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Johnson, Simon H. The Atlantic , May 2009.

"Income and Democracy."

Acemoglu, Daron, Simon H. Johnson, James Robinson and Pierre Yared. American Economic Review Vol. 98, No. 3 (2008): 808-842.

"Mixing Family with Business: A Study of Thai Business Groups and the Families Behind Them."

Bertrand, Marianne, Simon H. Johnson, Krislert Samphantharak, and Antoinette Schoar. Journal of Financial Economics Vol. 88, No. 3 (2008): 466-498.

"When Does Policy Reform Work? The Case of Central Bank Independence."

Acemoglu, Daron, Simon H. Johnson, Pablo Querubín and James Robinson. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity Vol. 2008, (2008): 351-429.

"Comment on "When Does Improving Health Raise GDP?"

Johnson, Simon H. NBER Macroeconomics Annual, January 2008.

"Disease and Development: The Effect of Life Expectancy on Growth."

Acemoglu, Daron and Simon H. Johnson. Journal of Political Economy Vol. 115, No. 6 (2007): 925-985.