Christopher Coyne

- Associate Director, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, F. A. Harper Professor of Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Professor of Economics, George Mason University
Christopher Coyne is associate director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and F. A. Harper Professor of Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is also a Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He specializes in Austrian economics, economic development, emerging democracies, postwar and disaster reconstruction, political economy, and social change.
Coyne is the author, coauthor, or coeditor of ten books, including, In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace and Doing Bad by Doing Good: Why Humanitarian Action Fails. He is a prolific writer of articles for scholarly journals, has published numerous policy briefs, and also has written for the Daily Caller, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and others.
Coyne is the co–editor in chief of the Review of Austrian Economics, the coeditor of the Independent Review, and the book-review editor of Public Choice. He is a member of the Board of Scholars for the Virginia Institute for Public Policy.
Coyne was a Hayek Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and worked in the internal consulting services at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Coyne received his PhD in economics from George Mason University and his BS in business administration from Manhattan College.
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For a current list of publications, view Christopher's personal website .
Latest Work
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Is Social Justice Just?

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Surveillance Capitalism & the Surveillance State: A Comparative Institutional Analysis
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
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The Legacy of Richard E. Wagner

- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
In Search of Monsters to Destroy | "Free the People"
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
The Austrian School in the USA: Institutions and Entrepreneurship

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
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Noxious government markets: Evidence from the international arms trade
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
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A behavioral approach to the rational choice analysis of the limits of state action
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
In Search of Monsters to Destroy
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
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In Search of Monsters to Destroy

Latest Work
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
Is Social Justice Just?

- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Surveillance Capitalism & the Surveillance State: A Comparative Institutional Analysis
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Legacy of Richard E. Wagner

- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
In Search of Monsters to Destroy | "Free the People"
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
The Austrian School in the USA: Institutions and Entrepreneurship

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Noxious government markets: Evidence from the international arms trade
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
A behavioral approach to the rational choice analysis of the limits of state action
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
In Search of Monsters to Destroy
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
In Search of Monsters to Destroy

Latest Work
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
Is Social Justice Just?

- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Surveillance Capitalism & the Surveillance State: A Comparative Institutional Analysis
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Legacy of Richard E. Wagner

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
The Austrian School in the USA: Institutions and Entrepreneurship

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Noxious government markets: Evidence from the international arms trade
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
A behavioral approach to the rational choice analysis of the limits of state action
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
In Search of Monsters to Destroy

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The Market as a Space for Building a Peaceful Society

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
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U.S. Border Militarization and Foreign Policy
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
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The economic logic behind the ultimate resource
Latest Work
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
In Search of Monsters to Destroy | "Free the People"
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
In Search of Monsters to Destroy
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Manufacturing Militarism | The Great Antidote
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
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"Manufacturing Militarism" Book Panel
- | 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 & Christopher Coyne
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Eric Maskin on Hayek and Mechanism Design
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Christopher Coyne & Anja Shortland on Kidnap
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Doing Bad By Doing Good" Book Panel
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Reflections on the Hayek Program with Peter Boettke and Chris Coyne
Latest Work
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
No, You Don’t Need to Fear ‘Big Grocery’ | The New York Daily News
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Why Helping Neighbors in Need Is as Important for America as Voting
- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
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Doing Bad by Doing Good during the COVID-19 Pandemic

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
"Tyranny Comes Home" Symposium: Christopher J. Coyne

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Weekend Reads: June 15th, 2018

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
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The Research Program of Robert Higgs

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The Research Program of Robert Higgs

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
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The Research Program of Robert Higgs

- | F.A. Hayek Program F.A. Hayek Program
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
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