Bryan Caplan

3.4k citations
61 papers · 2.1k · 1 hit paper · h-index 22

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Bryan Caplan

59 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Bryan Caplan's Hit Papers

The myth of the rational voter: why democracies choose bad policies 2007 · 561 citations
5610+6+12Years since publication100200300400500

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Bryan Caplan
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  • General Decision Sciences 115
  • Economics and Econometrics 837
  • Safety Research 222
  • Political Science and International Relations 678
  • Sociology and Political Science 759
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Co-authors

The 22 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.

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The myth of the rational voter: why democracies choose bad policies
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2007561
2 2008144
3 2001139
4 2001121
5 200699
6 199989
7 201082
8 201279
9 200369
10 200161
11 201860
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Rational Irrationality: A Framework for the Neoclassical-Behavioral Debate
200041
13 200236
14 200334
15 200131
16 200329
17 200727
18 200125
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From Friedman to Wittman: The Transformation of Chicago Political Economy
200522
20 200222

About Bryan Caplan

Bryan Caplan is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Safety Research, having authored 61 papers that have together received 2.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Economic Theory and Institutions (20 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (19 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (6 papers), Economic theories and models (6 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (5 papers), Media Influence and Politics (4 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (4 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in General Decision Sciences (115 citations), Economics and Econometrics (837 citations), Safety Research (222 citations), Political Science and International Relations (678 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (759 citations). Bryan Caplan has collaborated with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Bulgaria. Frequent co-authors include Tyler Cowen, Emile Servan-Schreiber, Jon Elster, Christian List, Hong Lu, Dan Sperber, Daniel Andler, Philippe Urfalino, Josiah Ober and David Estlund. Their work appears in journals such as Public Choice, Critical Review, The Review of Austrian Economics, Rationality and Society and Kyklos.

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