Bryan Caplan - Selected Works

Selected Works

Books

• The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies. 2007. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. (Named a Best Book of 2007 by the Financial Times)
• The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies. 2008. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
• Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think. New York, NY: Basic Books. 2011.

Journal articles

• "Rational Irrationality: A Framework for the Neoclassical-Behavioral Debate." Spring 2000. Eastern Economic Journal 26(2), pp. 191–211.
• " Rational Ignorance versus Rational Irrationality." 2001. Kyklos 54(1), pp. 3–26. (lead article)
• "Rational Irrationality and the Microfoundations of Political Failure." June 2001. Public Choice 107 (3/4), pp. 311–331.
• "The Logic of Collective Belief." May 2003. Rationality and Society 15(2), pp. 218–42.
• "How Do Voters Form Positive Economic Beliefs?" Evidence from the Survey of Americans and Economists on the Economy." September 2006. Public Choice 128(3/4), pp. 367–81.