Elgar encyclopedia of public choice / edited by Richard Jong-A-Pin (Associate Professor of Economics, University College Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands) and Christian Bjørnskov (Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Business, Aarhus University, Denmark and Affiliated Researcher, the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jong-A-Pin, Richard, editor.

Bjørnskov, Christian, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar encyclopedias in economics and finance

Elgar encyclopedias in economics and finance series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social choice--Encyclopedias.

Social choice.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (864 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"The Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice offers a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the interdisciplinary field that bridges economics, political science, and philosophy. With contributions from leading scholars around the globe, this volume explores how incentives, institutions, and individual behavior shape collective decision-making in democratic and non-democratic contexts alike. Covering foundational concepts such as constitutionalism, rational ignorance, rent-seeking, the median voter, and Arrow's impossibility theorem, the Encyclopedia also delves into contemporary debates on algorithmic fairness, authoritarian populism, expressive choice, and the role of emotion in politics. It brings public choice theory to bear on issues ranging from corruption, fiscal federalism, and globalization, to political dynasties, constitutional design, and the decline of democracy, and documents the unique insights of the approach. From classical models of strategic voting and collective action to emergent perspectives on behavioral asymmetries and belief consumption, this Encyclopedia illuminates the enduring relevance of public choice in understanding the mechanics of governance, power, policy, and political change. Essential reading for researchers, students, and practitioners, this is the definitive reference for anyone seeking to understand the logic-and limits-of political decision-making. Key Features: - A diverse range of international experts - Examines how economics and politics influence each other in real-world settings - Provides forward-thinking insights into political behavior, corruption, election cycles and policy-making"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: List of contributors

Preface

001. Abstention / François Facchini and Louis Jaeck

002. Affect in public choice / Frans van Winden

003. Algorithmic fairness / John Patty and Elizabeth Maggie Penn

004. Anarchy and public choice / Peter T. Leeson

005. Apartheid / Art Carden and Christopher Lingle

006. Are voters informed and rational? / Donald Wittman

007. Arrow's theorem and voting rules / Nicholas R. Miller

008. Attitudes toward globalization / Philipp Harms and Nils D. Steiner

009. Baumol's cost disease and leviathan / Otto Brøns-Petersen

010. Beauty in politics / Niclas Berggren, Henrik Jordahl, and Panu Poutvaara

011. Behavioral symmetry / Cameron Tilley, Geoffrey Brennan, and Michael Munger

012. Belief consumption / Christian Schubert and Jan Schnellenbach

013. By-product firms / Paul Pecorino

014. Candidates' positions in deterministic multidimensional models / Maria Gallego

015. Candidates' positions in probabilistic multidimensional policy models / Maria Gallego

016. Candidates' positions in multidimensional valence models / Maria Gallego

017. Capitalism / Art Carden and Ilia Murtazashvili

018. Central bank independence / Jakob de Haan

019. Checks and balances in socialist countries / Yang Zhou

020. Coase theorem / Randall G. Holcombe

021. Coercion / Art Carden, John Meadowcroft, and Ilia Murtazashvili

022. Competition (antitrust) policy / William F. Shughart II

023. Consequences of globalization / Niklas Potrafke and Jan- Egbert Sturm

024. Constitutional political economy / Georg Vanberg

025. Corruption as a problem in public choice / Susan Rose-Ackerman

026. Covering and the uncovered set / Nicholas R. Miller

027. Decline of democracy? Part 1. / Ronald Wintrobe

028. Decline of democracy? Part 2. / Ronald Wintrobe

029. Democracy and the quality of institutions / Pierre-Guillaume Méon

030. Democratic quality and population health / Alberto Batinti and Joan Costa-Font

031. Democratization and the threat of revolution / Toke S. Aidt and Raphaël Franck

032. Development policy / Andreas Freytag and Moritz Wolf

033. Direct democracy / John G. Matsusaka

034. A dividend of democracy / Thomas Markussen and Jean-Robert Tyran

035. Duverger's law and the seat product model / Nicholas R. Miller

036. Economic freedom: Impact on growth and inequality / Jakob de Haan and Jan- Egbert Sturm

037. The economic model of man / Martin Paldam

038. Elections and norms of behaviour / Marco Giani and Pierre- Guillaume Méon

039. Electoral engineering / Uğurcan Evci and Marek M. Kaminski

040. Elinor ostrom / Gert Tinggaard Svendsen

041. Expressive choice / Colin Jennings

042. Females as policymakers / Monika Köppl-Turyna

043. Finance and income inequality / Jakob de Haan, Regina Pleninger, and Jan-Egbert Sturm

044. Fiscal equalization / Monika Köppl-Turyna

045. Fiscal federalism / Christoph A. Schaltegger and Marco Portmann

046. Foreign influence / Toke S. Aidt, Facundo Albornoz, and Esther Hauk

047. Government failure as failure of the market for politics / Reiner Eichenberger and David Stadelmann

048. Government propaganda / Christopher J. Coyne and Yahya Alshamy

049. Grease-the-wheels hypothesis / Pierre-Guillaume Méon

050. Group size paradox / Paul Pecorino

051. Informal or shadow economy / Friedrich Schneider

052. Information in rent-seeking contests / Lambert Schoonbeek

053. Institutions and economic growth / Francisco José Veiga

054. International currency / Carsten Hefeker

055. International humanitarian aid / Andreas Fuchs and Samuel Siewers

056. Iterated prisoner's dilemma: Basics / Piotr Swistak

057. Iterated prisoner's dilemma: Results / Piotr Swistak

058. Measures of corruption / Nadia Fiorino and Emma Galli

059. Measuring electoral competitiveness: Part 1: Unpredictability / Stanley L. Winer

060. Measuring electoral competitiveness: Part 2: Contestability / Stanley L. Winer

061. Measuring democracy / Tommy Krieger

062. The median voter model / Roger D. Congleton

063. Methodological individualism / Cameron Tilley and Michael Munger

064. Military-industrial complex / Christopher J. Coyne and Nathan P. Goodman

065. Mixed electoral systems / Jarosław Flis, Marek M. Kaminski, and Jeremiasz Salamon

066. Nonviolent action / Joshua Ammons and Christopher J. Coyne

067. Outcomes of partisan politics / Klaus Gründler, Niklas Potrafke, and Cameron A. Shelton

068. Partisan gerrymandering / Bernard Grofman and Jonathan Cervas

069. Paying "cash-for-votes" / Anand Murugesan and Jean-Robert Tyran

070. Political budget cycles: Part 1: From political business to political budget cycles / Frank Bohn, Lamar Crombach, and Jan-Egbert Sturm

071. Political budget cycles: Part 2: Conditional national political budget cycles / Jakob de Haan and Bram Gootjes

072. Political budget cycles: Part 3: Subnational political budget cycles / Francisco José Veiga and Linda Gonçalves Veiga

073. Political budget cycles: Part 4: Rationality in political budget cycle model / Lamar Crombach, Frank Bohn, and Jan-Egbert Sturm

074. Peer effects and social contagion / Thomas Apolte and Kim Leonie Kellermann

075. Pocketbook voting / Panu Poutvaara and Robert Schwager

076. Political dynasties / Maqsood Aslam and Etienne Farvaque

077. Political economy of emerging donors / Angelika Budjan and Axel Dreher

078. Political economy of entrepreneurship policy / Daniel L. Bennett

079. Political economy of international sanctions / Jerg Gutmann, Matthias Neuenkirch, and Florian Neumeier

080. Political fragmentation: Impact on fiscal policy / Jakob de Haan and Jan-Egbert Sturm

081. Political legislation cycles / Fabio Padovano

082. Political economy of attention / Patrick Balles, Ulrich Matter, and Alois Stutzer

083. Political ideology / Maite Laméris and Richard Jong-A-Pin

084. Politico-economic models / Friedrich Schneider

085. Politics as exchange / Randall G. Holcombe

086. Primacy effects / Marek M. Kaminski and Steven Linder

087. Prisoner's dilemma / Piotr Swistak 088. Procyclical fiscal policy / Toshihiro Ihori and Keigo Kameda

089. Property rights and public choice / Peter T. Leeson and Ennio E. Piano

090. Public choice analysis of European integration / Roland Vaubel

091. Public choice and good governance / Roger D. Congleton

092. Public choice in the democracy of ancient athens / George Tridimas

093. Public debt / François Facchini

094. Public spending / François Facchini

095. Public choice and stadium subsidies / John Charles Bradbury, Dennis Coates, and Brad R. Humphreys

096. Public health and public choice / Peter T. Leeson and Henry A. Thompson

097. Public sector efficiency / Monika Köppl-Turyna

098. Ratchet effect / Christopher J. Coyne, Abigail R. Hall, and Matthew A. Owens

099. Relatively absolute absolutes / Cameron Tilley and Michael Munger

100. Rent seeking / Kai A. Konrad

101. Rise of authoritarian populism: A revolt against reason? / Ronald Wintrobe

102. Secession as a public choice / Martin Rode

103. Shortsightedness effect / Joseph Connors and James Gwartney

104. Slavery / Art Carden, Phillip W. Magness, John Meadowcroft, and Ilia Murtazashvili

105. Socialism / Art Carden, Ilia Murtazashvili, and Anna Claire Noblitt

106. Status quo / Cameron Tilley and Michael Munger

107. Strategic corporate environmentalism / Pim Heijnen

108. Strategic voting / Aaron Hamlin, Whitney Hua, and Raquel Centeno

109. Suicide terrorism and martyrdom / Mario Ferrero

110. Theocracy / Mario Ferrero

111. Threshold public good games / Pim Heijnen

112. The transitional gains trap / Art Carden and Sarah Moore

113. Trust in financial institutions and central banks / Carin van der Cruijsen and Anna Samarin

114. Uncertainty and economic reforms / Carsten Hefeker and Michael Neugart

115. Us constitutional convention / Keith Dougherty and Ted Rossier

116. Us electoral college / Nicholas R. Miller

117. Voting motives / Panu Poutvaara and Robert Schwager.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781802207750 (e-book)

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