Tyler Cowen
- Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University, Distinguished Senior Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Faculty Director, Mercatus Center
Tyler Cowen is the Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University and serves as chairman and faculty director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. With colleague Alex Tabarrok, Cowen is co-author of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution and co-founder of the online educational platform Marginal Revolution University.
A dedicated writer and communicator of economic ideas, Cowen is the author of several bestselling books and is widely published in academic journals and the popular media. Cowen’s latest project is a generative book, GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of all Time and Why Does it Matter? Readers are encouraged to use AI chatbots to interact with the manuscript and create their own versions of the book.
In 2022, Cowen and co-author Daniel Gross published the the book Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World. He writes a column for Bloomberg View and was previously a columnist with the The New York Times. His research has been published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, Ethics, and Philosophy and Public Affairs.
Cowen is the founder of Emergent Ventures, an incubator fellowship and grant program for social entrepreneurs with highly scalable ideas for meaningfully improving society. As a response to the 2020 pandemic, Cowen created Fast Grants, an offshoot of Emergent Ventures, to swiftly support scientists working on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. In total, Fast Grants raised more than $50 million and awarded 260 grants toward critical research.
Cowen is host of Conversations with Tyler, a popular podcast series featuring today's most underrated thinkers in wide-ranging explorations of their work, the world, and everything in between. Past guests include David Brooks, Malcolm Gladwell, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Cowen graduated from George Mason University with a BS in economics and received his PhD in economics from Harvard University.
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When the going was good: The balance sheet of the Clinton administration
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If Econs Could Hoop | The New Bazaar
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AI’s Greatest Danger? The Humans Who Use It | Bloomberg Opinion
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Economist Tyler Cowen on How ChatGPT Is Changing Your Job | Every
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Who Wants to Be a Trillionaire? | Bloomberg Opinion
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Your Child’s Favorite Teacher May Soon Be a Chatbot | Bloomberg Opinion
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Who Is the Greatest Economist of All Time? | “The Curious Task”
Latest Work
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
When the going was good: The balance sheet of the Clinton administration
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
If Econs Could Hoop | The New Bazaar
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
AI’s Greatest Danger? The Humans Who Use It | Bloomberg Opinion
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Economist Tyler Cowen on How ChatGPT Is Changing Your Job | Every
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Who Wants to Be a Trillionaire? | Bloomberg Opinion
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Who Is the Greatest Economist of All Time? | “The Curious Task”
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Your Child’s Favorite Teacher May Soon Be a Chatbot | Bloomberg Opinion
Latest Work
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
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Your Child’s Favorite Teacher May Soon Be a Chatbot | Bloomberg Opinion
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Want To Be Wealthy? You Might Try Therapy | Bloomberg Opinion
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AI’s Rise Means Change Will Happen Even Faster | Bloomberg Opinion
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