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Development Discussion Paper
Taxation and Development

Timothy Besley and Torsten Persson

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1 January 2013

Development Discussion Paper
Fragile States and Development Policy

Timothy Besley and Torsten Persson

It is widely recognized that fragile states are key symptoms of under-development in many parts of the world. Such states are incapable of delivering basic services to their citizens and political violence is commonplace...Read more...

January 2011

Development Discussion Paper
State Capacity, Conflict and Development

Timothy Besley and Torsten Persson

We report on an on-going project, which asks a number of questions relevant to the study of state capacity. What are the main economic and political determinants of the state’s capacity to raise revenue and support priva...Read more...

June 2009

Development Discussion Paper
The Incidence of Civil War: Theory and Evidence

Timothy Besley and Torsten Persson

This paper studies the incidence of civil war over time. We put forward a canonical model of civil war, which relates the incidence of conflict to circumstances, institutions and features of the underlying economy and po...Read more...

February 2009

Political Economy and Public Policy Paper
Political Competition and Economic Performance: Theory and Evidence from the United States

Timothy Besley, Torsten Persson and Daniel M. Sturm

One of the most cherished propositions in economics is that market competition by and large raises consumer welfare. But whether political competition has similarly virtuous consequences is far less discussed. This paper...Read more...

June 2005