Details about James M. Buchanan

Homepage:	http://www.gmu.edu/jbc/about/buchanan_bio.html
Postal address:	James M. Buchanan obtained the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 1986. His entry is maintained by the RePEc team. The listed email address will not respond to inquiries.
Workplace:	James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy, George Mason University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Policies>1973

1. PUBLIC CHOICE AND PUBLIC POLICY
   Increasing Understanding of Public Problems and Policies, Policies>1973

2008

2. In search of homunculus politicus
   Public Choice, 2008, 137, (3), 469-474
3. Public Choice and the Extent of the Market
   Kyklos, 2008, 61, (2), 177-188
4. Same players, different game: how better rules make better politics
   Constitutional Political Economy, 2008, 19, (3), 171-179

2006

5. All voting is strategic
   Public Choice, 2006, 129, (1), 159-167 View citations

2005

6. Afraid to be free: Dependency as desideratum
   Public Choice, 2005, 124, (1), 19-31 View citations
7. NATURAL EQUALITY, INCREASING RETURNS, AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS: A REINTERPRETATION OF ADAM SMITH'S SYSTEM
   Division of Labor & Transaction Costs (DLTC), 2005, 01, (01), 57-66 View citations

2004

8. Buchanan on Heraclitian Vespers
   American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2004, 63, (1), 263-271
9. Majoritarian exploitation of the fiscal commons: general taxes-differential transfers
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 20, (1), 73-90 View citations
10. The Status of the Status Quo
    Constitutional Political Economy, 2004, 15, (2), 133-144 View citations

2003

11. A Correction in Elementary Public Choice Geometry
    Public Choice, 2003, 115, (3-4), 285-98
12. Justice among Natural Equals: Memorial Marker for John Rawls
    Public Choice, 2003, 114, (3-4), iii-v
13. Politics as Tragedy in Several Acts
    Economics and Politics, 2003, 15, (2), 181-191

2002

14. Constitutional Implications of Radical Subjectivism
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2002, 15, (2-3), 121-29 View citations
15. Obituary: The Sayer of Truth: A Personal Tribute to Peter Bauer
    Public Choice, 2002, 112, (3-4), 233-34

2001

16. Direct Democracy, Classical Liberalism, and Constitutional Strategy
    Kyklos, 2001, 54, (2-3), 235-42 View citations
17. Game theory, mathematics, and economics
    Journal of Economic Methodology, 2001, 8, (1), 27-32 View citations
18. Majoritarian Management of the Commons
    Economic Inquiry, 2001, 39, (3), 396-405 View citations
19. The Economics and Ethics of Idleness
    American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2001, 60, (5), 181-192
20. The most significant contributions to economics during the twentieth century: lists of the Nobel laureates
    European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2001, 8, (3), 289-297

2000

21. A Smithean Perspective on Increasing Returns
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2000, 22, (1), 43-48 View citations
22. Symmetric Tragedies: Commons and Anticommons
    Journal of Law & Economics, 2000, 43, (1), 1-13 View citations

1998

23. Agreement and efficiency: response to Guttman
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1998, 14, (2), 209-213
24. Majoritarian Logic
    Public Choice, 1998, 97, (1-2), 13-21 View citations

1997

25. Albert Breton, Competitive governments: An economic theory of politics and public finance
    Public Choice, 1997, 93, (3), 523-524
26. The Balanced Budget Amendment: Clarifying the Arguments
    Public Choice, 1997, 90, (1-4), 117-38 View citations

1995

27. Economic Science and Cultural Diversity
    Kyklos, 1995, 48, (2), 193-200 View citations

1994

28. Erratum to: Lagged implementation as an element in constitutional strategy
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 10, (3), 619-619
29. Lagged implementation as an element in constitutional strategy
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 10, (1), 11-26
30. Pareto Superior Tax Reform: Some Simple Analytics
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1994, 20, (1), 7-9
31. The Incumbency Dilemma and Rent Extraction by Legislators
    Public Choice, 1994, 79, (1-2), 47-60 View citations

1993

32. Public Choice after Socialism
    Public Choice, 1993, 77, (1), 67-74 View citations

1992

33. Economic Science in the Future
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1992, 18, (4), 401-403 View citations
34. Private Interest Support for Efficiency Enhancing Antitrust Policies
    Economic Inquiry, 1992, 30, (2), 218-24 View citations

1991

35. Economics in the Post-Socialist Century
    Economic Journal, 1991, 101, (404), 15-21 View citations

1990

36. Vote Buying in a Stylized Setting: Reply
    Public Choice, 1990, 65, (3), 287-89

1989

37. Nobelity
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1989, 15, (4), 339-348

1988

38. Contractarian Political Economy and Constitutional Interpretation
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (2), 135-39 View citations
39. Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government. By Robert Higgs. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. Pp. xix, 350. $24.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1988, 48, (01), 226-227

1987

40. Bibliography of James M. Buchanan's Publications, 1949-1986
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1987, 89, (1), 17-37
41. Secession and the Limits of Taxation: Toward a Theory of Internal Exit
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (5), 1023-31 View citations
42. Tax Reform as Political Choice
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1987, 1, (1), 29-35 View citations
43. The Constitution of Economic Policy
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (3), 243-50 View citations
44. Towards the Simple Economics of Natural Liberty: An Exploratory Analysis
    Kyklos, 1987, 40, (1), 3-20

1986

45. A Theory of Truth in Autobiography
    Kyklos, 1986, 39, (4), 507-17
46. Ideas, institutions, and political economy: A plea for disestablishment
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1986, 25, (1), 245-257
47. Organization Theory and Fiscal Economics: Society, State, and Public Debt
    Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 1986, 2, (2), 215-27 View citations

1985

48. On Monopoly Price: Reply
    Kyklos, 1985, 38, (2), 274-75
49. The Moral Dimension of Debt Financing
    Economic Inquiry, 1985, 23, (1), 1-6

1984

50. The Ethical Limits of Taxation
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1984, 86, (2), 102-14
51. The Homogenization of Heterogeneous Inputs: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (4), 808

1983

52. On Monopoly Price
    Kyklos, 1983, 36, (4), 531-47
53. Predictive Power and the Choice among Regimes
    Economic Journal, 1983, 93, (369), 89-105 View citations
54. Rent Seeking, Noncompensated Transfers, and Laws of Succession
    Journal of Law & Economics, 1983, 26, (1), 71-85 View citations

1982

55. Politics, Time, and the Laffer Curve
    Journal of Political Economy, 1982, 90, (4), 816-19 View citations
56. Tax Rates and Tax Revenues in Political Equilibrium: Some Simple Analytics
    Economic Inquiry, 1982, 20, (3), 344-54 View citations
57. The political ambiguity of Reagan economics: Marginal adjustment or structural shift?
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1982, 10, (3), 287-296

1981

58. Entrepreneurship and the Internalization of Externalities
    Journal of Law & Economics, 1981, 24, (1), 95-111 View citations
59. Revenue Implications of Money Creation under Leviathan
    American Economic Review, 1981, 71, (2), 347-51 View citations
60. The Homogenization of Heterogeneous Inputs
    American Economic Review, 1981, 71, (1), 28-38
61. The normative purpose of economic "science": Rediscovery of an eighteenth century method
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1981, 1, (2), 155-166 View citations

1980

62. Convexity Constraints in Public Goods Theory
    Kyklos, 1980, 33, (1), 63-75
63. Subjective Elements in Rawlsian Contractual Agreement on Distributional Rules
    Economic Inquiry, 1980, 18, (1), 23-38 View citations

1979

64. Trying again to value a life
    Journal of Public Economics, 1979, 12, (2), 245-248 View citations

1978

65. Dialogues concerning fiscal religion
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1978, 4, (3), 627-636 View citations
66. Markets, States, and the Extent of Morals
    American Economic Review, 1978, 68, (2), 364-68 View citations
67. Tax instruments as constraints on the disposition of public revenues
    Journal of Public Economics, 1978, 9, (3), 301-318 View citations

1977

68. Towards a tax constitution for Leviathan
    Journal of Public Economics, 1977, 8, (3), 255-273 View citations

1976

69. A Hobbesian Interpretation of the Rawlsian Difference Principle
    Kyklos, 1976, 29, (1), 5-25 View citations
70. Barro on the Ricardian Equivalence Theorem
    Journal of Political Economy, 1976, 84, (2), 337-42 View citations
71. Polluters' Profits and Political Response: Direct Control versus Taxes: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1976, 66, (5), 983-84 View citations
72. Taxation in fiscal exchange
    Journal of Public Economics, 1976, 6, (1-2), 17-29 View citations

1975

73. A Contractarian Paradigm for Applying Economic Theory
    American Economic Review, 1975, 65, (2), 225-30 View citations
74. Polluters' Profits and Political Response: Direct Controls Versus Taxes
    American Economic Review, 1975, 65, (1), 139-47 View citations
75. The Independent Judiciary in an Interest-Group Perspective: Comment
    Journal of Law & Economics, 1975, 18, (3), 903-05

1974

76. Political Constraints on Contractual Redistribution
    American Economic Review, 1974, 64, (2), 153-57

1973

77. External Diseconomies in Competitive Supply: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1973, 63, (4), 745-48

1972

78. Efficiency limits of fiscal mobility: An assessment of the tiebout model
    Journal of Public Economics, 1972, 1, (1), 25-43 View citations
79. Pareto-Optimality and Gains-from-Trade: A Comment
    Economica, 1972, 39, (154), 203-04
80. Politics, Property, and the Law: An Alternative Interpretation of Miller et al. v. Schoene
    Journal of Law & Economics, 1972, 15, (2), 439-52

1971

81. External Diseconomies in Competitive Supply
    American Economic Review, 1971, 61, (5), 883-90

1970

82. Political Economy and National Priorities: A Review Essay of the Economic Report of the President and the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1970, 2, (4), 486-92

1969

83. External Diseconomies, Corrective Taxes, and Market Structure
    American Economic Review, 1969, 59, (1), 174-77 View citations

1964

84. Confessions of a Burden Monger
    Journal of Political Economy, 1964, 72, 486

1963

85. The Economics of Earmarked Taxes
    Journal of Political Economy, 1963, 71, 457 View citations

1961

86. The Evaluation of Public Services
    Journal of Political Economy, 1961, 69, 107

1954

87. Individual Choice in Voting and the Market
    Journal of Political Economy, 1954, 62, 334 View citations
88. Social Choice, Democracy, and Free Markets
    Journal of Political Economy, 1954, 62, 114 View citations

1952

89. Federal Grants and Resource Allocation
    Journal of Political Economy, 1952, 60, 208 View citations
90. Federal Grants and Resource Allocation: A Reply
    Journal of Political Economy, 1952, 60, 536

1951

91. Fiscal Equity in the Unequal Treatment of Unequals: A Rejoinder
    Journal of Political Economy, 1951, 59, 358

1949

92. The Pure Theory of Government Finance: A Suggested Approach
    Journal of Political Economy, 1949, 57, 496 View citations

Books

1999

1. Public Finance and Public Choice: Two Contrasting Visions of the State, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations

Chapters

1970

1. An Efficiency Basis for Federal Fiscal Equalization
   A chapter in The Analysis of Public Output, 1970, pp 139-162 View citations