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Peter Leeson

Biography

Peter Leeson is the BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

His popular articles, published as an adjunct scholar at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, have appeared in newspapers across the country as well as outlets such as National Review Online.  Dr. Leeson is the Ludwig von Mises Research Fellow for the Review of Austrian Economics, and is co-editor of the two-volume work entitled, The Legacy of Ludwig von Mises: Theory and History.  Dr. Leeson’s academic articles have been published in such journals such Kyklos, American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Economic Affairs, and the Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice.

Dr. Leeson graduated summa cum laude from Hillsdale College where he studied economics and earned his PhD in economics from George Mason University, where he was a Mercatus Center graduate fellow. 

Articles, Commentary, and Publications

• The Political Economy of FEMA
• The Political, Economic, and Social Aspects of Katrina
• Coordination without Command: Stretching the Scope of Spontaneous Order
• Race, Politics, and Punishment: Democratic Failure in the New Orleans Mayoral Election
• The Impact of FEMA on U.S. Corruption
• The Use of Knowledge in Natural Disaster Relief Management
• Weathering Corruption
• How Important is State Enforcement for Trade?
• Social Distance and Self-Enforcing Exchange
• Trading With Bandits

Books

• "Entrepreneurship or Entremanureship? Digging Through Romania's Institutional Environment for Transitional Lessons"