George Selgin
George Selgin | |
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Selgin speaks at the Ron Paul Fed Lecture Series in 2019. | |
| Born | 1957 (age 67–68) |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | New York University (PhD) 1986 Drew University (B.A.) 1979 |
| Influences | Friedman, Hayek, David Laidler, White, Wicksell, Leland Yeager |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Macroeconomics, monetary theory, banking theory, and monetary history |
| School or tradition | Free banking formerly Austrian school (does not self-identify with any school) |
| Institutions | The Cato Institute |
| Website | |
George Selgin (/ˈsɛldʒɪn/; born February 15, 1957) is an American economist. He is Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus of the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, where he is editor-in-chief of the center's blog, Alt-M, Professor Emeritus of economics at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, and an associate editor of Econ Journal Watch. Selgin formerly taught at George Mason University, the University of Hong Kong, and West Virginia University.