Books by Timothy (Columbia University Frye

The book explores how political power, elections, legal institutions, reputational concerns, and social norms shape economic conflicts from hostile takeovers to everyday disputes in contemporary Russia. The results challenge common conceptions of Russia's political economy and contribute to debates in economic development, comparative politics, and legal studies.

This book examines state-building and market-building in 25 post-communist countries from 1990 to 2004. Timothy Frye argues that democracy promotes economic reform, capable state institutions, and generous transfer payments when political polarization is low, but that increases in polarization dampen the positive impact of democracy by making policy less stable.