Claudia R Williamson

Biographic Data

ID714997
NAMEClaudia R Williamson
GIVEN NAMESClaudia R
FAMILY NAMEWilliamson
SIGNATUREWILLIAMSON C R
AFFILIATIONSNew York University
ORCID0000-0002-4443-7453
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS20
TOTAL CITATIONS162
AUTHOR COUNT20
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX6

  • Does Valuing Free Speech Affect Norms of Tolerance? Evidence From Individual Preferences

    Open AccessClaudia R WilliamsonARTICLEKyklos2026

    Amid intensifying global debates over balancing free speech with protections against hate speech, this paper investigates whether individuals who value free speech exhibit greater racial tolerance. Unlike prior studies focusing on the institutional effects of free speech, this paper examines whether individuals who prioritize free speech hold more racially tolerant attitudes. Using individual‐level data from the Integrated Values Survey, individu…

  • State antiquity and economic progress

    Open AccessMike King, Claudia R Williamson et al.ARTICLEPublic Choice2025Cited by: 1References: 98

  • Protecting Postville? The impact of deportation and immigration on crime

    Open AccessJoshua K Bedi, Shaomeng Jia et al.ARTICLEPublic Choice2025Cited by: 1References: 65

  • Individualism and racial tolerance

    Open AccessClaudia R WilliamsonARTICLEPublic Choice2023Cited by: 5References: 56

  • Trust, regulation, and market efficiency

    Open AccessBrandon N Cline, Claudia R Williamson et al.ARTICLEPublic Choice2022Cited by: 4References: 68

  • The effect of mass legalization on US state-level institutions

    Open AccessLili Yao, J Brandon Bolen et al.ARTICLEPublic Choice2021Cited by: 2References: 32

  • Are Aid Agencies Changing their Practices

    Open AccessLiya Palagashvili, Claudia R WilliamsonARTICLEJournal of International…2020

    Using data from 2004 to 2008−2012, we provide the first multi‐year agency monitoring of Development Assistance Committee (DAC), multilateral and United Nations (UN) agencies. Our results suggest that, on average, DAC donor performance has declined while multilateral and UN agency performance has increased. Specifically, multilateral and UN agencies are more transparent and specialized while DAC donors are less specialized and failed to improve in…

  • Culture, democracy and regulation

    Open AccessClaudia R WilliamsonARTICLEConstitutional Political Economy2020Cited by: 2References: 14

  • Does individualism promote gender equality

    Open AccessLewis Davis, Lewis S Davis et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2019Cited by: 24References: 14

  • An empirical examination of institutions and cross-country incarceration rates

    Open AccessDaniel J D’Amico, Claudia R WilliamsonARTICLEPublic Choice2019Cited by: 1References: 70

  • William Easterly, The Tyranny of Experts

    Open AccessClaudia R WilliamsonARTICLEPublic Choice2015

  • Discovering Law

    Carrie B Kerekes, Claudia R WilliamsonARTICLEGriffith Law Review2012

    The general consensus is that some minimal government is needed to provide law and enforce rules. However, between 930 and 1262, the Icelandic Commonwealth functioned without a central government, relying instead on market mechanisms and private institutions. An elaborate legal system developed that guided social interaction and coordinated conflict resolution. This article utilises Hayek’s theory of competition as a discovery process to examine …

  • Timothy Besley, Torsten Person

    Open AccessClaudia R WilliamsonARTICLEPublic Choice2012

  • Rhetoric versus Reality

    Open AccessWilliam Easterly, Claudia R WilliamsonARTICLEWorld Development2011Cited by: 52References: 6

  • Economic freedom, culture, and growth

    Open AccessClaudia R Williamson, Rachel L MathersARTICLEPublic Choice2011Cited by: 17References: 52

  • So Much Aid, So Little Development

    Claudia R WilliamsonARTICLERegional Studies2011Cited by: 1

    Additional informationNotes on contributorsClaudia R. WilliamsonEdited by PÄIVI OINAS

  • Propertyless in Peru, Even with a Government Land Title

    Open AccessCarrie B Kerekes, Claudia R WilliamsonARTICLEAmerican Journal of Economics and…2010Cited by: 10References: 32

    This article investigates the ability and process of government land titling as a method to achieve secure property rights institutions. Specifically, we analyze the impact of government land titling in rural Peru. Our findings suggest that land titling does not achieve the positive benefits associated with secure property, such as access to credit. We also find that individuals prefer private enforcement methods of securing property to public me…

  • James T. Bennett. Stifling Political Competition

    Open AccessClaudia R WilliamsonARTICLEPublic Choice2009

  • Informal institutions rule

    Open AccessClaudia R WilliamsonARTICLEPublic Choice2009Cited by: 35References: 28

  • Unveiling de Soto's mystery

    Open AccessCarrie B Kerekes, Claudia R WilliamsonARTICLEJournal of Institutional Economics2008Cited by: 7References: 10

    Hernando de Soto attributes the poor economic performance of developing countries to insecure property rights. When property rights are not well-defined individuals do not have the incentives to invest in capital, and assets cannot be used as collateral, hindering capital formation and economic growth. This paper tests de Soto's hypothesis empirically by examining how the security of property rights impacts wealth, collateral, and capital formati…