Randall Gregory Holcombe (born June 4, 1950) is an American economist, and the DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University.[1] He is a Senior Fellow at The Independent Institute,[2] a Senior Fellow and member of the Research Advisory Council at The James Madison Institute,[3] and past president of the Public Choice Society.[4] From 2000 to 2006 he served on Governor Jeb Bush's Council of Economic Advisors.[4]
Randall G. Holcombe | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4, 1950 United States |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Economics, Austrian School, public choice, Constitutional economics, public policy, entrepreneurship |
| Institution | Florida State University |
| School or tradition | Austrian School |
| Alma mater | Virginia Tech, University of Florida |
| Influences | James M. Buchanan, Murray Rothbard |
| Contributions | Public choice theory |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Holcombe is the author of several books on economics and American politics.[2] In libertarian theoretical discourse, he has argued that private defense agencies could form cartels and oppress people, more or less as governments, with little fear of competition.[5]
Holcombe is a musician and licensed pilot.[6]
Bibliography
edit- Holcombe, Randall G., ed. (1999). The Great Austrian Economists. Auburn, Alabama: Ludwig von Mises Institute. ISBN 0945466048.
- Holcombe, Randall G. Political Capitalism: How Economic and Political Power is Made and Maintained. Cambridge University Press, 2018. ISBN 978-1-108-44990-8.
- Holcombe, Randall G. Coordination, Cooperation, and Control: The Evolution of Economic and Political Power. Springer International Publishing, Cham 2020. ISBN 978-3-030-48666-2, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-48667-9.
References
edit- ^ Florida State University, Economics Department faculty listing Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ a b The Independent Institute, Randall G. Holcombe. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ^ The James Madison Institute, Research Advisory Council. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ^ a b Florida State University, Randall G. Holcombe Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ^ Holcombe, Randall G. (Winter 2004). "Government: Unnecessary but Inevitable" (PDF). The Independent Review. 8 (3): 325–342.
- ^ Mises Economics Blog, [1]. Retrieved 2012-04-18.