Staff Biography


	Professor Timothy BESLEY Professor of Economics and Political Science & W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics and EOPP Associate
	Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6702 Email: t.besley@lse.ac.uk STICERD , 32L 3.37 Curriculum Vitae Personal WebSite Publications on LSE Research Online
Research Interests: Public Economics Development Economics Political Economics Current Research Projects: The Incidence of Civil War: Theory and Evidence Creating Collateral: de Soto Effect and Political Economy of Legal Reform Household External Finance and Consumption State Capacity, Conflict and Development Selected Publications: Incentives and the de Soto effect (with Konrad Burchardi and Maitreesh Ghatak), Quarterly Journal of Economics (forthcoming) Estimating the peace dividend: The impact of violence on house prices in Northern Ireland (with Hannes Mueller) American Economic Review (forthcoming) The logic of political violence (with Torsten Persson), Quarterly Journal of Economics (forthcoming) Pillars of Prosperity: The political economics of development clusters (with Torsten Persson) Princeton University Press (2011) Political competition and economic performance: Evidence from the United States (with Torsten Persson and Daniel Sturm), Review of Economic Studies 77(3):1329-1352 (2010) State capacity, conflict and development (with Torsten Persson), Econometrica 78:1-34 (2010) STICERD/CASE Publications: Choice and Competition in Public Service Provision Timothy Besley, James M. Malcolmson, August 2016 Paper No' PEP 29: Read Abstract \| Full paper Aspirations and the Political Economy of Inequality Timothy Besley, August 2016 Paper No' PEP 28: Read Abstract \| Full paper Profit with Purpose? A Theory of Social Enterprise with Experimental Evidence Timothy Besley, Maitreesh Ghatak, November 2013 Paper No' EOPP 047: Read Abstract \| Full paper Taxation and Development Timothy Besley, Torsten Persson, January 2013 Paper No' EOPP 041: Full paper Investing for Prosperity: Skills, Infrastructure and Innovation Philippe Aghion, Timothy Besley, John Browne, Francesco Caselli, Richard Lambert, Rachel Lomax, Christopher Pissarides, Nick Stern, John Van Reenen, January 2013 Paper No' CEPSP28: Read Abstract \| Full paper 'Stop fighting and wealth will follow' Timothy Besley, Hannes Mueller, December 2012 Paper No' CEPCP387: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Legacy of Historical Conflict Evidence from Africa Timothy Besley, Marta Reynal-Querol, February 2012 Paper No' EOPP 036: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Regulation of Land Markets: Evidence from Tenancy Reform in India Timothy Besley, Jessica Leight, Rohini Pande, Vijayendra Rao, November 2011 Paper No' EOPP 031: Read Abstract \| Full paper Taxation and Regulation of Bonus Pay Timothy Besley, Maitreesh Ghatak, July 2011 Paper No' EOPP 030: Read Abstract \| Full paper Fragile States and Development Policy Timothy Besley, Torsten Persson, January 2011 Paper No' EOPP 022: Read Abstract \| Full paper Political Competition, Policy and Growth: Theory and Evidence from the United States Timothy Besley, Torsten Persson, Daniel M. Sturm, October 2010 Paper No' CEPDP1009: Read Abstract \| Full paper State Capacity, Conflict and Development Timothy Besley, Torsten Persson, June 2009 Paper No' EOPP 010: Read Abstract \| Full paper Estimating the Peace Dividend: The Impact of Violence on House Prices in Northern Ireland Timothy Besley, Hannes Mueller, May 2009 Paper No' EOPP 011: Read Abstract \| Full paper The de Soto Effect Timothy Besley, Maitreesh Ghatak, April 2009 Paper No' EOPP 008: Read Abstract \| Full paper Property Rights and Economic Development Timothy Besley, Maitreesh Ghatak, February 2009 Paper No' EOPP 006: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Incidence of Civil War: Theory and Evidence Timothy Besley, Torsten Persson, February 2009 Paper No' EOPP 005: Read Abstract \| Full paper Just Rewards? Local Politics and Public Resource Allocation in South India Timothy Besley, Rohini Pande, Vijayendra Rao, October 2007 Paper No' DEDPS 49: Read Abstract \| Full paper Making Autocracy Work Timothy Besley, Masayuki Kudamatsu, May 2007 Paper No' DEDPS 48: Read Abstract \| Full paper Electoral Bias and Policy Choice: Theory and Evidence Timothy Besley, Ian Preston, February 2006 Paper No' PEPP 17: Full paper Working or Shirking? A Closer Look at MPs’ Expenses and Parliamentary Attendance Timothy Besley, Valentino Larcinese, November 2005 Paper No' PEPP 15: Read Abstract \| Full paper Political Selection and the Quality of Government: Evidence from South India Timothy Besley, Rohini Pande, Vijayendra Rao, August 2005 Paper No' PEPP 08: Read Abstract \| Full paper Handcuffs for the Grabbing Hand? Media Capture and Government Accountability Timothy Besley, Andrea Prat, August 2005 Paper No' PEPP 07: Read Abstract \| Full paper Implementation of Anti-Discrimination Policy: Does Judicial Selection Matter? Timothy Besley, A. Abigail Payne, August 2005 Paper No' PEPP 04: Read Abstract \| Full paper Political Selection and the Quality of Government: Evidence from South India Timothy Besley, Rohini Pande, Vijayendra Rao, August 2005 Paper No' DEDPS 44: Read Abstract \| Full paper Fiscal Restraints and Voter Welfare Timothy Besley, Michael Smart, July 2005 Paper No' PEPP 06: Read Abstract \| Full paper Political Competition and Economic Performance: Theory and Evidence from the United States Timothy Besley, Torsten Persson, Daniel M. Sturm, June 2005 Paper No' PEPP 05: Read Abstract \| Full paper Competition and Incentives with Motivated Agents Timothy Besley, Maitreesh Ghatak, November 2003 Paper No' TE/2003/465: Read Abstract \| Full paper Can Labour Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess, February 2002 Paper No' DEDPS 33: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess, December 2000 Paper No' DEDPS 28: Read Abstract \| Full paper Public-Private Partnership for the Provision of Public Goods: Theory and an Application to NGOs Timothy Besley, Maitreesh Ghatak, August 1999 Paper No' DEDPS 17: Read Abstract \| Full paper Does Inequality Mean Slow Growth? Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess, February 1999 Paper No' CEPCP068: Land Reform, Poverty Reduction and Growth: Evidence from India Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess, October 1998 Paper No' DEDPS 13: Read Abstract \| Full paper Paper copy now out of print. Read My Lips: The Political Economy of Information Transmission Timothy Besley, Rohini Pande, July 1998 Paper No' TE/1998/355: Read Abstract \| Full paper Analyzing the Case for Government Intervention in a Representative Democracy Timothy Besley, Stephen Coate, September 1997 Paper No' TE/1997/335: Read Abstract \| Full paper Paper copy now out of print. Lobbying and Welfare in a Representative Democracy - (Now published in 'Review of Economic Studies', 68 (2001), pp.67-82.) Timothy Besley, Stephen Coate, September 1997 Paper No' TE/1997/334: Read Abstract Paper copy now out of print. Other Professional Activities: Member, Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England Director, Suntory-Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE Board Member, Bureau for Research on the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) Research Fellow, Development Economics Programme, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) Associate Editor Quarterly Journal of Economics Associate Editor Journal of Development Economics Honours and Titles: Yrjö Jahnsson Award (joint-winner 2005) Duncan Black Prize for paper “On the Public Choice Critique of Welfare Economics”, (with Stephen Coate), 2003. Fellow of the British Academy (2001) For full list of honours, visit personal webpage