Bryan Caplan
Impact in
- General Decision Sciences top 2%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Economics and Econometrics top 1%
- Economic Theory and Institutions
- Game Theory and Voting Systems
- Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
Papers in
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- Economic Theory and Institutions 18
- Game Theory and Voting Systems 11
- Politics, Economics, and Education Policy 9
- Legal and Constitutional Studies 5
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- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics 13
- Co-authors
- Edward Peter Stringham (5 shared papers)Tyler Cowen (1 shared paper)Ilya Somin (2 shared papers)Wayne A. Grove (1 shared paper)John R. Lott (1 shared paper)Scott L. Althaus (1 shared paper)Jeffrey A. Friedman (1 shared paper)Nassim Nicholas Taleb (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Public Choice (8 papers)The Review of Austrian Economics (4 papers)Critical Review (4 papers)Rationality and Society (2 papers)Kyklos (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesNew Zealand
In The Last Decade
Bryan Caplan
53 papers receiving 1.4k citations
Bryan Caplan's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 87
- General Decision Sciences 163
- Economics and Econometrics 636
- Political Science and International Relations 568
- Sociology and Political Science 404
- Safety Research 98
Countries citing papers authored by Bryan Caplan
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Fields of papers citing papers by Bryan Caplan
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Co-authors
The 9 scholars most cited alongside Bryan Caplan, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 55 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Myth of the Rational Voter Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 306 |
| 2 | 2002 | 146 | |
| 3 | 2001 | 125 | |
| 4 | 2001 | 109 | |
| 5 | 2018 | 95 | |
| 6 | 2006 | 88 | |
| 7 | 2010 | 77 | |
| 8 | 1999 | 72 | |
| 9 | 2003 | 59 | |
| 10 | The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money | 2018 | 59 |
| 11 | 2001 | 56 | |
| 12 | Rational Irrationality: A Framework for the Neoclassical-Behavioral Debate | 2000 | 38 |
| 13 | 2003 | 28 | |
| 14 | 2001 | 27 | |
| 15 | 2001 | 26 | |
| 16 | 2002 | 25 | |
| 17 | 2007 | 25 | |
| 18 | 2003 | 23 | |
| 19 | 2005 | 20 | |
| 20 | 2004 | 19 |
About Bryan Caplan
Bryan Caplan is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Decision Sciences, Political Science and International Relations, Accounting and Philosophy, having authored 55 papers that have together received 1.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Economic Theory and Institutions (18 papers), Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (13 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (12 papers), Game Theory and Voting Systems (11 papers), Politics, Economics, and Education Policy (9 papers), Political Theory and Democracy (7 papers), Legal and Constitutional Studies (5 papers) and Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in General Decision Sciences (163 citations), Economics and Econometrics (636 citations), Political Science and International Relations (568 citations), Sociology and Political Science (404 citations) and Safety Research (98 citations). Bryan Caplan has collaborated with scholars based in United States and New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include Edward Peter Stringham, Tyler Cowen, Ilya Somin, Wayne A. Grove, John R. Lott, Scott L. Althaus, Jeffrey A. Friedman, Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Robin Hanson. Their work appears in journals such as Public Choice, The Review of Austrian Economics, Critical Review, Rationality and Society and Kyklos.
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