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Tullock challenges: happiness, revolutions and democracy


Frey, Bruno S (2011). Tullock challenges: happiness, revolutions and democracy. Working paper series / Department of Economics No. 15, University of Zurich.

Abstract

Gordon Tullock has been one of the most important founders and contributors to Public Choice. Two innovations are typical “Tullock Challenges”. The first relates to method: the measurement of subjective well-being, or happiness. The second relates to digital social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, or to some extent Google. Both innovations lead to strong incentives by the governments to manipulate the policy consequences. In general “What is important, will be manipulated by the government”. To restrain government manipulation one has to turn to Constitutional Economics and increase the possibilities for direct popular participation and federalism, or introduce random mechanisms.

Abstract

Gordon Tullock has been one of the most important founders and contributors to Public Choice. Two innovations are typical “Tullock Challenges”. The first relates to method: the measurement of subjective well-being, or happiness. The second relates to digital social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, or to some extent Google. Both innovations lead to strong incentives by the governments to manipulate the policy consequences. In general “What is important, will be manipulated by the government”. To restrain government manipulation one has to turn to Constitutional Economics and increase the possibilities for direct popular participation and federalism, or introduce random mechanisms.

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Item Type:Working Paper
Communities & Collections:03 Faculty of Economics > Department of Economics
Working Paper Series > Department of Economics
Dewey Decimal Classification:330 Economics
JEL Classification:D72, H10, I31, P16, D02
Uncontrolled Keywords:Happiness, social networks, constitutional economics, random mechanisms, public choice, Glück, Zufriedenheit,, , Regierung, Kollektiventscheidung, Public-Choice-Theorie
Language:English
Date:April 2011
Deposited On:25 Nov 2011 10:13
Last Modified:27 Nov 2020 07:13
Series Name:Working paper series / Department of Economics
ISSN:1664-7041
OA Status:Green
Official URL:http://www.econ.uzh.ch/static/wp/econwp015.pdf
Related URLs:http://www.econ.uzh.ch/static/workingpapers.php