George Selgin | |
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 Selgin speaks at the Ron Paul Fed Lecture Series in 2019 | |
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Macroeconomics, monetary theory, banking theory, and monetary history |
| Institution | The Cato Institute |
| School or tradition | Free banking formerly Austrian school (does not self-identify with any school) |
| Alma mater | New York University (PhD) 1986 Drew University (B.A.) 1979 |
| Influences | Friedman, Hayek, David Laidler, White, Wicksell, Leland Yeager |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
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,[1] Professor Emeritus of economics at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, and an associate editor of Econ Journal Watch.[2] Selgin formerly taught at George Mason University, the University of Hong Kong, and West Virginia University.
- ^ "Alt-M". Alt-M.
- ^ "Econ Journal Watch (EJW)". Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-08-23.