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Working Papers

2025

1. Pairwise comparisons of means with unequal variances in Stata
   German Stata Conference 2025, Stata Users Group

2011

2. Experiment on the Demand for Encompassment
   Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute
   Also in Working Papers, George Mason University, Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science (2011)

2010

3. From Weight Watchers to State Watchers: Towards a Narrative of Liberalism
   Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute
   See also Journal Article From weight watchers to state watchers: Towards a narrative of liberalism, The Review of Austrian Economics, Springer (2010) (2010)
4. Unfolding the Allegory behind Market Communication and Social Error and Correction
   Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute View citations (2)

2009

5. Conservative Magazines and the Presumption of Liberty: A Content Analysis on Sex, Gambling, and Drugs
   Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute
6. In Defense of Dwelling in Great Minds: A Few Quotations from Michael Polanyi’s The Study of Man
   Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute
7. Knowledge Flat-talk: A Conceit of Supposed Experts and a Seduction to All
   Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute View citations (1)

2008

8. Concatenate Coordination and Mutual Coordination
   Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Concatenate coordination and mutual coordination, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2009) View citations (12) (2009)
9. Israel Kirzner on Coordination and Discovery
   Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute View citations (10)
10. Resorting to Statism to Find Meaning:Conservatism and Leftism
    Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute

2006

11. Free Parking versus Free Markets: A Review Essay on Donald Shoup’s The High Cost of Free Parking
    Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute
12. Is There a Free-Market Economist in the House? The Policy Views of American Economic Association Members
    Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Is There a Free‐Market Economist in the House? The Policy Views of American Economic Association Members, American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell (2007) View citations (25) (2007)
13. The Ideological Profile of Faculty in the Humanities and Social Sciences: A Reply to Zipp and Fenwick
    Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research View citations (1)

2005

14. Narrow-Tent Democrats and Fringe Others: The Policy Views of Social Science Professors
    Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research View citations (2)
15. Sociology and Classical Liberalism
    Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute View citations (4)
16. The People’s Romance: Why People Love Government (as much as they do)
    Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute View citations (11)

2004

17. How Many Democrats per Republican at UC-Berkeley and Stanford? Voter Registration Data Across 23 Academic Departments
    Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute View citations (2)
18. How Politically Diverse Are the Social Sciences and Humanities? Survey Evidence from Six Fields
    Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute View citations (1)

2003

19. America’s Toll Roads Heritage: The Achievements of Private Initiative in the 19th Century
    Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute
20. Do Off-Label Drug Practices Argue Against FDA Efficacy Requirements? Testing an Argument by Structured Conversations with Experts
    Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute
21. Mere Libertarianism: Blending Hayek and Rothbard
    Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute View citations (2)

1994

22. The Private Provision of Frontier Infrastructure: Toll Roads in California, 1850-1902
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences

1991

23. A Game-Theoretic rendering of Promises and Threats
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences
    See also Journal Article A game-theoretic rendering of promises and threats, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (1993) View citations (18) (1993)
24. In Defense of Credit Bureau
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences
    See also Journal Article In Defense of the Credit Bureau, Cato Journal, Cato Journal, Cato Institute (1992) (1992)
25. Market and Community in Antebellum America: The Plank Roads of New York
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (2)

1990

26. INPERFECT POLICY FORMATION AND TIME INCONSISTENCY
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences

1989

27. COOPERATION THROUGH COLLECTIVE ENFORCEMENT: A MODEL OF CREDIT BUREAUS
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences
28. S-GAME, OR TIME INCONSISTENCY AND ALL THAT
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences
29. THE VOLUNTARY PROVISION OF PUBLIC GOODS? THE TURNPIKE COMPANIES OF EARLY AMERICA
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The Voluntary Provision of Public Goods? The Turnpike Companies of Early America, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (1990) View citations (40) (1990)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Stata tip 160: Drop capture program drop from ado-files
   Stata Journal, 2025, 25, (1), 252-253

2012

2. The Forsaken-Liberty Syndrome: Looking at Published Judgments to Say Whether Economists Reach a Conclusion
   American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2012, 71, (5), 1250-1272 View citations (1)

2011

3. IN A WORD OR TWO, PLACED IN THE MIDDLE: THE INVISIBLE HAND IN SMITH'S TOMES
   Economic Affairs, 2011, 31, (1), 43-52 View citations (2)
4. IN PRAISE OF IDEOLOGICAL OPENNESS
   Economic Affairs, 2011, 31, (3), 54-55
5. ON THE DELIBERATE CENTRALITY OF AN INVISIBLE HAND: REPLY TO GAVIN KENNEDY, RYAN HANLEY AND CRAIG SMITH
   Economic Affairs, 2011, 31, (2), 90-92

2010

6. From weight watchers to state watchers: Towards a narrative of liberalism
   The Review of Austrian Economics, 2010, 23, (4), 403-410
   See also Working Paper From Weight Watchers to State Watchers: Towards a Narrative of Liberalism, Ratio Working Papers (2010) (2010)
7. LIBERTY BETWEEN THE LINES IN A STATIST AND MODERNIST AGE: UNFOLDING THE ADAM SMITH IN FRIEDRICH HAYEK
   Economic Affairs, 2010, 30, (3), 82-85

2009

8. Concatenate coordination and mutual coordination
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 72, (1), 176-187 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Concatenate Coordination and Mutual Coordination, Ratio Working Papers (2008) View citations (3) (2008)

2008

9. Do Off‐Label Drug Practices Argue Against FDA Efficacy Requirements? A Critical Analysis of Physicians' Argumentation for Initial Efficacy Requirements
   American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2008, 67, (5), 743-775 View citations (1)

2007

10. ECONOMICS AND THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN VOLUNTARY AND COERCIVE ACTION
    Economic Affairs, 2007, 27, (4), 65-69 View citations (1)
11. Is There a Free‐Market Economist in the House? The Policy Views of American Economic Association Members
    American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2007, 66, (2), 309-334 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Is There a Free-Market Economist in the House? The Policy Views of American Economic Association Members, Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (13) (2006)
12. Review of Ronald Hamowy, The political sociology of freedom: Adam Ferguson and F.A. Hayek
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2007, 20, (1), 91-94 View citations (1)
13. THE SMITH–HAYEK ECONOMIST: FROM CHARACTER TO IDENTITY
    Economic Affairs, 2007, 27, (3), 91-95 View citations (4)

2006

14. RINKONOMICS: A WINDOW ON SPONTANEOUS ORDER
    Economic Affairs, 2006, 26, (4), 64-67 View citations (2)

2003

15. Experiment on entrepreneurial discovery: an attempt to demonstrate the conjecture of Hayek and Kirzner
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2003, 50, (3), 295-310 View citations (11)

2002

16. Asymmetric Interpretations
    Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, 2002, 12, (1), 10

2001

17. Introduction to Symposium on Assist the Everyman
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2001, 27, (2), 183-184
18. Plea to Economists Who Favor Liberty: Assist the Everyman
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2001, 27, (2), 185-202 View citations (10)
19. Rejoinder: Response to Comments
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2001, 27, (2), 231-238

1999

20. Discovery and the Deepself
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 1999, 11, (1-2), 47-76 View citations (7)

1998

21. Book Review: Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of preference Falsification by Timur Kuran
    Cato Journal, 1998, 18, (2), 309-310

1997

22. Convention, Social Order, and the Two Coordinations
    Constitutional Political Economy, 1997, 8, (4), 319-335 View citations (15)
23. Reviews
    Constitutional Political Economy, 1997, 8, (3), 255-259

1996

24. Use, Esteem, and Profit in Voluntary Provision: Toll Roads in California, 1850-1902
    Economic Inquiry, 1996, 34, (4), 678-92 View citations (3)

1994

25. If Government is so Villainous, How come Government Officials don't seem like Villains?
    Economics and Philosophy, 1994, 10, (1), 91-106 View citations (12)

1993

26. A game-theoretic rendering of promises and threats
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1993, 21, (3), 295-314 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper A Game-Theoretic rendering of Promises and Threats, Working Papers (1991) (1991)
27. Responding to Relative Decline: The Plank Road Boom of Antebellum New York
    The Journal of Economic History, 1993, 53, (1), 106-122 View citations (5)

1992

28. In Defense of the Credit Bureau
    Cato Journal, 1992, 12, (2), 393-412
    See also Working Paper In Defense of Credit Bureau, Working Papers (1991) (1991)

1990

29. The Voluntary Provision of Public Goods? The Turnpike Companies of Early America
    Economic Inquiry, 1990, 28, (4), 788-812 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper THE VOLUNTARY PROVISION OF PUBLIC GOODS? THE TURNPIKE COMPANIES OF EARLY AMERICA, Working Papers (1989) View citations (6) (1989)
30. The microfoundations of rules vs. discretion
    Constitutional Political Economy, 1990, 1, (3), 1-19 View citations (3)

1985

31. Deductive Economic Methodology in the French Enlightenment: Condillac and Destutt de Tracy
    History of Political Economy, 1985, 17, (1), 51-71 View citations (2)

Books

2014

1. Knowledge and Coordination: A Liberal Interpretation
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press
   Also in OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press (2012) View citations (35)

Software Items

2014

1. REGEN: Stata module to create new or change existing variable
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics

2012

2. DUMMIES2: Stata module to create indicator variables from categorical variable and vice versa
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics