Michael C. Munger

32.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
128 papers, 21.0k citations indexed

About

Michael C. Munger is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael C. Munger has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 21.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 50 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Michael C. Munger's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (32 papers), Economic Theory and Institutions (22 papers) and Game Theory and Voting Systems (12 papers). Michael C. Munger is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (32 papers), Economic Theory and Institutions (22 papers) and Game Theory and Voting Systems (12 papers). Michael C. Munger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Canada. Michael C. Munger's co-authors include Douglass C. North, Kevin Grier, Ronald Wintrobe, Arthur T. Denzau, Melvin Hinich, Gary W. Cox, Brian E. Roberts, Melvin J. Hinich, William C. Mitchell and William R. Dougan and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science and Health Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Michael C. Munger

113 papers receiving 17.2k citations

Hit Papers

Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance 1986 2026 1999 2012 1991 1998 1986 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance
    1991 16.7k citations Michael C. Munger et al. profile →
  2. The Political Economy of Dictatorship
    1998 567 citations Michael C. Munger et al. profile →
  3. Legislators and Interest Groups: How Unorganized Interests Get Represented
    1986 465 citations Michael C. Munger et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael C. Munger United States 30 7.2k 6.4k 5.9k 5.6k 3.0k 128 21.0k
Bruno S. Frey Switzerland 88 13.8k 1.9× 10.2k 1.6× 3.4k 0.6× 2.9k 0.5× 4.1k 1.4× 678 35.2k
Richard Florida Canada 60 7.9k 1.1× 5.8k 0.9× 3.1k 0.5× 4.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 158 21.2k
Joseph A. Schumpeter United States 29 7.5k 1.1× 4.1k 0.6× 3.0k 0.5× 4.3k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 90 18.1k
Mancur Olson United States 32 12.1k 1.7× 13.5k 2.1× 11.2k 1.9× 5.6k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 85 35.6k
William Diebold United States 65 9.0k 1.3× 7.7k 1.2× 9.8k 1.6× 5.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.4× 525 27.8k
Edward L. Glaeser United States 75 20.8k 2.9× 10.7k 1.7× 4.5k 0.8× 1.8k 0.3× 2.7k 0.9× 284 33.8k
Simon Johnson United States 44 13.1k 1.8× 7.8k 1.2× 2.8k 0.5× 3.6k 0.6× 8.2k 2.7× 142 27.2k
Gordon Tullock United States 46 10.9k 1.5× 7.0k 1.1× 6.8k 1.1× 2.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 271 24.1k
Richard A. Posner United States 73 12.2k 1.7× 3.3k 0.5× 2.9k 0.5× 2.9k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 518 20.5k
Neil Fligstein United States 43 2.6k 0.4× 5.6k 0.9× 3.1k 0.5× 4.4k 0.8× 1.9k 0.6× 150 16.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Munger, Michael C.. (2025). “Almost persuaded”: karl mittermaier on dogmatism, pragmatism, and the RAA. The Review of Austrian Economics.
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Munger, Michael C.. (2025). Are there normative social epistemologies? Vernon Smith, Adam Smith, and the challenge of systems. Public Choice. 202(3-4). 495–507.
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Munger, Michael C., et al.. (2023). Race, risk, and greed: Harold Black's contributions to the institutional economics of finance. Public Choice. 197(3-4). 335–346.
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Kiesling, Lynne, et al.. (2022). From Airbnb to solar: electricity market platforms as local sharing economies. Public Choice. 193(3-4). 141–162. 2 indexed citations
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Munger, Michael C. & Georg Vanberg. (2021). Contractarianism, constitutionalism, and the status quo. Public Choice. 195(3-4). 323–339. 4 indexed citations
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Grier, Kevin & Michael C. Munger. (2021). Breaking up is hard to do: Lessons from the strange case of New Zealand. Social Science Quarterly. 102(6). 2565–2577. 1 indexed citations
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Potthoff, Richard F. & Michael C. Munger. (2021). Condorcet Loser in 2016: Apparently Trump; Condorcet Winner: Not Clinton?. American Politics Research. 49(6). 618–636. 8 indexed citations
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Munger, Michael C., et al.. (2021). Where you stand depends on where you live: county voting on the Texas secession referendum. Constitutional Political Economy. 33(1). 67–79.
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Munger, Michael C.. (2021). Giants among us: do we need a new antitrust paradigm?. Constitutional Political Economy. 33(4). 445–460. 2 indexed citations
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Munger, Michael C., et al.. (2019). Attention distribution as a measure of issue salience. Public Choice. 191(3-4). 405–416. 7 indexed citations
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Guzmán, Ricardo Andrés & Michael C. Munger. (2019). A Theory of Just Market Exchange. The Journal of Value Inquiry. 54(1). 91–118. 4 indexed citations
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Munger, Michael C., et al.. (2019). The Road to Crony Capitalism. 23(3). 331–344. 3 indexed citations
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Munger, Michael C.. (2018). Tullock and the welfare costs of corruption: there is a “political Coase Theorem”. Public Choice. 181(1-2). 83–100. 21 indexed citations
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Brennan, H. Geoffrey & Michael C. Munger. (2014). The Soul of James Buchanan. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 18(3). 331. 1 indexed citations
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Munger, Michael C.. (2012). Basic Income Is Not an Obligation, But It Might Be a Legitimate Choice. Basic Income Studies. 6(2). 5 indexed citations
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Munger, Michael C.. (2011). SELF-INTEREST AND PUBLIC INTEREST: THE MOTIVATIONS OF POLITICAL ACTORS. Critical Review. 23(3). 339–357. 6 indexed citations
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Munger, Michael C.. (1998). Pangloss Was Right: Reforming Congress Is Useless, Expensive, or Harmful. Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum. 9(1). 133–146. 2 indexed citations
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Flynn, Brian S., Adam O. Goldstein, Laura J. Solomon, et al.. (1998). Predictors of State Legislators' Intentions to Vote for Cigarette Tax Increases. Preventive Medicine. 27(2). 157–165. 44 indexed citations
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Coates, Dennis & Michael C. Munger. (1991). Guessing and Choosing: A Multicriterion Decision on Disposal Technology for Low-Level Radioactive Waste. Journal of Public Policy. 11(3). 275–290. 1 indexed citations

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