Boston University
Raymond Fisman
Slater Family Professor in Behavioral Economics
I am an economist at Boston University. Most of my work these days is on hidden influence in U.S. politics. Some people call it corruption. I don't disagree with them.
Featured Research
- with Aron Malatinszky and Eyub Yegen, forthcoming, American Economic Review
- Revolving Door Laws and Political Selectionwith Jetson Leder-Luis, Catherine O'Donnell, and Silvia Vannutelli, working paper
- Information-Optional Policies and the Gender Concealment Gapwith Christine Exley, Judd Kessler Louis-Pierre Lepage, Xiaomeng Li, Corinne Low, Xiaoyue Shan, Mattie Toma, and Basit Zafar, working paper
- Estimating the Value of Political ConnectionsAmerican Economic Review, 2001
- Corruption, Norms, and Legal Enforcement: Evidence from Diplomatic Parking Ticketswith Ted Miguel, Journal of Political Economy, 2007
Books
- The Model CompanyThe Economics of Making Business do the Greatest Good
- Risky BusinessWhy Insurance Markets Fail and What to Do About It · 2023
- CorruptionWhat Everyone Needs to Know · 2017
Affiliations
- NBERResearch Associate
- BREADResearch Affiliate