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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Peacemaking: Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up
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Nuclear Deterrence Melts Down: The Limits of Deterrence & Alternative Paths to Peace
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Nuclear Deterrence Melts Down: The Limits of Deterrence & Alternative Paths to Peace
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The Political Economy of Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the War on Terror
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The Market Process as Nonviolent Action
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Is Social Justice Just?
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How to Run Wars
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Polycentric defense, Ukraine style: explaining Ukrainian resilience against invasion
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
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Surveillance Capitalism & the Surveillance State: A Comparative Institutional Analysis
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Legacy of Richard E. Wagner
Latest Work
- | 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
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Political Economy of Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the War on Terror
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The Market Process as Nonviolent Action
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
Is Social Justice Just?
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
How to Run Wars
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Polycentric defense, Ukraine style: explaining Ukrainian resilience against invasion
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Surveillance Capitalism & the Surveillance State: A Comparative Institutional Analysis
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Legacy of Richard E. Wagner
Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Political Economy of Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the War on Terror
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The Market Process as Nonviolent Action
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
Is Social Justice Just?
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
How to Run Wars
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Polycentric defense, Ukraine style: explaining Ukrainian resilience against invasion
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Surveillance Capitalism & the Surveillance State: A Comparative Institutional Analysis
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Legacy of Richard E. Wagner
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Entrepreneurial Pathways to Peacemaking
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- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
The Austrian School in the USA: Institutions and Entrepreneurship
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
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Noxious government markets: Evidence from the international arms trade
Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Christopher Coyne & Anja Shortland on Kidnap
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- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
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"Doing Bad By Doing Good" Book Panel
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- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Reflections on the Hayek Program with Peter Boettke and Chris Coyne
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- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
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"Political Capitalism" Book Panel
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"Tyranny Comes Home" Book Panel
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Chris Coyne and Jennifer Murtazashvili on Foreign Aid and Development
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Christopher Coyne on C-SPAN's Washington Journal
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The Surveillance State: When Tyranny Comes Home
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Chris Coyne on Free to Exchange: Economics of Foreign Wars and Interventionism
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"The Political Economy of Development" with Christopher Coyne
Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
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Christopher Coyne Discusses 'Doing Bad by Doing Good' at the Institute of World Politics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Give the Gift of Economics: Mercatus 2014 Holiday Book Guide
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Tax Breaks to Big Business Are a Loser
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Christopher Coyne Speaks to Hillsdale College on "The Fatal Conceit of Foreign Intervention"
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Christopher Coyne Discusses Doing Bad by Doing Good at Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise
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Christopher Coyne Discusses Doing Bad by Doing Good at the MSU of Denver
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Chris Coyne Discusses America's Role in the World at Charles Koch Institute
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Christopher Coyne Interviewed by Cato Institute about Doing Bad by Doing Good
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
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Christopher Coyne discusses Doing Bad by Doing Good at the Cato Institute
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary