It is, let me say at the outset, a remarkable book. At first, I misunderstood its method.
MacLean has argued persuasively throughout her career for the historical method. For …

Constitutional political economy mostly distinguishes between rules and actions, with rules
selected prior to actions within those rules. While we accept the coherence of this distinction …

This paper presents 'crypto public choice'which examines the economics of collective
decision making in the functioning of blockchain protocols and among related communities …

The Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice began publication in 1983 under the title
Economia delle scelte pubbliche/Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice, changing to …

What is the status of rational choice theory in contemporary European political science?
Compared with a quarter-century ago, the rational choice approach is still far from being the …

Hayek was a major player in the rebirth of the classical liberal project. His The Constitution
of Liberty (1960) and Law, Legislation and Liberty (1973–1979) served as the foundations …

Specific features of our evolved cognitive architecture explain why some aspects of the
economy are “seen” and others are “not seen.” Drawing from the commentaries of …

This essay introduces a collection of 49 essays that exemplify the breadth and the depth of
James M. Buchanan's (1919–2013) contributions to economics in the post-war period …

This paper explains that James Buchanan's theory of public debt entailed more than the
shifting of cost forward in time from the current generation of taxpayers to future generations …

How does Congress structure the Judiciary, specifically the organization of the lower District
Courts? Since 1789, Congress has allocated at least 84 judicial districts, 686 judicial seats …