Peter J. Boettke
– Professor of Economics and Philosophy, George Mason University
Peter J. Boettke, Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute, is a Professor of Economics and Philosophy at George Mason University, the director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, and BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at the Mercatus Center. He received his Ph.D. from George Mason University. Prof. Boettke has developed a robust research program that expands an understanding of how individuals acting through the extended market order can promote freedom and prosperity for society, and how the institutional arrangements shape, reinforce, or inhibit the individual choices that lead to sustained economic development. His most recently published books include F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy; and The Four Pillars of Economic Understanding. Prof. Boettke is the editor of numerous academic journals, including the Review of Austrian Economics, and the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, and of the book series, Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society. He has served as President of the Southern Economic Association, the Mont Pelerin Society, the Association of Private Enterprise Education, and the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics.
Recent Research by Peter J. Boettke
- Read Chapters 1-4 - The Road to Freedom: Estonia’s Rise from Soviet Vassal State to One of the Freest Nations on Earth
- View the Infographic - Average Incomes
- View the Infographic - Transition to Socialism
- View the Infographic - Collective Farm Production
- View the Infographic - Average Incomes Compared to Finland
- View the Infographic - Estonian Living Standards
- View the Infographic - Living Standards vs. Finland
- View the Infographic - Estonian Homes vs. Finnish Homes
- View the Infographic - Life Expectancy
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