Alex Tabarrok
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Bartley J. Madden Chair in Economics, Mercatus Center at George Mason UniversityProfessor of Economics, George Mason University
Alex Tabarrok is the Bartley J. Madden Chair in Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a professor of economics at George Mason University. He has written extensively about health care policy, patent-system reform, the effectiveness of bounty hunters, how judicial elections bias judges, and how local poverty rates impact trial decisions by juries. He has also written about methods for increasing the supply of human organs for transplant, the regulation of pharmaceuticals by the FDA, and voting systems. During the pandemic, Tabarrok was an advisor to the US government on using incentives to accelerate vaccine production. Tabarrok's papers have appeared in Science, The Journal of Human Resources, The Journal of Law and Economics, the Journal of Health Economics, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and many other journals.
Tabarrok is the coauthor, with Mercatus colleague Tyler Cowen, of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution and cofounder of the online educational platform Marginal Revolution University. He is the coauthor of Modern Principles of Economics and his popular articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and many other prestigious publications.
For a current list of publications, see Alex's Google Scholar page and his personal website.
Latest Work
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‘Uncontrolled Spread’ Review: Tested and Found Wanting
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Vaccinations and the Economic Recovery in 2021
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Vaccinations and the Economic Recovery in 2021
- | Healthcare Healthcare
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America’s Pharmacies Can Do a Lot More Vaccinations
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What Are We Waiting For?
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Alex Tabarrok on The Dan Proft Show - COVID Vaccine
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The Case for a COVID Vaccine Lottery
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Vaccines Use Bizarre Stuff. We Need a Supply Chain Now.
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Macro Musings Macro Musings
Alex Tabarrok on COVID-19 Response Efforts, Proposals for Continued Recovery, and Lessons for the Future
Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
‘Uncontrolled Spread’ Review: Tested and Found Wanting
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Vaccinations and the Economic Recovery in 2021
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Vaccinations and the Economic Recovery in 2021
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
America’s Pharmacies Can Do a Lot More Vaccinations
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Are We Waiting For?
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Alex Tabarrok on The Dan Proft Show - COVID Vaccine
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Case for a COVID Vaccine Lottery
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Vaccines Use Bizarre Stuff. We Need a Supply Chain Now.
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Macro Musings Macro Musings
Alex Tabarrok on COVID-19 Response Efforts, Proposals for Continued Recovery, and Lessons for the Future
Latest Work
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James Buchanan as Intellectual Entrepreneur
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Public Choice Perspectives on Intellectual Property
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Designing Private Cities, Open to All
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Lessons from Gurgaon, India's Private City
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Public Choice and Bloomington School Perspectives on Intellectual Property
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Private Education in India: A Novel Test of Cream Skimming
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Product Liability and Moral Hazard: Evidence from General Aviation
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Fugitives, Outlaws, and the Lessons of Safe Surrender
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Launching the Innovation Renaissance
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Measuring Criminal Spillovers: Evidence from Three Strikes
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How Uber and Airbnb Won
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Matchmaker, Make Me a Market
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In Memory of Ronald Coase (1910-2013)
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