Does misinformation demobilize the electorate? Measuring the impact of alledged ``robocalls'' on voter turnout
in the 2011 federal election, CEPR Discussion Paper #8945, with Tom Cornwall, April 2012.

    Note: The master data and Stata code for this paper is available here.  

    Press reactions to this study: Maclean's Magazine, Vancouver Sun (also appeared in the Times Columnist and the                 Province), Toronto Sun,  Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Burnaby Now, The Tyee, CBC Radio 1 (mp3), Interview on             "Daily Brief" (video) 

The Architecture of Federations: Constitutions, Bargaining, and Moral Hazard, CEPR Discussion Paper #4244, with Christoph Lülfesmann and Gordon Myers, 2009. 

Communication in Federal Politics: Universalism, Policy Uniformity, and the Optimal Allocation of Fiscal Authority, CEPR Discussion Paper #7910, 2010.

Interregional Redistribution and Regional Disparities: How Equalization Does (Not) Work, CEPR Discussion Paper #8133, with C. Lessmann, 2010. 

Ideologues: Explaining Partisanship and Persistence in Politics (and Elsewhere), CEPR Discussion Paper #7724, with B. Bühler, 2010. 

A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed? Theory and Evidence on the (Dis)Advantages of Family Loans  (with Alexander Karaivanov)

The role of Culture in Female Fertility and Work Decisions: Evidence from Canadian Immigrants (with K. Milligan)

Fertility and Female Labor Force Participation: A Politial Economy Perspective (with Joanne Roberts)

The effect of electoral systems on policy outcomes:  Evidence from U.S. Municipalities (with Kevin Milligan)

Institutions, governance, and Well-being: Evidence from First Nations communities in Canada (with F. Aragon and R. Hickey)