Bryan Caplan

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Bryan Caplan is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bryan Caplan has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Bryan Caplan's work include Economic Theory and Institutions (19 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (17 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (6 papers). Bryan Caplan is often cited by papers focused on Economic Theory and Institutions (19 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (17 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (6 papers). Bryan Caplan collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Bulgaria. Bryan Caplan's co-authors include Tyler Cowen, John Ferejohn, Daniel Andler, Jon Elster, Hong Lu, David Estlund, Dan Sperber, Hélène Landemore, Philippe Urfalino and Christian List and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, The Economic Journal and Journal of Public Economics.

In The Last Decade

Bryan Caplan

54 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The myth of the rational voter: why democracies choose bad policies

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bryan Caplan United States	21	733	666	593	203	163	54	1.8k
Luigino Bruni Italy	18	524 0.7×	619 0.9×	153 0.3×	289 1.4×	177 1.1×	87	1.7k
Edna Ullmann‐Margalit Israel	14	666 0.9×	368 0.6×	241 0.4×	170 0.8×	43 0.3×	33	1.3k
Erik Snowberg United States	19	809 1.1×	564 0.8×	474 0.8×	313 1.5×	86 0.5×	55	1.8k
Bruce Caldwell United States	24	1.9k 2.6×	947 1.4×	272 0.5×	123 0.6×	87 0.5×	98	2.9k
Richard H. McAdams United States	21	663 0.9×	479 0.7×	270 0.5×	357 1.8×	93 0.6×	71	1.4k
Shaun P. Hargreaves Heap United Kingdom	15	357 0.5×	385 0.6×	102 0.2×	341 1.7×	159 1.0×	55	1000
Roger E. Backhouse United Kingdom	25	1.9k 2.6×	785 1.2×	272 0.5×	159 0.8×	71 0.4×	165	2.9k
Russell Keat United Kingdom	12	433 0.6×	560 0.8×	262 0.4×	67 0.3×	43 0.3×	34	1.4k
Lewis A. Kornhauser United States	19	1.2k 1.7×	403 0.6×	387 0.7×	140 0.7×	172 1.1×	78	2.2k
Georgy Egorov United States	18	484 0.7×	812 1.2×	670 1.1×	169 0.8×	206 1.3×	57	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Bryan Caplan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bryan Caplan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bryan Caplan

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Caplan, Bryan. (2020). The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies - New Edition. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 11 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan. (2018). The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 54 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan, et al.. (2013). Systematically Biased Beliefs about Political Influence: Evidence from the Perceptions of Political Influence on Policy Outcomes Survey. PS Political Science & Politics. 46(4). 760–767. 3 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan. (2012). Why Should We Restrict Immigration. Cato Journal. 32(1). 5–24. 3 indexed citations

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Landemore, Hélène, Daniel Andler, Emile Servan-Schreiber, et al.. (2012). Collective Wisdom. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 65 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan, et al.. (2012). A Search-Theoretic Critique of Georgism. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan, et al.. (2010). Intelligence makes people think like economists: Evidence from the General Social Survey. Intelligence. 38(6). 636–647. 73 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan & Edward Peter Stringham. (2008). Privatizing the Adjudication of Disputes. Theoretical Inquiries in Law. 9(2). 503–528. 2 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan. (2008). What if the Median Voter Were a Failing Student?. The Economists Voice. 5(6). 1 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan. (2008). REPLY TO MY CRITICS. Critical Review. 20(3). 377–413. 4 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan. (2008). The Myth of the Rational Voter. Princeton University Press eBooks. 127 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan, et al.. (2007). Behavioral Economics and Perverse Effects of the Welfare State. Kyklos. 60(4). 485–507. 21 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan. (2005). From Friedman to Wittman: The Transformation of Chicago Political Economy. Econ journal watch. 2(1). 1–21. 18 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan. (2005). Rejoinder to Wittman: True Myths. Econ journal watch. 2(2). 165–185. 4 indexed citations

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Hanson, Robin, et al.. (2005). The Informed Press Favored the Policy Analysis Market. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 36(6). 1074–1081. 2 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan & Edward Peter Stringham. (2005). Mises, Bastiat, Public Opinion, and Public Choice: What's Wrong with Democracy?. 5 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan. (2004). George Tsebelis, Veto Players: How Political Institutions Work. Public Choice. 121(1-2). 260–262. 6 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan. (2001). What Makes People Think Like Economists? Evidence on Economic Cognition from the Survey of Americans and Economists on the Economy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan. (2000). Rational Irrationality: A Framework for the Neoclassical-Behavioral Debate. Eastern Economic Journal. 26(2). 191–211. 39 indexed citations

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Caplan, Bryan. (1999). The Austrian Search for Realistic Foundations. Southern Economic Journal. 65(4). 823–838. 14 indexed citations

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