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Michael C. Munger

Pfizer,Inc./Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. University Distinguished Professor
Political Science
Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708-0204
140 Science Drive, 217 Gross, Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Books


Is Capitalism Sustainable?

Book · July 10, 2019 Cite

Tomorrow 3.0: Transaction Costs and the Sharing Economy

Book · January 1, 2018 With the growing popularity of apps such as Uber and Airbnb, there has been a keen interest in the rise of the sharing economy. Michael C. Munger brings these new trends in the economy down to earth by focusing on their relation to the fundamental economic ... Full text Cite

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics An Anthology

Book · June 29, 2015 The only book on the market to include classical and contemporary readings from key authors in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), this unique anthology provides a comprehensive overview of the central topics in this rapidly ... ... Cite

Choosing in groups: Analytical politics revisited

Book · January 1, 2015 This book is an introduction to the logic and analytics of group choice. To understand how political institutions work, it is important to isolate what citizens - as individuals and as members of society - actually want. This book develops a means of “repr ... Full text Cite

Future of the Economy: Fifty Years

Book · 2015 Authored essays on "Tomorrow 3.0" and "Concluding Essay." ... Cite

Ideology and the theory of political choice

Book · January 1, 2010 Featured Publication There is no unified theory that can explain both voter choice and where choices come from. Hinich and Munger fill that gap with their model of political communication based on ideology. Rather than beginning with voters and diffuse, atomistic preferences, ... Cite

Political Economy

Book · 2010 Originally published in 1997. Reprinted in new Chinese language edition, and in new Korean edition. ... Cite

Analyzing Policy Choices, Conflicts, and Practices

Book · 2000 Introduction to the conceptual foundations of policy analysis including the basics of the welfare-economics paradigm and cost-benefit analysis. ... Cite

Analytical Politics

Book · April 13, 1997 Featured Publication To 'analyse' means to break into components and understand. But new readers find modern mathematical theories of politics so inaccessible that analysis is difficult. Where does one start? Analytical Politics is an introduction to analytical theorie ... Full text Cite