Mario J. Rizzo

Mario J. Rizzo (/ˈrɪzoʊ/; born July 6, 1948) is an American economist of the Austrian School.[1] He serves as an Associate Professor of Economics at New York University.

Early life

Rizzo studied economics at Fordham University where he received his B.A. and M.A. As a student, he was then known as a follower of Murray Rothbard.[2] He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago.[3]

Career

Rizzo is the Director of the Program on the Foundations of the Market Economy.[4] He co-directs the Classical Liberal Institute[5] at the New York University School of Law with Richard Epstein. He was the 1997-1998 president of the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics[6] and the 2017-2018 Hayek Distinguished Visiting Professor for the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center, George Mason University.[7] He edits the Routledge book series Foundations of the Market Economy with Laurence H. White.[8] His works lies at the interface between ethics and economics, law and economics, and psychology and economics.[9] Jeffrey Tucker describes Rizzo's work as having a huge influence on his early thought and argues that his major work, Austrian Economics Re-examined,[10] launched a research program that has lasted for decades.[11] Peter Boettke describes the critical role of Rizzo's research program in his early work on the economics of socialism.[12]

In 2016, Rizzo was noted for being the only professional economist to sign open letters condemning both the economic policy platforms of Donald Trump[13] and Hillary Clinton.[14][15]

Publications

Selected books
  • Rizzo, Mario J.; Cowan, Robin (Eds.). (1995). Profits and morality. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226116327
  • Rizzo, Mario J.; O'Driscoll Jr, Gerald P. (2015). Austrian Economics Re-Examined: The Economics of Time and Ignorance. Routledge. ISBN 9781138023000
  • Rizzo, Mario J.; Whitman, Glen (2020). Escaping Paternalism: Rationality, Behavioral Economics, and Public Policy. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108760003

Selected articles

References
  1. "The Austrian School". Austrian Economics Center. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  2. Tuccille, Jerome (2007). It usually begins with Ayn Rand. Paul Avrich Collection (Library of Congress) (Rev. and updated ed.). New York: iUniverse. p. 68. ISBN 9780595477579. OCLC 276652555.
  3. "Mario Rizzo". as.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  4. "Foundations of the Market Economy". wp.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  5. "Classical Liberal Institute". www.classicalliberalinstitute.org. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  6. "About". Society for the Development of Austrian Economics. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  7. "Mario Rizzo". Mercatus Center: F. A. Hayek Program. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  8. "Routledge Foundations of the Market Economy - Routledge". Routledge.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  9. "Mario Rizzo". Mercatus Center: F. A. Hayek Program. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  10. O'Driscoll, Gerald P. (2015). Austrian economics re-examined : the economics of time and ignorance. Rizzo, Mario J. (Expanded ed.). New York. ISBN 9781138023000. OCLC 862589795.
  11. "How to Pay Tribute to a Great Mind". www.aier.org. 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  12. Boettke, Peter J. (2006). Calculation and coordination : essays on socialism and transitional political economy. London. pp. xv. ISBN 9780415771092. OCLC 842294347.
  13. http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/EconomistLetter11012016.pdf
  14. Carter, James (2016-09-26). "Economists have a message: Clinton's policies are wrong for America". TheHill. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  15. Rampell, Catherine (2 November 2016). "Analysis of economists' presidential endorsements: Who switched teams between 2012 and 2016?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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