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Robert M. Townsend is the Elizabeth & James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He is the author of Chronicles from the Field (2013) with Sombat Sakuntasathien and Rob Jordan; Financial Systems in Developing Economies (2011); Households as Corporate Firms (2010) with Krislert Samphantharak; The Medieval Village Economy (1993); Financial Structure and Economic Organization (1990); and numerous professional articles.

A theorist, macroeconomist, and development economist, Townsend analyzes the role and impact of economic organization and financial systems through applied general equilibrium models, contract theory and the use of micro data.

He is known for his seminal work on costly state verification, the rev
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The Medieval Village Economy

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Financial Systems in Develo...

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Financial Deepening, Inequa...

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