Michael D Makowsky
Biographic Data
| ID | 4223546 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael D Makowsky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael D |
| FAMILY NAME | Makowsky |
| SIGNATURE | MAKOWSKY M D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Walker (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5558-0490 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Labor market monopsony and local clubs
Local Government Dependence on Criminal Justice Revenue and Emerging Constraints
Revenue generated through the criminal justice system has become a key component of local government budgets across the United States. Although numerous restrictions exist to constrain traditional sources of revenue, only recently have legislators introduced checks on the fiscal profitability of fines, fees, forfeitures, and asset seizures. Left unrestricted, fiscal incentives have demonstrably manifested in the enforcement patterns and discretio…
Politics, unemployment, and the enforcement of immigration law
Education, Intelligence, and Attitude Extremity
Journal Article Education, Intelligence, and Attitude Extremity Get access Michael D. Makowsky, Michael D. Makowsky * M ichael D. M akowsky is an assistant professor in the Center for Advanced Modeling in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. S tephen C. M iller is an associate professor of economics in the College of Business at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA. The authors wish to t…
An Agent‐Based Model of Centralized Institutions, Social Network Technology, and Revolution
A theory of liberal churches
From scholarly idea to budgetary institution
Accidental Atheists? Agent-Based Explanations for the Persistence of Religious Regionalism
This article outlines a new approach to the study of religious commitment. Starting with a variant on Schelling's classic model of mobility and segregation, we develop a multi-agent religion simulation (MARS) that incorporates insights from theories of religious choice, social influence, and preference formation. Compared to standard statistical methods, MARS does a better job of linking individual choices and collective outcomes. In particular, …
The Discovery of Society
Accidental Atheists? Agent-Based Explanations for the Persistence of Religious Regionalism
This article outlines a new approach to the study of religious commitment. Starting with a variant on Schelling's classic model of mobility and segregation, we develop a multi-agent religion simulation (MARS) that incorporates insights from theories of religious choice, social influence, and preference formation. Compared to standard statistical methods, MARS does a better job of linking individual choices and collective outcomes. In particular, …
Education, Intelligence, and Attitude Extremity
Journal Article Education, Intelligence, and Attitude Extremity Get access Michael D. Makowsky, Michael D. Makowsky * M ichael D. M akowsky is an assistant professor in the Center for Advanced Modeling in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. S tephen C. M iller is an associate professor of economics in the College of Business at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA. The authors wish to t…
Local Government Dependence on Criminal Justice Revenue and Emerging Constraints
Revenue generated through the criminal justice system has become a key component of local government budgets across the United States. Although numerous restrictions exist to constrain traditional sources of revenue, only recently have legislators introduced checks on the fiscal profitability of fines, fees, forfeitures, and asset seizures. Left unrestricted, fiscal incentives have demonstrably manifested in the enforcement patterns and discretio…
Politics, unemployment, and the enforcement of immigration law
A theory of liberal churches
The Discovery of Society
Accidental Atheists? Agent-Based Explanations for the Persistence of Religious Regionalism
This article outlines a new approach to the study of religious commitment. Starting with a variant on Schelling's classic model of mobility and segregation, we develop a multi-agent religion simulation (MARS) that incorporates insights from theories of religious choice, social influence, and preference formation. Compared to standard statistical methods, MARS does a better job of linking individual choices and collective outcomes. In particular, …
From scholarly idea to budgetary institution
A theory of liberal churches
An Agent‐Based Model of Centralized Institutions, Social Network Technology, and Revolution
Politics, unemployment, and the enforcement of immigration law
Education, Intelligence, and Attitude Extremity
Journal Article Education, Intelligence, and Attitude Extremity Get access Michael D. Makowsky, Michael D. Makowsky * M ichael D. M akowsky is an assistant professor in the Center for Advanced Modeling in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. S tephen C. M iller is an associate professor of economics in the College of Business at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA. The authors wish to t…
Local Government Dependence on Criminal Justice Revenue and Emerging Constraints
Revenue generated through the criminal justice system has become a key component of local government budgets across the United States. Although numerous restrictions exist to constrain traditional sources of revenue, only recently have legislators introduced checks on the fiscal profitability of fines, fees, forfeitures, and asset seizures. Left unrestricted, fiscal incentives have demonstrably manifested in the enforcement patterns and discretio…
Labor market monopsony and local clubs
Economics (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Incentive (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Enforcement (2 works)