Public Choice

1966 - 2025

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Volume 205, issue 3, 2025

The Russian–Ukrainian war: introduction to the symposium pp. 331-336

Leonid Krasnozhon

Interstate conflicts with multiple fronts pp. 337-361

Sang Hoo Bae and Leonid Krasnozhon

The Minsk Game pp. 363-386

Jesse Driscoll and Dominique Arel

Winners and losers of a Russian oil-export restriction pp. 387-417

Johan Gars, Daniel Spiro and Henrik Wachtmeister

Public choice and national defense: lessons for the Russian–Ukrainian war pp. 419-441

Nathan P. Goodman, Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, Ilia Murtazashvili and Ali Palida

Research productivity during the Russian war in Ukraine pp. 443-467

Alessandra Guariglia, Alex Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy, Oleksandr Talavera and Olha Zadorozhna

Institutionally constrained drone adoption pp. 469-489

Garrett R. Wood

Good Czar, bad boyars: the political economy of Russian war propaganda pp. 491-512

Konstantin Zhukov

Bespoke science: the use of ad hoc scientific advisory committees in the Covid-19 pandemic pp. 513-536

Roger Koppl, Kira Pronin, Nick Cowen, Marta Podemska-Mikluch and Pablo Paniagua

Political competition and Chinese official data pp. 537-562

Chia-Yu Tsai

The Judiciary as a fiscal policy tool? Budget stress and judicial decision-making in Brazil pp. 563-588

Eduardo da Silva Mattos

The dynamics of political polarization and voting on economic issues: evidence from the Polish parliament, 2005–23 pp. 589-611

Jacek Lewkowicz, Michał Sękowski and Jan Fałkowski

Why so many representatives? Extending the cube root law to local assemblies pp. 613-632

Benoît Le Maux and Sonia Paty

Deregulation derailed: evidence from services markets liberalization in Croatia pp. 633-660

Peter Grajzl, Bruno Ćorić and Stjepan Srhoj

Volume 205, issue 1, 2025

Measuring constitutional loyalty pp. 1-18

Jerg Gutmann, Roee Sarel and Stefan Voigt

On the macroeconomic effects of fiscal reforms: fiscal rules and public expenditure efficiency pp. 19-47

Ablam Estel Apeti, Bao We Wal Bambe and Jean-Louis Combes

Testing Piketty’s hypothesis on the drivers of income inequality: evidence from panel VARs with heterogeneous dynamics pp. 49-77

Carlos Góes

Colonial rule and economic freedom pp. 79-104

João Pedro Bastos

Hidden ties: How kinship shapes the global shadow economy pp. 105-127

Shuyi Ding and Shuguang Jiang

The uneven impact of inequality on voter turnout in urban and rural Spain pp. 129-150

Juan Ignacio Martín-Legendre and Paolo Rungo

Unexpected politics: Do interest rates influence lobbying expenditure? pp. 151-182

Mitchell Harvey

Political growth collapses pp. 183-217

Francisco Rodríguez and Patrick Imam

When efficient help is perceived as greed: experimental evidence pp. 219-235

Andrej Angelovski, Werner Güth, Simón Lodato and Christos Mavridis

Estimating the trade-off between higher turnout and a more representative election result pp. 237-264

Harm Rienks, Maarten Allers and Richard Jong-A-Pin

Durable cultural values and ethical voting: evidence from the 2008 presidential election in New York State pp. 265-281

Marc Poitras

Do political elites capture crop insurance? Evidence from Indian agricultural households pp. 283-301

Debdatta Pal

The political economy of compulsory licensing: democracy and regulatory threat in public health pp. 303-325

Sojun Park

Jonathan K. Nelson and Richard J. Zeckhauser: Risks in renaissance art: production, purchase, and reception pp. 327-330

Clara E. Piano

Volume 204, issue 3, 2025

Pandemic preparation without romance: insights from public choice pp. 261-285

Alexander Tabarrok

Starving and deceiving: Are politicians with childhood famine exposure more honest? pp. 287-306

Shuo Chen, Xinyu Fan and Xuanyi Wang

The power of empirical evidence: assessing changes in public opinion on constitutional emergency provisions pp. 307-328

Masaki Iwasaki

Fifty-four thousand deaths, zero electoral impact pp. 329-354

Alper Demirdogen and Emine Olhan

Do racist attitudes and behaviors impede economic growth? Cross-national and regional evidence pp. 355-379

Chandan Jha, Swarup Joshi and Sujana Kabiraj

Income and the (eventual) rise of democracy pp. 381-424

Dario Debowicz, Alex Dickson, Ian MacKenzie and Petros Sekeris

Soft-power and pro-European bias in the UNESCO World Heritage List? A test based on ICOMOS experts’ evaluations of colonial sites pp. 425-456

Martina Dattilo, Fabio Padovano and Yvon Rocaboy

Effects of individual incentive reforms in the public sector: the case of teachers pp. 457-481

Pedro Martins and João Ferreira

Who benefits from appeals to vote? Evidence from a get-out-the-vote (GOTV) campaign in India pp. 483-527

Somdeep Chatterjee and Manhar Manchanda

What factors drive cross-country economic freedom convergence? pp. 529-559

James Payne, James W. Saunoris, Saban Nazlioglu and Russell S. Sobel

Correction to: What factors drive cross‑country economic freedom convergence? pp. 561-561

James Payne, James W. Saunoris, Saban Nazlioglu and Russell S. Sobel

Perceived job security and politicians’ legislative effort pp. 563-588

Michael Nower

Dan Greenwood, Effective Governance and the Political Economy of Coordination. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. ix + 306 pages. USD 59.99 (hardback) pp. 589-592

Jordan K. Lofthouse

Mahmoud Mohieldin, Hanan Amin-Salem, Amira El-Shal, and Eman Moustafa, The political economy of crisis management and reform in Egypt. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. Xiii + 167 pages. EUR 39.99 (hardcover) pp. 593-596

Fatih Kırşanlı

Volume 204, issue 1, 2025

Mixed electoral systems: an introduction to the special issue pp. 1-14

Jarosław Flis, Bernard Grofman and Marek M. Kaminski

Hybrid choice systems in small-n elections with sophisticated electorates pp. 15-30

Iain McLean

Voter disengagement and dissatisfaction under Japan’s mixed electoral system pp. 31-50

Ko Maeda

Parties’ and voters’ dilemmas under Italy’s new mixed electoral system pp. 51-74

Alessandro Chiaramonte and Aldo Paparo

The “hacking” of a mixed electoral system: a case study of Hungary pp. 75-99

Fanni Tanács-Mandák and Attila Horváth

The spectacular enlargement of the Bundestag and the long road to the 2023 German electoral law reform pp. 101-123

Joachim Behnke

The paradox of the mixed semi-compensatory system in South Korea: gaming the system or toeing the mark? pp. 125-142

Woojin Moon and Myung Chul Kim

How does the introduction of mixed electoral systems influence women’s representation in parliaments? pp. 143-168

John Högström

Constituency size and turnout in mixed electoral systems pp. 169-180

Alex Keena

The legacy of the past: pre-reform party competition and contamination of single-member districts in mixed electoral systems pp. 181-201

Dušan Vučićević

Risk diversification and vote decisions in mixed-member electoral systems pp. 203-219

Susumu Shikano and Erik S. Herron

The mixed local-proportional electoral system: balancing political interests and common good pp. 221-236

Jarosław Flis, Marek M. Kaminski and Jeremiasz Salamon

Cancellation of overhang seats: the price of unkept promises pp. 237-259

Jarosław Flis, Joachim Behnke, Katarzyna Lorenc and Jeremiasz Salamon