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Christopher CoyneProfessor of Economics
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Biography of Christopher Coyne
Christopher Coyne is an economics professor and a research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Virginia. He is also a follower of the Austrian School of economics.
Education
Coyne obtained his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Manhattan College in Riverdale in 1999. He went on to earn a Master's degree in Economics from George Mason University in 2003, and two years later, in 2005, he completed his Ph.D. in Economics at the same institution. His advisors were economists Peter J. Boettke and Tyler Cowen.
Career
After completing his Ph.D., Coyne joined the faculty of Hampden-Sydney College as an economics professor. In 2007, he moved to West Virginia University, where he held the same position. Finally, in 2010, he became a member of the economics department at George Mason University.
In addition to his teaching work, Coyne serves as the North American editor of "The Review of Austrian Economics" and is a member of the editorial board of "The Journal of Private Enterprise." He is also a research fellow at the Independent Institute, a member of the advisory board of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, and a contributor to the Center for the Study of Political Economy at Hampden-Sydney College.
Achievements
In 2007, Coyne received the Hayek Prize from the Fund for the Study of Spontaneous Orders, which is managed by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation. He was awarded this prize for his series of articles on the impact of institutional mechanisms on entrepreneurship and international development.
Coyne's Publications
Coyne is the author of numerous publications, including academic journal articles, book chapters, policy papers, and book reviews. His research focuses on the Austrian School of economics, economic development, and political economy. In 2007, his first book, "After War: The Political Economy of Exporting Democracy," was published by Stanford University Press. In this book, Coyne uses economic tools to analyze the United States' ability to promote democracy outside its borders. He argues that the US's efforts to export democracy through military occupation and reconstruction seem to be more likely to fail than succeed because both military and political actors rely on coercive methods. Coyne suggests that the best policy for the United States is one of non-intervention and commitment to free markets for goods, ideas, and cultural products.
