Bryan Caplan

American economist and author · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1971 · age 55

Bryan Douglas Caplan is an American economist and author. He is a professor of economics at George Mason University, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and a former contributor to the Freakonomics blog. He currently publishes his own blog, Bet on It.

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2021“Bioethics is to ethics as astrology is to astronomy.”In their words16 February 2021Bioethics: Tuskegee vs. COVIDRead the whole statement

2018“Personally, then I have no reason to lash out at the education system. Quite the contrary.”In their wordsThe Case against Education (2018)Read the whole statement

“Statistical discrimination may be unfair and ugly, but it's hardly weird or implausible.”In their wordsThe Case against Education (2018)Read the whole statement

2012“Mussolini wasn’t just another socialist; he was the Lenin of Italy - the leader of the hard-line revolutionary faction.”In their words20 June 2012The Pageant of World History vs. Wikipedia: The Case of MussoliniRead the whole statement

“Yes, Mussolini realized that socialism plus nationalism had more mass appeal than socialism alone.”In their words20 June 2012The Pageant of World History vs. Wikipedia: The Case of MussoliniRead the whole statement

2006“In a modern democracy, not only can a libertarian be elitist; a libertarian has to be elitist.”In their words12 November 2006Quoted in Elitism or Populism: Pick Your Poison, by Arnold KlingRead the whole statement

1971Born8 April 1971

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Magic isn't real. There has to be a logical reason explanation for the effect of Ivory Tower achievement on Real World success.
2018 · The Case against Education (2018), Own words
For socialists, of course, Mussolini’s apostasy proves nothing except his supreme evil.
20 June 2012 · The Pageant of World History vs. Wikipedia: The Case of Mussolini, Own words

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Caplan is a self-described "economic libertarian". The bulk of Caplan's academic work is in behavioral economics and public economics, especially public choice theory.

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