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Workplace:	Economics Department, George Mason University, (more information at EDIRC) Ratioinstitutet (Ratio Institute), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2011

1. 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

2. 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)
3. Unfolding the Allegory behind Market Communication and Social Error and Correction
   Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute View citations (2)

2009

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

2008

7. 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)
8. Israel Kirzner on Coordination and Discovery
   Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Israel Kirzner on Coordination and Discovery, Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education (2010) View citations (7) (2010)
9. Resorting to Statism to Find Meaning:Conservatism and Leftism
   Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute

2006

10. Free Parking versus Free Markets: A Review Essay on Donald Shoup’s The High Cost of Free Parking
    Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute
11. 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)
12. 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

13. 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)
14. Sociology and Classical Liberalism
    Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute View citations (4)
15. The People’s Romance: Why People Love Government (as much as they do)
    Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute View citations (11)

2004

16. 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)
17. How Politically Diverse Are the Social Sciences and Humanities? Survey Evidence from Six Fields
    Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute View citations (1)

2003

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

1997

21. ACCESS Magazine Fall 1997
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center
22. Hot Lanes: Introducing Congestion-Pricing One Lane at a Time
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (2)

1996

23. ACCESS Magazine, Spring 1996
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center
24. Free To Cruise: Creating Curb Space For Jitneys
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center
25. Property Rights Transit: The Emerging Paradigm for Urban Transportation
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (2)
26. The Smog-Reduction Road: Remote Sensing versus The Clean Air Act
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (1)

1995

27. A Property Rights Framework for Transit Services
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center
28. Clean on Paper, Dirty on the Road: Troubles with California's Smog Check
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (8)
29. Schedule Jockeying and Route Swamping: A Property Right Interpretation of British Bus Deregulation
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center

1994

30. The Private Provision of Frontier Infrastructure: Toll Roads in California, 1850-1902
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center
    Also in Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences (1994)

1993

31. Access Magazine Spring 1993
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center
32. Clean or a Day: Troubles with California's Smog Check
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (2)
33. High Occupancy / Toll Lanes: Phasing in Congestion Pricing a Lane at a Time
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (11)
34. How To Franchise Highways
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (12)
35. Responding to Relative Decline: The Plank Road Boom of Antebellum New York
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Responding to Relative Decline: The Plank Road Boom of Antebellum New York, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (1993) View citations (5) (1993)

1992

36. From Trunk to Branch: Toll Roads in New York, 1800-1860
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (1)
37. Private Toll Roads in America - The First Time Around
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center
38. Private Toll Roads: Learning from the 19th Century
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (8)

1991

39. 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)
40. Economy, Community and Law: The Turnpike Movement in New York, 1797-1845
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (6)
41. 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)
42. Market and Community in Antebellum America: The Plank Roads of New York
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (2)
    Also in University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center (1991) View citations (1)
43. Promoters and Investors In Antebellum America: The Spread of Plank Road Fever
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (1)

1990

44. INPERFECT POLICY FORMATION AND TIME INCONSISTENCY
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences
45. The Voluntary Provision of Public Goods? The Turnpike Companies of Early America
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center View citations (41)
    Also in Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences (1989) View citations (6)
    University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers, University of California Transportation Center (1990) View citations (41)
    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)

1989

46. COOPERATION THROUGH COLLECTIVE ENFORCEMENT: A MODEL OF CREDIT BUREAUS
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences
47. S-GAME, OR TIME INCONSISTENCY AND ALL THAT
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences

Journal Articles

2025

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

2015

2. Economists on the Welfare State and the Regulatory State: Why Don't Any Argue in Favor of One and Against the Other? A Symposium Prologue
   Econ Journal Watch, 2015, 12, (1), 2-14 View citations (4)

2014

3. Does Economics Need an Infusion of Religious or Quasi-Religious Formulations? A Symposium Prologue
   Econ Journal Watch, 2014, 11, (2), 97-105 View citations (4)

2013

4. Economics Professors' Voting, Policy Views, Favorite Economists, and Frequent Lack of Consensus
   Econ Journal Watch, 2013, 10, (1), 116-125 View citations (4)
5. The Ideological Migration of the Economics Laureates: Introduction and Overview
   Econ Journal Watch, 2013, 10, (3), 218-239 View citations (2)
6. Why Is There No Milton Friedman Today? A Symposium Prologue
   Econ Journal Watch, 2013, 10, (2), 157-161

2012

7. Characteristics of the Members of Twelve Economic Associations: Voting, Policy Views, and Favorite Economists
   Econ Journal Watch, 2012, 9, (2), 149-162 View citations (3)
8. 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)
9. Was Occupational Licensing Good for Minorities? A Critique of Marc Law and Mindy Marks
   Econ Journal Watch, 2012, 9, (3), 210-233 View citations (3)

2011

10. Competition as a Discovery Procedure: A Rejoinder to Professor Kirzner on Coordination and Discovery
    Journal of Private Enterprise, 2011, 27, (Fall 2011), 121-144
11. Economic Enlightenment Revisited: New Results Again Find Little Relationship Between Education and Economic Enlightenment but Vitiate Prior Evidence of the Left Being Worse
    Econ Journal Watch, 2011, 8, (2), 157-173 View citations (1)
12. Economics Professors' Favorite Economic Thinkers, Journals, and Blogs (along with Party and Policy Views)
    Econ Journal Watch, 2011, 8, (2), 126-146 View citations (17)
13. 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)
14. IN PRAISE OF IDEOLOGICAL OPENNESS
    Economic Affairs, 2011, 31, (3), 54-55
15. ON THE DELIBERATE CENTRALITY OF AN INVISIBLE HAND: REPLY TO GAVIN KENNEDY, RYAN HANLEY AND CRAIG SMITH
    Economic Affairs, 2011, 31, (2), 90-92
16. Property: A Bundle of Rights? Prologue to the Property Symposium
    Econ Journal Watch, 2011, 8, (3), 193-204 View citations (11)

2010

17. 305 Economists Called to Answer Questionnaire on the Pre-Market Approval of Drugs and Devices
    Econ Journal Watch, 2010, 7, (1), 99-106
18. 44 Economists Answer Questionnaire on the Pre-Market Approval of Drugs and Devices
    Econ Journal Watch, 2010, 7, (2), 162-173
19. 44 Transcripts: Economists Who Answered the Questionnaire on the Pre-Market Approval of Drugs and Devices
    Econ Journal Watch, 2010, 7, (2), A1-A124
20. Economic Enlightenment in Relation to College-going, Ideology, and Other Variables: A Zogby Survey of Americans
    Econ Journal Watch, 2010, 7, (2), 174-196 View citations (4)
21. Economist Petitions: Ideology Revealed
    Econ Journal Watch, 2010, 7, (3), 288-319 View citations (9)
22. Editor's Notes: Acknowledgements 2008-09
    Econ Journal Watch, 2010, 7, (1), 1-3
23. 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)
24. Israel Kirzner on Coordination and Discovery
    Journal of Private Enterprise, 2010, 25, (Spring 2010), 1-53 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Israel Kirzner on Coordination and Discovery, Ratio Working Papers (2008) View citations (10) (2008)
25. 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

26. 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)
27. Desperately Seeking Smithians: Responses to the Questionnaire about Building an Identity
    Econ Journal Watch, 2009, 6, (1), 113-180 View citations (1)
28. In Adam Smith's Invisible Hands: Comment on Gavin Kennedy
    Econ Journal Watch, 2009, 6, (2), 264-279 View citations (1)
29. Intellectual Hazard: A Liberal Selection of Quotations
    Econ Journal Watch, 2009, 6, (2), 280-312

2008

30. Colleagues, Where Is the Market Failure? Economists on the FDA
    Econ Journal Watch, 2008, 5, (3), 316-348 View citations (3)
31. 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)
32. Left Out: A Critique of Paul Krugman Based on a Comprehensive Account of His New York Times Columns, 1997 through 2006
    Econ Journal Watch, 2008, 5, (1), 109-133 View citations (2)
33. Taking Stock of Paul Krugman's 654 _New York Times_ Columns, 1997 through 2006
    Econ Journal Watch, 2008, 5, (1), I-XLV
34. Toward a Public and Professional Identity for Our Economics
    Econ Journal Watch, 2008, 5, (3), 358-372

2007

35. Correspondence September 2007
    Econ Journal Watch, 2007, 4, (3), 359-360
36. ECONOMICS AND THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN VOLUNTARY AND COERCIVE ACTION
    Economic Affairs, 2007, 27, (4), 65-69 View citations (1)
37. 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)
38. Model Building versus Theorizing: The Paucity of Theory in the _Journal of Economic Theory_
    Econ Journal Watch, 2007, 4, (2), 241-271 View citations (7)
39. Reasons for Supporting the Minimum Wage: Asking Signatories of the "Raise the Minimum Wage" Statement
    Econ Journal Watch, 2007, 4, (1), 125-167 View citations (13)
40. 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)
41. Symposium Introduction: Trailblazers Too Lightly Mentioned?
    Econ Journal Watch, 2007, 4, (2), 168
42. THE SMITH–HAYEK ECONOMIST: FROM CHARACTER TO IDENTITY
    Economic Affairs, 2007, 27, (3), 91-95 View citations (4)
43. The Internet and the Structure of Discourse: The Websites of Economists at Harvard and George Mason
    Econ Journal Watch, 2007, 4, (2), 272-283

2006

44. A Little More Liberty: What the _JEL_ Omits in Its Account of What the Economic Report of the President Omits
    Econ Journal Watch, 2006, 3, (3), 466-483 View citations (1)
45. Assume the Positional: Comment on Robert Frank
    Econ Journal Watch, 2006, 3, (3), 412-434 View citations (6)
46. RINKONOMICS: A WINDOW ON SPONTANEOUS ORDER
    Economic Affairs, 2006, 26, (4), 64-67 View citations (2)
47. Sense and Sensibilities: Myrdal's Plea for Self-Disclosure and Some Disclosures on AEA Members
    Econ Journal Watch, 2006, 3, (1), 180-205 View citations (9)

2005

48. Information-Knowledge Symposium: Introduction
    Econ Journal Watch, 2005, 2, (1), 47-55
49. Rejoinder to Pesendorfer
    Econ Journal Watch, 2005, 2, (1), 32-41 View citations (1)
50. Salute to Schelling: Keeping It Human
    Econ Journal Watch, 2005, 2, (1), 159-164 View citations (2)
51. The Ph.D. Circle in Academic Economics
    Econ Journal Watch, 2005, 2, (1), 133-148 View citations (7)

2004

52. Citation Counts and SSCI in Personnel Decisions: A Survey of Economics Departments
    Econ Journal Watch, 2004, 1, (1), 166-174 View citations (2)
53. Fashion Cycles in Economics
    Econ Journal Watch, 2004, 1, (3), 437-454
54. Institutional Ties of _Journal of Development Economics_ Authors and Editors
    Econ Journal Watch, 2004, 1, (2), 319-330 View citations (1)
55. Ken Kam and Market Efficiency
    Econ Journal Watch, 2004, 1, (1), 185-191
56. Reply to Sunstein
    Econ Journal Watch, 2004, 1, (2), 274-276 View citations (1)
57. Statist Quo Bias
    Econ Journal Watch, 2004, 1, (2), 260-271 View citations (1)
58. The Social Science Citation Index: A Black Box—with an Ideological Bias?
    Econ Journal Watch, 2004, 1, (1), 134-165 View citations (17)

2003

59. 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

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

2001

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

1999

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

1998

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

1997

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

1996

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

1994

69. 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

70. 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)
71. 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)
    See also Working Paper Responding to Relative Decline: The Plank Road Boom of Antebellum New York, University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers (1993) View citations (5) (1993)

1992

72. 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

73. 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, University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers (1990) View citations (41) (1990)
74. The microfoundations of rules vs. discretion
    Constitutional Political Economy, 1990, 1, (3), 1-19 View citations (3)

1985

75. 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

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