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JOURNAL ARTICLES

"The Hanseatic League and the Concept of Functional Overlapping Competing Jurisdictions." Kyklos, forthcoming.

"Political Entrepreneurship and the Formation of Special Districts" (with Richard E. Wagner). European Journal of Law and Economics, forthcoming.

"Bandit Heroes: Mythical, Social, or Rational?" (with Nicholas A. Curott). The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, forthcoming.
             The paper is cited and discussed in the New York Times article "The Folk Hero Playbook." (Sunday, August 15, 2010, page WK1).

"Norms in Sports Contests: The Tour de France" (with Daniel J. Smith). Journal of Sport Management, 26(1) 2012: 43-52.

"Institutionalized Bailouts and Fiscal Policy: Consequences of Soft Budget Constraints" (with Thomas Stratmann). Kyklos, 64(3) 2011: 366-395.

"Under What Conditions May Social Contracts Arise? Evidence from the Hanseatic League." Constitutional Political Economy, 22(2) 2011: 173-190.


COMMENTS AND SHORTER PAPERS

"Institutions First." (with Peter J. Boettke). Journal of Institutional Economics, 7(4) 2011: 499-504.


BOOK CHAPTERS

"Agent Type, Social Contract, and Constitutional Mythologies." (with Peter J. Boettke). In: Alain Marciano (ed.). Constitutional Mythologies. New York:
             Springer, 2011: 25-37.


WORKING PAPERS

"The Effects of Party Campaign Spending under Proportional Representation: Evidence from Germany." Second revision submitted to the
             European Journal of Political Economy.

"Free Banking as an Evolving System: the Case of Switzerland Reconsidered." First revision submitted to The Review of Austrian Economics.
             Winner, 2011 Atlas Sound Money Essay Contest.

"The Impact of Nobel Prize Winners in Economics: Mainline vs. Mainsteam" (with Peter J. Boettke and Daniel J. Smith).

"When Do Rulers Delegate Powers? The Independence of Medieval European Cities." Under review.


WORK IN PROGRESS

"The Hanseatic League in the History of Economic Thought."

"The Polycentric Organization of the Hanseatic League."

"Germany's Parliamentary Council: a Constitutional Moment."

"The Development of Property Rights of Frozen Water: The Beginnings of the U.S. Natural Ice Industry" (with Dave Hebert).

"The Economics of Kidnap Insurance" (with Mark Pingle).

"Public Offices for Sale."