Details about Randall G. Holcombe

Access statistics for papers by Randall G. Holcombe.

Last updated 2012-10-28. Update your information in the RePEc Author Service.

Short-id: pho90

Working Papers

1998

1. Constitutional Theory and the Constitutional History of Colonial America
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University View citations (2)
2. Tax Policy from Public Choice Perspective
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University View citations (3)

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 (2)
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 (3)
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

2012

1. Arye L. Hillman: Public finance and public policy: responsibilities and limitations of government
   Public Choice, 2012, 150, (1), 395-398
   Also in Public Choice, 2004, 120, (3_4), 468-471 (2004)
2. John Meadowcroft: James M. Buchanan
   Public Choice, 2012, 151, (1), 399-401
3. Roger D. Congleton: Perfecting parliament: constitutional reform, liberalism, and the rise of Western democracy
   Public Choice, 2012, 150, (1), 387-389
4. Rule of law and the size of government
   Journal of Institutional Economics, 2012, 8, (01), 49-69

2011

5. Francesco Forte: Principles of public economics: a public choice approach
   Public Choice, 2011, 148, (1), 265-267
6. Pluralism and heterodoxy in economic methodology
   The Review of Austrian Economics, 2011, 24, (1), 57-65 View citations (1)
7. Public choice in a local government setting
   Public Choice, 2011, 149, (1), 1-3
8. The cartelization of local governments
   Public Choice, 2011, 149, (1), 65-74 View citations (2)

2010

9. Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis, and Barry R. Weingast: Violence and Social Orders: A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History
   Public Choice, 2010, 144, (1), 389-392
10. Policy errors in executive and legislative decision-making
    Public Choice, 2010, 144, (1), 37-51
11. Roger D. Congleton, Arye L. Hillman, Kai A. Konrad (eds.): 40 years of research on rent seeking 1 and 2
    Public Choice, 2010, 142, (1), 255-256
12. Urban Sprawl and Transportation Externalities
    The Review of Regional Studies, 2010, 40, (3), 257-272

2009

13. A reformulation of the foundations of welfare economics
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2009, 22, (3), 209-224
14. Andreas Bergh and Rolf Höijer, eds., Institutional Competition
    Public Choice, 2009, 138, (3), 491-492
15. Magnus Henrekson and Robin Douhan: The political economy of entrepreneurship, 2 vols
    Public Choice, 2009, 138, (1), 255-256
16. Principles and politics: Like oil and water
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2009, 22, (2), 151-157
17. The behavioral foundations of Austrian economics
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2009, 22, (4), 301-313 View citations (1)
18. The social sub-optimality of competitive elections: comment
    Public Choice, 2009, 138, (1), 217-219 View citations (1)
19. 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

20. Advancing economic analysis beyond the equilibrium framework
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2008, 21, (4), 225-249 View citations (1)
21. Does restricting choice in referenda enable governments to spend more?
    Public Choice, 2008, 136, (1), 87-101 View citations (2)
22. Why does government produce national defense?
    Public Choice, 2008, 137, (1), 11-19 View citations (1)

2007

23. Barry G. Weingast and Donald A. Wittman (Eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Political Economy
    Public Choice, 2007, 133, (1), 257-258
24. 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
25. Evidence on voter preferences from unrestricted choice referendums
    Public Choice, 2007, 131, (1), 197-215 View citations (1)
26. Nicolaus Tideman: Collective decisions and voting: The potential for public choice
    Public Choice, 2007, 133, (3), 495-495

2006

27. Autocratic, Democratic, and Optimal Government: Fiscal Choices and Economic Outcomes
    Public Choice, 2006, 129, (3), 507-510
28. Does the invisible hand hold or lead? Market adjustment in an entrepreneurial economy
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2006, 19, (2), 189-201
29. Institutions and the Impact of Investment on Growth
    Kyklos, 2006, 59, (2), 255-273 View citations (22)
30. 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 (3)

2005

31. Government growth in the twenty-first century
    Public Choice, 2005, 124, (1), 95-114 View citations (5)

2004

32. Factors Underlying the Growth of Local Government in the 19th Century United States
    Public Choice, 2004, 120, (3_4), 359-377 View citations (1)
33. Holcombe's Comment on "Echoes"
    American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2004, 63, (5), 1131-1138
34. National Income Accounting and Public Policy
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2004, 17, (4), 387-405 View citations (1)
35. 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
36. The National Research Council Ranking of Research Universities: Its Impact on Research in Economics
    Econ Journal Watch, 2004, 1, (3), 498-514 View citations (2)
37. The New Urbanism Versus the Market Process
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2004, 17, (2_3), 285-300 View citations (1)
38. 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

39. The Origins of Entrepreneurial Opportunities
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2003, 16, (1), 25-43 View citations (9)
40. The Size and Significance of the Pareto Set in Spatial Voting Models
    Public Choice, 2003, 116, (1-2), 19-29

2002

41. Political Entrepreneurship and the Democratic Allocation of Economic Resources
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2002, 15, (2-3), 143-59 View citations (9)

2001

42. 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 (1)
43. The Unanimous Voting Rule Is Not the Political Equivalent to Market Exchange
    Public Choice, 2001, 106, (3-4), 233-42 View citations (2)

2000

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

1999

45. Economic Freedom and the Environment for Economic Growth
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 1999, 155, (4), 643- View citations (42)
46. Equilibrium versus the Invisible Hand
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 1999, 12, (2), 227-43 View citations (3)
47. Specification Search and Levels of Significance in Econometric Models
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1999, 25, (3), 289-300 View citations (3)
48. Veterans Interests and the Transition to Government Growth: 1870-1915
    Public Choice, 1999, 99, (3-4), 311-26 View citations (3)

1998

49. Interests Versus Ideology in the Ratification of the 16th and 17th Amendments
    Economics and Politics, 1998, 10, (2), 143-160 View citations (3)

1997

50. A Theory of the Theory of Public Goods
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 1997, 10, (1), 1-22 View citations (3)

1996

51. The Stability of International Coalitions in United Nations Voting from 1946 to 1973
    Public Choice, 1996, 86, (1-2), 17-34 View citations (3)
52. Vibert's vision: Constitutional theory in search of a constitution
    Constitutional Political Economy, 1996, 7, (4), 281-291 View citations (2)

1995

53. Empirical Evidence on the Publicness of State Legislative Activities
    Public Choice, 1995, 83, (1-2), 47-58 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (1993)

1993

54. The Regulation of Lobbyists
    Public Choice, 1993, 77, (2), 377-84 View citations (3)

1991

55. Committees in Legislatures: A Property Rights Perspective
    Public Choice, 1991, 70, (1), 11-20 View citations (1)
56. Constitutions as constraints: A case study of three american constitutions
    Constitutional Political Economy, 1991, 2, (3), 303-328 View citations (6)
57. Reviews
    Constitutional Political Economy, 1991, 2, (1), 127-137
    Also in Public Choice, 1989, 60, (2), 193-199 (1989) View citations (1)

1989

58. A note on seniority and political competition
    Public Choice, 1989, 61, (3), 285-288
59. Book review
    Public Choice, 1989, 63, (3), 299-300
    Also in Public Choice, 1989, 62, (1), 93-100 (1989)
60. Non-optimal unanimous agreement under majority rule: Reply
    Public Choice, 1989, 62, (1), 89-92
61. The median voter model in public choice theory
    Public Choice, 1989, 61, (2), 115-125 View citations (16)

1983

62. Applied Fairness Theory: Comment
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (5), 1153-56 View citations (2)

1982

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

1981

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

1980

67. An Empirical Test of the Median Voter Model
    Economic Inquiry, 1980, 18, (2), 260-74 View citations (10)

1977

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