Paradigms and Congruent Institutions: Estimating Context-Varying Effects of Political Institutions on Economic Performance." Political Science Research & Methods, December 2013, 239-262. (manuscript)

"Authoritarian Survival, Resilience, and the Selectorate Theory" (with Mary Gallagher). In Why Communism Did Not Collapse: Understanding Authoritarian Regime Resilience in Asia and Europe, ed. Martin Dimitrov. Cambridge University Press, 2013.

"Coalitions, Carrots and Sticks: Economic Inequality and Authoritarian States" (with Mary Gallagher). PS: Political Science & Politics, October 2009, 667-672.

Working Papers

"Regime Type, Coalition Size, and Consumer Subsidies as a Form of Goods Delivery." Presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 1-4, 2016.

"Laying the Foundations of the State: Identifying the Constituent Factors of State Building." Prepared for the STANCE workshop States and Their Making: Comparative and International Perspectives, Lund University, May 19-20, 2016.

"State Capacity and World Bank Project Success." Presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 7-10, 2016.

"Diversity and Development: The Interaction of Political Institutions with Social Context." Presented at the 2015 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 3-6, 2015.

"Stitching a Patchwork Quilt: Democracy, Social Heterogeneity, and Development Outcomes." Prepared for the Workshop on Political Institutions and Inclusive Development, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, November 10-11, 2014.

"Loyalty and Acquiescence: Authoritarian Regimes and Inequality Outcomes." Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 12-15, 2012.

"Winning Coalition Size and Economic Performance: The Selectorate Theory and East Asian Developmental States." Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 12-15, 2012.

"Authoritarian States and IMF Conditionality” (with Gaye Muderrisoglu). Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 22-25, 2010.

"Cultural Values and Economic Growth: A New Look at Past Findings." Presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2-5, 2009.