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1976 Ph.D. Economics Texas A&M University College Station, TX
1972 Bachelor of Arts in Economics Texas A&M University College Station, TX
Current Research
- Political Horizons and Voting Patterns – Wealth Maximization in the US Congress
- Forecasting Presidential Elections From Economic Conditions
- The Return to Technological Investment in Telecom
Selected Publications
- “Demand Changes in the Theory of Limit Pricing: A Pedagogical Note”, Industrial Organization Review, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1975
- “A Note on the Theory of Black Markets Under Price Controls”, Economic Inquiry, Vol. XIV, No. 2, June, 1976
- “A Modern Interpretation of Aristotle on Legislative and Constitution Rules”, Southern Economic Journal, Vol. XIV, No. 2, June 1976 with R. B. Ekelund and R. D. Tollison
- “On the Survival of Corporate Executives”, Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 43, No. 3, January 1977 with Mark Crain and R. D. Tollison
- “Legislators As Taxicabs: On the Value of a Seat in the US House of Representatives”, Economic Inquiry, Vol. XV, No. 2, April 1977 with Mark Crain and R. D. Tollison
- “Rational Choice and the Taxation of Sin”, Journal of Public Economics, 8(1977) with Mark Crain, R. Holcomb and R. D. Tollison
- “A Note on Political Participation As Consumption Behavior”, Public Choice, XXXII, Winter 1977 with Mark Crain
- “Macroeconomic Determinants of Tenure in the US House of Representatives”, Atlantic Economic Journal, Vol.VI, No. 2, July 1978 with Mark Crain and R. D. Tollison
- “Macroeconomic Determinants of the Vote in Presidential Elections”, Public Finance Quarterly, Vol, VI, No. 4, October 1978 with Mark Crain and R. D. Tollison
- “The Political Business Cycle: A Review of Theoretical and Empirical Evidence”, ACES Bulletin, Fall-Winter 1979 with A. Amacher, W. J. Boyes and R. D. Tollison
- “The Price of Influence in an Interest-Group Economy”, Rationality and Society, Vol. 3, No. 4, October, 1991 with W. Mark Crain and R. D. Tollison