Professor Timothy Besley

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2006

Co-author

  • Besley, Timothy; Prat, Andrea. 'Handcuffs for the grabbing hand?: media capture and government accountability.' American Economic Review 96, no. 3 (2006), pp. 720-736.
     

2005

Co-author

  • Besley, Timothy; Ghatak, M. 'Competition and incentives with motivated agents.' American Economic Review 95, no. 3 (2005), pp. 616-636.
     

2004

Sole author

  • Besley, Timothy. 'Elected versus appointed regulators.' In The Encyclopaedia of Public Choice. Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, 2004.
     

Co-author

  • Besley, Timothy; Burgess, R. 'Can Labor Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India.' Quarterly Journal of Economics 119, no. 1 (2004), pp. 91-134.
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Coate, Stephen; Guinnane, Timothy. 'Incentives, information, and welfare : England''s new Poor Law and the workhouse test.' In History matters: essays in honour of Paul David. Edited by Guinnane, Timothy W; Sundstrom, William A; Whatley, Warren. Stanford University Press, 2004, pp. 245-270.
     

2003

Sole author

  • Besley, Timothy. 'Welfare Economics and Public Choice.' In The Encyclopedia of Public Choice. Edited by Rowley, Charles; Schneider, Friedrich. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.
     

Co-author

  • Besley, T.; Coate, S. 'Centralized versus decentralized provision of local public goods: a political economy approach.' Journal of Public Economics 87, no. 12 (2003), pp. 2611-2637.
     
  • Besley , Timothy; Coate, S. 'Elected versus appointed regulators.' Journal of the European Economic Association 1, no. 5 (2003), pp. 1176-1206.
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Coate, Stephen. 'Elected versus appointed regulators: theory and evidence.' Journal of the European Economic Association 1, no. 5 (2003), pp. 1176-1176.
     
  • Burgess, Robin; Belsley, T. 'Halving global poverty.' Journal of Economic Perspectives 17, no. 3 (2003), pp. 3-22.
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Ghatak, Maitreesh. 'Incentives, choice and accountability in the provision of public services.' Oxford Review of Economic Policy 19, no. 2 (2003), pp. 235-249.
     
  • Besley, T.; Coate, S. 'On the public choice critique of welfare economics.' Public Choice 114, no. 3 (2003), pp. 253-273.
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Case, A. 'Political institutions and policy choices: evidence from the United States.' Journal of Economic Literature 41, no. 1 (2003), pp. 7-73.
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Case, A. 'Political institutions and policy outcomes: evidence from the United States.' Journal of Economic Literature 41, no. 1 (2003), pp. 7-73.
     

2002

Co-author

  • Besley, Timothy; Coate, Stephen. 'An economic model of representative democracy.' In Readings in political economy. Edited by Basu, Kaushik. Blackwells, 2002.
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Burgess, R.; Prat, A. 'Mass Media and Political Accountability.' In The Right to Tell: The Role of Mass Media in Economic Development. Edited by Islam, R. World Bank, 2002, pp. 45-60.
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Case, A. 'Political Institutions and Policy Choices: Evidence from the United States.' Journal of Economic Literature 41, no. 1 (2002), pp. 7-73.
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Burgess, R. 'The political economy of government responsiveness: theory and evidence from India.' Quarterly Journal of Economics 117, no. 4 (2002), pp. 1415-1451.
     

2001

Sole author

  • Besley, Timothy. 'From Micro to Macro: Public Policies and Aggregate Economic Performance.' In Economic Growth and Government Policy. Papers presented at a HM Treasury Seminar at 11 Downing Street on 12th October 2000, London: HM Treasury, 15-21 April. 2001.
     
  • Besley, Timothy. 'Political Institutions and Policy Competition.' In The Institutional Foundations of a Market Economy. Villa Borsig Workshop Series 2000. Edited by Kochendorfer-Lucius, G.; Pleskovic, B. The World Bank, 2001, pp. 102-109.
     

Co-author

  • Besley, Timothy; Ghatak, M. 'Government Versus Private Ownership of Public Goods.' Quarterly Journal of Economics 116, no. 4 (2001), pp. 1343-1372.
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Coate, S. 'Lobbying and Welfare in a Representative Democracy.' Review of Economic Studies 68, no. 1 (2001), pp. 67-82, 234.
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Burgess, R. 'Political Agency, Government Responsiveness and the Role of the Media.' European Economic Review, papers and proceedings of the 15th Annual Congress of the European Economic Association 45, no. 4-6 (2001), pp. 629-640.
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Ghatak, Maitreesh. 'Public versus private ownership of public goods.' Quarterly Journal of Economics 116, no. 4 (2001), pp. 1343-1372.
     

2000

Co-author

  • Besley, Timothy; Burgess, R. 'Land Reform, Poverty Reduction and Growth: Evidence from India.' Quarterly Journal of Economics 115, no. 2 (2000), pp. 389-430.
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Guinnane, Timothy W. 'Thy neighbor's keeper: the design of a credit cooperative with theory and a test.' In Readings in development microeconomics. Volume 1. Micro-theory. Edited by Bardhan, Pranab; Udry, Christopher. MIT Press, 2000.
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Case, A. 'Unnatural Experiments? Estimating the Incidence of Endogenous Policies.' Economic Journal 110, no. 467 (2000), pp. F672-F694.
     

1999

Sole author

  • Besley, Timothy. 'Property rights and investment incentives.' In New Palgrave dictionary of economics and the law. Edited by Newman, Peter. Macmillan, 1999.
     

Co-author

  • Besley, Timothy; Burgess, R. 'Does Inequality Mean Slow Growth?' CentrePiece 4, no. 1 (1999).
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Rosen, H. 'Sales Taxes and Prices: An Empirical Analysis.' National Tax Journal 52, no. 2 (1999).
     
  • Besley, Timothy; McLaren, John. 'Taxes and bribery: the role of wage incentives.' In The economics of corruption and illegal markets. Volume 2. The economics of illegal activities. 1999.
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Hall, J.; Preston, I. 'The Demand for Private Health Insurance: Do Waiting Lists Matter?' Journal of Public Economics 72, no. 2 (1999).
     
  • Besley, Timothy; Seabright, P. 'The Effects and Policy Implications of State Aids to Industry.' Economic Policy 14, no. 28 (1999).
     

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