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Working Papers

2006

1. Contagious Capitalism
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University
2. Has Wal-Mart Buried Mom and Pop?: The Impact of Wal-Mart on Self Employment and Small Establishments in the United States
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University View citations
3. Income Inequality and Economic Freedom in the U.S. States
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University
   See Also Journal Article in Public Choice (2008)
4. Testing Baumol: Institutional Quality and the Productivity of Entrepreneurship
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University
5. The Use of Knowledge in Natural Disaster Relief Management
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University
6. Weathering Corruption
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University

2004

7. Entrepreneurship in Post-Socialist Economies
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University View citations
8. The Last 30 Years of Public Choice: An Analysis of Author and Institution Rankings
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University
   See Also Journal Article in Public Choice (2004)

2002

9. State lottery revenue: the importance of game characteristics
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
10. The political economy of FEMA disaster payments
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2003)

1993

11. 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)
12. Exchange Rate Evidence on the Effectiveness of U.N. Policy
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University

1992

13. Are the De Facto Members of GATT Free Riders?
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University
14. Cyclical Variability in State Government Revenues
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University View citations

Journal Articles

2008

1. Costly price discrimination
   Economics Letters, 2008, 99, (1), 206-208
2. Does school choice increase the rate of youth entrepreneurship?
   Economics of Education Review, 2008, 27, (4), 429-438
3. Income inequality and economic freedom in the U.S. states
   Public Choice, 2008, 134, (3), 329-346
   See Also Working Paper (2006)

2007

4. Freedom, barriers to entry, entrepreneurship, and economic progress
   The Review of Austrian Economics, 2007, 20, (4), 221-236

2006

5. Government's response to Hurricane Katrina: A public choice analysis
   Public Choice, 2006, 127, (1), 55-73 View citations
6. State budget stabilization fund adoption: Preparing for the next recession or circumventing fiscal constraints?
   Public Choice, 2006, 126, (1), 177-199 View citations
7. 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
8. 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

2004

9. Expressive Voting and Government Redistribution: Testing Tullock's `Charity of the Uncharitable'
   Public Choice, 2004, 119, (1_2), 143-159
10. Gert Tinggaard Svendsen, The Political Economy of the European Union: Institutions, Policy, and Economic Growth
    Public Choice, 2004, 120, (3_4), 465-468
11. The Last 30 Years of Public Choice: An Analysis of Author and Institution Rankings
    Public Choice, 2004, 120, (3_4), 331-352
    See Also Working Paper (2004)

2003

12. An examination of the empirical derivatives of the favourite-longshot bias in racetrack betting
    Applied Economics, 2003, 35, (4), 371-385 View citations
13. The Political Economy of FEMA Disaster Payments
    Economic Inquiry, 2003, 41, (3), 496-509 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (2002)

2002

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

2001

16. A Public Choice Explanation for the Budget Surplus: Comment
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2001, 15, (4), 219-221
17. The Unanimous Voting Rule Is Not the Political Equivalent to Market Exchange
    Public Choice, 2001, 106, (3-4), 233-42

2000

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

1999

19. Gamblers favor skewness, not risk: Further evidence from United States' lottery games
    Economics Letters, 1999, 63, (1), 85-90 View citations
20. 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
21. Theory and Evidence on the Political Economy of the Minimum Wage
    Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (4), 761-785 View citations

1998

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

1997

25. Taxation and Product Quality: New Evidence from Generic Cigarettes
    Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 105, (4), 880-87 View citations

1996

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

1995

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