Christopher Coyne
- Associate Director, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Professor of Economics, George Mason University
Christopher Coyne is associate director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He specializes in Austrian economics, economic development, emerging democracies, postwar and disaster reconstruction, political economy, and social change.
Coyne is the author, coauthor, or coeditor of ten books, including, In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace, Doing Bad by Doing Good: Why Humanitarian Action Fails, and How to Run Wars: A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite (forthcoming, summer 2024). He is a prolific contributor to scholarly journals, has published numerous policy briefs, and has written for the Daily Caller, Richmond Times-Dispatch, and other media outlets. He has been a guest on the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs podcast. Coyne is the coeditor in chief of the Review of Austrian Economics and the coeditor of Independent Review. He is a member of the Board of Scholars for the Virginia Institute for Public Policy.
Coyne was a Hayek Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and worked in the internal consulting services at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Coyne received his PhD in economics from George Mason University and his BS in business administration from Manhattan College.
For CV and a current list of publications, view Christopher's personal website.
Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
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The Economic Case for Practical Pacifism
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The Nuclear Ratchet: Crisis, Leviathan, and Atomic Weapons
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
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Bureaucratic Altruism in International Transfers: The Samaritan’s Dilemma Revisited
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
You Can’t Develop What You Don’t Know: The Realities and Limitations of Foreign Aid Missions
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"In Search of Monsters to Destroy" Book Panel
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Unintended Consequences
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
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Kenneth Boulding: Knowledge, Conflict, and Power
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Virtual Sentiments Virtual Sentiments
Christopher Coyne on the History of Surveillance Capitalism
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Following Their Leaders" Book Panel
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
A Conflict of Peace Visions: The Peacemonger Mentality vs. the Warmonger Mentality
Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The Economic Case for Practical Pacifism
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The Nuclear Ratchet: Crisis, Leviathan, and Atomic Weapons
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Bureaucratic Altruism in International Transfers: The Samaritan’s Dilemma Revisited
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
You Can’t Develop What You Don’t Know: The Realities and Limitations of Foreign Aid Missions
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"In Search of Monsters to Destroy" Book Panel
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Unintended Consequences
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Kenneth Boulding: Knowledge, Conflict, and Power
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Virtual Sentiments Virtual Sentiments
Christopher Coyne on the History of Surveillance Capitalism
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Following Their Leaders" Book Panel
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
A Conflict of Peace Visions: The Peacemonger Mentality vs. the Warmonger Mentality
Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The Economic Case for Practical Pacifism
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The Nuclear Ratchet: Crisis, Leviathan, and Atomic Weapons
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Bureaucratic Altruism in International Transfers: The Samaritan’s Dilemma Revisited
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
You Can’t Develop What You Don’t Know: The Realities and Limitations of Foreign Aid Missions
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Unintended Consequences
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Kenneth Boulding: Knowledge, Conflict, and Power
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
A Conflict of Peace Visions: The Peacemonger Mentality vs. the Warmonger Mentality
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Peacemaking: Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Nuclear Deterrence Melts Down: The Limits of Deterrence & Alternative Paths to Peace
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Nuclear Deterrence Melts Down: The Limits of Deterrence & Alternative Paths to Peace
Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"In Search of Monsters to Destroy" Book Panel
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Virtual Sentiments Virtual Sentiments
Christopher Coyne on the History of Surveillance Capitalism
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Following Their Leaders" Book Panel
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
In Search of Monsters to Destroy | "Free the People"
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
In Search of Monsters to Destroy
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Manufacturing Militarism | The Great Antidote
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Manufacturing Militarism" Book Panel
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Exploring Economic Sociology — Peter Boettke & Christopher Coyne
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Eric Maskin on Hayek and Mechanism Design
Latest Work
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
No, You Don’t Need to Fear ‘Big Grocery’ | The New York Daily News
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why Helping Neighbors in Need Is as Important for America as Voting
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Doing Bad by Doing Good during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
"Tyranny Comes Home" Symposium: Christopher J. Coyne
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Weekend Reads: June 15th, 2018
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Research Program of Robert Higgs
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Research Program of Robert Higgs
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Research Program of Robert Higgs
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary