| The robust federation: Principles of design J Bednar Cambridge University Press, 2008 | 693* | 2008 |
| A political theory of federalism J Bednar, W Eskridge, J Ferejohn Constitutional culture and democratic rule 223, 224, 2001 | 268 | 2001 |
| Can game (s) theory explain culture? The emergence of cultural behavior within multiple games J Bednar, S Page Rationality and Society 19 (1), 65-97, 2007 | 235 | 2007 |
| Steadying the Court's unsteady path: A theory of judicial enforcement of federalism J Bednar, WN Eskridge Jr S. Cal. L. Rev. 68, 1447, 1994 | 203 | 1994 |
| Behavioral spillovers and cognitive load in multiple games: An experimental study J Bednar, Y Chen, TX Liu, S Page Games and Economic Behavior 74 (1), 12-31, 2012 | 191 | 2012 |
| The political science of federalism J Bednar Annual Review of Law and Social Science 7, 269-288, 2011 | 139 | 2011 |
| The politics of European federalism J Bednar, J Ferejohn, G Garrett International review of law and economics 16 (3), 279-294, 1996 | 118 | 1996 |
| Emergent cultural signatures and persistent diversity: A model of conformity and consistency J Bednar, A Bramson, A Jones-Rooy, S Page Rationality and Society 22 (4), 407-444, 2010 | 95* | 2010 |
| Federalism as a public good J Bednar Constitutional Political Economy 16, 189-205, 2005 | 73 | 2005 |
| Authority migration in federations: A framework for analysis J Bednar PS: Political Science & Politics 37 (3), 403-408, 2004 | 68 | 2004 |
| When order affects performance: culture, behavioral spillovers, and institutional path dependence J Bednar, SE Page American Political Science Review 112 (1), 82-98, 2018 | 61 | 2018 |
| Adoption as a social marker: Innovation diffusion with outgroup aversion PE Smaldino, MA Janssen, V Hillis, J Bednar The Journal of Mathematical Sociology 41 (1), 26-45, 2017 | 44 | 2017 |
| Choosing a future based on the past: Institutions, behavior, and path dependence J Bednar, A Jones-Rooy, SE Page European Journal of Political Economy 40, 312-332, 2015 | 43 | 2015 |
| Revised-path dependence J Bednar, SE Page, JL Toole Political analysis 20 (2), 146-156, 2012 | 42 | 2012 |
| Nudging federalism towards productive experimentation J Bednar Regional & Federal Studies 21 (4-5), 503-521, 2011 | 40 | 2011 |
| Valuing exit options J Bednar Publius: The Journal of Federalism 37 (2), 190-208, 2007 | 38 | 2007 |
| Evolution of institutions and organizations TE Currie, P Turchin, J Bednar, PJ Richerson, G Schwesinger, S Steinmo, ... MIT Press, 2016 | 37 | 2016 |
| Subsidiarity and robustness: Building the adaptive efficiency of federal systems J Bednar SSRN, 2013 | 37 | 2013 |
| Culture, institutional performance, and path dependence SE Page, J Bednar | 37* | 2006 |
| Is full compliance possible? Conditions for shirking with imperfect monitoring and continuous action spaces J Bednar Journal of Theoretical Politics 18 (3), 347-375, 2006 | 35 | 2006 |
