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Working Papers

2016

1. The political economy of wage and price controls: evidence from the Nixon tapes
   Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics
   Also in Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics (2007)
   See also Journal Article The political economy of wage and price controls: evidence from the Nixon tapes, Public Choice, Springer (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2015

2. Municipal Technological Change in the 19th Century: The Diffusion of Steam-Powered Fire-Fighting Equipment
   Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics

2012

3. Capital Intensity and U.S. Country Population Growth during the Late Nineteenth Century
   Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics

2011

4. Financial-Sector Shocks in a Credit-View Model
   Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Financial-sector shocks in a credit-view model, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2011) View citations (4) (2011)
5. Government Outlays, Economic Growth and Unemployment: A VAR Model
   Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics View citations (4)
   Also in Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (7)
6. The Effect of Government Size on the Steady-State Unemployment Rate: A Dynamic Perspective
   Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics View citations (5)
7. The Political Business Cycle: New Evidence from the Nixon Tapes
   Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Political Business Cycle: New Evidence from the Nixon Tapes, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (2012) View citations (15) (2012)

2010

8. Money-Multiplier Shocks in a Credit-View Model
   Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics

2007

9. Deregulation for Development: A Tale of Two States
   Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics View citations (1)
10. Did Steam Engines Fuel Urban Growth in the Late Nineteenth Century? Less Sanguine Results
    Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics
11. The Effect of Government Size on the Steady-State Unemployment Rate: An Error Correction Model
    Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics View citations (6)

2006

12. How Richard Nixon Pressured Arthur Burns: Evidence from the Nixon Tapes
    Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics View citations (61)
    See also Journal Article How Richard Nixon Pressured Arthur Burns: Evidence from the Nixon Tapes, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2006) View citations (61) (2006)
13. The Effect of Government Size on the Steady-State Unemployment Rate: A Structural Error Correction Model
    Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics View citations (3)

2005

14. Is Money Neutral in the Long Run?
    Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics

2003

15. Do Banks Matter? A Credit View Model for Small Open Economies
    Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics View citations (1)
16. Do Fixed Exchange Rates Fetter Monetary Policy? A Credit View
    Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Do Fixed Exchange Rates Fetter Monetary Policy? A Credit View, Eastern Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Association (2007) (2007)
17. THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR ECONOMIC OUTCOMES: LESSONS FROM THE TRANSFER OF PRODUCTIVE ASSETS FROM COLLECTIVE TO PRIVATE OWNERSHIP IN BULGARIAN AGRICULTURE
    Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Olivier Blanchard: fiscal policy under low interest rates
   Business Economics, 2024, 59, (2), 127-128

2018

2. Diffusion of steam-powered firefighting equipment in the United States: innovation adoption at the municipal level
   Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2018, 27, (7), 652-669

2017

3. The political economy of wage and price controls: evidence from the Nixon tapes
   Public Choice, 2017, 170, (1), 63-78 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The political economy of wage and price controls: evidence from the Nixon tapes, Working Papers (2016) (2016)

2013

4. Capital Intensity and US County Population Growth During the Late 19th Century
   Eastern Economic Journal, 2013, 39, (1), 18-27

2012

5. The Political Business Cycle: New Evidence from the Nixon Tapes
   Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2012, 44, 385-399 View citations (15)
   Also in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2012, 44, (2‐3), 385-399 (2012) View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper The Political Business Cycle: New Evidence from the Nixon Tapes, Working Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2011

6. Financial-sector shocks in a credit-view model
   Economics Letters, 2011, 112, (3), 256-258 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Financial-Sector Shocks in a Credit-View Model, Working Papers (2011) View citations (4) (2011)
7. What's an $800 Billion Stimulus Worth?
   The Economists' Voice, 2011, 8, (3), 3 View citations (1)

2009

8. Is CARS a Clunker?
   The Economists' Voice, 2009, 6, (8), 4 View citations (6)

2008

9. A rejoinder to “A commentary on ‘Does the Fed contribute to a political business cycle?’ ”
   Public Choice, 2008, 134, (3), 489-490 View citations (2)
10. Did Corliss Steam Engines Fuel Urban Growth in the Late Nineteenth Century? Less Sanguine Results
    The Journal of Economic History, 2008, 68, (4), 1172-1176 View citations (5)

2007

11. Do Fixed Exchange Rates Fetter Monetary Policy? A Credit View
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2007, 33, (2), 193-205
    See also Working Paper Do Fixed Exchange Rates Fetter Monetary Policy? A Credit View, Working Papers (2003) (2003)

2006

12. Does the Fed Contribute to a Political Business Cycle?
    Public Choice, 2006, 129, (3), 249-262 View citations (59)
13. How Richard Nixon Pressured Arthur Burns: Evidence from the Nixon Tapes
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20, (4), 177-188 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper How Richard Nixon Pressured Arthur Burns: Evidence from the Nixon Tapes, Working Papers (2006) View citations (61) (2006)

2004

14. Campaign-Finance Reform: A Public Choice Perspective
    Public Choice, 2004, 120, (3_4), 379-400 View citations (5)

1999

15. The Effect of Government Size on the Unemployment Rate
    Public Choice, 1999, 99, (3-4), 395-401 View citations (27)
16. The Impact of Banking and Fiscal Policies on State‐Level Economic Growth
    Southern Economic Journal, 1999, 66, (2), 367-378 View citations (1)
17. Women's Suffrage and the Growth of the Welfare State
    Public Choice, 1999, 100, (3-4), 289-300 View citations (50)

1995

18. Cultural and Institutional Determinants of Economic Growth: A Cross-Section Analysis
    Public Choice, 1995, 83, (3-4), 273-89 View citations (9)
19. The Influence of State-Level Economic Conditions on the 1992 U.S. Presidential Election
    Public Choice, 1995, 85, (1-2), 1-10 View citations (12)

1993

20. Human Rights and the Distribution of U.S. Foreign Aid
    Public Choice, 1993, 77, (4), 815-21 View citations (5)
21. Pressure-Group Influence and Institutional Change: Branch-Banking Legislation during the Great Depression
    Public Choice, 1993, 77, (4), 687-705 View citations (23)

1992

22. What Can Regulators Regulate? The Case of Bank Entry
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1992, 24, (4), 511-18

1987

23. A median-voter model of economic regulation
    Public Choice, 1987, 52, (2), 125-142 View citations (1)
24. The effect of information costs on regulatory outcomes
    Journal of Economics and Business, 1987, 39, (2), 159-170 View citations (1)

1986

25. The effects of constitutional restraints on governmental spending
    Public Choice, 1986, 49, (2), 101-116 View citations (36)

1981

26. Political power and the market for governors
    Public Choice, 1981, 37, (3), 521-529 View citations (4)

1980

27. The influence of state-level economic conditions on presidential elections
    Public Choice, 1980, 35, (5), 623-631 View citations (11)

1978

28. The Economic Theory of Regulation and Public Financing of Presidential Elections
    Journal of Political Economy, 1978, 86, (2), 245-57 View citations (14)
29. The ‘crowding-out’ effect of governmental transfers on private charitable contributions
    Public Choice, 1978, 33, (1), 29-39 View citations (40)

1977

30. Legislative profits and the economic theory of representative voting: An empirical investigation
    Public Choice, 1977, 31, (1), 111-119 View citations (5)

1976

31. A modest proposal for election reform
    Public Choice, 1976, 28, (1), 37-53 View citations (3)
32. The Effect of Broadcasting on Political Campaign Spending: An Empirical Investigation
    Journal of Political Economy, 1976, 84, (5), 1095-1107 View citations (11)
33. The determinants of voter participation: A more general model
    Public Choice, 1976, 27, (1), 81-89 View citations (26)