- Against Intellectual Monopoly (2008)
- Maddison, Milanovic and the Measurement of Inequality (2011)
- Why are there still poors in the world? Economics, politics and culture of poverty (2014)
- The Economics of Ideas: Leading Scholars from the Humanities and the Sciences Reflect on the Legacy of Allin Cottrell (2016)
- The General Theory and After (2020)
Papers
- "Endogenous Public Spending in a Growing Economy" (with Alberto Alesina) (1988)
- "Capital Accumulation Along the Balanced Growth Path" (with Alberto Alesina) (1990)
- "Politicians, Parties, and the Size of Government" (with Alberto Alesina) (1991)
- "The Economic Effects of Government Spending: A Survey of Theory and Evidence" (with Alberto Alesina) (1993)
- "A Political Theory of Government Size" (with Alberto Alesina) (1994)
- "The Optimum Provision of Public Goods in Dynamic Economies" (with Alberto Alesina) (1995)
- "Trade Liberalization and Political Equilibrium" (with Alberto Alesina) (1996)
- "Monopoly, Innovation and Economic Growth" (with Alberto Alesina) (1997)
- "The Optimal Composition of Government Spending" (with Alberto Alesina) (1998)
- "Political Business Cycles" (with Alberto Alesina) (1999)