Refereed Journal Publications
Seeing Like a Colony: The Virginia Land Surveyor (with Peter Hazlett). European Economic Review (2026).
Peace and its correlates in the ancient world (with Jordan Adamson). Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2025).
Did The Great Leveling Begin After 1921? (with Vincent Geloso and Jacob Hall). Scandinavian Economic History Review (2025).
Working Papers
Blood and Iron: Political Fragmentation in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean [Dropbox Link]. - Conditional Acceptance at Economic Journal
Salt Wars (with Desiree Desierto and Mark Koyama).
The Heterogeneous Effects of Historical Mission Exposure and Indigenous Development.
Works in Progress
The Dark Side of Nation Building: The Reconquista and the Spanish Inquisition (with Jacob Hall and Henry Thompson)
The Dynamics of Ideology (with Desiree Desierto and Mark Koyama)
Other Publications
Blood and Iron: Political Fragmentation in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean @ Broadstreet Blog.
Adam Smith on Polygamy and Kin Networks @ Adam Smith Works.