Donald J. Boudreaux

Donald J. Boudreaux is Chairman of the Department of Economics at George Mason University in Fairfax Virginia, a position he has held since August 2001. He is also listed as a Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute, a Washington D.C. think tank. 

"Previously, he was president of the Foundation for Economic Education (1997-2001); Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Economics at Clemson University (1992-1997); and Assistant Professor of Economics at George Mason University (1985-1989). During the Spring 1996 semester he was an Olin Visiting Fellow in Law and Economics at the Cornell Law School," a biographical note states. 

Trust Capitalism to Fix Climate Change
In August 2006 Boudreaux wrote an opinion column dismissing calls for government action on climate change. Referring to a recent New York Times report on increasing human longevity, Boudreaux attributes the change to the economic productivity of "capitalism." Turning to climate change, he argues that "it's a perfectly legitimate stance for truly reasonable people to conclude that the best policy regarding global warming is to neglect it -- and let capitalism continue to make us healthier and wealthier."  Chicago Tribune, August 13, 2006

Contact Details
Telephone: (703) 993-1130 Facsimile: (703) 993-1133 Office: 339 Enterprise Hall Mailing Address: Donald J. Boudreaux Department of Economics MSN 3G4 George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 E-mail: dboudrea AT gmu.edu Web: http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/boudreaux/

Biographical notes

 * "Dr. Donald J. Boudreaux's Biographical Sketch", Geroreg Mason University, accessed August 2006.
 * "Donald J. Boudreaux", Competitive Enterprise Institute, accessed August 2006.
 * "Donald J. Boudreaux: Adjunct Scholar", Cato Institute, accessed August 2006.

Articles by Boudreaux

 * Donald J. Boudreaux, "The case for neglecting global warming", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 13, 2006.