The Myth of the Rational Voter

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gptkbp:author gptkb:Bryan_Caplan
gptkbp:contains case studies
theoretical analysis
empirical evidence
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:political_organization
gptkb:public_opinion
cognitive biases
voter behavior
political misinformation
voter ignorance
gptkbp:ends_at Democracy can lead to poor outcomes.
gptkbp:format hardcover
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gptkbp:gift_shop economic theories
policy implications
alternative views
gptkbp:historical_debate free markets
government intervention
Voters are often irrational.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Myth of the Rational Voter
gptkbp:impact debate on democracy
gptkbp:influence public choice theory
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:Friedrich_Hayek
gptkb:Anthony_Downs
gptkbp:is_available_in gptkb:book
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gptkbp:is_cited_in The Myth of the Rationality of Voters
gptkbp:is_criticized_for rational voter model
gptkbp:is_part_of Princeton Economic Series
gptkbp:is_reviewed_by gptkb:The_Financial_Times
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_Wall_Street_Journal
gptkb:The_Journal_of_Economic_Literature
gptkb:The_Economist
gptkbp:isbn 978-0691123726
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:page_count 272
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:2007
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Princeton_University_Press
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:The_Case_Against_Education
gptkbp:subject political economy
gptkbp:target_audience economists
general public
political scientists
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:Spanish