Public Choice

1966 - 2025

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Volume 204, issue 3, 2025

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

Alex 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 Kumar Jha, Swarup Joshi and Sujana Kabiraj

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

Dario Debowicz, Alex Dickson, Ian A. MacKenzie and Petros G. 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 E. Payne, James W. Saunoris, Saban Nazlioglu and Russell S. Sobel

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

James E. 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

Volume 203, issue 3, 2025

Were COVID-19 lockdowns worth it? A meta-analysis pp. 337-367

Jonas Herby, Lars Jonung and Steve H. Hanke

Protecting Postville? The impact of deportation and immigration on crime pp. 369-396

Joshua K. Bedi, Shaomeng Jia and Claudia Williamson Kramer

Usury enforcement as an alternative to capital taxation in pre-modern states pp. 397-422

Joshua Hendrickson

Does more democracy encourage individualism?: evidence from women’s suffrage in the US pp. 423-444

Yeonha Jung

How good is a group decision? pp. 445-464

Ye Lu, Miao Song and Xiaoling Zhong

Pious people, patronage jobs, and the labor market: Turkey under Erdoğan’s AKP pp. 465-491

Cem Oyvat, Hasan Tekgüç and Alper H. Yagci

The implementability of liberalism pp. 493-501

Héctor Hermida-Rivera

Is country leaders’ education relevant for policy making? The case of the Covid-19 pandemic pp. 503-522

Stefan Bruckmeyer

Partisanship, political alignment, and charitable donations pp. 523-538

Bouke Klein Teeselink and Georgios Melios

From financial development to informality: a causal link pp. 539-572

Salvatore Capasso, Franziska Ohnsorge and Shu Yu

Political central bank coverage pp. 573-647

Hugo Oriola and Matthieu Picault

Increasing support for economic freedom: responses in a representative sample of US adults pp. 649-663

Michael D. Krouse and Paul J. Zak

Adam Lovett: Democratic failures and the ethics of democracy pp. 665-668

Brian Kogelmann

Joseph E. Stiglitz, The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society. New York, NY: Norton, 2024. 356 pages. USD 29.99 (hardback) pp. 669-671

Peter J. Boettke

Volume 203, issue 1, 2025

Editorial announcement pp. 1-1

Peter T. Leeson

Till We Have Red Faces: Drinking to Signal Trustworthiness in Contemporary China pp. 3-22

Wanlin Lin, Siqin Kang, Jiangnan Zhu and Li Ding

Equilibrium responses to price controls: a supply-chain approach pp. 23-52

Casey B. Mulligan

Demonstrated risk preferences and COVID-19 regulations in the United States pp. 53-75

Peter Anderson

State antiquity and economic progress: cause or consequence? pp. 77-103

M. Scott King and Claudia Kramer

Fiscal illusion at the individual level pp. 105-137

Kaetana Numa

When Goliath sells to David: explaining price gouging perceptions through power pp. 139-155

Johanna Jauernig, Matthias Uhl and Ingo Pies

Mayoral partisanship and municipal fiscal health pp. 157-181

Benedict S. Jimenez, Laiyang Ke and Minji Hong

Persuasion and gender: experimental evidence from two political campaigns pp. 183-204

Vincenzo Galasso and Tommaso Nannicini

The political economy of environmental legislation: evidence from the British Parliament pp. 205-235

Morakinyo O. Adetutu

Appealing, threatening or nudging? Assessing various communication strategies to promote tax compliance pp. 237-275

Andris Saulitis and Philipp Chapkovski

The inefficacy of land titling programs: homesteading in Haiti, 1933–1950 pp. 277-303

Craig Palsson and Seth Porter

Government incentives and firm location choices pp. 305-331

Donghyuk Kim and Byoungmin Yu

Samuel Gregg, The next American Economy: Nation, State, and markets in an Uncertain World. New York, NY: Encounter Books, 2022. Xvi + 335 pages. USD 22.49 (hardcover) pp. 333-335

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