Bobbi Herzberg

- Distinguished Senior Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program in Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Senior Research Fellow
Bobbi Herzberg is a Distinguished Senior Fellow for the F. A. Hayek Program in Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and a Senior Research Fellow. Most recently, she served as assistant director of individual freedom & free markets at the John Templeton Foundation. She also held a faculty position in political science at Utah State University (USU), where she served as department head in political science and administrative director of The Institute of Political Economy. Dr. Herzberg served as president of the Public Choice Society from 2014-2016.
Dr. Herzberg received her Ph.D. in political economy from Washington University in St. Louis. She writes and speaks regularly on public policy, public choice, institutional analysis, and the Bloomington School.
Publications & Appearances
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Best of the Podcast! — Peter Boettke & Bobbi Herzberg Remember Elinor Ostrom
On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, we revisit a conversation from the Hayek Program Podcast with Peter Boettke &...
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Congress and CDC Overreach
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Comment to the Healthy Future Task Force Security Subcommittee
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Healthcare Quality, Insurance Coverage, Pandemic Policy, and Competition: Four Areas for Reform
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Exploring Economic Sociology — Peter Boettke & Bobbi Herzberg
On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, we continue a series of lectures on topics in economic sociology hosted by Peter...
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
Exploring the Political Economy and Social Philosophy of Vincent and Elinor Ostrom

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Elinor Ostrom’s Governing the Commons
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
Ostrom's Tensions

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Gifts as Governance
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Elinor Ostrom as an Intellectual: An Interview Between Bobbi Herzberg and Vlad Tarko
Elinor Ostrom is best known for her work on common pool resources, but, on this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, we take a...