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Working Papers

2015

1. Protectionism Among the States: How Preference Policies Undermine Competition
   Working Papers, George Mason University, Mercatus Center

2014

2. Has the War between the Rent Seekers Escalated?
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University
   See also Journal Article Has the War between the Rent Seekers Escalated?, Cato Journal, Cato Journal, Cato Institute (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2006

3. Public Policy and Entrepreneurship
   Technical Reports, Brandmeyer Center for Applied Economics, School of Business, University of Kansas View citations (10)

2002

4. State lottery revenue: the importance of game characteristics
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article State Lottery Revenue: The Importance of Game Characteristics, Public Finance Review (2004) View citations (11) (2004)
5. The political economy of FEMA disaster payments
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article The Political Economy of FEMA Disaster Payments, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2003) View citations (147) (2003)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Does Trust Always Help Gender Role Attitudes? The Role of Individualism and Collectivism
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2022, 159, (1), 379-408 View citations (5)
2. The Curse of Historic Resources
   Public Finance Review, 2022, 50, (3), 279-306

2021

3. A Reply to a Replication of “Weathering Corruption†( Journal of Law and Economics, 2008): Different Data Produce Different Results
   Public Finance Review, 2021, 49, (4), 627-630
4. Do political motivations and strategic considerations influence municipal annexation patterns?
   Public Choice, 2021, 188, (3), 385-405 View citations (1)
5. Entrepreneurship, fear of failure, and economic policy
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2021, 66, (C) View citations (6)
6. What influences entrepreneurship among skilled immigrants in the USA? Evidence from micro-data
   Business Economics, 2021, 56, (3), 146-154

2020

7. Does Balance Among Areas of Institutional Quality Matter for Economic Growth?
   Southern Economic Journal, 2020, 86, (4), 1418-1445 View citations (7)
8. The efficiency impact of uncertain taxes: an experimental study
   Applied Economics Letters, 2020, 27, (10), 859-872

2019

9. Bootleggers, Baptists, and the risks of rent seeking
   Constitutional Political Economy, 2019, 30, (2), 211-234 View citations (4)
10. HOW EFFECTIVE ARE EXPERT TV HOSTS AT SAVING FAILING BUSINESSES?
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2019, 37, (1), 9-24

2018

11. Entrepreneurship and human capital: The role of financial development
    International Review of Economics & Finance, 2018, 57, (C), 319-332 View citations (17)
12. The use of knowledge in technology entrepreneurship: A theoretical foundation
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2018, 31, (2), 195-207 View citations (4)

2017

13. The rise and decline of nations: the dynamic properties of institutional reform 1
    Journal of Institutional Economics, 2017, 13, (3), 549-574 View citations (8)

2016

14. Analyzing the Effectiveness of State Regulatory Review
    Public Finance Review, 2016, 44, (4), 446-477 View citations (1)
15. Does corruption ever help entrepreneurship?
    Small Business Economics, 2016, 47, (1), 179-199 View citations (82)
16. Foreign aid’s impact on domestic business climates
    Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2016, 5, (3), 365-382 View citations (3)
17. Has the War between the Rent Seekers Escalated?
    Cato Journal, 2016, 36, (1), 47-53 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Has the War between the Rent Seekers Escalated?, Working Papers (2014) (2014)

2014

18. Do intergovernmental grants create ratchets in state and local taxes?
    Public Choice, 2014, 158, (1), 167-187 View citations (10)
19. Regulatory costs on entrepreneurship and establishment employment size
    Small Business Economics, 2014, 42, (3), 541-559 View citations (12)
20. The elephant in the room: why some states are refusing to expand Medicaid
    Applied Economics Letters, 2014, 21, (17), 1226-1229 View citations (3)

2013

21. Does fiscal decentralization result in a better business climate?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2013, 20, (1), 84-91 View citations (11)
    See also Chapter Does fiscal decentralization result in a better business climate?, Chapters, 2014, 151-176 (2014) (2014)
22. Entrepreneurship and political risk
    Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2013, 2, (2), 130-143 View citations (16)
23. Recovery and Reinvestment Act spending at the state level: Keynesian stimulus or distributive politics?
    Public Choice, 2013, 155, (3), 449-468 View citations (19)

2012

24. Comparing the spread of capitalism and democracy
    Economics Letters, 2012, 114, (1), 139-141 View citations (13)
25. Seniority and anti-competitive restrictions on the legislative common pool: tenure’s impact on the overall production of legislation and the concentration of political benefits
    Public Choice, 2012, 153, (1), 171-190 View citations (3)

2011

26. Cointegrating Institutions: The Time-Series Properties of Country Institutional Measures
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2011, 54, (1), 111 - 134 View citations (42)
27. Does fiscal decentralization constrain Leviathan? New evidence from local property tax competition
    Public Choice, 2011, 149, (1), 5-30 View citations (20)
28. Race, politics, and punishment
    European Journal of Law and Economics, 2011, 31, (3), 265-285 View citations (4)

2010

29. Beyond Borders: Is Media Freedom Contagious?
    Kyklos, 2010, 63, (1), 133-143 View citations (6)
30. Does cultural diversity increase the rate of entrepreneurship?
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2010, 23, (3), 269-286 View citations (28)
31. Institutions, Capital, and Growth
    Southern Economic Journal, 2010, 77, (2), 385-405 View citations (9)
32. Occupational safety and profit maximization: Friends or foes?
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2010, 39, (3), 429-435 View citations (4)
33. The non-productive entrepreneurial process
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2010, 23, (4), 333-346 View citations (33)

2009

34. Youth Gangs as Pseudo‐Governments: Implications for Violent Crime
    Southern Economic Journal, 2009, 75, (4), 996-1018 View citations (2)

2008

35. Costly price discrimination
    Economics Letters, 2008, 99, (1), 206-208 View citations (8)
36. Does school choice increase the rate of youth entrepreneurship?
    Economics of Education Review, 2008, 27, (4), 429-438 View citations (24)
37. HAS WAL‐MART BURIED MOM AND POP?: THE IMPACT OF WAL‐MART ON SELF‐EMPLOYMENT AND SMALL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
    Economic Inquiry, 2008, 46, (4), 676-695 View citations (32)
38. Income inequality and economic freedom in the U.S. states
    Public Choice, 2008, 134, (3), 329-346 View citations (65)
39. Testing Baumol: Institutional quality and the productivity of entrepreneurship
    Journal of Business Venturing, 2008, 23, (6), 641-655 View citations (293)
40. Weathering Corruption
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2008, 51, (4), 667-681 View citations (76)

2007

41. Automobile Safety Regulation and the Incentive to Drive Recklessly: Evidence from NASCAR
    Southern Economic Journal, 2007, 74, (1), 71-84 View citations (1)
42. Can You Hear Me in The Back? Improving Large Section Instruction Using Walkie-Talkies
    Journal of Private Enterprise, 2007, 23, (Fall 2007), 159-166 View citations (1)
43. Freedom, barriers to entry, entrepreneurship, and economic progress
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2007, 20, (4), 221-236 View citations (70)
44. The Effect of Judicial Selection Processes on Judicial Quality: The Role of Partisan Politics
    Cato Journal, 2007, 27, (1), 69-82 View citations (7)
45. The Political, Economic, and Social Aspects of Katrina
    Southern Economic Journal, 2007, 74, (2), 363-376 View citations (12)

2006

46. Does a Less Active Central Bank Lead to Greater Economic Stability? Evidence from the European Monetary Union
    Cato Journal, 2006, 26, (1), 49-70
47. Government's response to Hurricane Katrina: A public choice analysis
    Public Choice, 2006, 127, (1), 55-73 View citations (119)
48. State budget stabilization fund adoption: Preparing for the next recession or circumventing fiscal constraints?
    Public Choice, 2006, 126, (1), 177-199 View citations (16)
49. The emergence of entrepreneurial economics, by Vinig, T. And Van Der Voort, R. (eds.). Research on Technological Innovation, Management, and Policy, Vol. 9, Elsevier: Amsterdam, 2005, xvi +232 pp., GBP 66.00, USD 105.00, EUR 95.00 (cloth)
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2006, 27, (5), 396-399 View citations (1)
50. Venture capital, entrepreneurship, and public policy, edited by Kanniainen, V. and Keuschnigg, C. CESifo Seminar Series, by Sinn, H.-W. MIT Press: Cambridge and London, 2005, xviii+293 pp., USD 40.00 (cloth)
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2006, 27, (5), 392-394

2005

51. Entrepreneurship in Post-Socialist Economies
    Journal of Private Enterprise, 2005, 21, (Fall 2005), 8-28 View citations (51)
52. PUBLIC POLICY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ECONOMIC FREEDOM
    Cato Journal, 2005, 25, (3), 595-616 View citations (110)

2004

53. Expressive Voting and Government Redistribution: Testing Tullock's `Charity of the Uncharitable'
    Public Choice, 2004, 119, (1_2), 143-159 View citations (20)
54. Gert Tinggaard Svendsen, The Political Economy of the European Union: Institutions, Policy, and Economic Growth
    Public Choice, 2004, 120, (3_4), 465-468
55. State Lottery Revenue: The Importance of Game Characteristics
    Public Finance Review, 2004, 32, (3), 313-330 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper State lottery revenue: the importance of game characteristics, Working Papers (2002) View citations (3) (2002)
56. The Last 30 Years of Public Choice: An Analysis of Author and Institution Rankings
    Public Choice, 2004, 120, (3_4), 331-352 View citations (3)

2003

57. An examination of the empirical derivatives of the favourite-longshot bias in racetrack betting
    Applied Economics, 2003, 35, (4), 371-385 View citations (32)
58. The Political Economy of FEMA Disaster Payments
    Economic Inquiry, 2003, 41, (3), 496-509 View citations (147)
    See also Working Paper The political economy of FEMA disaster payments, Working Papers (2002) View citations (10) (2002)

2002

59. Defending the Articles of Confederation: A Reply to Dougherty
    Public Choice, 2002, 113, (3-4), 287-99 View citations (2)
60. On the Measurement of Rent Seeking and Its Social Opportunity Cost
    Public Choice, 2002, 112, (1-2), 115-36 View citations (50)

2001

61. A Public Choice Explanation for the Budget Surplus: Comment
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2001, 15, (4), 219-221 View citations (1)
62. Public Policy Toward Pecuniary Externalities
    Public Finance Review, 2001, 29, (4), 304-325 View citations (13)
63. The Unanimous Voting Rule Is Not the Political Equivalent to Market Exchange
    Public Choice, 2001, 106, (3-4), 233-42 View citations (8)

2000

64. Consumption Externalities and Economic Welfare
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2000, 26, (2), 157-170 View citations (3)

1999

65. Gamblers favor skewness, not risk: Further evidence from United States' lottery games
    Economics Letters, 1999, 63, (1), 85-90 View citations (124)
66. In Defense of the Articles of Confederation and the Contribution Mechanism as a Means of Government Finance: A General Comment on the Literature
    Public Choice, 1999, 99, (3-4), 347-56 View citations (4)
67. Theory and Evidence on the Political Economy of the Minimum Wage
    Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (4), 761-785 View citations (54)

1998

68. Exchange Rate Evidence on the Effectiveness of United Nations Policy
    Public Choice, 1998, 95, (1-2), 1-25 View citations (11)
    Also in Public Choice, 1998, 95, (1), 1-25 (1998) View citations (11)
69. Michelle R. Garfinkel and Stergios Skaperdas (Eds.), The political economy of conflict and appropriation
    Public Choice, 1998, 95, (1), 210-213
70. The Political Costs of Tax Increases and Expenditure Reductions: Evidence from State Legislative Turnover
    Public Choice, 1998, 96, (1-2), 61-79 View citations (16)

1997

71. Economic Effects of Fundamental Tax Reform. Edited by Henry Aaron and William Gale. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 1996. Pp. xvii, 521. $52.95 cloth, $24.95 paper
    Southern Economic Journal, 1997, 64, (1), 365-366
72. Optimal Taxation in a Federal System of Governments
    Southern Economic Journal, 1997, 64, (2), 468-485 View citations (3)
73. Taxation and Product Quality: New Evidence from Generic Cigarettes
    Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 105, (4), 880-87 View citations (38)
74. The Distinction Between True and Induced Free Riders: an Application to Gatt de Facto Membership
    Public Finance Review, 1997, 25, (4), 366-392

1996

75. Measuring the Growth and Variability of Tax Bases Over the Business Cycle
    National Tax Journal, 1996, 49, (4), 535-52 View citations (50)
76. The Stability of International Coalitions in United Nations Voting from 1946 to 1973
    Public Choice, 1996, 86, (1-2), 17-34 View citations (4)
77. Vibert's European union: A United Nations or a United States?
    Constitutional Political Economy, 1996, 7, (4), 309-316

1995

78. Empirical Evidence on the Publicness of State Legislative Activities
    Public Choice, 1995, 83, (1-2), 47-58 View citations (12)

1994

79. The League of Nations covenant and the United Nations charter: An analysis of two international constitutions
    Constitutional Political Economy, 1994, 5, (2), 173-192 View citations (3)

Chapters

2017

1. Entrepreneurial creative destruction and legal federalism
   Chapter 7 in The Law and Economics of Federalism, 2017, pp 214-237

2014

2. Does fiscal decentralization result in a better business climate?
   Chapter 9 in Entrepreneurial Action, Public Policy, and Economic Outcomes, 2014, pp 151-176
   See also Journal Article Does fiscal decentralization result in a better business climate?, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (11) (2013)

2013

3. The politics of elections and congressional oversight
   Chapter 13 in The Elgar Companion to Public Choice, Second Edition, 2013, pp 217-232

2010

4. Electoral Pressures and the Legal System: Friends or Foes?
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)
5. The Use of Knowledge in Natural Disaster Relief Management
   Chapter 3 in The Political Economy of Hurricane Katrina and Community Rebound, 2010 View citations (12)