Donald J. Boudreaux

Mr. Boudreaux is Senior Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Martha and Nelson Getchell Chair for the Study of Free Market Capitalism, Mercatus Center Board Member, Mercatus Center Professor of Economics, George Mason University. 

Boudreaux specializes in globalization and trade, law and economics, and antitrust economics. He is committed to making economics more accessible to a wider audience, and he has lectured across the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Europe on a wide variety of topics, including antitrust law and international trade.

He is the author of the books Hypocrites and Half-Wits: A Daily Dose of Sanity from Cafe Hayek and Globalization. His articles appear in such publications as the Wall Street Journal and US News & World Report as well as numerous scholarly journals. He writes a blog (with Russell Roberts) called Cafe Hayek and a regular column on economics for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. He has appeared numerous times on John Stossel’s Fox show to discuss a range of economic issues.

Previously, he was president of the Foundation for Economic Education and an associate professor of legal studies and economics at Clemson University. He also serves as an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.

Boudreaux earned a PhD in economics from Auburn University and a law degree from the University of Virginia.