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Public Choice

Public Choice is a branch of economics that applies economic principles and methodological individualism to the analysis of political decision-making processes and institutions, distinguishing it from other areas of public economics by focusing on the incentives and behaviors of individuals within collective choice settings.

6.1K

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557.5K

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7.5K

Authors

1.9K

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2017–2026

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The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups.

Sidney C. Sufrin, Mancur Olson · Industrial and Labor Relations Review · 1966 · 11.8K citations

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Rules Rather than Discretion: The Inconsistency of Optimal Plans

Finn E. Kydland, Edward C. Prescott · Journal of Political Economy · 1977 · 7.9K citations

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The Pure Theory of Public Expenditure

Paul A. Samuelson · The Review of Economics and Statistics · 1954 · 7.3K citations

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A Rational Theory of the Size of Government

Allan H. Meltzer, Scott F. Richard · Journal of Political Economy · 1981 · 5.5K citations

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Constitutions and Commitment: The Evolution of Institutions Governing Public Choice in Seventeenth-Century England

Douglass C. North, Barry R. Weingast · The Journal of Economic History · 1989 · 5.3K citations

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Authors

7.5K

  1. JM
    James M. Buchanan

    George Mason University, United States

    32 publications · 7K citations

    21

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  2. TB
    Timothy Besley

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    20 publications · 4.5K citations

    20

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  3. BS
    Bruno S. Frey

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    24 publications · 2.2K citations

    19

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  4. TS
    Todd Sandler

    The University of Texas at Dallas, United States

    20 publications · 2.5K citations

    18

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  5. RC
    Richard Cornes

    Australian National University, Australia

    17 publications · 2.2K citations

    15

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Institutions

1.9K

  1. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    48 h-index

    118 publications

    18K citations

  2. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    46 h-index

    102 publications

    14.2K citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    42 h-index

    95 publications

    10K citations

  4. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    42 h-index

    76 publications

    8.8K citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    40 h-index

    97 publications

    12.7K citations

  6. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    40 h-index

    150 publications

    12.6K citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    39 h-index

    86 publications

    8.9K citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    39 h-index

    95 publications

    9.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 155 publications · 36.5K citations

    75

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  2. Journal of Public Economics

    173 publications · 21.9K citations

    71

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  3. The Economic Journal

    166 publications · 29.1K citations

    69

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  4. American Political Science Review

    114 publications · 24.1K citations

    69

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  5. American Economic Review

    103 publications · 19.1K citations

    58

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