James Robinson

EDITOR (2009)

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The IMGT/HLA database (2009)

Robinson, James, Waller, Matthew J., Fail, Sylvie C., McWilliam, Hamish, Lopez, Rodrigo, Parham, Peter, ...

It is 10 years since the IMGT/HLA database was released, providing the HLA community with a searchable repository of highly curated HLA sequences. The HLA complex is located within the 6p21.3 region...

Variation in HIV-1 R5 macrophage-tropism correlates with sensitivity to reagents that block envelope: CD4 interactions but not with sensitivity to other entry inhibitors (2008)

Peters, Paul J, Duenas-Decamp, Maria J, Sullivan, W Matthew, Brown, Richard, Ankghuambom, Chiambah, Luzuriaga, Katherine, ...

Abstract Background HIV-1 R5 viruses cause most of the AIDS cases worldwide and are preferentially transmitted compared to CXCR4-using viruses. Furthermore, R5 viruses vary extensively in capacity to...

Characterizing the cancer genome in lung adenocarcinoma (2007)

Weir, Barbara A., Woo, Michele S., Getz, Gad, Perner, Sven, Ding, Li, Beroukhim, Rameen, ...

Somatic alterations in cellular DNA underlie almost all human cancers(1). The prospect of targeted therapies(2) and the development of high-resolution, genome-wide approaches(3-8) are now spurring...

Parallel Computations Allow Cosmologists to Rule Out a Theory of Galaxy Formation (2007)

Andreas Albrecht Richard, Richard A. Battye, James Robinson

Cosmic defect models offer a interesting alternative to the standard "inflationary" models of cosmic stucture formation. Here, we calculate predictions from defect models of structure...

Star-Formation as a Cosmological Probe (2007)

James Robinson, Joseph Silk

We discuss the cosmological dependence of the star-formation history of the universe, within the framework of a very simple semi-analytic model, where star-formation occurs within the virialized...

Parametrization of global attractors experimental observations and turbulence (2007)

Robinson, James

This paper is concerned with rigorous results in the theory of turbulence and fluid flow. While derived from the abstract theory of attractors in infinite-dimensional dynamical systems, they shed...

Venus Exploration opportunities within NASA's Solar System Exploration roadmap (2006)

Balint, Tibor, Thompson, Thomas, Cutts, James, Robinson, James

Science goals to understand the origin, history and environment of Venus have been driving international space exploration missions for over 40 years. Past missions include the Magellan and...

Political foundations of the resource curse (2006)

Robinson, James, Torvik, Ragnar, Verdier, Thierry

In this paper we argue that the political incentives that resource endowments generate are the key to understanding whether or not they are a curse. We show: (1) politicians tend to over-extract...

Land and Power: Theory and Evidence (2005)

Robinson, James, Baland, Jean-Marie

In this paper we investigate the eect of the absence of a secret ballot on electoral outcomes and resource allocation. Once voting behavior is observable, votes can be bought and sold in a `market...

IPD--the Immuno Polymorphism Database (2005)

Robinson, James, Waller, Matthew J., Stoehr, Peter, Marsh, Steven G. E.

The Immuno Polymorphism Database (IPD) (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ipd/) is a set of specialist databases related to the study of polymorphic genes in the immune system. IPD currently consists of four...

Seroprevalence of simian immunodeficiency virus in wild and captive born Sykes' monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis) in Kenya (2004)

Ellis, Brett R, Munene, Elephas, Elliott, Debra, Robinson, James, Otsyula, Moses G, Michael, Scott F

Abstract Background The Sykes' monkey and related forms ( Cercopithecus mitis ) make up an abundant, widespread and morphologically diverse species complex in eastern Africa that naturally harbors a...

IMGT/HLA and IMGT/MHC: sequence databases for the study of the major histocompatibility complex (2003)

Robinson, James, Waller, Matthew J., Parham, Peter, Groot, Natasja De, Bontrop, Ronald, Kennedy, Lorna J., ...

The IMGT/HLA database (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla) has provided a centralized repository for the sequences of the alleles named by the WHO Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System...

IMGT/HLA Database--a sequence database for the human major histocompatibility complex (2001)

Robinson, James, Waller, Matthew J., Parham, Peter, Bodmer, Julia G., Marsh, Steven G. E.

The IMGT/HLA Database (www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla/) specialises in sequences of polymorphic genes of the HLA system, the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC). The HLA complex is...

Land surveys and the Robinsons of North Kildare (1769-1864) (2000)

Robinson, James

Between the 18th and 19th centuries, the prosperity of Irish Catholic Tenants ebbed and flowed with the prevailing economic, political and social climate. The objective of this work is to illustrate...

Cosmological constraints from the correlation function of galaxy clusters (2000)

Robinson, James

I compare various semi-analytic models for the bias of dark matter halos with halo clustering properties observed in recent numerical simulations. The best fitting model is one based on the collapse...

IMGT, the international ImMunoGeneTics database (2000)

Ruiz, Manuel, Giudicelli, Véronique, Ginestoux, Chantal, Stoehr, Peter, Robinson, James, Bodmer, Julia, ...

IMGT, the international ImMunoGeneTics database (http://imgt.cines.fr:8104 ), is a high-quality integrated database specialising in Immunoglobulins (Ig), T cell Receptors (TcR) and Major...

Constraining Primordial Non-Gaussianity With the Abundance of High Redshift Clusters (1999)

Robinson, James, Gawiser, Eric, Silk, Joseph

We show how observations of the evolution of the galaxy cluster number abundance can be used to constrain primordial non-Gaussianity in the universe. We carry out a maximum likelihood analysis...

Evolution of the cluster abundance in non-Gaussian models (1999)

Robinson, James, Baker, Jonathan E.

We carry out N-body simulations of several non-Gaussian structure formation models, including Peebles' isocurvature cold dark matter model, cosmic string models, and a model with primordial voids. We...

WOMBAT & FORECAST: Making Realistic Maps of the Microwave Sky (1999)

Jaffe, Andrew H., Gawiser, Eric, Finkbeiner, Douglas, Baker, Joanne C., Balbi, Amedeo, Davis, Marc, ...

The Wavelength-Oriented Microwave Background Analysis Team (WOMBAT) is constructing microwave maps which will be more realistic than previous simulations. Our foreground models represent a...

The WOMBAT Challenge: A "Hounds and Hares" Exercise for Cosmology (1998)

Gawiser, Eric, Finkbeiner, Douglas, Jaffe, Andrew, Baker, Joanne C., Balbi, Amedeo, Davis, Marc, ...

The Wavelength-Oriented Microwave Background Analysis Team (WOMBAT) is constructing microwave skymaps which will be more realistic than previous simulations. Our foreground models represent a...

Ballistic Performance of Ceramic Faced Composite Armors. (1998)

Savrun, Ender, Tan, Chuan Y., Robinson, James

A new lightweight composite armor against 7.62 x 39 projectiles is developed. The development is made possible by incorporation of polyethylene (PE) fiber reinforced composite backing together with...

A Simultaneous Constraint on the Amplitude and Gaussianity of Mass Fluctuations in the Universe (1998)

Robinson, James, Gawiser, Eric, Silk, Joseph

We consider constraints on the amplitude of mass fluctuations in the universe, sigma_8, derived from two simple observations: the present number density of clusters and the amplitude of their...

The case against scaling defect models of cosmic structure formation (1997)

Albrecht, Andreas, Battye, Richard A., Robinson, James

We calculate predictions from defect models of structure formation for both the matter and Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) over all observable scales. Our results point to a serious problem...

Cosmic string formation and the power spectrum of field configurations (1996)

Robinson, James, Yates, Andrew

We examine the statistical properties of defects formed by the breaking of a U(1) symmetry when the Higgs field has a power spectrum $P(k) \propto k^n$. We find a marked dependence of the amount of...

Causality and the Power Spectrum (1995)

Robinson, James, Wandelt, Benjamin D.

We find constraints on the generation of super-causal-horizon energy perturbations from a smooth initial state, under a simple physical scheme. We quantify these constraints by placing the upper...

A Statistic for identifying cosmic string wakes and other sheet-like structure (1995)

Robinson, James, Albrecht, Andreas

We describe an implementation of the structure functions of Babul \& Starkman, in order to quantify the ``sheet-like'' nature of a distribution of matter. We test this statistic on a toy model...

[Corazón valiente] (1995)

Gibson, Mel (realización), Wallace, Randall (guión), Toll, John (fotografía), Rosenblum, Steven (montaje), Horner, James (música), Gibson, Mel (actuación), ...

Epica histórica sobre sir William Wallace (hacia 1270-1325), uno de los mayores héroes de Escocia, quien liderara la resistencia escocesa durante los primeros años del largo -y al final exitoso-...

Corazón valiente = Braveheart (1995)

Gibson, Mel (realización), Wallace, Randall (guión), Toll, John (fotografía), Rosenblum, Steven (montaje), Horner, James (música), Gibson, Mel (actuación), ...

Epica histórica sobre sir William Wallace (hacia 1270-1325), uno de los mayores héroes de Escocia, quien liderara la resistencia escocesa durante los primeros años del largo -y al final exitoso-...

Reason of state : the origins of NSC 68 / (1992)

Robinson, James.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Johns Hopkins University.

A dream of red heroes :--myth in chinese socialist realist fiction /--by James Robinson Keefer. (1992)

James Robinson

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Department of Pacific and Asian Studies.

INSTITUTIONS AS THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF LONG-RUN GROWTH

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson

This paper develops the empirical and theoretical case that differences in economic institutions are the fundamental cause of differences in economic development. We first document the empirical...

Income and Democracy

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson, Pierre Yared

We revisit one of the central empirical findings of the political economy literature that higher income per capita causes democracy. Existing studies establish a strong cross-country correlation...

Stable exposure of the coreceptor-binding site in a CD4-independent HIV-1 envelope protein

Hoffman, Trevor L., LaBranche, Celia C., Zhang, Wentao, Canziani, Gabriella, Robinson, James, Chaiken, Irwin, ...

We recently derived a CD4-independent virus from HIV-1/IIIB, termed IIIBx, which interacts directly with the chemokine receptor CXCR4 to infect cells. To address the underlying mechanism, a cloned...

IMGT/HLA Database—a sequence database for the human major histocompatibility complex

Robinson, James, Waller, Matthew J., Parham, Peter, Bodmer, Julia G., Marsh, Steven G. E.

The IMGT/HLA Database (www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla/) specialises in sequences of polymorphic genes of the HLA system, the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC). The HLA complex is located within...

IMGT, the international ImMunoGeneTics database

Ruiz, Manuel, Giudicelli, Véronique, Ginestoux, Chantal, Stoehr, Peter, Robinson, James, Bodmer, Julia, ...

IMGT, the international ImMunoGeneTics database (http://imgt.cines.fr:8104 ), is a high-quality integrated database specialising in Immunoglobulins (Ig), T cell Receptors (TcR) and Major...

CD4-Induced Conformational Changes in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 gp120 Glycoprotein: Consequences for Virus Entry and Neutralization

Sullivan, Nancy, Sun, Ying, Sattentau, Quentin, Thali, Markus, Wu, Dona, Denisova, Galina, ...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) entry into target cells involves sequential binding of the gp120 exterior envelope glycoprotein to CD4 and to specific chemokine receptors. Soluble CD4...

The N-Terminal V3 Loop Glycan Modulates the Interaction of Clade A and B Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelopes with CD4 and Chemokine Receptors

Malenbaum, Susan E., Yang, David, Cavacini, Lisa, Posner, Marshall, Robinson, James, Cheng-Mayer, Cecilia

We investigated the underlying mechanism by which the highly conserved N-terminal V3 loop glycan of gp120 conferred resistance to neutralization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). We...

Broadly cross-reactive HIV-1-neutralizing human monoclonal Fab selected for binding to gp120–CD4–CCR5 complexes

Moulard, Maxime, Phogat, Sanjay K., Shu, Yuuei, Labrijn, Aran F., Xiao, Xiaodong, Binley, James M., ...

HIV-1 entry into cells involves formation of a complex between gp120 of the viral envelope glycoprotein (Env), a receptor (CD4), and a coreceptor, typically CCR5. Here we provide evidence that...

IMGT/HLA and IMGT/MHC: sequence databases for the study of the major histocompatibility complex

Robinson, James, Waller, Matthew J., Parham, Peter, De Groot, Natasja, Bontrop, Ronald, Kennedy, Lorna J., ...

The IMGT/HLA database (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla) has provided a centralized repository for the sequences of the alleles named by the WHO Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System for...

Access of Antibody Molecules to the Conserved Coreceptor Binding Site on Glycoprotein gp120 Is Sterically Restricted on Primary Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

Labrijn, Aran F., Poignard, Pascal, Raja, Aarti, Zwick, Michael B., Delgado, Karla, Franti, Michael, ...

Anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) antibodies whose binding to gp120 is enhanced by CD4 binding (CD4i antibodies) are generally considered nonneutralizing for primary HIV-1 isolates....

Structural basis of tyrosine sulfation and VH-gene usage in antibodies that recognize the HIV type 1 coreceptor-binding site on gp120

Huang, Chih-chin, Venturi, Miro, Majeed, Shahzad, Moore, Michael J., Phogat, Sanjay, Zhang, Mei-Yun, ...

The conserved surface of the HIV-1 gp120 envelope glycoprotein that binds to the HIV-1 coreceptor is protected from humoral recognition by multiple layers of camouflage. Here we present sequence and...

Immunogenicity of Constrained Monoclonal Antibody A32-Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Env gp120 Complexes Compared to That of Recombinant HIV Type 1 gp120 Envelope Glycoproteins

Liao, Hua-Xin, Alam, S. Munir, Mascola, John R., Robinson, James, Ma, Benjiang, Montefiori, David C., ...

One strategy for the generation of broadly reactive neutralizing antibodies (NA) against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) primary isolates is to use immunogens that have constrained HIV-1...

Differences Between Laboratory Strains of Epstein-Barr Virus Based on Immortalization, Abortive Infection, and Interference

Miller, George, Robinson, James, Heston, Lee, Lipman, Muriel

Biologic activities of extracellular Epstein-Barr virus (EB virus) from two laboratory strains, namely, P3J-HR-1 (P-H) from Burkitt lymphoma and B95-8 (B95) from infectious mononucleosis, were...

IPD—the Immuno Polymorphism Database

Robinson, James, Waller, Matthew J., Stoehr, Peter, Marsh, Steven G. E.

The Immuno Polymorphism Database (IPD) (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ipd/) is a set of specialist databases related to the study of polymorphic genes in the immune system. IPD currently consists of four...

Functional Mimicry of a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Coreceptor by a Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody

Xiang, Shi-Hua, Farzan, Michael, Si, Zhihai, Madani, Navid, Wang, Liping, Rosenberg, Eric, ...

Interaction of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) gp120 envelope glycoprotein with the primary receptor, CD4, promotes binding to a chemokine receptor, either CCR5 or CXCR4. The...

Envelope Conformational Changes Induced by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Attachment Inhibitors Prevent CD4 Binding and Downstream Entry Events

Ho, Hsu-Tso, Fan, Li, Nowicka-Sans, Beata, McAuliffe, Brian, Li, Chang-Ben, Yamanaka, Gregory, ...

BMS-488043 is a small-molecule human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) CD4 attachment inhibitor with demonstrated clinical efficacy. The compound inhibits soluble CD4 (sCD4) binding to the 11...

Disease and Development in Historical Perspective

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson

Health conditions and disease environments are important for economic outcomes. This paper argues that the main impact of disease environments on the economic development of nations is not due to the...

Stable exposure of the coreceptor-binding site in a CD4-independent HIV-1 envelope protein

Hoffman, Trevor L., LaBranche, Celia C., Zhang, Wentao, Canziani, Gabriella, Robinson, James, Chaiken, Irwin, ...

We recently derived a CD4-independent virus from HIV-1/IIIB, termed IIIBx, which interacts directly with the chemokine receptor CXCR4 to infect cells. To address the underlying mechanism, a cloned...

IMGT/HLA Database—a sequence database for the human major histocompatibility complex

Robinson, James, Waller, Matthew J., Parham, Peter, Bodmer, Julia G., Marsh, Steven G. E.

The IMGT/HLA Database (www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla/) specialises in sequences of polymorphic genes of the HLA system, the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC). The HLA complex is located within...

IMGT, the international ImMunoGeneTics database

Ruiz, Manuel, Giudicelli, Véronique, Ginestoux, Chantal, Stoehr, Peter, Robinson, James, Bodmer, Julia, ...

IMGT, the international ImMunoGeneTics database (http://imgt.cines.fr:8104 ), is a high-quality integrated database specialising in Immunoglobulins (Ig), T cell Receptors (TcR) and Major...

CD4-Induced Conformational Changes in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 gp120 Glycoprotein: Consequences for Virus Entry and Neutralization

Sullivan, Nancy, Sun, Ying, Sattentau, Quentin, Thali, Markus, Wu, Dona, Denisova, Galina, ...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) entry into target cells involves sequential binding of the gp120 exterior envelope glycoprotein to CD4 and to specific chemokine receptors. Soluble CD4...

The N-Terminal V3 Loop Glycan Modulates the Interaction of Clade A and B Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelopes with CD4 and Chemokine Receptors

Malenbaum, Susan E., Yang, David, Cavacini, Lisa, Posner, Marshall, Robinson, James, Cheng-Mayer, Cecilia

We investigated the underlying mechanism by which the highly conserved N-terminal V3 loop glycan of gp120 conferred resistance to neutralization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). We...

Broadly cross-reactive HIV-1-neutralizing human monoclonal Fab selected for binding to gp120–CD4–CCR5 complexes

Moulard, Maxime, Phogat, Sanjay K., Shu, Yuuei, Labrijn, Aran F., Xiao, Xiaodong, Binley, James M., ...

HIV-1 entry into cells involves formation of a complex between gp120 of the viral envelope glycoprotein (Env), a receptor (CD4), and a coreceptor, typically CCR5. Here we provide evidence that...

IMGT/HLA and IMGT/MHC: sequence databases for the study of the major histocompatibility complex

Robinson, James, Waller, Matthew J., Parham, Peter, De Groot, Natasja, Bontrop, Ronald, Kennedy, Lorna J., ...

The IMGT/HLA database (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla) has provided a centralized repository for the sequences of the alleles named by the WHO Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System for...

Access of Antibody Molecules to the Conserved Coreceptor Binding Site on Glycoprotein gp120 Is Sterically Restricted on Primary Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

Labrijn, Aran F., Poignard, Pascal, Raja, Aarti, Zwick, Michael B., Delgado, Karla, Franti, Michael, ...

Anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) antibodies whose binding to gp120 is enhanced by CD4 binding (CD4i antibodies) are generally considered nonneutralizing for primary HIV-1 isolates....

Structural basis of tyrosine sulfation and VH-gene usage in antibodies that recognize the HIV type 1 coreceptor-binding site on gp120

Huang, Chih-chin, Venturi, Miro, Majeed, Shahzad, Moore, Michael J., Phogat, Sanjay, Zhang, Mei-Yun, ...

The conserved surface of the HIV-1 gp120 envelope glycoprotein that binds to the HIV-1 coreceptor is protected from humoral recognition by multiple layers of camouflage. Here we present sequence and...

Immunogenicity of Constrained Monoclonal Antibody A32-Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Env gp120 Complexes Compared to That of Recombinant HIV Type 1 gp120 Envelope Glycoproteins

Liao, Hua-Xin, Alam, S. Munir, Mascola, John R., Robinson, James, Ma, Benjiang, Montefiori, David C., ...

One strategy for the generation of broadly reactive neutralizing antibodies (NA) against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) primary isolates is to use immunogens that have constrained HIV-1...

Differences Between Laboratory Strains of Epstein-Barr Virus Based on Immortalization, Abortive Infection, and Interference

Miller, George, Robinson, James, Heston, Lee, Lipman, Muriel

Biologic activities of extracellular Epstein-Barr virus (EB virus) from two laboratory strains, namely, P3J-HR-1 (P-H) from Burkitt lymphoma and B95-8 (B95) from infectious mononucleosis, were...

IPD—the Immuno Polymorphism Database

Robinson, James, Waller, Matthew J., Stoehr, Peter, Marsh, Steven G. E.

The Immuno Polymorphism Database (IPD) (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ipd/) is a set of specialist databases related to the study of polymorphic genes in the immune system. IPD currently consists of four...

Functional Mimicry of a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Coreceptor by a Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody

Xiang, Shi-Hua, Farzan, Michael, Si, Zhihai, Madani, Navid, Wang, Liping, Rosenberg, Eric, ...

Interaction of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) gp120 envelope glycoprotein with the primary receptor, CD4, promotes binding to a chemokine receptor, either CCR5 or CXCR4. The...

Envelope Conformational Changes Induced by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Attachment Inhibitors Prevent CD4 Binding and Downstream Entry Events

Ho, Hsu-Tso, Fan, Li, Nowicka-Sans, Beata, McAuliffe, Brian, Li, Chang-Ben, Yamanaka, Gregory, ...

BMS-488043 is a small-molecule human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) CD4 attachment inhibitor with demonstrated clinical efficacy. The compound inhibits soluble CD4 (sCD4) binding to the 11...

INSTITUTIONS AS THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF LONG-RUN GROWTH

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson

This paper develops the empirical and theoretical case that differences in economic institutions are the fundamental cause of differences in economic development. We first document the empirical...

INSTITUTIONS AS THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF LONG-RUN GROWTH

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson

This paper develops the empirical and theoretical case that differences in economic institutions are the fundamental cause of differences in economic development. We first document the empirical...

The Rise of Europe: Atlantic Trade, Institutional Change, and Economic Growth

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson

The rise of Western Europe after 1500 is due largely to growth in countries with access to the Atlantic Ocean and with substantial trade with the New World, Africa, and Asia via the Atlantic. This...

SESSION 1A: RACIAL INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS

Acemoglu, Daron, Johnson, Simon, Robinson, James

Differences in institutions are thought to be a key part of the explanation for large cross-country differences in per capita income. Unfortunately, recent empirical research suffers from severe...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 gp41 Antibodies That Mask Membrane Proximal Region Epitopes: Antibody Binding Kinetics, Induction, and Potential for Regulation in Acute Infection▿

Alam, S. Munir, Scearce, Richard M., Parks, Robert J., Plonk, Kelly, Plonk, Steven G., Sutherland, Laura L., ...

Two human monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) (2F5 and 4E10) against the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope g41 cluster II membrane proximal external region (MPER) broadly neutralize HIV-1...

INSTITUTIONS AS THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF LONG-RUN GROWTH

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson

This paper develops the empirical and theoretical case that differences in economic institutions are the fundamental cause of differences in economic development. We first document the empirical...

INSTITUTIONS AS THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF LONG-RUN GROWTH

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson

This paper develops the empirical and theoretical case that differences in economic institutions are the fundamental cause of differences in economic development. We first document the empirical...

A Theory of Political Transitions

Daron Acemoglu, James Robinson

We develop a theory of political transitions inspired in part by the experiences of Western Europe and Latin America. Nondemocratic societies are controlled by a rich elite. The initially...

Democratization or Repression?

Daron Acemoglu, James Robinson

Regimes controlled by a rich elite often collapse and make way for democracy amidst widespread social unrest. Such regime changes are often followed by redistribution to the poor at the expense of...

Institutional Causes, Macroeconomic Symptoms: Volatility, Crises and Growth

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson, Yunyong Thaicharoen

Countries that have pursued distortionary macroeconomic policies, including high inflation, large budget deficits and misaligned exchange rates, appear to have suffered more macroeconomic volatility...

The Rise of Europe: Atlantic Trade, Institutional Change and Economic Growth

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson

This paper documents that the Rise of (Western) Europe between 1500 and 1850 is largely accounted for by the growth of European nations with access to the Atlantic, and especially by those nations...

Institutions as the Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James Robinson

This paper develops the empirical and theoretical case that differences in economic institutions are the fundamental cause of differences in economic development. We first document the empirical...

The IMGT/HLA database

Robinson, James, Waller, Matthew J., Fail, Sylvie C., McWilliam, Hamish, Lopez, Rodrigo, Parham, Peter, ...

It is 10 years since the IMGT/HLA database was released, providing the HLA community with a searchable repository of highly curated HLA sequences. The HLA complex is located within the 6p21.3 region...

Aberrantly glycosylated IgA1 in IgA nephropathy patients is recognized by IgG antibodies with restricted heterogeneity

Suzuki, Hitoshi, Fan, Run, Zhang, Zhixin, Brown, Rhubell, Hall, Stacy, Julian, Bruce A., ...

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is characterized by circulating immune complexes composed of galactose-deficient IgA1 and a glycan-specific IgG antibody. These immune complexes deposit in the glomerular...