6 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Canadian-American economist at George Mason — co-founder of Marginal Revolution (with Tyler Cowen) — co-author of Modern Principles of Economics — who writes on innovation policy, FDA regulation, and healthcare economics.
American economist at George Mason — author of The Myth of the Rational Voter, Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids, The Case Against Education, and Open Borders — who applies economic reasoning to immigration, education, and voting to produce consistently contrarian conclusions.
American economist at George Mason University — author of Hive Mind (on how national IQ affects economic growth) and 10% Less Democracy — who makes the most rigorous academic case that cognitive human capital, not just physical capital or institutions, drives economic development.
American economist at George Mason — inventor of prediction markets (policy analysis market) — author of The Age of Em (on whole brain emulation) and The Elephant in the Brain (with Kevin Simler) — who consistently proposes contrarian models of human behavior and social institutions.
American political scientist — author of Left Turn: How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind — whose quantitative research at UCLA produced the most rigorous academic measurement of media political bias.
American economist — George Mason University — co-author of Marginal Revolution (most widely read economics blog) — author of The Great Stagnation, Average Is Over, and Stubborn Attachments — among the most influential public intellectual economists.