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Working Papers

1998

1. Constitutional Theory and the Constitutional History of Colonial America
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University View citations
2. Tax Policy from Public Choice Perspective
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University View citations

1993

3. Empirical Evidence on the Publicness of State Legislative Activities
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University
   See also Journal Article in Public Choice (1995)

1992

4. Could the FED Have Prevented the Great Depression?
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University
5. Cyclical Variability in State Government Revenues
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University View citations
6. Federal Funding and the Cartelization of the State Governments
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University
7. Politics and Deficit Finance
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University View citations
8. The Origins of the Health care Crisis
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University
9. The Role of Federal Funding on the Demand for State and Local Government Spending
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University

1991

10. The Economic Theory of Rights
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University

Journal Articles

2009

1. A reformulation of the foundations of welfare economics
   The Review of Austrian Economics, 2009, 22, (3), 209-224
2. Andreas Bergh and Rolf Höijer, eds., Institutional Competition
   Public Choice, 2009, 138, (3), 491-492
3. Magnus Henrekson and Robin Douhan: The political economy of entrepreneurship, 2 vols
   Public Choice, 2009, 138, (1), 255-256
4. Principles and politics: Like oil and water
   The Review of Austrian Economics, 2009, 22, (2), 151-157
5. The social sub-optimality of competitive elections: comment
   Public Choice, 2009, 138, (1), 217-219 View citations
6. Wilfried Ver Eecke. Ethical Dimensions of the Economy: Making Use of Hegel and the Concepts of Public and Merit Goods
   Public Choice, 2009, 138, (3), 493-494

2008

7. Advancing economic analysis beyond the equilibrium framework
   The Review of Austrian Economics, 2008, 21, (4), 225-249
8. Does restricting choice in referenda enable governments to spend more?
   Public Choice, 2008, 136, (1), 87-101
9. Why does government produce national defense?
   Public Choice, 2008, 137, (1), 11-19 View citations

2007

10. Barry G. Weingast and Donald A. Wittman (Eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Political Economy
    Public Choice, 2007, 133, (1), 257-258
11. David F. Prindle, The Paradox of Democratic Capitalism: Politics and Economics in American Thought. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. USD 49.95 (cloth)
    Public Choice, 2007, 131, (3), 501-503
12. Evidence on voter preferences from unrestricted choice referendums
    Public Choice, 2007, 131, (1), 197-215 View citations
13. Nicolaus Tideman: Collective decisions and voting: The potential for public choice
    Public Choice, 2007, 133, (3), 495-495

2006

14. Autocratic, Democratic, and Optimal Government: Fiscal Choices and Economic Outcomes
    Public Choice, 2006, 129, (3), 507-510
15. Does the invisible hand hold or lead? Market adjustment in an entrepreneurial economy
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2006, 19, (2), 189-201
16. Institutions and the Impact of Investment on Growth
    Kyklos, 2006, 59, (2), 255-273 View citations
17. The Linkage Between Public and Private Investment: A Co-integration Analysis of a Panel of Developing Countries
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2006, 32, (3), 479-492 View citations

2005

18. Government growth in the twenty-first century
    Public Choice, 2005, 124, (1), 95-114 View citations

2004

19. Arye L. Hillman, Public Finance and Public Policy: Responsibilities and Limitations of Government
    Public Choice, 2004, 120, (3_4), 468-471
20. Factors Underlying the Growth of Local Government in the 19th Century United States
    Public Choice, 2004, 120, (3_4), 359-377 View citations
21. Holcombe's Comment on "Echoes"
    American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2004, 63, (5), 1131-1138
22. National Income Accounting and Public Policy
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2004, 17, (4), 387-405 View citations
23. Omar Azfar and Charles A. Cadwell (Eds.), Market-Augmenting Government: The Institutional Foundations for Prosperity; Stephen Knack (Ed.), Democracy, Governance, and Growth
    Public Choice, 2004, 119, (3_4), 473-476
24. The National Research Council Ranking of Research Universities: Its Impact on Research in Economics
    Econ Journal Watch, 2004, 1, (3), 498-514 View citations
25. The New Urbanism Versus the Market Process
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2004, 17, (2_3), 285-300 View citations
26. Using Matched Border Counties for Policy Analysis: The Effects of Entitlement Programs on Female-Headed Households and Female Labor-Force Participation
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2004, 30, (3), 411-425

2003

27. The Origins of Entrepreneurial Opportunities
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2003, 16, (1), 25-43 View citations
28. The Size and Significance of the Pareto Set in Spatial Voting Models
    Public Choice, 2003, 116, (1-2), 19-29

2002

29. Political Entrepreneurship and the Democratic Allocation of Economic Resources
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2002, 15, (2-3), 143-59 View citations

2001

30. THE GROWTH OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1820 TO 1870
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (01), 184-189 View citations
31. The Unanimous Voting Rule Is Not the Political Equivalent to Market Exchange
    Public Choice, 2001, 106, (3-4), 233-42

2000

32. Consumption Externalities and Economic Welfare
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2000, 26, (2), 157-170 View citations

1999

33. Economic Freedom and the Environment for Economic Growth
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 1999, 155, (4), 643- View citations
34. Equilibrium versus the Invisible Hand
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 1999, 12, (2), 227-43 View citations
35. Specification Search and Levels of Significance in Econometric Models
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1999, 25, (3), 289-300 View citations
36. Veterans Interests and the Transition to Government Growth: 1870-1915
    Public Choice, 1999, 99, (3-4), 311-26 View citations

1998

37. Interests Versus Ideology in the Ratification of the 16th and 17th Amendments
    Economics and Politics, 1998, 10, (2), 143-160 View citations

1997

38. A Theory of the Theory of Public Goods
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 1997, 10, (1), 1-22 View citations

1996

39. The Stability of International Coalitions in United Nations Voting from 1946 to 1973
    Public Choice, 1996, 86, (1-2), 17-34

1995

40. Empirical Evidence on the Publicness of State Legislative Activities
    Public Choice, 1995, 83, (1-2), 47-58 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1993)

1993

41. The Regulation of Lobbyists
    Public Choice, 1993, 77, (2), 377-84 View citations

1991

42. Committees in Legislatures: A Property Rights Perspective
    Public Choice, 1991, 70, (1), 11-20

1983

43. Applied Fairness Theory: Comment
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (5), 1153-56

1982

44. The National Debt Controversy: A Reply
    Kyklos, 1982, 35, (4), 713-18

1981

45. Rational choice and the taxation of sin: Reply
    Journal of Public Economics, 1981, 16, (2), 261-263
46. The National Debt Controversy
    Kyklos, 1981, 34, (2), 186-202 View citations
47. The contractual alternative to patents
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1981, 1, (2), 227-231

1980

48. An Empirical Test of the Median Voter Model
    Economic Inquiry, 1980, 18, (2), 260-74 View citations

1977

49. Rational choice and the taxation of sin
    Journal of Public Economics, 1977, 8, (2), 239-245 View citations