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The Political Economy of the American Frontier
- I. Murtazashvili
- Economics, History
- 16 September 2013
1. Introduction Part I. The Origins of Property Institutions: 2. A theory of claim clubs 3. From spontaneous order to conscious choice: claim clubs on the frontier 4. Bandits within the state: an…
Wealth-destroying states
- J. Murtazashvili, I. Murtazashvili
- Political Science, EconomicsPublic Choice
- 1 April 2019
According to the contract theory of the state, individuals give up their freedom to a specialist in violence who then provides public goods, such as private property rights and collective defense.…
The origins of private property rights: states or customary organizations?
- I. Murtazashvili, J. Murtazashvili
- EconomicsJournal of Institutional Economics
- 27 February 2015
Abstract Political theories of property rights are less optimistic than self-governance perspectives regarding the ability of non-state organizations to supply private property institutions. Despite…
The political economy of legal titling
- I. Murtazashvili, J. Murtazashvili
- Economics, LawThe Review of Austrian Economics
- 8 March 2019
The libertarian case for legal titling is that formalization of the economic (de facto) rights of those who own land and buildings improves prospects for capitalism and, ultimately, development.…
Patience and climate change mitigation: Global evidence.
- Meina Cai, I. Murtazashvili, J. Murtazashvili, Raufhon Salahodjaev
- EconomicsEnvironmental research
- 21 April 2020
Can Governments Deal with Pandemics?
- Geloso, I. Murtazashvili
- Economics, Political ScienceSSRN Electronic Journal
- 13 August 2020
While few economists dispute that governments should have some role in dealing with pandemics, the relevant institutional question is whether governments can deal with pandemics. In this article, we…
Arms and the University: Military Presence and the Civic Education of Non-Military Students
- D. Downs, I. Murtazashvili
- Political Science
- 27 February 2012
Part I. A Normative and Pedagogical Framework: 1. The closing of the university mind: the military/university gap and the problem of civic and liberal education 2. Education in the regime: how a…
Blockchain Networks as Constitutional and Competitive Polycentric Orders
- E. Alston, Wilson Law, I. Murtazashvili, Martin Weiss
- Computer ScienceSSRN Electronic Journal
- 15 July 2021
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Does the sequence of land reform and political reform matter? Evidence from state-building in Afghanistan
- I. Murtazashvili, J. Murtazashvili
- Political Science, Economics
- 3 March 2016
Abstract Property insecurity is associated with terrorism, insurgency and economic underdevelopment. For this reason, land reform is often implemented alongside political reform in post-conflict…
Trust and deforestation: A cross-country comparison
- I. Murtazashvili, J. Murtazashvili, Raufhon Salahodjaev
- EconomicsForest Policy and Economics
- 1 April 2019
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