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Sebastian Galiani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Washington University in St. Louis

Sebastian Galiani is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis.

John Garen

Gatton Endowed Professor of Economics, University of Kentucky

John Garen is the Gatton Endowed Professor of Economics at the University of Kentucky.

Peter Gordon

Mercatus Center Affiliated Senior Scholar
Professor of Real Estate Economics and Public Policy, University of Southern California

Peter Gordon is an affiliated senior scholar at the Mercatus Center. His primary research interests are the economic impact of natural events or terrorism, urban economics, and urban planning.

Avner Greif

Bowman Family Endowed Professor in Humanities & Sciences, Stanford University

Avner Greif is a professor of economics at Stanford University, where he holds the Bowman Family Endowed Professor in Humanities & Sciences.

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Bruce Yandle

The nation's economy at mid-year is operating like a three-lane expressway with one lane closed. GDP growth is breaking 2.0% when it should be 3.0%. But worse than that, the cars moving in the two open lanes are running on borrowed fuel that will someday have to be paid back.

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Maurice P. McTigue

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In The Media

Does Google Want to Take Over the World?

"It [an incentive program geared toward a specific company] tends to undermine competition and lead to monopolistic behavior, so that means higher prices for consumers, potentially higher profits for producers,"

Even Pessimists Feel Optimistic About the American Economy

Like most academic economists, Mr. Cowen focuses on the next quarter-century rather than the next quarter. But new technologies like artificial intelligence and online education, increased domestic energy production and slowing growth in the cost of health care have prompted Mr. Cowen to reappraise the country’s prospects.

Recently Published Books

Liberalism and Cronyism: Two Rival Political and Economic Systems

Randall G. Holcombe, Andrea Castillo | Apr 23, 2013

By examining how real governments have operated, this book demonstrates why—despite their diverse designs—in practice all political and economic systems are variants of either liberalism or cronyism.

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