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Working Papers

2008

1. The Political Economy of Constitutional Choice: A Study of the 2005 Kenyan Constitutional Referendum
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2009

1. And the Beat Goes On: Further Evidence on Voting on the Form of County Governance in the Midst of Public Corruption
   Kyklos, 2009, 62, (1), 65-84
2. Editorial announcement
   Public Choice, 2009, 139, (1), 1-1
   Also in Public Choice, 2007, 132, (3), 255-256 (2007)

2008

3. Christopher J. Coyne: After war: the political economy of exporting democracy
   Public Choice, 2008, 136, (3), 497-500
4. Henry H. Bauer. The Origin, Persistence and Failings of HIV/AIDS Theory
   Public Choice, 2008, 134, (3), 501-504
5. Innovation and the opportunity cost of monopoly
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2008, 29, (8), 619-627 View citations
6. Prophet of innovation: Joseph Schumpeter and creative destruction, by McCraw, T. K., Belknap Press of Harvard University Press: Cambridge and London, 2007, xi+719pp., USD 35.00 (cloth)
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2008, 29, (8), 675-677
7. Taxonomy: racism versus fiscal conservatism in voting on segregationist provisions in Alabama’s constitution
   Constitutional Political Economy, 2008, 19, (1), 61-80

2007

8. Flags of our fathers: Voting on Confederate symbols in the State of Georgia
   Public Choice, 2007, 131, (1), 83-99
9. Notorious murders, black lanterns, & moveable goods: the transformation of Edinburgh's underworld in the early nineteenth century, by Symonds, D. A., Series on International Political and Economic History, University of Akron Press: Akron, OH; 2006, xiv+180pp., USD 39.95 (cloth)
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2007, 28, (2), 169-170

2006

10. A theory of commodity bundling in final product markets: Professor Hirshleifer meets Professor Becker
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2006, 26, (2), 162-179
11. An analytical history of terrorism, 1945–2000
    Public Choice, 2006, 128, (1), 7-39 View citations
12. Corrupt political jurisdictions and voter participation
    Public Choice, 2006, 126, (1), 87-106 View citations
13. Katrinanomics: The politics and economics of disaster relief
    Public Choice, 2006, 127, (1), 31-53 View citations
14. No Pretense to Honesty: County Government Corruption in Mississippi
    Economics of Governance, 2006, 7, (3), 211-227 View citations

2005

15. James T. Bennett, Tax-Funded Politics. New Brunswick, NJ and London: Transaction Publishers, 2004. 204 pages. USD 29.95 (cloth)
    Public Choice, 2005, 124, (3), 481-484
16. Mark Thornton and Robert B. Ekelund Jr., Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation: The Economics of the Civil War. No. 15 in the American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era, Steven E. Woodworth (Ed.), Wilmington, DE: SR Books, 2004. xxix + 124 pages. USD 65.00 (cloth); 19.95 (paper)
    Public Choice, 2005, 123, (1), 243-248
17. Public choice in the new century
    Public Choice, 2005, 124, (1), 1-18
18. Tariffs, Blockades, and Inflation: The Economics of the Civil War
    Public Choice, 2005, 125, (1), 229-234
19. The unfinished business of public choice
    Public Choice, 2005, 124, (1), 237-247

2004

20. Dennis C. Mueller, Public Choice III
    Public Choice, 2004, 118, (3_4), 469-473
21. Economics and English: Language Growth in Economic Perspective
    Southern Economic Journal, 2004, 71, (2), 232-259
22. George W. Bush and the Return to Deficit Finance
    Public Choice, 2004, 118, (3_4), 223-234
23. Moneyball: The art of winning an unfair game, by Lewis, M. New York and London: Norton, 2003, xv + 288 pp., USD 24.95 (cloth)
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2004, 25, (8), 550-552
24. On the Internal Contradictions of the Law of One Price
    Economic Inquiry, 2004, 42, (4), 706-716 View citations
25. Under Two Flags: Symbolic Voting in the State of Mississippi
    Public Choice, 2004, 118, (1_2), 105-124 View citations

2003

26. On the Third Law of Demand
    Economic Inquiry, 2003, 41, (2), 292-298 View citations
27. Rent Seeking into the Income Distribution
    Kyklos, 2003, 56, (4), 441-456 View citations

2002

28. Centralized versus decentralized decision-making in a county government setting
    Economics of Governance, 2002, 3, (2), 101-115 View citations
29. September 11, 2001
    Public Choice, 2002, 111, (1-2), 1-8
    Also in Public Choice, 2002, 112, (3-4), 225-32 (2002)
30. September 11, 2001: Erratum
    Public Choice, 2002, 112, (3-4), 213
31. The Economics of Network Industries, by Shy, O. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001, xiii +315 pp., $64.95 (cloth); $22.95 (paper)
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2002, 23, (2), 93-94
32. The Informant: A True Story, by Eichenwald, K. New York: Broadway Books, 2000, xv+606 pp., $26.00 (cloth), $14.95 (paper)
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2002, 23, (1), 45-47

2001

33. The Political Economy of the IRS
    Economics and Politics, 2001, 13, (2), 201-220 View citations

2000

34. James C. Miller III, Monopoly politics
    Public Choice, 2000, 104, (1), 193-196

1999

35. Morgan: American financier, by Strouse, J., New York: Random House, 1999, xv+796 pp., $34.95 (cloth)
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 1999, 20, (6), 345-347
36. Reversal of Fortune: The Politics and Economics of the Superconducting Supercollider
    Public Choice, 1999, 100, (3-4), 185-201
37. Unpaid Professionals: Commercialism and Conflict in Big-Time College Sports, by A. Zimbalist, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999, xii+252 pp., $24.95 (cloth)
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 1999, 20, (6), 349-351

1998

38. Book Review: TITAN: THE LIFE OF JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, SR., by Chernow, R., New York: Random House, 1998
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 1998, 19, (3), 197-199
39. Joseph Cornwall Palamountain, Jr., The politics of distribution
    Public Choice, 1998, 95, (1), 206-209
40. Moral Hazard and the Effects of the Designated Hitter Rule Revisited
    Economic Inquiry, 1998, 36, (4), 688-92 View citations
41. Robert B. Ekelund, Jr., Robert F. Hébert, Robert D. Tollison, Gary M. Anderson, and Audrey B. Davidson, Sacred trust: The medieval Church as an economic firm
    Public Choice, 1998, 94, (1), 211-216
42. The Effects of Acquisition Cost and Budget-Based Compensation on the Attitudes of Pharmacy Directors Toward the Adoption of a Cost-Effective New Drug
    PharmacoEconomics, 1998, 13, (2), 223-230

1997

43. Batter Up! Moral Hazard and the Effects of the Designated Hitter Rule on Hit Batsmen
    Economic Inquiry, 1997, 35, (3), 555-61
44. Book review: The economic laws of scientific research, by Kealey, T., Houndmills, Hampshire: Macmillan Press and New York: St Martin's Press, 1996
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 1997, 18, (5), 414-416
45. Book review: The ownership of enterprise, by Hansmann, H., Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1996
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 1997, 18, (3), 271-272
46. On the (Relative) Unimportance of a Balanced Budget
    Public Choice, 1997, 90, (1-4), 215-33 View citations

1996

47. Competition, Expenditures and Student Performance: Reply to Borland and Howsaen
    Public Choice, 1996, 87, (3-4), 401-03

1995

48. Private School Enrollment and Public School Performance: Reply
    Public Choice, 1995, 82, (3-4), 375-79

1994

49. Instant Winners: Legal Change in Transition and the Diffusion of State Lotteries
    Public Choice, 1994, 80, (3-4), 245-63 View citations

1993

50. Advertising, Competition and Market Share Instability
    Applied Economics, 1993, 25, (11), 1409-12 View citations
51. Demand Fluctuations and Firm Heterogeneity
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1993, 41, (1), 51-60 View citations
52. Firm Heterogeneity and Production Flexibility: Evidence from Price-Cost Margins of Large and Small Firms
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1993, 45, (3), 229-44
53. Going for the Gold: Property Rights and Athletic Effort in Transitional Economies
    Kyklos, 1993, 46, (2), 263-72 View citations
54. Private School Enrollment and Public School Performance
    Public Choice, 1993, 76, (4), 301-12 View citations

1992

55. Ethics Laws and the Outside Earnings of Politicians: The Case of Alabama's "Legislator-Educators."
    Public Choice, 1992, 73, (2), 135-45 View citations
56. Market structure, sales to government, and the theory of oligopoly
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1992, 19, (1), 69-81

1991

57. Educational achievement and the cost of bureaucracy
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1991, 15, (1), 29-45 View citations

1990

58. A Public Choice Theory of the Great Contraction: Further Evidence
    Public Choice, 1990, 67, (3), 277-83
59. Economists and the Economy
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1990, 72, (4), 707-11
60. Price-Cost Margins and Industry Structure in Developing Countries: The Case of Korea
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1990, 42, (3), 197-210
61. The Growth of Social Security: Electoral Push or Political Pull?
    Economic Inquiry, 1990, 28, (1), 109-32 View citations

1989

62. On the Incentives of Judges to Enforce Legislative Wealth Transfers
    Journal of Law & Economics, 1989, 32, (1), 215-28 View citations
63. Price leadership with incomplete information
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1989, 11, (3), 423-429

1988

64. Affirmative action and unemployment
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 4, (4), 479-490
65. Crime or punishment?: Enforcement of the NCAA football cartel
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1988, 10, (4), 433-451
66. The Disinterest in Deregulation: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (1), 284
    Also in American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (3), 564-65 (1986)

1987

67. Rational Self-Taxation: Complementary Inputs and Excise Taxation
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1987, 20, (3), 527-32

1985

68. Adam Smith in the Customhouse
    Journal of Political Economy, 1985, 93, (4), 740-59
69. Corporate Chartering: An Exploration in the Economics of Legal Change
    Economic Inquiry, 1985, 23, (4), 585-99 View citations
70. Legislation and Political Business Cycles
    Kyklos, 1985, 38, (1), 43-59
71. The Behavior of Regulatory Activity over the Business Cycle: An Empirical Test
    Economic Inquiry, 1985, 23, (1), 7-19 View citations
72. The positive economics of antitrust policy: A survey article
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1985, 5, (1), 39-57 View citations

1984

73. The Disinterest in Deregulation
    American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (5), 1075-79 View citations
74. The Random Character of Merger Activity
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1984, 15, (4), 500-509 View citations
75. The Use of Inputs by the Federal Reserve System: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (5), 1121-23 View citations
76. The convergence of satisficing to marginalism: An empirical test
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1984, 5, (3-4), 375-385 View citations
77. The regressive nature of civil penalties
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1984, 4, (1), 55-66

1983

78. Preliminary Evidence on the Use of Inputs by the Federal Reserve System
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (3), 291-304 View citations

Editor

1. Public Choice
   Springer