Public Choice: Why Politicians Don’t Cut Spending

Posted: May 1, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Public Choice | Leave a comment »

http://www.learnliberty.org/content/public-choice-why-politicians-dont-cut-spending?fb_ref=.T5-DHAFcjDQ.like&fb_source=home_oneline

People Aren’t Smart Enough for Democracy

Posted: March 2, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Public Choice, Uncategorized, Voting | Leave a comment »

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People Aren’t Smart Enough for Democracy

 

K Street Dems warn clients on donations to GOP – POLITICO.com

Posted: March 2, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Politicians, Public Choice, Uncategorized | Leave a comment »

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73479.html

 

The Control of Politicians in Normal Times and Times of Crisis: Wealth Accumulation by U.S. Congressmen, 1850-1880 — by Pablo Querubin, James M. Snyder, Jr.

Posted: December 5, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Public Choice, Uncategorized | Leave a comment »

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The Control of Politicians in Normal Times and Times of Crisis: Wealth Accumulation by U.S. Congressmen, 1850-1880 — by Pablo Querubin, James M. Snyder, Jr.

 

Group Size and Incentives to Contribute: A Natural Experiment at Chinese Wikipedia

Posted: June 29, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Public Choice | Leave a comment »

http://www.aeaweb.org/articles.php?doi=10.1257/aer.101.4.1601

Taming Leviathan

Posted: March 25, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Government, Public Choice | Leave a comment »

http://www.economist.com/node/18359896

Earmark Reform?

Posted: June 28, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Earmarks, Public Choice, Stimulus | Leave a comment »

“There will be no earmarks. Investments will be chosen strategically based on what yields the highest rate of return for the economy and monitored closely not just by officials but also by the public as government becomes more transparent.”

Larry Summers, Obama’s Economic Advisor, 2008

Earmark reform? Stimulus bill contains 9,000

http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/02/earmark_reform_stimulus_bill_c.html

Beer and Politics

Posted: June 2, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Alcohol, Beer, Public Choice | Leave a comment »

http://reason.com/blog/2010/06/02/when-you-say-bud-you-have-not

The Effects of Earmarks on the Likelihood of Reelection

Posted: May 22, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Lobbying, Politics, Public Choice, Special Interest Groups, Uncategorized | Leave a comment »

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1608230

Gigantism in Lawmaking

Posted: March 30, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Government, Health Care, Health Insurance, Lobbying, Logrolling, Public Choice | Leave a comment »

http://thinkmarkets.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/gigantism-in-lawmaking/

Logrolling

Posted: March 19, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Corruption, Logrolling, Politics, Public Choice | Leave a comment »

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704207504575129560620280910.html

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