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Working Papers

2016

1. Is Italy a Federal or even a Quasi-Federal State?
   POLIS Working Papers, Institute of Public Policy and Public Choice - POLIS

2010

2. Le multijuridisme: manifestations, causes et conséquences
   Post-Print, HAL

2009

3. Compliance in decentralized environmental governance
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2005)
   See also Chapter Compliance in Decentralized Environmental Governance, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2009) (2009)

2007

4. Explaining differences in environmental governance patterns between Canada, Italy and the United States
   POLIS Working Papers, Institute of Public Policy and Public Choice - POLIS View citations (8)
5. France: Forces Shaping Centralization and Decentralization in Environmental Policymaking
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
   See also Chapter France: Forces Shaping Centralization and Decentralization in Environmental Policymaking, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2007) (2007)
6. The Economics of Transparency in Politics
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (6)

2006

7. Bijural services as factors of production
   Post-Print, HAL
   Also in Working Papers, HAL (2005)
   LEG - Document de travail - Economie, LEG, Laboratoire d'Economie et de Gestion, CNRS, Université de Bourgogne (2005)

2004

8. Intergovernmental equalization grants: some fundamental principles
   POLIS Working Papers, Institute of Public Policy and Public Choice - POLIS View citations (2)

2003

9. Constitutional rules and competitive politics: their effects on secessionism
   Post-Print, HAL
   Also in LATEC - Document de travail - Economie (1991-2003), LATEC, Laboratoire d'Analyse et des Techniques EConomiques, CNRS UMR 5118, Université de Bourgogne (2002)
10. Rational Foundations of Democratic Politics
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (18)

2002

11. Globalisation, Competitive Governments, and Constitutional Choice in Europe
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
    See also Chapter Globalization, Competitive Governments, and Constitutional Choice in Europe, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2002) (2002)
12. Political Extremism and Rationality
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (16)

2001

13. External effects of domestic regulations: comparing internal and international barriers to trade
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article External effects of domestic regulations: comparing internal and international barriers to trade, International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier (2001) View citations (8) (2001)

1999

14. A comparison of internal and international barriers to trade
    LATEC - Document de travail - Economie (1991-2003), LATEC, Laboratoire d'Analyse et des Techniques EConomiques, CNRS UMR 5118, Université de Bourgogne
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (1999)

1997

15. Understanding Democracy: Economic and Political Perspectives
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (10)

1995

16. Are discriminatory procurement policies motivated by protectionism ?
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (18)
    Also in LATEC - Document de travail - Economie (1991-2003), LATEC, Laboratoire d'Analyse et des Techniques EConomiques, CNRS UMR 5118, Université de Bourgogne (1995) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Are Discriminatory Procurement Policies Motivated by Protectionism?, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (1996) View citations (10) (1996)
17. Nationalism and Rationality
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (23)

1993

18. Preferences and Democracy
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (14)

1991

19. The Competitive State
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (18)

1978

20. Rigid Wages and the Adjustment Costs of the Firm
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2012

1. Constitutional effectiveness
   Public Choice, 2012, 152, (3), 397-401

2007

2. Competitive Governments, Globalization, and Equalization Grants
   Public Finance Review, 2007, 35, (4), 463-479 View citations (3)

2003

3. The Independence of the Italian Constitutional Court
   Constitutional Political Economy, 2003, 14, (4), 319-333 View citations (9)
4. Vertical Competition in Unitary States: The Case of Italy
   Public Choice, 2003, 114, (1-2), 57-77 View citations (18)

2001

5. External effects of domestic regulations: comparing internal and international barriers to trade
   International Review of Law and Economics, 2001, 21, (2), 135-155 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper External effects of domestic regulations: comparing internal and international barriers to trade, Post-Print (2001) View citations (6) (2001)

1996

6. Are Discriminatory Procurement Policies Motivated by Protectionism?
   Kyklos, 1996, 49, (1), 47-68 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Are discriminatory procurement policies motivated by protectionism ?, Working Papers (1995) View citations (18) (1995)

1995

7. Organizational hierarchies and bureaucracies: An integrative essay
   European Journal of Political Economy, 1995, 11, (3), 411-440 View citations (8)

1994

8. Bureaucracy and Intergovernmental Grants: A Rejoinder
   Kyklos, 1994, 47, (3), 449-451

1993

9. Toward a Presumption of Efficiency in Politics
   Public Choice, 1993, 77, (1), 53-65 View citations (2)

1992

10. Freedom of speech vs. efficient regulation in markets for ideas
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1992, 17, (2), 217-239 View citations (3)
11. Free‐Riding and Intergovernmental Grants
    Kyklos, 1992, 45, (3), 347-361

1989

12. The Growth of Competitive Governments
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1989, 22, (4), 717-50 View citations (7)

1987

13. Expenditure harmonization in unitary, confederal and federal states
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1987, 3, (1-2), 199-218
14. Foreword
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1987, 3, (1-2), 7-8
15. Towards a theory of competitive federalism
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1987, 3, (1-2), 263-329 View citations (5)

1986

16. An Economic Theory of Political Parties
    Kyklos, 1986, 39, (1), 47-65 View citations (63)
17. Organizational Structure and Productivity
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (3), 530-38 View citations (26)
18. The Bureaucracy of Murder Revisited
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (5), 905-26 View citations (10)

1985

19. Is Proportional Representation Always the Best Electoral Rule?
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1985, 40, (1), 1-16 View citations (1)

1984

20. An analysis of constitutional change, Canada, 1980–82
    Public Choice, 1984, 44, (1), 251-272

1981

21. Representative Governments and the Formation of National and International Policies
    Revue Économique, 1981, 32, (2), 356-373 View citations (1)

1978

22. A Theory of 'Moral' Suasion
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1978, 11, (2), 210-19 View citations (8)
23. Nationalism and Language Policies
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1978, 11, (4), 656-68 View citations (13)

1977

24. The Theory of Local Government Finance and the Debt Regulation of Local Governments
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1977, 32, (1), 16-28 View citations (4)

1975

25. The Equilibrium Size of a Budget-maximizing Bureau: A Note on Niskanen's Theory of Bureaucracy
    Journal of Political Economy, 1975, 83, (1), 195-207 View citations (54)

1974

26. Student Unrest and the Yield on Human Capital
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1974, 7, (3), 434-48
27. The economic theory of representative government: A reply
    Public Choice, 1974, 20, (1), 129-133 View citations (55)

1970

28. PUBLIC GOODS AND THE STABILITY OF FEDERALISM*
    Kyklos, 1970, 23, (4), 882-902 View citations (5)

1969

29. An Economic Theory of Social Movements
    American Economic Review, 1969, 59, (2), 198-205 View citations (6)
30. The Behaviour of the Aggregate Reserve Ratio of Canadian Chartered Banks
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1969, 2, (3), 435-442

1965

31. Scale Effects in Local and Metropolitan Government Expenditures
    Land Economics, 1965, 41, (4), 370-372 View citations (3)

1964

32. The Economics of Nationalism
    Journal of Political Economy, 1964, 72, (4), 376 View citations (17)

Undated

33. Federalism and Decentralization: Ownership Rights and the Superiority of Federalism
    Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 30, (2), 1-16 View citations (5)

Edited books

2009

1. Governing the Environment
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (4)

2007

2. Environmental Governance and Decentralisation
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (3)

Chapters

2009

1. Compliance in Decentralized Environmental Governance
   Chapter 7 in Governing the Environment, 2009
   See also Working Paper Compliance in decentralized environmental governance, HAL (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
2. Information Shrouding and the Governmental Supply of Goods and Services: An Economic Perspective
   Springer
3. Introduction
   Chapter 1 in Governing the Environment, 2009 View citations (3)

2007

4. France: Forces Shaping Centralization and Decentralization in Environmental Policymaking
   Chapter 14 in Environmental Governance and Decentralisation, 2007
   See also Working Paper France: Forces Shaping Centralization and Decentralization in Environmental Policymaking, HAL (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
5. Introduction
   Chapter 1 in Environmental Governance and Decentralisation, 2007
6. Trends in Environmental Governance: Evidence from Seventeen Countries and Sundry Reflections Thereon
   Chapter 19 in Environmental Governance and Decentralisation, 2007

2006

7. Modelling Vertical Competition
   Chapter 3 in Handbook of Fiscal Federalism, 2006

2002

8. Globalization, Competitive Governments, and Constitutional Choice in Europe
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Working Paper Globalisation, Competitive Governments, and Constitutional Choice in Europe, CESifo (2002) View citations (4) (2002)
9. Public and welfare economics under monopolistic and competitive governments
   Chapter 3 in Political Economy and Public Finance, 2002

1977

10. The Assignment Problem in Federal Structures
    Palgrave Macmillan