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Working Papers

Undated

1. Inheritance, Equal Division and Rent Seeking
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2012

1. 1966
   Public Choice, 2012, 152, (3), 311-312
2. Efficacy of shaming penalties: Evidence from SEC football
   Economics Bulletin, 2012, 32, (2), 1162-1170
3. Regulators and Redskins
   Public Choice, 2012, 153, (1), 191-204
4. The economic theory of rent seeking
   Public Choice, 2012, 152, (1), 73-82

2011

5. Spatial aspects of ticket scalping
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2011, 32, (2), 135-139
6. The Designated Hitter Rule and the Distribution of Pitching Talent Across Leagues
   Journal of Sports Economics, 2011, 12, (4), 448-463 View citations (1)
7. The welfare costs of monopoly are larger than you think
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2011, 32, (2), 85-89

2010

8. Chivalry in golf?
   Public Choice, 2010, 142, (3), 323-334
9. Elinor Ostrom and the commons
   Public Choice, 2010, 143, (3), 325-326
10. Who Integrated Major League Baseball Faster Winning Teams or Losing Teams? A Comment
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2010, 11, (2), 236-238
11. “Rubbin’ is racin''': evidence of the Peltzman effect from NASCAR
    Public Choice, 2010, 142, (3), 507-513

2009

12. On good government
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2009, 22, (2), 127-130

2008

13. Bequests, sibling rivalry, and rent seeking
    Public Choice, 2008, 136, (3), 397-409
14. Innovation and the opportunity cost of monopoly
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2008, 29, (8), 619-627 View citations (4)

2007

15. A further partial changing of the guard
    Public Choice, 2007, 132, (1), 1-1
16. Crime on the Court, Another Look: Reply to Hutchinson and Yates
    Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 115, 520-521
17. Nicolaus Tideman: Collective decisions and voting rules: The potential for public choice
    Public Choice, 2007, 133, (3), 497-498
18. Old wine, new wine
    Public Choice, 2007, 132, (1), 3-5 View citations (1)

2006

19. 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
20. Alphabetized coauthorship
    Applied Economics, 2006, 38, (14), 1649-1653
21. Marginal Deterrence and Multiple Murders
    Southern Economic Journal, 2006, 72, (3), 521-541 View citations (3)
22. Terrorism and pork-barrel spending
    Public Choice, 2006, 128, (1), 275-287 View citations (2)

2005

23. Adam Smith on Religion and Market Structure
    History of Political Economy, 2005, 37, (4), 647-660 View citations (1)
24. Cathedral Building as an Entry-Deterring Device
    Kyklos, 2005, 58, (4), 453-465 View citations (3)
25. Public choice in the new century
    Public Choice, 2005, 124, (1), 1-18 View citations (1)
26. The unfinished business of public choice
    Public Choice, 2005, 124, (1), 237-247

2004

27. A Snipe Hunt
    Public Choice, 2004, 120, (3_4), 241-246
28. Dry Holes in Economic Research: Reply
    Kyklos, 2004, 57, (4), 627-628 View citations (1)
29. Economics and English: Language Growth in Economic Perspective
    Southern Economic Journal, 2004, 71, (2), 232-259 View citations (1)
30. Editorial
    Public Choice, 2004, 118, (1_2), vii-viii
31. The Economics of the Counter-Reformation: Incumbent-Firm Reaction to Market Entry
    Economic Inquiry, 2004, 42, (4), 690-705 View citations (1)

2003

32. Dry Holes in Economic Research
    Kyklos, 2003, 56, (2), 161-173 View citations (20)
33. Good colleagues
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2003, 52, (4), 505-512 View citations (5)
34. On the Third Law of Demand
    Economic Inquiry, 2003, 41, (2), 292-298 View citations (5)
35. Religious participation and income
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2003, 51, (2), 249-260 View citations (22)
36. Rent Seeking into the Income Distribution
    Kyklos, 2003, 56, (4), 441-456 View citations (3)
37. The Monopsony Power of the Median Voter
    Public Finance Review, 2003, 31, (2), 180-188

2002

38. An Economic Analysis of the Protestant Reformation
    Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 110, (3), 646-671 View citations (30)
39. Consumer Choice and the Popular Music Industry: A Test of the Superstar Theory
    Empirica, 2002, 29, (1), 1-9 View citations (7)
40. Explaining U.S. Federal Deficits: 1889--1998
    Economic Inquiry, 2002, 40, (3), 457-469 View citations (1)
41. Quality Control in Economics
    Kyklos, 2002, 55, (3), 315-34 View citations (5)
42. Racial Integration as an Innovation: Empirical Evidence from Sports Leagues
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (1), 16-26 View citations (8)

2001

43. The Interest-Group Theory of Government: Problems and Prospects
    Kyklos, 2001, 54, (2-3), 465-72 View citations (2)
44. Why do black basketball players work more for less money?
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2001, 44, (2), 201-219 View citations (8)

2000

45. Intellectual Collaboration
    Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 108, (3), 632-661 View citations (44)

1999

46. The stability inducing propensities of very unstable coalitions: avoiding the downward spiral of majoritarian rent-seeking
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 15, (2), 193-205 View citations (1)
47. 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

48. Celestial marriage and earthly rents: Interests and the prohibition of polygamy
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1998, 37, (2), 169-181 View citations (2)
49. Moral Hazard and the Effects of the Designated Hitter Rule Revisited
    Economic Inquiry, 1998, 36, (4), 688-92 View citations (2)

1997

50. Batter Up! Moral Hazard and the Effects of the Designated Hitter Rule on Hit Batsmen
    Economic Inquiry, 1997, 35, (3), 555-61 View citations (1)
51. Economics and the architecture of popular music
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1997, 32, (2), 185-205 View citations (2)
52. On neoinstitutional theory and preclassical economies: mercantilism revisited
    European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 1997, 4, (3), 375-399 View citations (1)

1995

53. Electoral Politics and the Executive Veto: A Predictive Theory
    Economic Inquiry, 1995, 33, (3), 427-40 View citations (3)
54. Gordon Tullock's Contributions to the Theory of Public Choice
    Economic Inquiry, 1995, 33, (3), 355-64

1994

55. Peacock and Wiseman on the Growth of Public Expenditure: Editor's Note
    Public Choice, 1994, 78, (2), 125-28 View citations (1)
56. The Shadow Price of Sunshine: Reply
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1994, 49, (1), 145-46
57. The rookie draft and competitive balance: The case of professional football
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1994, 25, (2), 293-298 View citations (7)

1993

58. Barristers and Barriers: Sir Edward Coke and the Regulation of Trade
    Cato Journal, 1993, 13, (1), 49-67
59. Going for the Gold: Property Rights and Athletic Effort in Transitional Economies
    Kyklos, 1993, 46, (2), 263-72 View citations (3)
60. Political influence and the ratification of the income tax amendment
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1993, 13, (3), 259-270 View citations (1)
61. Preaching matters
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1993, 21, (3), 235-250 View citations (29)
62. The Next Twenty-Five Years of Public Choice
    Public Choice, 1993, 77, (1), 1-7
63. The Probability of Being President
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1993, 75, (4), 683-89 View citations (8)
64. Time inconsistency and fiscal policy: Empirical analysis of U.S. States, 1969-89
    Journal of Public Economics, 1993, 51, (2), 153-159 View citations (9)
65. Using (im)perfect markets to catch criminals
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1993, 21, (1), 31-41

1992

66. A comment on economic analysis and just compensation
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1992, 12, (2), 139-140
67. Methodenstreit: The economics of competing interests
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1992, 8, (3), 401-418
68. Morality and Monopoly: The Constitutional Political Economy of Religious Rules
    Cato Journal, 1992, 12, (2), 373-392 View citations (4)
69. The economics of sin and redemption: Purgatory as a market-pull innovation?
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1992, 19, (1), 1-15 View citations (11)

1991

70. A theory of rational childhood
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1991, 7, (2), 199-213 View citations (3)
71. Congressional Influence and Patterns of New Deal Spending, 1933-1939
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1991, 34, (1), 161-75 View citations (11)
72. Educational achievement and the cost of bureaucracy
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1991, 15, (1), 29-45 View citations (4)
73. Fed Behavior in Periods of Price and Wage Controls
    Public Choice, 1991, 70, (1), 1-10
74. Gordon Tullock: Creative Maverick of Public Choice
    Public Choice, 1991, 71, (3), 141-48
75. Romance, Realism, and Economic Reform
    Kyklos, 1991, 44, (1), 57-70 View citations (2)
76. Self-Interest, Public Interest, and Public Health
    Public Choice, 1991, 69, (3), 323-43
77. The Logic of Natural Monopoly Regulation
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1991, 17, (4), 483-490 View citations (1)
78. The War on Drugs as Antitrust Regulation
    Cato Journal, 1991, 10, (3), 691-701

1990

79. A Public Choice Theory of the Great Contraction: Further Evidence
    Public Choice, 1990, 67, (3), 277-83 View citations (2)
80. Arbitrage in a Basketball Economy
    Kyklos, 1990, 43, (4), 611-24 View citations (3)
81. Book Review: Black Hole Tariffs and Endogenous Policy Theory
    Cato Journal, 1990, 10, (2), 615-617
82. Economist and the environment
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 6, (2), 159-163
83. Economists and the Economy
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1990, 72, (4), 707-11
84. Regulatory finance in alternative models of regulation: General fund financing versus earmarked taxation
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 6, (4), 519-529
85. Reviews
    Constitutional Political Economy, 1990, 1, (3), 109-115
    Also in Public Choice, 1989, 60, (3), 293-298 (1989)

1989

86. An Economic Model of the Medieval Church: Usury as a Form of Rent Seeking
    Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 1989, 5, (2), 307-31 View citations (20)
87. Chicago Political Economy
    Public Choice, 1989, 63, (3), 293-297 View citations (1)
88. Nassau Senior as Economic Consultant: The Factory Acts Reconsidered
    Economica, 1989, 56, (221), 71-81 View citations (1)
89. On the Incentives of Judges to Enforce Legislative Wealth Transfers
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1989, 32, (1), 215-28 View citations (13)
90. Political Entry Barriers and Tax Incidence: The Political Economy of Sales and Excise Taxes
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1989, 44, (1), 8-18 View citations (1)
91. Price leadership with incomplete information
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1989, 11, (3), 423-429 View citations (2)
92. Superdissipation
    Public Choice, 1989, 61, (1), 97-98
93. The Exercise of Market Power in Laboratory Experiments: Comment
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1989, 32, (2), S131-33
94. The Half-Life of Dead Economists
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1989, 22, (1), 174-83 View citations (1)

1988

95. Affirmative action and unemployment
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 4, (4), 479-490
96. Crime or punishment?: Enforcement of the NCAA football cartel
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1988, 10, (4), 433-451 View citations (2)
97. Democracy, Interest Groups, and the Price of Votes
    Cato Journal, 1988, 8, (1), 53-70
98. Rent Seeking and the Restriction of Human Exchange
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 1988, 17, (1), 83-100 View citations (1)
99. The Disinterest in Deregulation: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (1), 284
    Also in American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (3), 564-65 (1986) View citations (1)

1987

100. Rational Self-Taxation: Complementary Inputs and Excise Taxation
     Canadian Journal of Economics, 1987, 20, (3), 527-32
101. The Pope and the Price of Meat: A Public Choice Perspective
     Kyklos, 1987, 40, (3), 399-413 View citations (1)

1986

102. A Theory of Truth in Autobiography
     Kyklos, 1986, 39, (4), 507-17
103. Crime and income distribution in a basketball economy
     International Review of Law and Economics, 1986, 6, (1), 115-124
104. Dead Men Tell no Tales
     Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 1986, 8, (01), 59-68 View citations (1)
105. Final Voting in Legislatures
     American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (4), 833-41 View citations (8)
106. Ricardo on the Public Debt: Principle Versus Practice
     Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 1986, 8, (01), 49-58
107. The Rise and (Recent) Decline of Mathematical Economics
     Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 1986, 8, (01), 44-48
108. The Table of Contents of Economics Journals as Forecasts of Scientific Relevance
     Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 1986, 8, (01), 42-43

1985

109. Adam Smith in the Customhouse
     Journal of Political Economy, 1985, 93, (4), 740-59
110. Corporate Chartering: An Exploration in the Economics of Legal Change
     Economic Inquiry, 1985, 23, (4), 585-99 View citations (3)
111. Legislation and Political Business Cycles
     Kyklos, 1985, 38, (1), 43-59
112. Life in the Gulag: A Property Rights Perspective
     Cato Journal, 1985, 5, (1), 295-304
113. Public Choice and Antitrust
     Cato Journal, 1985, 4, (3), 905-931
114. The Behavior of Regulatory Activity over the Business Cycle: An Empirical Test
     Economic Inquiry, 1985, 23, (1), 7-19 View citations (4)
115. The positive economics of antitrust policy: A survey article
     International Review of Law and Economics, 1985, 5, (1), 39-57 View citations (2)

1984

116. Crime on the Court
     Journal of Political Economy, 1984, 92, (2), 223-35 View citations (16)
117. Economic Regulation, Competitive Governments, and Specialized Resources
     Journal of Law and Economics, 1984, 27, (2), 329-38 View citations (1)
118. Managerial Rents and Outside Recruitment in the Coasian Firm
     American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (4), 660-72
119. The Disinterest in Deregulation
     American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (5), 1075-79 View citations (12)
120. The Homogenization of Heterogeneous Inputs: Reply
     American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (4), 808
121. The Random Character of Merger Activity
     RAND Journal of Economics, 1984, 15, (4), 500-509 View citations (3)
122. The Use of Inputs by the Federal Reserve System: Reply
     American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (5), 1121-23 View citations (1)
123. The convergence of satisficing to marginalism: An empirical test
     Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1984, 5, (3-4), 375-385 View citations (1)

1983

124. Antitrust in the Reagan administration: A report from the Belly of the beast
     International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1983, 1, (2), 211-221 View citations (1)
125. Apologiae for Chartered Monopolies in Foreign Trade, 1600–1800
     History of Political Economy, 1983, 15, (4), 549-566
126. Preliminary Evidence on the Use of Inputs by the Federal Reserve System
     American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (3), 291-304 View citations (8)
127. The Supply of Occupational Regulation
     Economic Inquiry, 1983, 21, (2), 232-40
128. The economic organization of the English East India Company
     Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1983, 4, (2-3), 221-238 View citations (1)
129. The myth of the corporation as a creation of the state
     International Review of Law and Economics, 1983, 3, (2), 107-120 View citations (3)
130. Tradeable Shares and the Supply-Side of Corporate Development: Reply
     Bell Journal of Economics, 1983, 14, (1), 298-300 View citations (1)

1982

131. Adam Smith's Analysis of Joint-Stock Companies
     Journal of Political Economy, 1982, 90, (6), 1237-56 View citations (4)
132. Antitrust Pork Barrel
     Journal of Law and Economics, 1982, 25, (2), 329-42 View citations (14)
133. Rent Seeking: A Survey
     Kyklos, 1982, 35, (4), 575-602 View citations (56)

1981

134. Economics and metrology: Give 'em an inch and they'll take a kilometre
     International Review of Law and Economics, 1981, 1, (2), 207-221
135. Rational choice and the taxation of sin: Reply
     Journal of Public Economics, 1981, 16, (2), 261-263
136. The Homogenization of Heterogeneous Inputs
     American Economic Review, 1981, 71, (1), 28-38

1980

137. A Theory of Legislative Organization: Making the Most of Your Majority
     The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1980, 94, (2), 261-77
138. Chaining Leviathan: the Case of Gladstonian Finance
     History of Political Economy, 1980, 12, (2), 206-213
139. Contractual exchange and the timing of payment
     Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1980, 1, (4), 325-342 View citations (2)
140. Economic Regulation in Mercantile England: Heckscher Revisited
     Economic Inquiry, 1980, 18, (4), 567-99 View citations (7)
141. Free Riding, Shirking, and Team Production in Legal Partnerships
     Economic Inquiry, 1980, 18, (3), 380-94 View citations (14)
142. Mercantilist Origins of the Corporation
     Bell Journal of Economics, 1980, 11, (2), 715-720 View citations (2)

1979

143. An economic theory of mutually advantageous issue linkages in international negotiations
     International Organization, 1979, 33, (04), 425-449 View citations (7)
144. Toenote to a Footnote
     Economic Inquiry, 1979, 17, (2), 307-09 View citations (1)

1978

145. Government output and national income estimates: A comment
     Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1978, 9, (1), 267-273
146. Incentive versus Cost-Plus Contracts in Defense Procurement
     Journal of Industrial Economics, 1978, 26, (3), 239-48 View citations (2)
147. J. S. Mill's New Political Economy: Another View
     Economic Inquiry, 1978, 16, (4), 587-92
148. Legislatures as Unions
     Journal of Political Economy, 1978, 86, (1), 63-78 View citations (5)
149. On the Sufficient Conditions for Wealth-Maximizing Conduct
     Kyklos, 1978, 31, (3), 500-503

1977

150. Attenuated Property Rights and the Market for Governors
     Journal of Law and Economics, 1977, 20, (1), 205-11 View citations (8)
151. Legislators as Taxicabs: On the Value of Seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
     Economic Inquiry, 1977, 15, (2), 298-302 View citations (4)
152. Rational choice and the taxation of sin
     Journal of Public Economics, 1977, 8, (2), 239-245 View citations (2)

1976

153. A Note on the Theory of Black Markets under Price Controls
     Economic Inquiry, 1976, 14, (2), 300-304
154. Campaign Expenditures and Political Competition
     Journal of Law and Economics, 1976, 19, (1), 177-88 View citations (6)
155. The New Political Economy of J. S. Mill: The Means to Social Justice
     Canadian Journal of Economics, 1976, 9, (2), 213-31 View citations (1)

1975

156. A Defense of the CEA as an Instrument for Giving Economic Policy Advice: Comment
     Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1975, 7, (1), 113-16
157. Rates of Publication per Faculty Member in Forty-Five "Rated" Economics Departments
     Economic Inquiry, 1975, 13, (1), 122-23 View citations (2)

1974

158. A Note on Consumption Sharing and Non-exclusion Rules
     Economica, 1974, 41, (164), 446-50 View citations (4)
159. An Economic Model of Performance Contracting in Education
     Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1974, 29, (1), 36-48
160. Market Failure, the Common-Pool Problem, and Ocean Resource Exploitation
     Journal of Law and Economics, 1974, 17, (1), 179-92 View citations (2)
161. On Equalizing the Distribution of Political Income
     Journal of Political Economy, 1974, 82, (2), 414-22
162. The Economic Theory of Clubs: A Geometric Exposition
     Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1974, 29, (3-4), 386-91 View citations (2)

1973

163. Import Controls on Foreign Oil: Comment
     American Economic Review, 1973, 63, (5), 1031-34
164. International Integration and the Interdependence of Economic Variables
     International Organization, 1973, 27, (02), 255-271
165. The Economic Determinants of Antitrust Activity
     Journal of Law and Economics, 1973, 16, (2), 351-64 View citations (13)

1972

166. A Proposal for Marginal Cost Financing of Higher Education
     Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1972, 27, (3), 375-80
167. Consumption Sharing and Non-Exclusion Rules
     Economica, 1972, 39, (155), 276-91 View citations (3)
168. Technology, Profit Risk, and Assessments of Market Performance
     The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1972, 86, (3), 448-62 View citations (1)

1971

169. Advertising and Profitability
     The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1971, 53, (4), 397-407 View citations (1)

Books

2008

1. The Marketplace of Christianity, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (13)

1997

2. Sacred Trust: The Medieval Church as an Economic Firm
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (17)