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Thomas Romer

54

Works

5,984

Citations

26

h-index

34

i10-index

Research Topics

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Local Government Finance and Decentralization Electoral Systems and Political Participation

Affiliations

Tulane University1983–1983

Western University1975–1975

Hoover Institution1988–1988

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars1992–2010

National Bureau of Economic Research1999–1999

Top Works

Political resource allocation, controlled agendas, and the status quo

Thomas Romer,Howard L. Rosenthal

19781,173 citations

Game Theory and Voting Systems

Housing Market and Economics

Individual welfare, majority voting, and the properties of a linear income tax

1975936 citations

Bureaucrats Versus Voters: On the Political Economy of Resource Allocation by Direct Democracy

Thomas Romer,Howard L. Rosenthal

1979593 citations

Mobility and Redistribution

Dennis Epple,Thomas Romer

1991453 citations

Equilibrium among local jurisdictions: toward an integrated treatment of voting and residential choice

Dennis Epple,Radu Filimon,et al.

1984304 citations

The Elusive Median Voter

2008257 citations

The elusive median voter

Thomas Romer,Howard L. Rosenthal

1979208 citations

An Empirical Investigation of the Dynamics of PAC Contributions

Thomas Romer,James M. Snyder

1994186 citations

Interjurisdictional Sorting and Majority Rule: An Empirical Analysis

Dennis Epple,Thomas Romer,et al.

2001184 citations