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Seminars will be held virtually from 12 - 1:15pm over Zoom. Each presentation will be followed by an informal discussion (students welcome) from 1:15 - 2pm.

The 2020 Outreach Conference will be held June 12-14th at the Hyatt Centric Arlington in Rosslyn, VA. Applications for the 2020 Outreach conference will be available in late March.

Alex Tabarrok joins Erik Torenberg of Village Global for a wide-ranging discussion.

In this episode, economist Alex Tabarrok discusses his latest book, co-authored with Eric Heller, "Why are the Prices So D*mn High?," which blames rising costs on a phenomenon called the Baumol Effect

Eric Wallach of The Politic writes about his four days with Dr. Hanson.

The Beck Medal is presented to a faculty member in recognition of groundbreaking achievements that have significant social, cultural, economic or global consequence.

In Big Business, Cowen puts forth an impassioned defense of corporations and their essential role in a balanced, productive, and progressive society. He dismantles common misconceptions and untangles conflicting intuitions.

Economist Bryan Caplan makes a bold case for unrestricted immigration in this fact-filled graphic nonfiction.

Professor Alex Tabarrok discussed the role of monetary bail on CSPAN.

Alex joins The Bob Murphy Show to discuss a wide range of topics, including his early experience with Rothbardians, the brief window when economics blogs were the center of discussion, problems with the FDA, how a kidney market might work, and why Bitcoin is not as secure as some of its fans believe.

In their conversation with Tyler, Johnson and Koyama discuss the ‘long road to religious freedom’ and more, including the link between bad weather and Jewish persecution, why China evolved into such a large political unit, whether the Black Death proves Paul Romer wrong, scapegoating, usury prohibitions in history, and the economic impact of volcanic eruptions.

Congratulations to Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok! The United States Library of Congress has selected Marginal Revolution for inclusion in the historic collection of Internet materials related to the Economics Blogs Web Archive.

The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) announced Professor Mark Koyama as a Research Fellow for Economic History. The CEPR promotes policy-relevant economic research and distributing research to public and private sector decision-makers.

The Federalist Radio Hour, Ben Domenech and Tyler Cowen discuss trends in the economy, democracy, and political rhetoric.

Communicating Economics interviewed Alex Tabarrok (Marginal Revolution) about running a blog, the usefulness of blogging and whether expert opinions are being ignored.

Tyler joins Nick Gillespie and Reason to discuss his argument for a government that does less and individuals who do more.

Bryan Caplan discusses libertarian philosophy and more!

Tyler joins the Not Unreasonable podcast with David Wright to discusses his new book.

Tyler Cowen joins The Knowledge Project Podcast with Shane Parrish!

Bryan Caplan in Newsweek.

Donald Boudreaux in the Washington Post.

Professor Tabarrok joins NGPF podcast to discuss investing, Marginal Revolution University, teaching, and much more!

Thank you to our guests and attendees for a wonderful 2018 Public Choice Outreach Conference!

Paperback is now available.

Dr. Bryan Caplan discusses whether the Case Against Education holds up, totalitarianism, open borders, and more!

Robin Hanson explores a future of robotic human uploads, helps us worry about The Great Filter, gives us strategies for living in a Simulation, and casually points out the Elephant in the Brain.

Donald Boudreaux joins the Rubin Report to discuss the state of the middle class, the flat tax debate, and more!

Thursday, May 3rd 3:00-4:30 pm Main Reading Room, Fenwick Library, Fairfax Campus. George Mason University

Alex Tabarrok joins the Reason Podcast to discuss the importance of following data over ideology in academia, the decline in entrepreneurship, and much more!

The deadline to submit your application to attend the 2018 Public Choice Outreach Conference is APRIL 30th! Email or mail your completed application. Click for more information!

Alex Tabarrok discusses his study on the impact of regulation on U.S. entrepreneurism with Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal.

Donald Boudreaux examines the misplaced notion that trade kills jobs. The op-ed article published in the New York Times examines the difference between average job churn and job loss from trade.

Robin Hanson joins Zac and Andrew to talk about a future with emulated humans, why our current technological curve only seems important, the hidden motives that drive human behavior, why no one predicted social networks, the value in going where the conversation isn’t, why humans don’t necessarily understand what motivates their behavior, and why everyone you know is an imposter.

Martina Navratilova on Shaping Herself

John Nye speaks on Freakonomics podcast about the spike in births during the Chinese Year of the Dragon and how Dragon Kids relate to economics.

Application due APRIL 15