Tyler Cowen

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University, 1987; B.S. in Economics, George Mason University, 1983.

Research Interests: Economic growth, cultural economics, monetary theory, and the economics of information. Known for integrating economic analysis with cultural and social phenomena.

Appointments: Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics, George Mason University; Director, Mercatus Center at George Mason University; Co-author of the blog Marginal Revolution.

Awards: Named one of the 'Top 100 Global Thinkers' by Foreign Policy Magazine; Recipient of the Hayek Book Prize.

Publications: Author of books including The Great Stagnation (Dutton, 2011), Average Is Over (Dutton, 2013), and Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero (St. Martin's Press, 2019).

Additional Contributions: Regular contributor to Bloomberg Opinion; Host of the podcast Conversations with Tyler.