| A note on the use and misuse of the racial diversity index M Rushton Policy Studies Journal 36 (3), 445-459, 2008 | 94 | 2008 |
| The Moral Rights of Artists: Droit moral ou droit pécuniaire? M Rushton Journal of Cultural Economics 22, 15-32, 1998 | 76 | 1998 |
| Public funding of controversial art M Rushton Journal of Cultural Economics 24 (4), 267-282, 2000 | 58 | 2000 |
| Understanding state spending on the arts, 1976–99 GB Lewis, M Rushton State and Local Government Review 39 (2), 107-114, 2007 | 52 | 2007 |
| Creative communities: Art works in economic development R Landesman Rowman & Littlefield, 2013 | 51 | 2013 |
| Methodological individualism and cultural economics M Rushton Journal of Cultural Economics 23, 137-146, 1999 | 51 | 1999 |
| Cultural diversity and public funding of the arts: A view from cultural economics M Rushton The journal of arts management, law, and society 33 (2), 85-97, 2003 | 47 | 2003 |
| Government funding of nonprofit organizations M Rushton, AC Brooks Financing nonprofits: Putting theory into practice, 69-91, 2007 | 39 | 2007 |
| Support for earmarked public spending on culture: Evidence from a referendum in metropolitan Detroit M Rushton Public Budgeting & Finance 25 (4), 72-85, 2005 | 38 | 2005 |
| The law and economics of artists' inalienable rights M Rushton Journal of Cultural Economics 25, 243-257, 2001 | 35 | 2001 |
| Who pays? Who benefits? Who decides? M Rushton Journal of Cultural Economics 32, 293-300, 2008 | 34 | 2008 |
| Political oversight of arts councils: A comparison of Canada and the United States M Rushton International journal of cultural policy 8 (2), 153-165, 2002 | 27 | 2002 |
| Hybrid organizations in the arts: A cautionary view M Rushton The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society 44 (3), 145-152, 2014 | 26 | 2014 |
| Why are nonprofits exempt from the corporate income tax? M Rushton Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 36 (4), 662-675, 2007 | 24 | 2007 |
| Cultural districts and economic development in American cities M Rushton Poetics 49, 20-29, 2015 | 22 | 2015 |
| The creative class and urban economic growth revisited M Rushton 14th International Conference of the Association for Cultural Economics …, 2006 | 21 | 2006 |
| Economic Analysis of Freedom of Expression M Rushton Ga. St. UL Rev. 21, 693, 2004 | 19 | 2004 |
| Strategic pricing for the arts M Rushton Routledge, 2014 | 17 | 2014 |
| Past trends and future prospects of the American city: The dynamics of Atlanta DL Sjoquist Rowman & Littlefield, 2009 | 16 | 2009 |
| Racial context and voting over taxes: Evidence from a referendum in Alabama CH Roch, M Rushton Public Finance Review 36 (5), 614-634, 2008 | 16 | 2008 |
