Governance and Institutions
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The quality of institutions is critical in the guarantee of basic human rights and dignity. Good governance is also crucial in the fight against poverty. The King Center supports research on the determinants of governance quality and the factors that bring about inclusive, resilient, democratic institutions.
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- Postdoctoral Fellow | 2021 - 2023
- Associate Professor of Political Economy
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- Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Postdoctoral Fellow | Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence Lab
- Senior Fellow | Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI)
- Faculty Director and the Kleinheinz Family Professor of International Studies
- Senior Fellow | Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI)
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- Postdoctoral Fellow | 2020 - 2022
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- Postdoctoral Scholar | Department of Sociology
- The Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting
- Assistant Professor of Political Science
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- Denise O'Leary & Kent Thiry Professor
- Richard E. Behrman Professor of Child Health and Society
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- Kwoh Ting Li Professor in Economic Development and Professor of Sociology
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Related Working Papers
- Riaño, J. F. (2022). Bureaucratic Nepotism.
- Bau, N., Khanna, G., Low, C., & Voena, A. (2022). Traditional Institutions in Modern Times: Dowries as Pensions When Sons Migrate.
- Abramitzky, R., Ben-Porath, N., Lahad, S., Lavy, V., & Palgi, M. (2022). The Effect of Labor Market Liberalization on Political Behavior and Free Market Norms.