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Carrie Conko
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Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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Bryan Caplan
Associate Professor of Economicsbcaplan@gmu.edu
Biography
Bryan Caplan is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University. His major fields of interest are public choice, public finance, and monetary economics. He has published or has forthcoming articles in the Southern Economic Journal and Public Choice. Professor Caplan's personal web page can be reached at Bryan Caplan Homepage where his working papers may also be found. Professor Caplan's current research interests include the economics of irrationality and empirical analysis of people's beliefs about economics.
Professor Caplan earned his PhD in 1997 in economics from Princeton University.
Articles, Commentary, and Publications
- Straight Talk About Economic Literacy
- Behavioral Economics and Perverse Effects of the Welfare State




