“Vote with your feet”: Neoliberalism, the democratic nation-state, and utopian enclave libertarianism

Your conscience and your vote.

The managed care backlash: did consumers vote with their feet?

The managed care backlash led many to predict the demise of health maintenance organizations (HMOs). This paper examines trends in HMO enrollment in all metropolitan communities from 1994 to 2000 to identify factors that led to diminishing enrollment in the backlash era and circumstances in which HMOs maintained or expanded their presence. We use a database constructed from a wide variety of so...

Does Libertarianism Imply the Welfare State?

State-Granted Practice Authority: Do Nurse Practitioners Vote with Their Feet?

Nurse practitioners have become an increasingly important part of the US medical workforce as they have gained greater practice authority through state-level regulatory changes. This study investigates one labor market impact of this large change in nurse practitioner regulation. Using data from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses and a dataset of state-level nurse practitioner pres...

Sticking with Your Vote: Cognitive Dissonance Voting

In traditional models, votes are an expression of preferences and beliefs. Psychological theories of cognitive dissonance suggest, however, that behavior may shape preferences. In this view, the very act of voting may influence political attitudes. A vote for a candidate may lead to more favorable interpretations of his actions in the future. We test the empirical relevance of cognitive dissona...