Peter J. Boettke
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Director, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and EconomicsVice President for Advanced StudyBB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism, Mercatus Center at George Mason UniversityDistinguished University Professor of Economics and Philosophy, George Mason University
Peter Boettke is Vice President for Advanced Study, Director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, as well as the BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and a Distinguished University Professor of Economics and Philosophy at George Mason University. He specializes in Austrian economics, economic history, institutional analysis, public choice, and social change.
Boettke has authored and coauthored more than 11 books, including his most recent, Living Economics, and is editor of the Review of Austrian Economics, series editor of the New Thinking in Political Economy book series, and coeditor of the Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society.
Boettke is a former Fulbright Fellow at the University of Economics in Prague, a National Fellow at Stanford University, and Hayek Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics. He has held visiting academic positions at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow and the Stockholm School of Economics, among other institutions. Before joining the faculty at George Mason University, Boettke taught economics at New York University.
Boettke’s work has earned him numerous awards, including a doctorate honoris causa in social sciences from Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala and an honorary doctorate from Alexandru Iona Cuza in Romania.
Boettke received his PhD in economics from George Mason University.
For a current list of publications, view Peter's personal website.
Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
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The Future of Liberalism
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Peter Boettke & David Beito on the New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Why Read Adam Smith Today?
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Better Money: Gold, Fiat, or Bitcoin?" Book Panel
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Working Papers Working Papers
What LawMicro Has to Teach LawMacro: An Exploration of the Rule of Law and Monetary Policy
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Peter Boettke & Bryan Cheang on Unveiling Liberalism in Southeast Asia
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
What Can We Learn From Estonia? | The Curious Task
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Living Together: Inventing Moral Science" Book Panel
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Road to Freedom: Estonia’s Rise from Soviet Vassal State to One of the Freest Nations on Earth
Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The Future of Liberalism
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Peter Boettke & David Beito on the New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Why Read Adam Smith Today?
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Better Money: Gold, Fiat, or Bitcoin?" Book Panel
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Working Papers Working Papers
What LawMicro Has to Teach LawMacro: An Exploration of the Rule of Law and Monetary Policy
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Peter Boettke & Bryan Cheang on Unveiling Liberalism in Southeast Asia
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
What Can We Learn From Estonia? | The Curious Task
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Living Together: Inventing Moral Science" Book Panel
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books