Details about Ronald Wintrobe

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Department of Economics, University of Western Ontario, (more information at EDIRC) Political Economy Research Group (PERG), Department of Economics, University of Western Ontario, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2013

1. The Dictatorship of the Popes
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article The Dictatorship of the Popes, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (4) (2013)
2. The Logic of the North Korean Dictatorship
   NEPS Working Papers, Network of European Peace Scientists

2012

3. Theocracy is just another Form of Dictatorship: Theory and Evidence from the Papal Regimes
   Economics Working Paper Archive (University of Rennes & University of Caen), Center for Research in Economics and Management (CREM), University of Rennes, University of Caen and CNRS View citations (1)

2007

4. The Economics of Transparency in Politics
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (6)

2006

5. Extremism, Suicide Terror, and Authoritarism
   ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research View citations (17)

2004

6. Rational extremism: the calculus of discontent
   ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research

2003

7. Rational Foundations of Democratic Politics
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (18)
8. The Canadian Dictatorship
   University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute

2002

9. Political Extremism and Rationality
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (16)

2001

10. Tax Evasion and Trust
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (13)

2000

11. Competition and Structure: The Political Economy of Collective Decisions
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (22)

1999

12. Slobodan Milosevic and the Fire of Nationalism
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Slobodan Milosevic and the Fire of Nationalism, World Economics, World Economics, 1 Ivory Square, Plantation Wharf, London, United Kingdom, SW11 3UE (2002) View citations (1) (2002)

1998

13. Privatization, the Market for Corporate Control, and Capital Flight from Russia
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (2)

1997

14. Understanding Democracy: Economic and Political Perspectives
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (10)

1995

15. Nationalism and Rationality
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (23)

1993

16. Preferences and Democracy
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (14)
17. Social Efficiency Models of Wages and Efficiency Wages
    Working Papers, Queen's at Kingston - School of Policy Studies

1991

18. The Competitive State
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (18)

1978

19. A Theory of Development Controls in a "Small" City
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics
20. Central Bank Laws and Monetary Policies: A Preliminary Investigation
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (34)
21. Unanticipated Money, Output, and Prices in the Small Economy
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics

1977

22. On Azariadis: 'Implicit Contract and Underemployment Equilibria' - A Criticial Re-examination
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2019

1. Adam Smith and the Buddha
   Rationality and Society, 2019, 31, (1), 3-39

2018

2. An economic theory of a hybrid (competitive authoritarian or illiberal) regime
   Public Choice, 2018, 177, (3), 217-233 View citations (6)

2013

3. North Korea as a Military Dictatorship
   Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, 2013, 19, (3), 459-471 View citations (5)
4. The Dictatorship of the Popes
   Kyklos, 2013, 66, (3), 365-377 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Dictatorship of the Popes, Post-Print (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2012

5. Autocracy and coups d’etat
   Public Choice, 2012, 152, (1), 115-130 View citations (13)

2006

6. Extremism, suicide terror, and authoritarianism
   Public Choice, 2006, 128, (1), 169-195 View citations (26)

2004

7. The Rationale of Revolutions
   Homo Oeconomicus, 2004, 21, 171-196 View citations (2)

2002

8. Slobodan Milosevic and the Fire of Nationalism
   World Economics, 2002, 3, (3), 1-26 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Slobodan Milosevic and the Fire of Nationalism, University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series (1999) (1999)

2001

9. How to understand, and deal with dictatorship: an economist's view
   Economics of Governance, 2001, 2, (1), 35-58 View citations (30)
   Also in Economics of Governance, 2001, 3, (1), 35-58 (2001) View citations (22)

1995

10. The political economy of inaction
    Journal of Public Economics, 1995, 56, (3), 329-353 View citations (37)

1993

11. The decline of organizations and the rise of administrators: Parkinson's Law in theory and practice
    Journal of Public Economics, 1993, 51, (3), 309-327 View citations (4)

1992

12. Freedom of speech vs. efficient regulation in markets for ideas
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1992, 17, (2), 217-239 View citations (3)

1990

13. The Tinpot and the Totalitarian: An Economic Theory of Dictatorship
    American Political Science Review, 1990, 84, (3), 849-872 View citations (128)

1988

14. The modern corporation: Profits, power, growth and performance: Dennis C. Mueller (University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1986) pp. xxii + 327, $32.50
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1988, 9, (4), 419-422

1987

15. Competitive federalism and bureaucratic power
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1987, 3, (1-2), 9-31 View citations (5)
16. Foreword
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1987, 3, (1-2), 7-8
17. The Market for Corporate Control and the Market for Political Control
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1987, 3, (2), 435-48 View citations (11)

1986

18. Organizational Structure and Productivity
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (3), 530-38 View citations (27)
19. The Bureaucracy of Murder Revisited
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (5), 905-26 View citations (11)

1983

20. Taxing Altruism
    Economic Inquiry, 1983, 21, (2), 255-70 View citations (1)

1982

21. The Optimal Level of Bureaucratization within a Firm
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1982, 15, (4), 649-68 View citations (1)

1981

22. It pays to do good, but not to do more good than it pays: A note on the survival of altruism
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1981, 2, (3), 201-213 View citations (6)
23. Reply to Hirshleifer
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1981, 2, (4), 389-390

1978

24. A Theory of 'Moral' Suasion
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1978, 11, (2), 210-19 View citations (8)

1975

25. The Equilibrium Size of a Budget-maximizing Bureau: A Note on Niskanen's Theory of Bureaucracy
    Journal of Political Economy, 1975, 83, (1), 195-207 View citations (54)

Books

2012

1. Rational Extremism
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2006) View citations (13)

2008

2. The Logic of Bureaucratic Conduct
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (1)

2000

3. The Political Economy of Dictatorship
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (51)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (1998) View citations (323)

Edited books

2010

1. Nationalism and Rationality
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
2. Political Extremism and Rationality
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
3. Rational Foundations of Democratic Politics
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

2008

4. Competition and Structure
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
5. Understanding Democracy
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

2002

6. Political Extremism and Rationality
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (15)

2000

7. Competition and Structure
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (33)

1997

8. Understanding Democracy
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

1996

9. Nationalism and Rationality
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (1)