Does Federalism Matter? Political Choice in a Federal Republic
基于州政府行为的事实，分析联邦共和国中公民对全国性法律的支持如何受联邦结构影响，并与单一制国家对比，揭示联邦制对政治选择的作用。
This paper builds upon some well-known facts about state government to generate new conclusions about social choice on the national level of a federal republic. Citizens vote against national laws that restrict their state's ability to export costs but support laws that reduce the costs imposed on them. Individuals may seek to extend the laws passed in some states to the entire nation or may oppose preemptive laws because they benefit from variety. Since these motivations are absent in a unitary system, national support for a law will depend upon whether a unitary or a federal structure prevails.