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Working Papers

2017

1. Interpreting Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
2. Utilitarianism, Voting And The Redistribution Of Income
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

2016

3. A Utilitarian Measure Of Economic Growth
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (4)

2014

4. How High Might The Revenue-maximizing Tax Rate Be?
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (4)

2013

5. Two Sources Of Bias In Estimating The Peak Of The Laffer Curve
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)

2011

6. An Alternative Explanation Of The Chance Of Casting A Pivotal Vote
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
   See also Journal Article An alternative explanation of the chance of casting a pivotal vote, Rationality and Society (2014) (2014)
7. Campaign Advertising, Redistribution And The Gap Between Incomes Of Rich And Poor
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
8. Three Stories About The Chance Of Casting A Pivotal Vote
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
9. What Exactly Is A Duty To Vote ?
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
10. Why The Legal System Is Not Necessarily Less Efficient Than The Income Tax In Redistributing Income
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

2010

11. Bargaining And Voting
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Bargaining and voting, Public Choice, Springer (2012) View citations (1) (2012)
12. Three Papers On Bargaining
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

2009

13. Bargaining Unexplained
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Bargaining unexplained, Public Choice, Springer (2012) View citations (3) (2012)

2007

14. The Reform Of Equalization Payments
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Reform of Equalization Payments, Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2006

15. Should The Samuelson Rule Be Modified To Account For The Marginal Cost Of Public Funds?
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)

2004

16. Comments On "the Optimal Supply Of Public Goods And The Distortionary Cost Of Taxation"
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (2)
17. The Distributive Implications Of Patents On Indivisible Goods
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

2003

18. Testing The Citizen-candidate Model
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)

2002

19. The Marginal Cost Of Public Funds Is The Ratio Of Mean Income To Median Income
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Marginal Cost of Public Funds Is the Ratio of Mean Income to Median Income, Public Finance Review (2006) View citations (2) (2006)

2001

20. Majority Rule
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine
21. Mysterious Bargaining
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

1999

22. Personal Goods, Efficiency And The Law
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Personal goods, efficiency and the law, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2001) View citations (2) (2001)

1998

23. Public Provision Of Indivisible Private Goods In Short Supply
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Public Provision of Indivisible Private Goods in Short Supply, Public Finance Review (2002) (2002)
24. The Colour Of The Judge's Eyes: Efficiency As A Criterion For The Legislature And For The Courts
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    See also Journal Article The Colour of the Judge's Eyes: Efficiency as a Criterion for the Legislature and for the Courts, Public Choice, Springer (2001) (2001)
25. The Justification Of Private Property
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

1993

26. Education as a Deterrent to Crime
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Education as a Deterrent to Crime, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (1997) View citations (47) (1997)
27. The Interests of English Canada
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    See also Journal Article The Interests of English Canada, Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press (1995) (1995)

1990

28. The Birth of the Liberal Society
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
29. The Significance of the Probabilistic Voting Theorem
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    See also Journal Article The Significance of the Probabilistic Voting Theorem, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (1994) View citations (8) (1994)

1989

30. Six Models of Advertising Welfare
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

1987

31. Intensity of Preference Under Representative Government
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
32. The Rise and Fall of the Public Sector in the Estimation of the Economists
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    See also Chapter The Rise and Fall of the Public Sector in the Estimation of the Economists, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (1990) (1990)

1986

33. Tax Evasion and the Marginal Cost of Public Funds
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (59)
    See also Journal Article Tax Evasion and the Marginal Cost of Public Funds, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (1986) View citations (57) (1986)
34. The Distribution of Income in a Despotic Society
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The distribution of income in a despotic society, Public Choice, Springer (1987) View citations (15) (1987)
35. The Dynastic Cycle and the Stationary State
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Dynastic Cycle and the Stationary State, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1989) View citations (55) (1989)

1983

36. Production and Predation: The Sources of Inefficiency
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
37. Production and Predation: The Welfare Economics of Theft
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

1982

38. The Benefits and Cost of Firm-Specific Investment Grants: A Study of Five Federal Programs
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)
39. The Private Cost of Public Funds: Variations on Themes by Browning, Atkinson and Stern
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (3)

1979

40. How Should the Redistributive Power of the State be Divided Between Federal and Provincial Governments?
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    See also Journal Article How Should the Redistributive Power of the State be Divided between Federal and Provincial Governments?, Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press (1980) View citations (1) (1980)

1976

41. The Economics of Tax Incentives to Encourage Investment, with Special Reference to Malaysia
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
42. The Welfare Economics of the Socialization of Commodities
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    See also Journal Article The welfare economics of the socialization of commodities, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1977) View citations (35) (1977)

1975

43. The Problem of Equity
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

1974

44. Consumer Surplus, Real Income and Cardinal Utility
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

1973

45. The Measurement of Economic Growth
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (79)
46. The Suitability of the Divisia Index for the Measurement of Economic Aggregates
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    See also Journal Article THE SUITABILITY OF THE DIVISIA INDEX FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF ECONOMIC AGGREGATES, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (1974) View citations (5) (1974)

1972

47. The Concept of Real Income
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

1970

48. Demand Theory and Empirical Demand Curves
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

1969

49. The Meaning and Measurement of Aggregate Technical Change
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
50. The Price of Capital and the Real Rate of Interest
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    See also Journal Article The Price of Capital and the Real Rate of Interest, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (1971) (1971)

Journal Articles

2014

1. An alternative explanation of the chance of casting a pivotal vote
   Rationality and Society, 2014, 26, (1), 105-138
   See also Working Paper An Alternative Explanation Of The Chance Of Casting A Pivotal Vote, Working Paper (2011) (2011)

2012

2. Bargaining and voting
   Public Choice, 2012, 151, (3), 739-755 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Bargaining And Voting, Working Paper (2010) View citations (1) (2010)
3. Bargaining unexplained
   Public Choice, 2012, 151, (1), 23-41 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Bargaining Unexplained, Working Paper (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
4. Property rights, the social contract and the requirements for democratic government: reflections on The Calculus of Consent
   Public Choice, 2012, 152, (3), 371-380

2007

5. The Reform of Equalization Payments
   Canadian Public Policy, 2007, 33, (3), 337-366 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Reform Of Equalization Payments, Working Paper (2007) View citations (3) (2007)

2006

6. The Marginal Cost of Public Funds Is the Ratio of Mean Income to Median Income
   Public Finance Review, 2006, 34, (6), 687-711 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Marginal Cost Of Public Funds Is The Ratio Of Mean Income To Median Income, Working Paper (2002) View citations (2) (2002)

2005

7. Assessing the citizen – candidate model
   Public Choice, 2005, 125, (1), 43-65 View citations (3)

2002

8. Public Provision of Indivisible Private Goods in Short Supply
   Public Finance Review, 2002, 30, (5), 385-415
   See also Working Paper Public Provision Of Indivisible Private Goods In Short Supply, Working Paper (1998) View citations (1) (1998)

2001

9. Personal goods, efficiency and the law
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 17, (4), 673-703 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Personal Goods, Efficiency And The Law, Working Paper (1999) View citations (1) (1999)
10. The Colour of the Judge's Eyes: Efficiency as a Criterion for the Legislature and for the Courts
    Public Choice, 2001, 107, (3-4), 333-57
    See also Working Paper The Colour Of The Judge's Eyes: Efficiency As A Criterion For The Legislature And For The Courts, Working Paper (1998) (1998)

1998

11. The Coase theorem is tautological, incoherent or wrong
    Economics Letters, 1998, 61, (1), 3-11 View citations (34)

1997

12. Education as a Deterrent to Crime
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1997, 30, (2), 367-84 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Education as a Deterrent to Crime, Working Paper (1993) View citations (3) (1993)

1996

13. Rawls, rules and objectives: A critique of the two principles of justice
    Constitutional Political Economy, 1996, 7, (2), 103-126

1995

14. A Reply
    Canadian Public Policy, 1995, 21, (1), 94-106
15. The Interests of English Canada
    Canadian Public Policy, 1995, 21, (1), 72-84
    See also Working Paper The Interests of English Canada, Working Paper (1993) (1993)
16. Victimization, Rent-Seeking and Just Compensation
    Public Choice, 1995, 83, (1-2), 1-20 View citations (1)

1994

17. INCOME AND THE HAMILTONIAN1
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1994, 40, (2), 123-141
18. The Significance of the Probabilistic Voting Theorem
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1994, 27, (2), 433-45 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper The Significance of the Probabilistic Voting Theorem, Working Paper (1990) (1990)

1992

19. Economics
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1992, 523, (1), 241-243
    Also in The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1982, 464, (1), 239-240 (1982)
20. Europe
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1992, 524, (1), 203-205

1991

21. Economic interests and institutions: Daniel W. Bromley, (Basil Blackwell, Cambridge, MA, 1989), pp. vii + 265, $49.95
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1991, 15, (1), 164-166 View citations (1)

1989

22. The Dynastic Cycle and the Stationary State
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (5), 1031-44 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper The Dynastic Cycle and the Stationary State, Working Paper (1986) View citations (5) (1986)

1987

23. The distribution of income in a despotic society
    Public Choice, 1987, 54, (3), 261-276 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper The Distribution of Income in a Despotic Society, Working Paper (1986) View citations (9) (1986)
24. Theft as a Paradigm for Departures from Efficiency
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1987, 39, (2), 235-52 View citations (26)

1986

25. Police, Punishment, and Public Goods
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1986, 41, (1), 96-115 View citations (2)
26. Tax Evasion and the Marginal Cost of Public Funds
    Economic Inquiry, 1986, 24, (4), 563-86 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper Tax Evasion and the Marginal Cost of Public Funds, Working Paper (1986) View citations (59) (1986)

1984

27. An Instructive Derivation of the Expression for the Marginal Cost of Public Funds
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1984, 39, (3), 406-11 View citations (8)
28. An elephantine theory of depressions
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 1984, 6, (4), 477-480

1980

29. A Reply [How Should the Redistributive Power of the State be Divided between Federal and Provincial Governments?]
    Canadian Public Policy, 1980, 6, (4), 667-669 View citations (1)
30. How Should the Redistributive Power of the State be Divided between Federal and Provincial Governments?
    Canadian Public Policy, 1980, 6, (1), 16-29 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper How Should the Redistributive Power of the State be Divided Between Federal and Provincial Governments?, Working Paper (1979) (1979)
31. The Welfare Basis of Real Income Comparisons: A Comment
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1980, 18, (4), 1544-47 View citations (1)

1978

32. The English Response to the Prospect of the Separation of Quebec
    Canadian Public Policy, 1978, 4, (1), 57-70

1977

33. Public Property and the Effects of Migration upon Other Residents of the Migrants' Countries of Origin and Destination
    Journal of Political Economy, 1977, 85, (5), 1001-20 View citations (31)
34. The economics of tax incentives to encourage investment in less developed countries
    Journal of Development Economics, 1977, 4, (2), 119-148 View citations (3)
35. The welfare economics of the socialization of commodities
    Journal of Public Economics, 1977, 8, (2), 151-168 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper The Welfare Economics of the Socialization of Commodities, Working Paper (1976) (1976)

1976

36. THE MEASUREMENT OF REAL INCOME
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1976, 22, (4), 305-329 View citations (1)

1975

37. Some Questions About the Regional Development Incentives Act
    Canadian Public Policy, 1975, 1, (4), 557-575 View citations (5)

1974

38. THE SUITABILITY OF THE DIVISIA INDEX FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF ECONOMIC AGGREGATES
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1974, 20, (3), 273-288 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The Suitability of the Divisia Index for the Measurement of Economic Aggregates, Working Paper (1973) (1973)

1971

39. The Price of Capital and the Real Rate of Interest
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1971, 23, (1), 1-18
    See also Working Paper The Price of Capital and the Real Rate of Interest, Working Paper (1969) (1969)

1970

40. The Effects of Distribution Cost on Elasticities of Demand and Supply
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1970, 3, (3), 432-47

1969

41. On the Social Rate of Discount: Comment
    American Economic Review, 1969, 59, (5), 925-29 View citations (8)

1965

42. THE DERIVATION OF DEMAND CURVES FROM INDIFFERENCE CURVES
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1965, 17, (1), 24-46 View citations (1)
43. Traditional Capital Theory
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1965, 32, (2), 169-186

1961

44. THE DEBT‐EQUITY RATIO
    Journal of Finance, 1961, 16, (1), 103-104

Books

1994

1. NationAl accounting and economic theory: The Collected Papers of Dan Usher, vol Two volume set
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (1)

1980

2. The Measurement of Capital
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (66)

Edited books

1980

1. The Measurement of Capital
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (194)

Chapters

1990

1. The Rise and Fall of the Public Sector in the Estimation of the Economists
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Working Paper The Rise and Fall of the Public Sector in the Estimation of the Economists, Economics Department, Queen's University (1987) (1987)

1980

2. Introduction to "The Measurement of Capital"
   A chapter in The Measurement of Capital, 1980, pp 1-22 View citations (4)

1976

3. Measuring Real Consumption from Quantity Data, Canada 1935-1968
   A chapter in Household Production and Consumption, 1976, pp 585-647

1973

4. An Imputation to the Measure of Economic Growth for Changes in Life Expectancy
   A chapter in The Measurement of Economic and Social Performance, 1973, pp 193-232 View citations (56)