…Comments: Bryan Caplan criticizes Donald Wittman’s JPE paper and explores how Chicago-school … from Milton Friedman’s classical liberalism to Wittman’s doctrine that democracy is efficient. Wittman …

https://econjwatch.org/issues/volume-2-issue-1-april-2005

…In a new rejoinder, Bryan Caplan says that Donald Wittman gave much ground in the previous issue’s exchange … about democracy’s epistemic shortcomings. Wittman's reply assures us that the median voter won't …

https://econjwatch.org/issues/volume-2-issue-2-august-2005

…Power and the Glory of the Median Voter DONALD WITTMAN* CONTINUATION OF THE EXCHANGE BETWEEN BRYAN … CAPLAN AND DONALD WITTMAN FROM THE APRIL 2005 ISSUE OF EJW. Caplan Comment … on Wittman (April 2005) Wittman Reply (April 2005) Caplan Rejoinder (August 2005) … the movement away from the median voter will be (Wittman 1983). Let us stick with the Wittman version, but … the left and which candidate is on the right (see Wittman 2005b). Hence, these committed partisans need …

https://econjwatch.org/articles/second-reply-to-caplan-the-power-and-the-glory-of-the-median-voter

…for the Symposium has reminded me of Donald Wittman’s 1989 article and 1995 book on democracy, which … to make the distinction where it is essential. Wittman‘s point is that voters are not as ignorant … to understanding. They are not enough to support Wittman‘s contention about the efficiency of democracy. … Wittman appears to be taking the smart-alecky George … as confusing information and knowledge, as Wittman apparently did. His error was worse than merely a …

https://econjwatch.org/articles/why-distinguish-between-information-and-knowledge

…Rejoinder to Wittman: True Myths BRYAN CAPLAN* CONTINUATION OF THE … EXCHANGE BETWEEN BRYAN CAPLAN AND DONALD WITTMAN FROM THE APRIL 2005 ISSUE OF EJW. Caplan Comment … on Wittman (April 2005) Wittman Reply (April 2005) WITTMAN HAS WRITTEN A … democratic failure is not a myth after all. Wittman’s main theoretical effort to salvage his position … existing empirical evidence contradicts Wittman’s conjecture. * Department of Economics, Center …

https://econjwatch.org/articles/rejoinder-to-wittman-true-myths

…of Testing for Voter Irrationality DONALD WITTMAN* A COMMON COMPLAINT BY AUTHORS IS THAT THEIR … that fit with our notions (rational voters for Wittman; irrational voters for Caplan). This is a hard … REFERENCES Caplan, Bryan. 2005. From Friedman to Wittman: The Transformation of Chicago Political Economy. … welftbl.cfm ABOUT THE AUTHOR Donald Wittman is a professor of economics at University of …

https://econjwatch.org/articles/reply-to-caplan-on-the-methodology-of-testing-for-voter-irrationality

…Peter Thompson Carnegie Mellon University Donald Wittman University of California, Santa Cruz Finally, I …

https://econjwatch.org/articles/editorial-notes-january-2006

…From Friedman to Wittman: The Transformation of Chicago Political Economy … BRYAN CAPLAN* A COMMENT ON: DONALD WITTMAN. 1989. WHY DEMOCRACIES PRODUCE EFFICIENT RESULTS. … 97(6): 1395-1424. Abstract, Keywords, JEL Codes WITTMAN’S AMAZING HIT1 Donald Wittman’s “Why … Economy in the not-so-distant year of 1989. Wittman’s accomplishment is all the more impressive … than “Why Democracies Produce Efficient Results.” Wittman’s article is immune to most of the standard …

https://econjwatch.org/articles/from-friedman-to-wittman-the-transformation-of-chicago-political-economy

…political process might be represented by Donald Wittman’s work on the efficiency of democracy (Wittman … of Conflict. cambridge: harvard university Press. Wittman, Donald. 1995. The Myth of Democratic Failure: …

https://econjwatch.org/articles/do-economists-believe-american-democracy-is-working

…is important for clear modeling . . . Donald Wittman, “Why Democracies Produce Efficient Results,” …

https://econjwatch.org/articles/information-knowledge-symposium-introduction