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Robert Tollison and operationalizing public choice

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In this tribute to Robert Tollison, I will outline his contributions to the development of public choice. I focus on Tollison’s work on rent-seeking, the political economy of reform, and the rules level of analysis in sports economics. Throughout his career, Tollison brilliantly figured out ways to take insights from price theory and public choice theory and operationalize them using multiple methods of empirical analysis, including historical interpretation and statistical testing.

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  • Peter Boettke, 2017. "Robert Tollison and operationalizing public choice," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 171(1), pages 17-22, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:171:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1007_s11127-017-0421-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11127-017-0421-4
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    Keywords

    Robert Tollison; Rent-seeking; Political economy of reform; Sports economics;
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    JEL classification:

    • B31 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - Individuals
    • D70 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - General

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