Roger D. Congleton Truist Professor of Economics West Virginia University (2011-present)Constitutional Political Economy
(2013-present)
Forthcoming, 2024, and 2023
Publications
[Links to published versions are
provided by the page numbers, links to pre-published versions are provided by the
titles.]
Rent
Seeking in Constitutional Context: Linkages and
Constraints. Constitutional Political Economy
(forthcoming)
"The
Median Voter Model ," Encyclopedia of Public
Choice (C. Bjornskov and J. A. Pin, Eds) (Edward
Elgar, forthcoming)
Optimal
Taxation for Democracies with Less than Perfect Voters:
A Public Choice Perspective . Kyklos (2024)
77: 3-21. [open access] "Public
Choice and Good Governance ," Encyclopedia of
Public Choice (C. Bjornskov and J. A. Pin, Eds)
(Edward Elgar, forthcoming)
Grounding
Multidisciplinary Public Policy Analysis in
Methodological Individualism:With an Illustrating Study
of the Economic and Political Effects of Variations in a
Nation’s Average Work Ethic . International
Journal of Economic Policy Studies (2023)
17: 351-83 )."Federalism
and Tax-Financed Healthcare, Economic Advantages,
Dilemmas and Solutions ," Handbook of the
Political Economy of Healthcare Systems (J
Costa-Font, Turati, G., and A. Batinti, Eds) Edward Elgar
(2023):.57-69 .
Federalism and Pandemic Policies:
Variety Is the Spice of Life . Public Choice (2023)
195: 73-100 . Basic
Properties of a Simplified Oxford Model of Covid
Transmission : Simulations, Conclusions, and
Comments on the Corona Virus (An Excel File, updated
May 2021, can be reparameterized by downloading it).
Recently Published
(2016-22)
Book. Solving
Social Dilemmas: Ethics, Politics, and Prosperity Prepublication
Preface ). Link to Tridimas
Review , Munger
Review, Haliday
Review (EC and Phil)
Behavioral
Economics and the Virginia School of Political Economy:
Overlaps and Complementarities ." Public Choice
(2022 ) 191: 387-404 . Readership and Citations as
Alternative Measures of Impact (w. A. Cardazzi and
A. Marsella) Constitutional Political Economy
(2022) 33: 100-14 .
Ethics and Good Governance , Public
Choice (2020) 184:
379-98 .
Governance by True Believers:
Supreme Duties with and without Totalitarianism ,
Constitutional Political Economy (2020) 31(1): 111-141.
The Institutions of International
Treaty Organizations as Evidence for Social Contract
Theory , European Journal of
Political Economy (2020) 63: 101891.
"On the Stability of U.S.
Politics: Post-Sample Forecasts and Refinements of the
Congleton-Shughart Models of Social Security and
Medicare Benefit Levels ." Public Choice
(2020) 183: 101-132.
"Fiscal Bargaining and the
Implicit Fiscal Constitutions of Liberal Democracies: A
Public Choice Perspective ," Public Policy Review ,
(2019) 15 (2): 175-198.
"Toward a Rule-Based Model of
Human Choice: On the Nature of Homo
Constitutionalus , " in R. E. Wagner
(Ed.) James
M. Buchanan: A Theorist of Political Economy and
Social Philosophy . Volume III of the series
Remaking Economics: Eminent Post-War Economists. New
York: Palgrave Macmillan.(2019):
769-805 .
"On
the Emergence of a Classic Work: A Short History of the
Impact of Gordon Tullock's Welfare Costs of Tariffs,
Monopolies, and Theft ," Public Choice
(2019)
181 (1-2):
5-12 .
On the
Evolution of Organizational Governance ,” in Understanding
Economic Change: Advances in Evolutionary Economics
"A Test of the
Institutionally-Induced Equilibrium Hypothesis: On the
Limited Fiscal Impact of Two Celebrity Governors ,"
(with Y. Zhou) Economics of Governance (2019)
20(2): 103-128 .
"On the Political Economy of
Privacy in Communities that Include both Friends and
Foes ," Journal of Public Fi nance and
Public Choice (2018 )
33: 127-44 .
Book: Oxford Handbook of Public
Choice (Volume
1 , Volume
2 ) (Coedited with. B. Grofman and S. Voigt) Oxford
University Press (Fall
2018 )
Link to Prepublication Preface
Link to Prepublication Chapter 1 (rationality and
politics) Link
to Prepublication Chapter 27 (rent creation and
extraction)
"On the Codetermination of
Tax-Financed Medical R&D and Healthcare
Expenditures: Models and Evidence ," (with A.
Batinti) European Journal of Political Economy (2018 )
54: 175-88 .
“ Buchanan
on
Ethics and Self-Interest in Politics: A Contradiction
or Reconciliation?
,” in: Buchanan’s
Tensions: Reexamining the Political Economy and
Philosophy of James M. Buchanan
Intellectual
Foundations of Public Choice, the Forest from the Trees ,"
Public Choice (2018 )
175: 229-44 . "Parliaments as
Governmental Institutions ," Oxford
Research Encyclopedia of Politics (2018 ).
"A Short History of Constitutional
Liberalism in America ," Constitutional Political
Economy (2018 )
29: 137-170 .
"Constitutional
Bargaining
and the Quality of Contemporary African Institutions: A
Test of the Incremental Reform Hypothesis" ( with DW
Yoo) Journal of Institutional Economics (2018) 14:
233-58 .
The
Electoral Politics and Evolution of Complex Healthcare
Systems. (with A. Batinti and R. Pietrantonio), Kyklos
(2017 )
70 (4): 483-510.
“Robert
Tollison and the Economics of Politics ,” Public
Choice (2017 )
171: 23-28 . Gordon
Tullock’s Implicit Analytical History of Government ,”
Constitutional Political Economy (2016 )
27: 179-193 .
Other Publications
while at WVU (2011-15)
For a Complete List of Books,
Journal Articles,
Book Chapters, Book Reviews, and Presentations,
"The
Logic of Collective Action and Beyond ," Public
Choice (2015 )
164: 217-34 .
Japanese Translation of Perfecting
Parliament
“Thanks to
Gordon Tullock ,” Public Choice (2015 )
162:229-33 .
Book : Companion
to the Political Economy of Rent Seeking
(Edited with A. L. Hillman) Edgar Elgar (2015). [Front
Matter/Preface .]
Asymmetric
Federalism:
Constitutional and Fiscal Exchange, and the Political
Economy of Decentralization ,. in Ahmad, S. E. and
Brosio, G.
Handbook for
Multilevel Finance , Cheltenham: Edgar Elgar
(2015, Ch. 6).
“The
Nature of Rent Seeking ,” in A
Companion to the Political Economy of Rent Seeking 2015,
ch. 1 ).
“Risk,
Uncertainty, and Constitutional Design ,” Behind
a Veil of Ignorance? Power and Uncertainty in
Constitutional Design . L. M. Imbeau and S. Jacob
(eds) Edward Elgar (2015, Forward).
."Rent
Seeking
and Organizational Governance:Limiting Losses from
Intra-Organizational Conflict , " Companion
to the Political Economy of Rent Seeking
(Edited with A. L. Hillman) Edgar Elgar (2015,
ch.27 ).
The
Contractarian
Constitutional Political Economy of James Buchanan .
Constitutional Political Economy (2014) 25: 39-67 ." Coercion,
Taxation,
and Voluntary Association ," in Coercion and
Social Welfare in Public Finance
On
the Inevitability of Divided Government and
Improbability of a Complete Separation of Powers . Constitutional Political
Economy (2013) 24: 177-98 .
On Some
Neglected, But Profound, Contributions of Gordon Tullock ,"
in D. Lee (ed.) The
Origins
of Public Choice: The Legacy of Buchanan and Tullock .
Hieldelberg: Springer (2013, ch. 3).
Is
It All about Competence? The Human Capital of U.S.
Presidents and Economic Performance . (with
Jongjing Zhang) Constitutional
Political Economy (2013) 24: 108-24 .
" Public
Choice
and the Modern Welfare State ," (with A.
Batinti, F. Bose, Y. Kim, and R. Pietrantonio) in in
Shughart, W. F., L. Razzolini and M. Reksulak (Eds) Elgar Companion
to Public Choice , Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. (2013, ch. 22).
"Early
Spanish Liberalism and the Constitutional Political
Economy, the Cadiz Constitution of 1812," in
Cabrillo, F, and Puchades-Navarro M. A. (Eds) Constitutonal
Economics
and Public Institutions , Cheltenham: Edward Elgar
Publishing (2013, Ch. 4)."Growing up with the
Calculus of Consent ," Public Choice 152 (2012): 273-78 .
"On
the
Political Economy and Limits of Crisis Insurance: the
Case of the 2008–11
Bailouts ." Public
Choice 150 (2012): 399-423 .
"The
Constitutional Political Economy of Gordon Tullock ,"
Public Choice 152
(2012): 131-46 .
"Rent
Extraction,
Liberalism, and Economic Development ," in Institutions and National
Competitiveness . (Y. B. Choi Ed.). London:
Rutledge (2011, ch. 4).
"Why
Local
Governments Do Not Maximize Profits: On the Value
Added by the Representative Institutions of Town and
City Governance ," Public Choice 149 (2011): 187-201 . Book. Perfecting Parliament:
Constitutional Reform, Liberalism, and the Rise of Western
Democracy Link
to
introduction ] [Blurb and book at Amazon ]
[Link to Tridimas
Review
in EJPE ]
[Link
to Strom Review in PoP ]
Other Fairly Recent
Publications
For a Complete List of Books,
Journal Articles,
Book Chapters, Book Reviews, and Presentations,
" The Rise of
the Modern Welfare State, Ideology, Institutions, and
Income Security: Analysis and Evidence ," (with F.
Bose) Public Choice
144 (2010): 535-55 ."The Political Economy of
the Financial Crisis of 2008," Lessons from the Financial
Crisis
"Efficient
Mercantilism?
Revenue-Maximizing Monopolization Policies as Ramsey
Taxation " (with Sanghack Lee) European Journal of
Political Economy 25 (2009): 102-14 .On
the
Political Economy of the Financial Crisis and Bailout of
2008-09 . Public
Choice 140 (2009): 287-317 .
"On
the
Distributional Effects of Political Decision Making, An
Overview and Synthesis of Public Choice Research ," International Journal of
Economic Policy Studies 3 (2008): 1-30. (Lead
Article)
Book: 40 Years of Rent Seeking
Research
"America’s Neglected Debt to the
Dutch, An Institutional Perspective ," Constitutional
Political Economy 19 (2008): 35-60 .
“The
Moral Voter Hypothesis: Economic and Normative Aspects
of Public Policy Formation within Democracies,” Journal of Public Finance
and Public Choice 25 (2007): 3-30. (Published in
2008)
"Informational Limits
to Democratic Public Policy: The Jury Theorem,
Yardstick Competition, and Ignorance ," Public Choice 132
(2007): 333-352 .
"On
the Feasibility of a Liberal Welfare State: Agency and
Exit Costs in Income Security Clubs ," Constitutional Political
Economy 18 (2007):
145-159 . (Lead Article)
"From
Royal
to Parliamentary Rule without Revolution, the Economics
of Constitutional Exchange within Divided Governments ,"
European Journal of
Political Economy 23 (2007): 261-284 .
(Lead Article)
Review
of Understanding Institutional Diversity by Elinor Ostrom.
Public Choice 132 (2007): 509-11 .
"Constitutional
Exchange
in Japan: from Shogunate to Parliamentary Democracy ,"
Public Choice Studies 47 (2006): 5-29.
Book : Democratic
Constitutional
Design and Public Policy, Analysis and Evidence
"International Public Goods and
Agency Problems in Treaty Organizations ," Review of International
Organizations 1 (2006): 319-336 .
(Lead Article)
Links to Preface and
Table of Contents , Introduction
and Overview, Chapter 1 Unbiased
Bicameralism,
Chapter 6 , Amendment
Procedures,
Chapter 12 .
"The
Story of Katrina: New Orleans and the Political Economy
of Catastrophe ," Public
Choice 127 (2006): 5-30 .
"Asymmetric
Federalism and the Political Economy of Decentralization ,"
Handbook of Fiscal
Federalism. E. Ahmad and G. Brosio, Eds., Edgar
Elgar Publishers, Ltd. (2006): 131-153.
"Toward
a Political Economy of Crisis Management: Rational
Choice, Ignorance, and Haste in Political Decision
Making ," Dynamics
of Intervention , Advances in Austrian Economics , vol 8.
(2005): 183-204.
"The
Globalization of Politics: Rational Choice and the
Internationalization of Public Policy ," Civilization 10
(2006): 35-45.
"Mutual
Advantages of Coercion and Exit within Private Clubs and
Treaty Organizations: Toward a Logic of Voluntary
Association ," Revista de Political Economy
(2004): 49-78. (Published in 2005)
"Social
Science and History: How Predictable is Political
Behavior? " in Understanding
Change: Economics, Natural and Social Sciences in
Dialogue
The
Political Economy of Gordon Tullock ," Public
Choice 121 (2004): 213-38 .Toward a
Political Economy of Crisis Management: Rational Choice,
Ignorance, and Haste in Political Decision Making ,"
Public Choice Studies 43 (2004): 5-16.
(Published in Japanese
as lead article.)
"Economic
Development and Democracy, Does Industrialization Lead
to Universal Suffrage? " Homo Economicus 21
(2004): 283-311.
Chinese
Translation of Politics by Principle, Not Interest: Towards
Nondiscriminatory Democracy . (with James M.
Buchanan) Beijing (2004) ISBN 7801901630.
"Economic
and
Cultural Prerequisites for Democracy " in Rational
Foundations
of Democratic Politics
Book:
Improving Democracy through Constitutional Reform:
Some Swedish Lessons .English
Preface .)
"On
the Merits of Bicameral Legislatures: Policy
Predictability within Partisan Polities ," Year
Book of New Political Economy Vol. 22. M. J.
Holler, H. Kliemt, D. Schmidtchen, and M. E. Streit. Eds.,
Tübingen, Germany: Mohr Siebeck. (2003): 29-54.
Swedish Translation ofImproving Democracy ,
Att
Förbättra Demokratin was published by SNS Forlag,
2002. See the comments
by
Speaker Sydow of the Riksdag about the Swedish
version of the book, in English.)
"The
Future of Public Choice," Public Choice
Studies 40 (2003): 5-23. (Published in
English, Lead Article)
Entries for The Encyclopedia of Public Choice ,
C. K. Rowley and F. Schneider, Ed.s Kluwer Academic Press
(2003).
The
Median
Voter Model Rent
Seeking and Political Institutions Generality
and the Efficiency of Government Environmental
Politics
and
Economic Development
"A Theory
of Menu Federalism: Decentralization by Political
Agreement ," (with Andreas Kyriacou and Jordi
Bacaria) Constitutional Political Economy 14
(2003): 167-90 .
(Lead article)
"Agency
Problems and the Allocation of International
Environmental Grants: the Return to Rio ," Economia
Delle Scelte Pubbliche (2002/3): 125-146.
"Tax-Base
Enforcement
and
Leviathan: On the Allocation of Tax Enforcement Effort,"
Public Finance Review 30 (2002): 456-476 .Japanese Translation of Economic Analysis of Rent
Seeking
(Edited, with R. D. Tollison) published in Japanese as the
Economics of Rent
Seeking
"Buchanan
and
the Virginia School ," in Method and Morals in
Constitutional Economics. Essays in Honor of James M.
Buchanan. Berlin: Springer Verlag. (2002): 23-38.
"Terrorism,
Interest
Group
Politics, and Public Policy: Curtailing Criminal Modes
of Political Speech" (prepublication/final
copy) Independent
Review
"On
the Durability of King and Council: The Continuum
Between Dictatorship and Democracy," Constitutional
Political Economy 12 (2001): 193-215. "The
Politics
of
Government Growth ," in Shughart, W. F. and Razzolini
L. Elgar Companion to Public Choice , Edward Elgar
Publishers, Ltd. (2001): 457-478.
"Help,
Harm or Avoid: On the Personal Advantage of Dispositions
to Cooperate and Punish in Multilateral PD Games with
Exit ," (with V. Vanberg) Journal of
Economic Behavior and Organization 44 (2001): 145-167 .
"Governing
the
Global Environmental Commons: The Political Economy of
International Environmental Treaties and Institutions ,"
in Schulze, G. G. and Ursprung, H. W. Eds. Globalization
and
the Environment
"Rational
Ignorance and Rationally Biased Expectations: The
Discrete Informational Foundations of Fiscal Illusion,"
Public Choice 107 (2001):
35-64 ."In
Defense of Ignorance ," Eastern Economic Journal
27 (2001): 391-408.
"A
Political Efficiency Case for Federalism in
Multinational States: Controlling Ethnic Rent-Seeking,"
Galeotti, G. Slamon, P. and Wintrobe, R. (Eds.) Competition
and Structure: The Political Economy of Collective
Decisions: Essays in Honor of Albert Breton . New
York: Cambridge University Press (2000): 365-397.