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Working Papers

2014

1. A Brief History of Equality
   Working Paper Series, Economics Discipline Group, UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney

Journal Articles

2019

1. Tullock and the welfare costs of corruption: there is a “political Coase Theorem”
   Public Choice, 2019, 181, (1), 83-100 View citations (6)

2018

2. 30 years after the nobel: James Buchanan’s political philosophy
   The Review of Austrian Economics, 2018, 31, (2), 151-167 View citations (6)

2017

3. Human agency and convergence: Gaus’s Kantian Parliamentarian
   The Review of Austrian Economics, 2017, 30, (3), 353-364
4. Robert D. Tollison: A remembrance
   Public Choice, 2017, 171, (1), 63-65

2015

5. Condorcet polling can yield serendipitous clues about voter views
   Public Choice, 2015, 165, (1), 1-12 View citations (2)
6. Edward Peter Stringham: Private governance: creating order in economic and social life
   Public Choice, 2015, 165, (3), 315-317
7. Erratum to: Euvoluntariness and just market exchange: moral dilemmas from Locke’s Venditio
   Public Choice, 2015, 164, (1), 189-189
8. Erratum to: The anatomy of government failure
   Public Choice, 2015, 164, (1), 43-44 View citations (14)
9. John Dunn: Breaking Democracy’s Spell
   Public Choice, 2015, 162, (3), 455-457
10. The anatomy of government failure
    Public Choice, 2015, 164, (1), 1-42 View citations (15)
11. William R. Keech, Economic Politics in the United States: The Costs and Risks of Democracy
    Public Choice, 2015, 162, (3), 453-454

2014

12. Did southerners favor slavery? Inferences from an analysis of prices in New Orleans, 1805–1860
    Public Choice, 2014, 159, (3), 341-361 View citations (2)
13. Erratum to: Did southerners favor slavery? Inferences from an analysis of prices in New Orleans, 1805–1860
    Public Choice, 2014, 160, (1), 293-293 View citations (2)
14. Euvoluntariness and just market exchange: moral dilemmas from Locke’s Venditio
    Public Choice, 2014, 158, (1), 39-49 View citations (1)
15. Institutions, information, and faction: an experimental test of Riker’s federalism thesis for political parties
    Public Choice, 2014, 158, (3), 577-588
16. Sophisticated and myopic? Citizen preferences for Electoral College reform
    Public Choice, 2014, 158, (3), 541-558 View citations (8)

2013

17. Anthony de Jasay (Edited with an Introduction by Hartmut Kliemt): Political economy, concisely: essays on policy that does not work and markets that do; Indianapolis, IN: Liberty Fund, 2009. xii + 347 pages. USD 24.00 (cloth) and Anthony de Jasay (Edited with an Introduction by Hartmut Kliemt): Political philosophy, clearly: essays on freedom and fairness, property and equalities; Indianapolis, IN: Liberty Fund, 2010. xi + 347 pages. USD 24.00 (cloth)
    Public Choice, 2013, 155, (3), 553-555

2012

18. Basic Income Is Not an Obligation, But It Might Be a Legitimate Choice
    Basic Income Studies, 2012, 6, (2), 13 View citations (3)
19. Coercion, the state, and the obligations of citizenship
    Public Choice, 2012, 152, (3), 415-421
20. Voting methods, problems of majority rule, and demand-revealing procedures
    Public Choice, 2012, 152, (1), 61-72 View citations (1)

2011

21. In memoriam: Melvin J. Hinich, 1939–2010
    Public Choice, 2011, 146, (1), 1-8
22. Persuasion, psychology and public choice
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2011, 80, (2), 290-300 View citations (2)

2010

23. Endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful: Elinor Ostrom and the diversity of institutions
    Public Choice, 2010, 143, (3), 263-268 View citations (4)

2009

24. Donald G. Saari, Disposing Dictators, Demystifying Voting Paradoxes: Social Choice Analysis
    Public Choice, 2009, 140, (3), 539-542 View citations (1)
25. The principal difficulty: Besley’s neo-Rousseavian aspirations
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2009, 22, (2), 169-175 View citations (1)

2008

26. Blogging and political information: truth or truthiness?
    Public Choice, 2008, 134, (1), 125-138 View citations (2)
27. Economic choice, political decision, and the problem of limits
    Public Choice, 2008, 137, (3), 507-522 View citations (16)
28. New publications
    Public Choice, 2008, 134, (3), 495-500
29. Thinking about order without thought: the lifetime contributions of Gordon Tullock
    Public Choice, 2008, 135, (1), 79-88

2007

30. Book Review
    Public Choice, 2007, 132, (1), 251-254 View citations (1)
31. Candidate uncertainty, mental models, and complexity: Some experimental results
    Public Choice, 2007, 132, (1), 231-246 View citations (2)
32. Editorial announcement
    Public Choice, 2007, 132, (3), 255-256
33. Neoliberalism: National and Regional Experiments with Global Ideas
    Public Choice, 2007, 132, (3), 503-504

2006

34. A Life Reexamined
    Public Choice, 2006, 128, (3), 499-500
35. Beyond the Miracle of the Market: The Political Economy of Agrarian Development in Kenya
    Public Choice, 2006, 127, (3), 485-489
36. In memoriam: Otto “Toby” Davis, 1934–2006
    Public Choice, 2006, 128, (3), 357-359
37. Preference modification vs. incentive manipulation as tools of terrorist recruitment: The role of culture
    Public Choice, 2006, 128, (1), 131-146 View citations (9)
38. Public policy informatics: does better information produce better policy?
    International Journal of Public Policy, 2006, 1, (4), 343-354

2005

39. In Play: A Commentary on Strategies in the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election
    Public Choice, 2005, 123, (1), 19-37 View citations (8)
40. Nineteenth-century voting procedures in a twenty-first century world
    Public Choice, 2005, 124, (1), 115-133 View citations (1)

2004

41. Commentary on “The Quest for Meaning in Public Choice” by Elinor Ostrom and Vincent Ostrom
    American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2004, 63, (1), 149-160
42. Economists and Fiscal Policy Advice: A Deficit or a Deficiency?
    Public Choice, 2004, 118, (3_4), 235-249 View citations (1)
43. Move to markets? An empirical analysis of privatization in developing countries
    Journal of International Development, 2004, 16, (2), 213-240 View citations (19)

2003

44. Use of Integer Programming to Optimize the Scheduling of Panels at Annual Meetings of the Public Choice Society
    Public Choice, 2003, 117, (1-2), 163-75 View citations (4)

2002

45. A Logic of Expressive Choice. By Alexander A. Schuessler. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2000. 177p. $49.50 cloth, $16.95 paper
    American Political Science Review, 2002, 96, (1), 218-219

2000

46. Five Questions: An Integrated Research Agenda for Public Choice
    Public Choice, 2000, 103, (1), 1-12 View citations (5)
    Also in Public Choice, 2000, 103, (1-2), 1-12 (2000) View citations (5)
47. The (Un)Predictability of Primaries with Many Candidates: Simulation Evidence
    Public Choice, 2000, 103, (3-4), 337-55 View citations (2)

1998

48. Empirical Studies in Comparative Politics
    Public Choice, 1998, 97, (3), 219-27 View citations (3)
49. First Branch, or Root? The Congress, the President, and the Federal Reserve
    Public Choice, 1998, 96, (3-4), 363-80 View citations (1)
50. Ideology and the Construction of Nationality: The Canadian Elections of 1993
    Public Choice, 1998, 97, (3), 401-28 View citations (1)

1997

51. State legislators' attitudes and voting intentions toward tobacco control legislation
    American Journal of Public Health, 1997, 87, (7), 1197-1200 View citations (2)
52. The Prohibition-Repeal Amendments: A Natural Experiment in Interest Group Influence
    Public Choice, 1997, 90, (1-4), 139-63 View citations (7)

1995

53. Strategizing in Small Group Decision-Making: Host State Identification for Radioactive Waste Disposal among Eight Southern States
    Public Choice, 1995, 82, (1-2), 1-15 View citations (5)
54. Win, Lose, or Withdraw: A Categorical Analysis of Career Patterns in the House of Representatives, 1948-1978
    Public Choice, 1995, 83, (1-2), 95-111 View citations (1)

1994

55. A Comparison of Incumbent Security in the House and Senate
    Public Choice, 1994, 78, (2), 145-54
56. Corporate Political Agency: The Construction of Competition in Public Affairs. Edited by Barry M. Mitnick. Newbury Park: Sage, 1993. 327p. $46.00 cloth, $23.95 paper
    American Political Science Review, 1994, 88, (4), 1000-1001
57. Not equitable, not efficient: U.S. policy on low-level radioactive waste disposal
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1994, 13, (3), 526-538 View citations (6)
58. The Determinants of Industry Political Activity, 1978–1986
    American Political Science Review, 1994, 88, (4), 911-926 View citations (53)

1993

59. Doing Well While Intending Good: Cases in Political Exploitation
    Journal of Theoretical Politics, 1993, 5, (3), 317-348 View citations (1)
60. The Elements of Candidate Reputation: The Effect of Record and Credibility on Optimal Spatial Location
    Public Choice, 1993, 77, (4), 757-72 View citations (13)
61. The Structure of Corporate Political Action: Interfirm Relations and Their Consequences. By Mark S. Mizruchi. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992. 299p. $37.50
    American Political Science Review, 1993, 87, (1), 219-220

1992

62. A Spatial Theory of Ideology
    Journal of Theoretical Politics, 1992, 4, (1), 5-30 View citations (10)

1991

63. Committee Assignments, Constituent Preferences, and Campaign Contributions
    Economic Inquiry, 1991, 29, (1), 24-43 View citations (65)
64. Guessing and Choosing: A Multicriterion Decision on Disposal Technology for Low-Level Radioactive Waste
    Journal of Public Policy, 1991, 11, (3), 275-290

1990

65. Allocation Patterns of PAC Monies: The U.S. Senate
    Public Choice, 1990, 67, (2), 111-28 View citations (10)
66. Paying for elections: The campaign finance thicket, by Larry J. Sabato. Winchester, MA: Unwin Hyman, 1989, 93 pp. Price: $18.95 cloth, $8.95 paper
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1990, 9, (4), 577-581
67. Seats and Votes: The Effects and Determinants of Electoral Systems. By Rein Taagepera and Matthew Soberg Shugart. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1989. 292p. $27.50
    American Political Science Review, 1990, 84, (2), 676-677
68. Shirking, Representation, and Congressional Behavior: Voting on the 1983 Amendments to the Social Security Act
    Public Choice, 1990, 67, (1), 11-33 View citations (5)

1989

69. A simple test of the thesis that committee jurisdictions shape corporate PAC contributions
    Public Choice, 1989, 62, (2), 181-186 View citations (7)
70. Book reviews
    Public Choice, 1989, 62, (1), 93-100
71. Closeness, Expenditures, and Turnout in the 1982 U.S. House Elections
    American Political Science Review, 1989, 83, (1), 217-231 View citations (73)
72. Declining electoral competitiveness in the House of Representatives: The differential impact of improved transportation technology
    Public Choice, 1989, 61, (3), 217-228 View citations (5)
73. The Rationality of Ideology
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1989, 32, (1), 119-42 View citations (30)

1988

74. On the political participation of the firm in the electoral process: An update
    Public Choice, 1988, 56, (3), 295-298 View citations (5)

1986

75. Legislators and Interest Groups: How Unorganized Interests Get Represented
    American Political Science Review, 1986, 80, (1), 89-106 View citations (126)
76. The impact of legislator attributes on interest-group campaign contributions
    Journal of Labor Research, 1986, 7, (4), 349-361 View citations (19)

1984

77. Analysis
    Challenge, 1984, 26, (6), 54-58 View citations (9)
78. On the mutuality of interest between bureaus and high demand review committees: The case of joint production
    Public Choice, 1984, 43, (2), 211-215

Books

2018

1. Tomorrow 3.0
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2018)

Chapters

2016

1. Hayek’s Political Insights: Emergent Orders and Laid On Laws
   A chapter in Revisiting Hayek’s Political Economy, 2016, vol. 21, pp 145-161

2013

2. Political science and public choice
   Chapter 3 in The Elgar Companion to Public Choice, Second Edition, 2013, pp 39-53

2001

3. Voting
   Chapter 9 in The Elgar Companion to Public Choice, 2001 View citations (5)