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James Robinson

Reverend Dr Richard L Pearson Professor & University Professor Institute Director of the Pearson Institute

University of Chicago

Affiliations

Social Sciences Division

Department of Political Science

Political Science, Department of

James Robinson is currently serving as a Political Science Reverend Dr Richard L Pearson Professor & University Professor Institute Director of the Pearson Institute at University of Chicago.

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University of Chicago

Reverend Dr Richard L Pearson Professor & University Professor Institute Director of the Pearson Institute

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economics political science public policy political economy economic development sociology democracy governance economic history comparative politics institutional economics regime analysis development economics economic growth international relations latin american politics economic research african development institutional change income distribution regional development regional economics public choice latin american economic history geopolitics international history economic analysis social choice international politics transnational history political theory comparative development colonial origins empirical investigation state capacity sub-saharan africa economic geography african economy biopolitics civil society comparative economics economic change international conflict historical perspective resource curse political transitions west european politics european economic history agrarian change conflict resolution strategic studies growth theory power relations economic influences land management land economics land development econodynamics central banking welfare economics political equilibrium political conflict political development intergroup conflict fundamental cause long-run growth sierra leone institutional persistence african success story central bank independence social structure political organization class conflict political power political transformation economic reform african political economy uneven development latin america south-south cooperation

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Collaborators

The Interaction of Economic and Political Inequality in Latin America. (2024)

Leopoldo FergussonJames RobinsonSantiago Torres

political inequalityeconomicseconomic inequalitylatin american politicslatin america

Constitutions and Order: A Theory and Evidence From Colombia and the United States. National Bureau of Economic Research (2023)

Leopoldo FergussonJavier MejiaJames RobinsonSantiago Torres

constitutional lawjurisprudencepolitical sciencepublic laworder theorylawunited statesconstitutions

Endogenous Institutions and Economic Policy. World Bank policy research working paper (2023)

James A. RobinsonAlexander VostroknutovEkaterina Vostroknutova

endogenous institutionseconomic policy

Missing Discussions: Institutional Constraints in the Islamic Political Tradition. SSRN Electronic Journal (2023)

A. Arda GitmezJames RobinsonMehdi Shadmehr

islamic political traditionpolitical scienceinstitutional constraintsdiscourse analysis

Problematizing State Capacity: The Rwandan Case. Journal of Institutional Economics (2023)

Leander HeldringJames A. Robinson

political ecologypolitical sciencestrategic studiesinstitutional economicsrwandan casesociologygovernanceinternational securitypublic policyinternational historysecurity studiesregime analysisinternational relationsgeopoliticsregional policystate capacityinternational politicsmiddle east policy

Tax Aversion and the Social Contract in Africa. Journal of African Economies (2023)

James A Robinson

african political economyafrican economytax aversioneconomicsafrican studiesafrican american studiesafrican developmentsocial contract

African Political Institutions and the Impact of Colonialism. SSRN Electronic Journal (2022)

Jutta BoltLeigh GardnerJennifer KohlerJack PaineJames Robinson

colonialismpolitical scienceafrican political institutions

Africa's Latent Assets. Journal of African Economies (2022)

Soeren J HennJames A Robinson

african economyregional economicseconomicsdevelopment economicseconomic developmentlatent assetsafrican development

Democratization. Cornell University Press eBooks (2022)

Jacques BertrandAlexandre PelletierArdeth Maung Thawnghmung

Non-Modernization: Power–Culture Trajectories and the Dynamics of Political Institutions. Annual Review of Political Science (2022)

Daron AcemogluJames Robinson

political institutionspower-culture trajectoriespolitical science

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James Robinson

Reverend Dr Richard L Pearson Professor & University Professor Institute Director of the Pearson Institute

University of Chicago

Affiliations

Social Sciences Division

Department of Political Science

Political Science, Department of

James Robinson is currently serving as a Political Science Reverend Dr Richard L Pearson Professor & University Professor Institute Director of the Pearson Institute at University of Chicago.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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James Robinson

University of Chicago

Reverend Dr Richard L Pearson Professor & University Professor Institute Director of the Pearson Institute

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

The Interaction of Economic and Political Inequality in Latin America. (2024)

Leopoldo FergussonJames RobinsonSantiago Torres

political inequalityeconomicseconomic inequalitylatin american politicslatin america

Constitutions and Order: A Theory and Evidence From Colombia and the United States. National Bureau of Economic Research (2023)

Leopoldo FergussonJavier MejiaJames RobinsonSantiago Torres

constitutional lawjurisprudencepolitical sciencepublic laworder theorylawunited statesconstitutions

Endogenous Institutions and Economic Policy. World Bank policy research working paper (2023)

James A. RobinsonAlexander VostroknutovEkaterina Vostroknutova

endogenous institutionseconomic policy

Missing Discussions: Institutional Constraints in the Islamic Political Tradition. SSRN Electronic Journal (2023)

A. Arda GitmezJames RobinsonMehdi Shadmehr

islamic political traditionpolitical scienceinstitutional constraintsdiscourse analysis

Problematizing State Capacity: The Rwandan Case. Journal of Institutional Economics (2023)

Leander HeldringJames A. Robinson

Tax Aversion and the Social Contract in Africa. Journal of African Economies (2023)

James A Robinson

african political economyafrican economytax aversioneconomicsafrican studiesafrican american studiesafrican developmentsocial contract

African Political Institutions and the Impact of Colonialism. SSRN Electronic Journal (2022)

Jutta BoltLeigh GardnerJennifer KohlerJack PaineJames Robinson

colonialismpolitical scienceafrican political institutions

Africa's Latent Assets. Journal of African Economies (2022)

Soeren J HennJames A Robinson

african economyregional economicseconomicsdevelopment economicseconomic developmentlatent assetsafrican development

Democratization. Cornell University Press eBooks (2022)

Jacques BertrandAlexandre PelletierArdeth Maung Thawnghmung

Non-Modernization: Power–Culture Trajectories and the Dynamics of Political Institutions. Annual Review of Political Science (2022)

Daron AcemogluJames Robinson

political institutionspower-culture trajectoriespolitical science

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2
3
4
5
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