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Working Papers
2017
- Interpreting Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
- Utilitarianism, Voting And The Redistribution Of Income
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
2016
- A Utilitarian Measure Of Economic Growth
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (4)
2014
- How High Might The Revenue-maximizing Tax Rate Be?
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (3)
2013
- Two Sources Of Bias In Estimating The Peak Of The Laffer Curve
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)
2011
- 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)
- Campaign Advertising, Redistribution And The Gap Between Incomes Of Rich And Poor
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
- Three Stories About The Chance Of Casting A Pivotal Vote
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
- What Exactly Is A Duty To Vote ?
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
- Why The Legal System Is Not Necessarily Less Efficient Than The Income Tax In Redistributing Income
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
2010
- 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)
- Three Papers On Bargaining
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
2009
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Comments On "the Optimal Supply Of Public Goods And The Distortionary Cost Of Taxation"
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (2)
- The Distributive Implications Of Patents On Indivisible Goods
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
2003
- Testing The Citizen-candidate Model
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)
2002
- 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
- Majority Rule
Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine
- Mysterious Bargaining
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
1999
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- The Justification Of Private Property
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
1993
- 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)
- 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
- The Birth of the Liberal Society
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
- 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
- Six Models of Advertising Welfare
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
1987
- Intensity of Preference Under Representative Government
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- Production and Predation: The Sources of Inefficiency
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
- Production and Predation: The Welfare Economics of Theft
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
1982
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- The Economics of Tax Incentives to Encourage Investment, with Special Reference to Malaysia
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
- 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
- The Problem of Equity
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
1974
- Consumer Surplus, Real Income and Cardinal Utility
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
1973
- The Measurement of Economic Growth
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (79)
- 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
- The Concept of Real Income
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
1970
- Demand Theory and Empirical Demand Curves
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
1969
- The Meaning and Measurement of Aggregate Technical Change
Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Assessing the citizen – candidate model
Public Choice, 2005, 125, (1), 43-65 View citations (3)
2002
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- The Coase theorem is tautological, incoherent or wrong
Economics Letters, 1998, 61, (1), 3-11 View citations (34)
1997
- 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
- Rawls, rules and objectives: A critique of the two principles of justice
Constitutional Political Economy, 1996, 7, (2), 103-126
1995
- A Reply
Canadian Public Policy, 1995, 21, (1), 94-106
- 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)
- Victimization, Rent-Seeking and Just Compensation
Public Choice, 1995, 83, (1-2), 1-20 View citations (1)
1994
- INCOME AND THE HAMILTONIAN1
Review of Income and Wealth, 1994, 40, (2), 123-141
- 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
- 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)
- Europe
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1992, 524, (1), 203-205
1991
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- Theft as a Paradigm for Departures from Efficiency
Oxford Economic Papers, 1987, 39, (2), 235-52 View citations (26)
1986
- Police, Punishment, and Public Goods
Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1986, 41, (1), 96-115 View citations (2)
- 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
- 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)
- An elephantine theory of depressions
Journal of Macroeconomics, 1984, 6, (4), 477-480
1980
- 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)
- 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)
- The Welfare Basis of Real Income Comparisons: A Comment
Journal of Economic Literature, 1980, 18, (4), 1544-47 View citations (1)
1978
- The English Response to the Prospect of the Separation of Quebec
Canadian Public Policy, 1978, 4, (1), 57-70
1977
- 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)
- The economics of tax incentives to encourage investment in less developed countries
Journal of Development Economics, 1977, 4, (2), 119-148 View citations (3)
- 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
- THE MEASUREMENT OF REAL INCOME
Review of Income and Wealth, 1976, 22, (4), 305-329 View citations (1)
1975
- Some Questions About the Regional Development Incentives Act
Canadian Public Policy, 1975, 1, (4), 557-575 View citations (5)
1974
- 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
- 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
- The Effects of Distribution Cost on Elasticities of Demand and Supply
Canadian Journal of Economics, 1970, 3, (3), 432-47
1969
- On the Social Rate of Discount: Comment
American Economic Review, 1969, 59, (5), 925-29 View citations (8)
1965
- THE DERIVATION OF DEMAND CURVES FROM INDIFFERENCE CURVES
Oxford Economic Papers, 1965, 17, (1), 24-46 View citations (1)
- Traditional Capital Theory
The Review of Economic Studies, 1965, 32, (2), 169-186
1961
- THE DEBT‐EQUITY RATIO
Journal of Finance, 1961, 16, (1), 103-104
Books
1994
- NationAl accounting and economic theory: The Collected Papers of Dan Usher, vol Two volume set
Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (1)
1980
- The Measurement of Capital
NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (66)
Edited books
1980
- The Measurement of Capital
National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (194)
Chapters
1990
- 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
- Introduction to "The Measurement of Capital"
A chapter in The Measurement of Capital, 1980, pp 1-22 View citations (4)
1976
- Measuring Real Consumption from Quantity Data, Canada 1935-1968
A chapter in Household Production and Consumption, 1976, pp 585-647
1973
- 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)
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