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Working Papers

2023

1. Aid, Reform, and Interest Groups
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
2. When ties are possible: Weak Condorcet winners and Arrovian rationality
   Post-Print, HAL
   See also Journal Article When ties are possible: Weak Condorcet winners and Arrovian rationality, Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2021

3. Targeting Inflation Targeting: The Influence of Interest Groups
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   See also Journal Article Targeting inflation targeting: the influence of interest groups, Public Choice, Springer (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2015

4. Fractionalization, Rent Seeking, and Economic Freedom
   Working Papers, Saint Louis University, Department of Economics
5. Interest Groups, Democracy, and Policy Volatility
   Working Papers, Saint Louis University, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article INTEREST GROUPS, DEMOCRACY, AND POLICY VOLATILITY, Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2014

6. How Global is Globalization?
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, West Virginia University
   See also Journal Article How Global is Globalization?, Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association (2018) (2018)

2013

7. Interest Groups and the "Rise and Decline" of Growth
   Working Papers, Saint Louis University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Interest Groups and the “Rise and Decline” of Growth, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2012

8. Institutions, Lobbying, and Economic Performance
   Working Papers, Saint Louis University, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Institutions, Lobbying, and Economic Performance, Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (7) (2013)

2011

9. Crossing the threshold: an analysis of IBRD graduation policy
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
10. Has assistance from USAID been successful in promoting and sustaining democracy? Evidence from the transition economies of Eastern Europe and Eurasia
    Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

2010

11. The Political Economy of Investment: Sclerotic Effects from Interest Groups
    Working Papers, Saint Louis University, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article The political economy of investment: Sclerotic effects from interest groups, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2010) View citations (15) (2010)

2009

12. Democracy and Volatility: Do Special-Interest Groups Matter?
    Working Papers, Saint Louis University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
13. The connection between democratic freedoms and growth in transition economies
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article The Connection between Democratic Freedoms and Growth in Transition Economies, Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), Duncker & Humblot, Berlin (2010) (2010)

2007

14. Determinants of Interest Group Formation
    Working Papers, Saint Louis University, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Determinants of interest group formation, Public Choice, Springer (2007) View citations (14) (2007)
15. Special-Interest Groups and Volatility
    Working Papers, Saint Louis University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Special-Interest Groups and Volatility, Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2005

16. Foreign aid and market-liberalizing reform
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Foreign Aid and Market‐Liberalizing Reform, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2008) View citations (52) (2008)

Undated

17. Special-Interest Groups and Growth
    Working Papers, Saint Louis University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Special-interest groups and growth, Public Choice, Springer (2011) View citations (23) (2011)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Negative voting social welfare functions: a characterization
   Review of Economic Design, 2023, 27, (1), 125-132
2. When ties are possible: Weak Condorcet winners and Arrovian rationality
   Mathematical Social Sciences, 2023, 123, (C), 128-136 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper When ties are possible: Weak Condorcet winners and Arrovian rationality, Post-Print (2023) (2023)

2021

3. Characterizing plurality using the majoritarian condition: a new proof and implications for other scoring rules
   Public Choice, 2021, 189, (3), 335-346
4. SYMMETRIC SCORING RULES AND A NEW CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BORDA COUNT
   Economic Inquiry, 2021, 59, (1), 287-299 View citations (3)
5. Targeting inflation targeting: the influence of interest groups
   Public Choice, 2021, 189, (3), 533-554 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Targeting Inflation Targeting: The Influence of Interest Groups, MPRA Paper (2021) (2021)

2020

6. The probability of violating Arrow’s conditions
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 65, (C)

2019

7. The growth-maximizing level of regulation: Evidence from a panel of international data
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 59, (C), 354-368 View citations (3)

2018

8. Fractionalization and Economic Freedom
   Public Finance Review, 2018, 46, (2), 158-176 View citations (3)
9. How Global is Globalization?
   Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2018, 48, (3)
   See also Working Paper How Global is Globalization?, Working Papers (2014) (2014)

2017

10. Tullock on the organization of scientific inquiry
    Constitutional Political Economy, 2017, 28, (1), 1-17

2016

11. A note on majority rule and neutrality with an application to state votes at the Constitutional Convention of 1787
    Public Choice, 2016, 167, (3), 245-255
12. INTEREST GROUPS, DEMOCRACY, AND POLICY VOLATILITY
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2016, 34, (2), 223-233 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Interest Groups, Democracy, and Policy Volatility, Working Papers (2015) (2015)
13. State bloc versus individual delegate voting at the constitutional convention: Did it make a difference?
    Southern Economic Journal, 2016, 82, (3), 781-800

2015

14. Guest editor’s introduction to the symposium on the 50th anniversary of Olson’s Logic of Collective Action
    Public Choice, 2015, 164, (3), 191-193

2014

15. Interest Groups and the “Rise and Decline” of Growth
    Southern Economic Journal, 2014, 81, (2), 435-456 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Interest Groups and the "Rise and Decline" of Growth, Working Papers (2013) View citations (4) (2013)
16. Support for Repealing Prohibition: An Analysis of State-Wide Referenda on Ratifying the 21st Amendment
    Social Science Quarterly, 2014, 95, (3), 636-651 View citations (1)

2013

17. A Spatial Analysis of Delegate Voting at the Constitutional Convention
    The Journal of Economic History, 2013, 73, (2), 407-444 View citations (7)
18. Are we there yet? On the convergence of financial reforms
    Economics of Governance, 2013, 14, (4), 385-409 View citations (6)
19. Cross–country convergence of financial reforms
    European Economic Letters, 2013, 2, (1), 20-23
20. Empirical Evidence Regarding Regional Political Convergence in the United States
    Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2013, 43, (2) View citations (2)
21. Income convergence among U.S. states: crosssectional and time series evidence
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2013, 46, (3), 1085-1109 View citations (16)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2013, 46, (3), 1085-1109 (2013) View citations (7)
22. Institutions, Lobbying, and Economic Performance
    Economics and Politics, 2013, 25, (3), 360-386 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Institutions, Lobbying, and Economic Performance, Working Papers (2012) (2012)
23. Strategy Proof Scoring Rule Lotteries for Multiple Winners
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2013, 15, (1), 103-123 View citations (4)

2012

24. Crossing the threshold: A positive analysis of IBRD graduation policy
    The Review of International Organizations, 2012, 7, (2), 145-176 View citations (10)
25. Has Assistance from USAID been Successful for Democratization? Evidence from the Transition Economies of Eastern Europe and Eurasia
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2012, 168, (4), 636-657 View citations (6)

2011

26. Special-interest groups and growth
    Public Choice, 2011, 147, (3), 439-457 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Special-Interest Groups and Growth, Working Papers View citations (4)

2010

27. Aid and Democratization in the Transition Economies
    Kyklos, 2010, 63, (4), 558-579 View citations (17)
28. Corruption and the Institutional Environment for Growth
    Comparative Economic Studies, 2010, 52, (3), 351-378 View citations (46)
29. Majority Rule versus Supermajority Rules: Their Effects on Narrow and Broad Taxes
    Public Finance Review, 2010, 38, (6), 738-761 View citations (10)
30. Personalty interests at the Constitutional Convention: new tests of the Beard thesis
    Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2010, 4, (2), 207-228 View citations (1)
31. Relationships among democratic freedoms in the former Soviet Republics: a causality analysis
    Constitutional Political Economy, 2010, 21, (1), 80-96
32. The Connection between Democratic Freedoms and Growth in Transition Economies
    Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2010, 56, (2), 121-146
    See also Working Paper The connection between democratic freedoms and growth in transition economies, MPRA Paper (2009) (2009)
33. The political economy of investment: Sclerotic effects from interest groups
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 26, (2), 208-221 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Investment: Sclerotic Effects from Interest Groups, Working Papers (2010) View citations (15) (2010)

2009

34. AID, ECONOMIC FREEDOM, AND GROWTH
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2009, 27, (1), 46-53 View citations (38)

2008

35. Foreign Aid and Market‐Liberalizing Reform
    Economica, 2008, 75, (299), 524-548 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper Foreign aid and market-liberalizing reform, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (19) (2005)
36. Joint Determination of Regulations by the Regulator and the Regulated: Commercial Bank Reserve Requirements, 1875–1979
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2008, 34, (2), 158-171
37. Senate Elections With Independent Candidates
    Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2008, 20, (1), 31-46 View citations (1)
38. Voting on slavery at the Constitutional Convention
    Public Choice, 2008, 136, (3), 293-313 View citations (6)

2007

39. An Economic Interpretation of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 Revisited
    The Journal of Economic History, 2007, 67, (4), 829-848 View citations (5)
40. Determinants of interest group formation
    Public Choice, 2007, 133, (3), 377-391 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Determinants of Interest Group Formation, Working Papers (2007) View citations (15) (2007)
41. Explaining the Rain: The Rise and Decline of Nations after 25 Years
    Southern Economic Journal, 2007, 74, (1), 18-33
42. Special-Interest Groups and Volatility
    Economics Bulletin, 2007, 15, (18), 1-13 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Special-Interest Groups and Volatility, Working Papers (2007) View citations (4) (2007)
43. Symposium: Marking the 25th Anniversary of Mancur Olson's The Rise and Decline of Nations
    Southern Economic Journal, 2007, 74, (1), 1-3
44. Voting on voting with the feet: a cross-county analysis of the Tennessee popular referenda to secede from the union
    Constitutional Political Economy, 2007, 18, (2), 83-97 View citations (1)

2006

45. A Pivotal Voter from a Pivotal State: Roger Sherman at the Constitutional Convention
    American Political Science Review, 2006, 100, (2), 297-302 View citations (2)
46. To Form a More Perfect Union: A New Economic Interpretation of the United States Constitution. By Robert A. McGuire. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. Pp. xii, 395. $19.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (1), 255-257

2005

47. A comparison of aggregation methods for measures of economic freedom
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 21, (4), 953-966 View citations (40)
48. Fractionalization Effect and Government Financing
    The International Journal of Applied Economics, 2005, 2, (1), 37-49
49. POLITICAL MONETARY CYCLES UNDER ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS: THE INDEPENDENT TREASURY AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE
    Economics and Politics, 2005, 17, (3), 331-350 View citations (6)
50. Proxies for Economic Freedom: A Critique of the Hanson Critique
    Southern Economic Journal, 2005, 72, (2), 492-501 View citations (2)
51. Public Choice Economics: Where is there Consensus?
    The American Economist, 2005, 49, (1), 66-78 View citations (9)
52. The anti-tobacco movement in the Progressive Era: A case study of direct democracy in Oregon
    Explorations in Economic History, 2005, 42, (4), 529-546 View citations (4)
53. Winning probabilities in a pairwise lottery system with three alternatives
    Economic Theory, 2005, 26, (3), 607-617

2004

54. A Spatial Model of U.S. Senate Elections
    Public Choice, 2004, 118, (1_2), 87-103 View citations (4)
55. Randall G. Holcombe, From Liberty to Democracy: The Transformation of American Government
    Public Choice, 2004, 119, (1_2), 255-258

2003

56. And a Hockey Game Broke Out: Crime and Punishment in the NHL
    Economic Inquiry, 2003, 41, (4), 705-712 View citations (8)
57. Interest Groups and Investment: A Further Test of the Olson Hypothesis
    Public Choice, 2003, 117, (3-4), 333-40 View citations (25)
58. Probabilistic Borda rule voting
    Social Choice and Welfare, 2003, 21, (3), 455-468 View citations (7)

2002

59. Electoral Uncertainty and the Macroeconomy: The Evidence from Canada
    Public Choice, 2002, 113, (1-2), 179-89 View citations (10)
60. Incumbency preservation through electoral legislation: The case of the secret ballot
    Economics of Governance, 2002, 3, (1), 47-57 View citations (7)
61. On the Measurement of Comparative Economic Freedom across Nations
    International Journal of Business and Economics, 2002, 1, (3), 251-261 View citations (4)
62. Variable Rational Partisan Business Cycles: theory and some evidence
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2002, 35, (3), 568-585 View citations (8)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2002, 35, (3), 568-585 (2002) View citations (6)
63. Which Economic Freedoms Contribute to Growth? Reply
    Kyklos, 2002, 55, (3), 417-420 View citations (7)

2001

64. Partisan Business Cycles under Variable Election Dates
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2001, 23, (2), 261-275 View citations (6)
65. Rent-setting in multiple winner rent-seeking contests
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 17, (4), 835-852 View citations (18)
66. Reply to a comment on sequential elections and overlapping terms: voting for US senate
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2001, 46, (4), 441-444
67. SIZE OF THE MILITARY SECTOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: A PANEL DATA ANALYSIS OF AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA
    Journal of Applied Economics, 2001, 4, 329-360 View citations (48)
    Also in Journal of Applied Economics, 2001, 4, (2), 329-360 (2001) View citations (48)

2000

68. Consistent Estimates of the Impact of Special Interest Groups on Economic Growth
    Public Choice, 2000, 104, (3-4), 319-27 View citations (26)
69. Economic Freedom and Economic Growth: A Short-Run Causal Investigation
    Journal of Applied Economics, 2000, 3, (1), 71-91 View citations (102)
    Also in Journal of Applied Economics, 2000, 3, 71-91 (2000) View citations (115)
70. Sequential elections and overlapping terms: voting for US Senate
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2000, 42, (1), 97-108 View citations (7)
71. Whcich Economic Freedoms Contribute to Growth?
    Kyklos, 2000, 53, (4), 527-544 View citations (7)

1999

72. Opening the West: Federal Internal Improvements Before 1860. By Laurence J. Malone. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998. Pp. xvi, 155. $59.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1999, 59, (2), 554-555

1998

73. Employment and Gubernatorial Elections during the Gilded Age
    Economics and Politics, 1998, 10, (3), 297-309
74. Financing divided and unified partisan governments
    Applied Economics Letters, 1998, 5, (12), 789-791
75. Political Business Cycles and Endogenous Elections
    Southern Economic Journal, 1998, 64, (4), 987-1000 View citations (5)

1997

76. Railroads and Property Taxes
    Explorations in Economic History, 1997, 34, (1), 77-99 View citations (8)

1996

77. Political business cycles before the Great Depression
    Economics Letters, 1996, 51, (2), 247-251 View citations (4)

1995

78. The Effect of the Secret Ballot on Voter Turnout Rates
    Public Choice, 1995, 82, (1-2), 107-24 View citations (15)

Edited books

2015

1. Handbook of Social Choice and Voting
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (26)

Chapters

2018

1. Political Selection of Federal Reserve Bank Cities
   Springer

2015

2. Introduction: issues in social choice and voting
   Chapter 1 in Handbook of Social Choice and Voting, 2015, pp 1-12
3. Properties and paradoxes of common voting rules
   Chapter 15 in Handbook of Social Choice and Voting, 2015, pp 263-283 View citations (2)