BFI Working Papers

Sharing research in progress—and refining it through rigorous discussion and debate—is a hallmark of scholarship at the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics.
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BFI Working Paper Aug 2, 2023

The Dictator’s Dilemma: A Theory of Propaganda and Repression

A. Arda Gitmez, Konstantin Sonin
Topics:  Uncategorized
BFI Working Paper Jul 31, 2023

Information Aggregation in Stratified Societies

Marina Agranov, Ran Eilat, Konstantin Sonin
Topics:  Uncategorized
BFI Working Paper Jul 27, 2023

Constitutions and Order: A Theory and Evidence from Colombia and the United States

Leopoldo Fergusson, Javier Mejia, James Robinson, Santiago Torres
Topics:  Uncategorized
BFI Working Paper Jul 26, 2023

Why Did Putin Invade Ukraine? A Theory of Degenerate Autocracy

Georgy Egorov, Konstantin Sonin
Topics:  Uncategorized
BFI Working Paper Jul 15, 2023

Information Manipulation and Repression: A Theory and Evidence from the COVID Response in Russia

Natalia Lamberova, Konstantin Sonin
Topics:  Health care
BFI Working Paper Jul 10, 2023

Electoral College and Election Fraud

Georgy Egorov, Konstantin Sonin
Topics:  Uncategorized
BFI Working Paper Jul 10, 2023

On the Importance of African Traditional Religion for Economic Behavior

Lewis Dunia Butinda, Aimable Amani Lameke, Nathan Nunn, Max Posch, Raul Sanchez de la Sierra
Topics:  Uncategorized
BFI Working Paper Jun 10, 2023

Isolation and Insurrection: How Partisanship and Political Geography Fueled January 6, 2021

Konstantin Sonin, David Van Dijcke, Austin Wright
Topics:  Uncategorized