Robert P. Murphy | |
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Born | May 23, 1976 |
Education | Hillsdale College (BA) New York University (PhD) |
Academic career | |
Institution | Free Market Institute of Texas Tech University (2014–present) Fraser Institute (2013–present) Pacific Research Institute (2007–present) Hillsdale College (2003–2006) Ludwig Von Mises Institute (2003–present) |
Field | Financial Economics, Trade |
School or tradition | Austrian School |
Doctoral advisor | Mario J. Rizzo [1] |
Influences | Murray Rothbard, Ludwig von Mises, Eugen Böhm von Bawerk, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Joseph Salerno, Israel Kirzner, Richard Ebeling |
Website | consultingbyrpm |
Robert Patrick Murphy (born May 23, 1976) is an American economist. Murphy is research assistant professor with the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University. He has been affiliated with Laffer Associates, the Pacific Research Institute, the Institute for Energy Research (IER), the Independent Institute, the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and the Fraser Institute.
Murphy received a BA in economics at Hillsdale College in 1998 and a Ph.D. in economics at New York University in 2003. [2]
Murphy is research assistant professor with the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University. [3] He has been a visiting assistant professor at Hillsdale College, and a visiting scholar at New York University. He has been affiliated with Laffer Associates, the Pacific Research Institute, [4] the Institute for Energy Research (IER) as the senior economist focusing on climate change, [5] the Independent Institute, [6] the Ludwig von Mises Institute, [7] and the Fraser Institute in Canada. [8] He is the president of Consulting By RPM. In September 2021 Murphy was ranked as the 11th most influential person in economics [9] by Academic Influence which uses "artificial intelligence to measure impact by academics and institutions." [10]
Murphy has written books such as Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action (Independent Institute, 2015), [11] Primal Prescription with Doug McGuff, MD regarding healthcare in the United States, [12] and Lessons for the Young Economist (Mises Institute 2010). [13] He has written study guides to works of Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard. [5] Murphy authored the 2007 book The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism . Murphy's book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal, published in 2009, blamed the Depression on government policies. [14] [ non-primary source needed ]
Additionally, Murphy has written for The Washington Times , [15] Forbes [16] and Barron's Magazine . [17] Murphy's writings have also been published in The American Journal of Economics and Sociology , The Review of Austrian Economics , [5] the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics [18] and the Journal of Private Enterprise . [19] He has written for The Freeman , [20] The American Conservative, [21] LewRockwell.com [22] Townhall.com [23] and Antiwar.com. [24]
Murphy was ranked as the 14th most influential economist since 1990 by Academic Influence. [25]
Murphy has been criticized by economists Brad DeLong and Paul Krugman for predicting that the quantitative easing practiced by the Federal Reserve in the late 2000s would create double-digit inflation and economic ruin by 2013, and notes that he lost the bet. [26] [27] [lower-alpha 1]
In 2013 Murphy challenged Krugman to a debate and unnamed supporters of Murphy promised to donate $100,000 to a charity if Krugman would debate Murphy on economic policy issues. [29] A promotional website was established for the challenge. In response to a radio show caller, Krugman rejected the proposed debate, saying that the subject “is not something to be settled by public circuses" and added, "Why should I dignify that totally-wrong doctrine — that doctrine that's gotten everything wrong — by giving them a platform?", pointing to the erroneous inflation predictions. [30] [lower-alpha 2] [31]
Murphy is a Christian, and has stated in his writings that "my ethical beliefs are informed by my Christian faith, and I am a firm believer in natural law". [32]
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