Rational Irrationality and the Microfoundations of Political Failure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10930231 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bryan Caplan (George Mason University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 311-331 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Choice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5829 • E-ISSN: 1573-7101 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1023/a:1010311704540 |
| OpenAlex | W1608890413 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 42 |
Bureaucracy · Economics · Empirical evidence · Epistemology · Irrationality · Knesset · Law and economics · Macroeconomics · Mathematical economics · Microeconomics · Mistake · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public choice · Public economics · Public finance · Rationality · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Law · Philosophy · Taxation and Compliance Studies
Shall We Vote on Values, But Bet on Beliefs
Policy Challenges and Political Responses
Expressive and Instrumental Voting
The persistence of political myths and ideologies
The exchange theory of web3 governance
Information and political failures
Crisis and belief
Making executive politics mutually productive and fair
Who Benefits from Economic Freedom? Unraveling the Effect of Economic Freedom on Subjective Well-Being
Behavioral symmetry with humanomics
An empirical examination of institutions and cross-country incarceration rates
Social segregation, misperceptions, and emergent cyclical choice patterns
Government growth in the twenty-first century
Government transparency and policymaking
Do the poor want to be regulated? Public opinion surveys on regulation in the United States, 1981–2002
Is the assumption of voters' rationality just a myth
Casus Belli
Systematically Biased Beliefs about Economics
Does ‘Civic Duty’ ‘Solve’ The Rational Choice Voter Turnout Puzzle
Altruism, Righteousness, and Myopia
The Logic of Collective Belief
Rational Irrationality and Group Size
Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory
Democracy and Decision
Takings
The Political Economy of Dictatorship
The Rational Public
Rent Seeking
Central Bank Independence and Macroeconomic Performance
The Optimal Degree of Commitment to an Intermediate Monetary Target
Deviations From Constituent Interests
Black hole tariffs and endogenous policy theory
An economic theory of democracy
The Rise and Decline of Nations
The Political Economy of the Rent-Seeking Society
The Political Economy of Rent-Seeking
The Logic of Collective Action
Legislator voting and shirking
Does political reform increase wealth
Availability Cascades and Risk Regulation
Takings
The Logic of Bureaucratic Conduct
On the Form of Transfers to Special Interests
The Political Economy of Benefits and Costs
Why Democracies Produce Efficient Results
Crime and Punishment
The Logic of Bureaucratic Conduct
The Logic of Collective Belief
Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government
Flagellating the federal bureaucracy
| Citations per year | 0.92 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |