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Working Papers

2005

1. Mises, Bastiat, public opinion, and public choice
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (14)
   See also Journal Article in Review of Political Economy (2005)

2003

2. Networks, law, and the paradox of cooperation
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article in The Review of Austrian Economics (2003)

Journal Articles

2010

1. Persuasion, slack, and traps: how can economists change the world?
   Public Choice, 2010, 142, (1), 1-8 View citations (2)

2009

2. Irrational principals
   The Review of Austrian Economics, 2009, 22, (2), 159-167 View citations (4)

2008

3. Mises’ democracy–dictatorship equivalence theorem: A critique
   The Review of Austrian Economics, 2008, 21, (1), 45-59
4. What if the Median Voter Were a Failing Student?
   The Economists' Voice, 2008, 5, (6), 1-5

2007

5. Behavioral Economics and Perverse Effects of the Welfare State
   Kyklos, 2007, 60, (4), 485-507 View citations (15)
6. Beyond conventional economics: The limits of rational behaviour in political decision making
   Public Choice, 2007, 131, (3), 505-507
7. Clifford Winston, Government Failure versus Market Failure
   Constitutional Political Economy, 2007, 18, (4), 325-328

2006

8. Gersbach, H.: Designing Democracy: Ideas for Better Rules
   Journal of Economics, 2006, 87, (2), 197-200
9. How do voters form positive economic beliefs? Evidence from the Survey of Americans and Economists on the Economy
   Public Choice, 2006, 128, (3), 367-381 View citations (8)
10. Terrorism: The relevance of the rational choice model
    Public Choice, 2006, 128, (1), 91-107 View citations (39)

2005

11. From Friedman to Wittman: The Transformation of Chicago Political Economy
    Econ Journal Watch, 2005, 2, (1), 1-21 View citations (12)
12. Mises, bastiat, public opinion, and public choice
    Review of Political Economy, 2005, 17, (1), 79-105 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
13. Rejoinder to Wittman: True Myths
    Econ Journal Watch, 2005, 2, (2), 165-185 View citations (3)

2004

14. Do We Underestimate the Benefits of Cultural Competition?
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 402-407 View citations (10)
15. George Tsebelis, Veto Players: How Political Institutions Work
    Public Choice, 2004, 121, (1), 260-262 View citations (1)

2003

16. Networks, Law, and the Paradox of Cooperation
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2003, 16, (4), 309-326 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
17. Stigler-Becker versus Myers-Briggs: why preference-based explanations are scientifically meaningful and empirically important
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2003, 50, (4), 391-405 View citations (37)
18. The idea trap: the political economy of growth divergence
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 19, (2), 183-203 View citations (16)

2002

19. How does war shock the economy?
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2002, 21, (2), 145-162 View citations (10)
20. Sociotropes, Systematic Bias, and Political Failure: Reflections on the Survey of Americans and Economists on the Economy
    Social Science Quarterly, 2002, 83, (2), 416-435 View citations (13)
21. Systematically Biased Beliefs About Economics: Robust Evidence of Judgemental Anomalies from the Survey of Americans and Economists on the Economy
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (479), 433-458 View citations (104)

2001

22. Rational Ignorance versus Rational Irrationality
    Kyklos, 2001, 54, (1), 3-26 View citations (62)
23. Rational Irrationality and the Microfoundations of Political Failure
    Public Choice, 2001, 107, (3-4), 311-31 View citations (47)
24. Standing Tiebout on His Head: Tax Capitalization and the Monopoly Power of Local Governments
    Public Choice, 2001, 108, (1-2), 101-22 View citations (11)
25. What Makes People Think Like Economists? Evidence on Economic Cognition from the "Survey of Americans and Economists on the Economy."
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2001, 44, (2), 395-426 View citations (52)
26. When is two better than one? How federalism mitigates and intensifies imperfect political competition
    Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 80, (1), 99-119 View citations (11)

2000

27. Rational Irrationality: A Framework for the Neoclassical-Behavioral Debate
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2000, 26, (2), 191-211 View citations (17)

1998

28. Michael H. Kater, The Twisted Muse: Musicians and Their Music in the Third Reich
    Journal of Cultural Economics, 1998, 22, (4), 287-289

Chapters

2007

1. Introduction to The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies
   A chapter in The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies, 2007 View citations (209)