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2023

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Overview

Philip Keefer is affiliated with the Inter-American Development Bank in the United States. Their research spans several fields within the social sciences and economics, with a focus on public policy, political economy, and electoral behavior. Keefer has contributed to studies examining the dynamics of voter information, public spending, and policy responses in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Their recent papers include:

  • Buying Informed Voters: New Effects of Information on Voters and Candidates, 2020, The Economic Journal
  • Demand-side determinants of public spending allocations: Voter trust, risk and time preferences, 2022, Journal of Public Economics
  • Public Policy to Tackle Covid-19: Recommendations for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2020, Inter-American Development Bank eBooks
  • Making Policies Matter: Voter Responses to Campaign Promises, 2024, The Economic Journal
  • Shifting Electorates and Preferences in Chile's Constitutional Process, 2024, PS Political Science & Politics

In terms of collaboration, Keefer frequently coauthors with:

  • Razvan Vlaicu
  • Martín Ardanaz
  • Thomas Sattler
  • Carlos Scartascini
  • Evelyne Hübscher

Keefer's work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, notably:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Inter-American Development Bank eBooks
  • The Economic Journal
  • Economic Development and Cultural Change
  • Journal of Public Economics

They have also contributed to book publications through the Inter-American Development Bank eBooks channel, including titles such as:

  • Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean (2022)
  • Emerging from the Pandemic Tunnel with Faster Growth and Greater Equity: A Strategy for a New Social Compact in Latin America and the Caribbean (2020)

The main fields of study reflected in Keefer's body of work include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

More specific subfields addressed are:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Communication
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Their research covers several specialized topics, including:

  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Taxation and Compliance Studies
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • Corruption and Economic Development
  • Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
  • Social Media and Politics

Best Publications

  • Does Social Capital Have an Economic Payoff? A Cross-Country Investigation

    Stephen Knack;Philip Keefer

  • INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE: CROSS‐COUNTRY TESTS USING ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES

    Stephen Knack;Philip Keefer

  • New tools in comparative political economy : the database of political institutions

    Thorsten Beck;George Clarke;Alberto Groff;Philip Keefer

  • WHY DON'T POOR COUNTRIES CATCH UP? A CROSS-NATIONAL TEST OF AN INSTITUTIONAL EXPLANATION

    Philip Keefer;Stephen Knack

  • Polarization, politics and property rights: Links between inequality and growth *

    Philip Keefer;Stephen Knack

  • The Limits of Delegation: Veto Players, Central Bank Independence, and the Credibility of Monetary Policy

    Philip Keefer;David Stasavage

  • Clientelism, Credibility, and the Policy Choices of Young Democracies

    Philip Keefer

  • Contract-Intensive Money: Contract Enforcement, Property Rights, and Economic Performance

    Christopher Clague;Philip Keefer;Stephen Knack;Mancur Olson

  • Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies

    Christopher Clague;Philip Keefer;Stephen Knack;Mancur Olson

  • Property and Contract Rights in Autocracies and Democracies

    Christopher Clague;Philip Keefer;Stephen Knack;Mancur Olson

  • Democracy, credibility and clientelism

    Philip Keefer;Razvan Vlaicu

  • Democracy, credibility and clientelism

    Philip Keefer;Razvan Vlaicu

  • Democracy, Public Expenditures and the Poor

    Philip Keefer;Stuti Khemani

  • New Tools and New Tests in Comparative Political Economy: The Database of Political Institutions

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  • New tools and new tests in comparative political economy - the database of political institutions

    Thorsten Beck;George Clarke;Alberto Groff;Philip Keefer

  • Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor: Understanding Political Incentives for Providing Public Services

    Philip Keefer;Stuti Khemani

  • Democracy, Public Expenditures, and the Poor

    Philip Keefer;Stuti Khemani

  • Investment without Democracy : Ruling-Party Institutionalization and Credible Commitment in Autocracies

    Scott Gehlbach;Philip Keefer

  • New Tools in Comparative Political Economy

    Thorsten Beck;George Clarke;Alberto Groff;Philip Keefer

  • INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE: INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES CROSS-COUNTRY TESTS USING ALTERNATIVE

    Stephen Knack;Philip Keefer

  • Social capital, social norms and the New Institutional Economics

    Philip Keefer;Stephen Knack

  • Checks and balances, private information, and the credibility of monetary commitments

    Philip Keefer;David Stasavage

  • Boondoggles, Rent-Seeking, and Political Checks and Balances: Public Investment under Unaccountable Governments

    Philip Keefer;Stephen Knack

  • Private Investment and the Institutionalization of Collective Action in Autocracies: Ruling Parties and Legislatures

    Scott Gehlbach;Philip Keefer

  • Terrorism, economic development, and political openness

    Philip Keefer;Norman Loayza

  • Formal versus informal institutions in economic development

    Philip Keefer;Mary M. Shirley

  • Jobs or Privileges: Unleashing the Employment Potential of the Middle East and North Africa

    Marc Tobias Schiffbauer;Abdoulaye Sy;Sahar Sajjad Hussain;Hania Sahnoun

  • Does inequality harm growth only in democracies? A replication and extension

    Stephen Knack;Philip Keefer

  • Elections, Special Interests, and Financial Crisis

    Philip Keefer

  • VOTING IN FIRMS: THE ROLE OF AGENDA CONTROL, SIZE AND VOTER HOMOGENEITY

    Lee Benham;Philip Keefer

  • Beyond legal origin and checks and balances : political credibility, citizen information, and financial sector development

    Philip Keefer

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Knack
Stephen Knack World Bank
Stuti Khemani
Stuti Khemani World Bank
Scott Gehlbach
Scott Gehlbach University of Chicago
David Stasavage
David Stasavage New York University
George R. G. Clarke
George R. G. Clarke Texas A&M International University
Thorsten Beck
Thorsten Beck European University Institute
Mancur Olson
Mancur Olson University of Maryland, College Park
Eric Neumayer
Eric Neumayer London School of Economics and Political Science
Branko Milanovic
Branko Milanovic City University of New York

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