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Working Papers

2018

1. Disciplinary Collisions: Blum, Kalven, and the Economic Analysis of Accident Law at Chicago in the 1960s
   Post-Print, HAL

2004

2. Mill, Sidgwick, and the Evolution of the Concept of Market Failure
   CAE Working Papers, Aix-Marseille Université, CERGAM View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2021

1. What 21st-Century Works Will Merit a Close Reading in 2050?: Second Tranche of Responses
   Econ Journal Watch, 2021, 18, (1), 164–191

2020

2. Embracing at arm’s length: Ronald Coase’s uneasy relationship with the Chicago school
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2020, 72, (4), 1072-1090 View citations (1)
3. The Coase Theorem at Sixty
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2020, 58, (4), 1045-1128 View citations (37)

2019

4. Gilbert Faccarello and Heinz D. Kurz, eds., Handbook on the History of Economic Analysis, 3 vols. (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016), pp. 2,000, $995. ISBN: 9781785361319
   Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2019, 41, (1), 136-139
5. THE ECONOMIST AND THE ECONOMIST’S AUDIENCE
   Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2019, 41, (3), 335-341

2017

6. Peter J. Boettke and Peter T. Leeson, eds., The Economic Role of the State, The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics Series, 304 (Aldershot: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015), pp. xxv + 860, $440 (hardcover). ISBN: 978-1-84376-312-3
   Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2017, 39, (4), 606-609

2015

7. Crossing the Atlantic with Calabresi and Coase: Efficiency, Distribution, and Justice at the Origins of Economic Analysis of Law in Britain
   History of Economic Ideas, 2015, 23, (3), 61-88
8. Economic rebel in retrospect
   Journal of Economic Methodology, 2015, 22, (4), 517-520
9. Market Failure in Context: Introduction
   History of Political Economy, 2015, 47, (5), 1-19 View citations (5)
10. REMARKS OF THE GENERAL DISCUSSANT: A DISTINCTIVELY AMERICAN ECONOMICS? WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT WE DON’T KNOW, AND WHY IT MATTERS
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2015, 37, (2), 163-169
11. Review of Craufurd D. Goodwin, "Walter Lippmann: Public Economist", Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 2014, pp. x + 414
    History of Economic Ideas, 2015, 23, (2), 232-236
12. Robert Fogel, Enid Fogel, Mark Guglielmo, and Nathaniel Grotte. Political Arithmetic: Simon Kuznets and the Empirical Tradition in Economics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. xiii + 148 pp. ISBN 13-978-0-226-25661-0, $32.00 (cloth); 978-0-226-02072-3, $30.00 (ebook)
    Enterprise & Society, 2015, 16, (2), 472-475
13. Till Düppe and E. Roy Weintraub, Finding Equilibrium: Arrow, Debreu, McKenzie and the Problem of Scientific Credit (Princeton, NJ, and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2014), pp. 304, $39.50, hardcover. ISBN 978-0691-15664-4
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2015, 37, (2), 337-340
14. ‘A magnificent business prospect...’ the Coase theorem, the extortion problem, and the creation of Coase theorem worlds
    Journal of Institutional Economics, 2015, 11, (2), 353-378 View citations (2)

2014

15. 1966 AND ALL THAT: CODIFICATION, CONSOLIDATION, CREEP, AND CONTROVERSY IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE COASE THEOREM
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2014, 36, (3), 271-303 View citations (1)
16. Economics and Institutions. Lessons from the Coase Theorem
    Revue économique, 2014, 65, (2), 243-261 View citations (7)
17. From Economic Man to Economic System: Essays on Human Behavior and the Institutions of Capitalism. By Harold Demsetz. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 2011. vii + 189 pp. Pbk $34.99
    Economica, 2014, 81, (324), 792-793
18. Neither misunderstood nor ignored: the early reception of Coase's wider challenge to the analysis of externalities
    History of Economic Ideas, 2014, 22, (1), 111-132 View citations (3)
19. Richard A. Posner and Francesco Parisi, eds., The Coase Theorem—Volume I: Origins, Restatements and Extensions; Volume II: Criticisms and Applications (Cheltenham, UK, and Northampton, Mass.: Edward Elgar, 2013) pp. xiii, 636; xi, 621, US$695. ISBN 978-0-85793-791-9
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2014, 36, (3), 377-379
20. The 8th Duke of Argyll, the Economics of Land Tenancy, and Stigler?s "Coase Theorem"
    HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND POLICY, 2014, 2014/2, (2), 5-28
21. The Curious Treatment of the Coase Theorem in the Environmental Economics Literature, 1960--1979
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2014, 8, (1), 39-57 View citations (16)
22. Those crazy transaction costs: on the irrelevance of the equivalence between monetary damages and specific performance
    European Journal of Law and Economics, 2014, 37, (2), 269-275

2013

23. Creating a Paradox: Self-Interest, Civic Duty, and the Evolution of the Theory of the Rational Voter in the Formative Era of Public Choice Analysis
    OEconomia, 2013, 2013, (01), 61-85
24. Cultures of Expertise and the Public Interventions of Economists
    History of Political Economy, 2013, 45, (5), 1-19 View citations (2)
25. On Why There Is No Milton Friedman Today: Sui Generis, Sui Temporis
    Econ Journal Watch, 2013, 10, (2), 197-204

2012

26. Economists and the analysis of government failure: fallacies in the Chicago and Virginia interpretations of Cambridge welfare economics
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2012, 36, (4), 981-994 View citations (6)
27. Textbooks as Data for the Study of the History of Economics: Lowly Beast or Fruitful Vineyard?
    HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND POLICY, 2012, 2012/2, (2), 193-207 View citations (2)
28. Warren Samuels: A Personal Reminiscence
    History of Political Economy, 2012, 44, (3), 389-411

2011

29. A case of mistaken identity: George Stigler, “The Problem of Social Cost,” and the Coase theorem
    European Journal of Law and Economics, 2011, 31, (1), 11-38 View citations (15)
30. HES PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: THE COASE THEOREM LESSONS FOR THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2011, 33, (1), 1-18 View citations (6)
31. Public Choice and the Notion of Creative Communities
    History of Political Economy, 2011, 43, (1), 225-246 View citations (7)
32. Remembering Warren J. Samuels
    History of Economic Ideas, 2011, 19, (3), 9-19

2010

33. Paul Anthony Samuelson: historian of economic thought
    History of Economic Ideas, 2010, 18, (3), 67-86 View citations (1)
34. Roll over George Stigler: Berle and Means meet Chicago price theory
    Journal of Institutional Economics, 2010, 6, (1), 99-107

2009

35. Defining Economics: The Long Road to Acceptance of the Robbins Definition
    Economica, 2009, 76, (s1), 805-820 View citations (22)
36. Francesco Parisi and Charles K. Rowley, eds., The Origins of Law and Economics: Essays by the Founding Fathers
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2009, 22, (1), 113-118
37. HISTORY BY THE NUMBERS: A COMMENT ON CARLSON AND DIAMOND
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2009, 31, (4), 543-547 View citations (1)
38. ROBBINS'S ESSAY AND THE AXIOMATIZATION OF ECONOMICS*
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2009, 31, (4), 485-499 View citations (1)
39. Retrospectives: On the Definition of Economics
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2009, 23, (1), 221-33 View citations (26)
40. “THE HISTORY OF ECONOMICS IS WHAT HISTORIANS OF ECONOMICS DO:” A RECONSIDERATION OF RESEARCH PRIORITIES IN THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2009, 31, (3), 384-391

2008

41. Steven Pressman (ed.), Alternative Theories of the State, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006, pp. viii+230
    History of Economic Ideas, 2008, 16, (3), 155-158
42. “Losing My Religionâ€: Sidgwick, Theism, and the Struggle for Utilitarian Ethics in Economic Analysis
    History of Political Economy, 2008, 40, (5), 189-211

2007

43. Sidgwick's Utilitarian Analysis of Law: A Bridge from Bentham to Becker?
    American Law and Economics Review, 2007, 9, (1), 30-47 View citations (1)
44. The Hesitant Hand: Mill, Sidgwick, and the Evolution of the Theory of Market Failure
    History of Political Economy, 2007, 39, (3), 331-358 View citations (16)

2005

45. Charles R. McCannJr. (Ed.) The Elgar Dictionary of Economic Quotations (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2004) pp. xi, 315, $150, ISBN 1-84064-820-1
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2005, 27, (3), 351-353
46. Freeing Smith from the “Free Marketâ€: On the Misperception of Adam Smith on the Economic Role of Government
    History of Political Economy, 2005, 37, (2), 219-226 View citations (9)
47. Setting the Table
    History of Political Economy, 2005, 37, (5), 1-9
48. “Marginalizing†Government: From la scienza delle finanze to Wicksell
    History of Political Economy, 2005, 37, (1), 1-25 View citations (11)

2004

49. Public Choice and Deviance
    American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2004, 63, (1), 51-54 View citations (3)

2003

50. D. P. O'Brien, ed., The History of Taxation, 8 vols. (London: Pickering and Chatto, 1999) 2800 pp. £575/$940. ISBN 1-85196-516-5 (set)
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2003, 25, (4), 526-529
51. Reviews
    Constitutional Political Economy, 2003, 14, (4), 343-346

2002

52. George J. Stigler (1911–1991): Scholar, Father, Dissertation Advisor, Referee, Textbook Writer and Policy Analyst
    American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2002, 61, (3), 609-656
53. Heaven Can Wait: Gatekeeping in an Age of Uncertainty, Innovation, and Commercialization
    History of Political Economy, 2002, 34, (5), 190-207 View citations (1)

2000

54. “Related Disciplinesâ€: The Professionalization of Public Choice Analysis
    History of Political Economy, 2000, 32, (5), 289-324 View citations (14)

1999

55. Positive Science, Normative Man: Lionel Robbins and the Political Economy of Art
    History of Political Economy, 1999, 31, (5), 256-284 View citations (3)
56. Symposium on the Coase Theorem: Legal Fiction: The Place of the Coase Theorem in Law and Economics
    Economics and Philosophy, 1999, 15, (2), 209-233 View citations (15)

1998

57. Beyond the Dark Clouds: Pigou and Coase on Social Cost
    History of Political Economy, 1998, 30, (4), 601-625 View citations (8)

1997

58. Comment: The coase theorem, rent seeking, and the forgotten footnote
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1997, 17, (2), 177-178 View citations (2)

1996

59. Coase, Costs, and Coordination
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1996, 30, (2), 571-578 View citations (2)
60. Of Pangloss, Pigouvians and Pragmatism: Ronald Coase and Social Cost Analysis
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 1996, 18, (1), 96-114 View citations (5)

1995

61. Tax Neutrality and Social Welfare in a Comptutational General Equilibrium Framework
    Public Finance Review, 1995, 23, (4), 419-447 View citations (1)

1994

62. The Myth of two Coases: What Coase Is Really Saying
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1994, 28, (1), 208-217 View citations (4)

1993

63. The marginal efficiency effects of taxes and subsidies in the presence of externalities: A computational general equilibrium approach
    Journal of Public Economics, 1993, 52, (2), 199-216 View citations (60)

1992

64. Probing the Legal-Economic Nexus: Takings, 1978-1988
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1992, 26, (2), 525-534
65. Verification in Economics and History: A Sequel to “Scientifization.”
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1992, 26, (4), 1259-1262

1991

66. Another Look at the Problem of Rent Seeking
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1991, 25, (4), 1049-1065 View citations (6)

1989

67. Discourse and the Institutional Approach to Law and Economics: Factors That Separate the Institutional Approach to Law and Economics from Alternative Approaches
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1989, 23, (2), 417-425 View citations (1)

Books

1997

1. The Economy as a Process of Valuation
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (35)

Edited books

2021

1. Marshall and the Marshallian Heritage
   Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, Palgrave Macmillan

2014

2. Paul Samuelson on the History of Economic Analysis
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

2013

3. Chicago Price Theory, vol Three volume set
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (1)

1996

4. Foundations of Research in Economics: How do Economists do Economics?
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (25)

1995

5. THE LEGACY OF RONALD COASE IN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, vol Two volume set
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (14)

Chapters

2021

1. Between LSE and Cambridge: Accounting for Ronald Coase’s Fascination with Alfred Marshall
   Palgrave Macmillan

2016

2. Ronald Coase and the legal–economic nexus
   Chapter 21 in The Elgar Companion to Ronald H. Coase, 2016, pp 291-304

2015

3. The “Subtle Processes of Economic Reasoning”: Marshall, Becker, and Theorizing about Economic Man and Other-Regarding Behavior
   A chapter in A Research Annual, 2015, vol. 33, pp 43-73

2010

4. Adam Smith and the Chicago School
   Chapter 3 in The Elgar Companion to the Chicago School of Economics, 2010 View citations (5)
5. Chicago Law and Economics
   Chapter 11 in The Elgar Companion to the Chicago School of Economics, 2010
6. Richard A. Posner
   Chapter 11 in The Elgar Companion to the Chicago School of Economics, 2010
7. Ronald Harry Coase
   Chapter 2 in The Elgar Companion to the Chicago School of Economics, 2010 View citations (1)
8. The Reception of Marshall in the United States
   Chapter 6 in The Impact of Alfred Marshall’s Ideas, 2010 View citations (1)

2005

9. Robert Lee Hale (1884–1969) – Legal Economist
   Chapter 40 in The Elgar Companion to Law and Economics, Second Edition, 2005