James Gwartney
Professor of Economics and Director of The Stavros Center
for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education
Florida State University
E-mail: JGwartne@garnet.acns.fsu.edu
Bio
Curriculum Vita
pdf format
Current Courses
Fall 2004
Micro ECO
2023-01
(FSU blackboard)
Powerpoint
for
Gwartney, Stroup,
& Sobel, 10th ed.
Economic
Freedom
of the World,
2004 Annual Report
1999-2000
Joint Econ Committee
staff reports
Professor of Economics, holder of the Gus A. Stavros Eminent Scholar Chair and Director of the Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education at Florida State University. During 1999-2000, he served as Chief Economist of the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress. He is the coauthor of Economics: Private and Public Choice, (Thompson/South-Western Press). This text, now in its 10th edition, has been used by more than 1 million students during the last two decades. He is author (or coauthor) of numerous books and articles, including Economic Freedom of the World, an annual report published by a worldwide network of institutes and What Everyone Should Know About Economics and Prosperity, (1993), a book designed for the interested lay reader of economics. The English version of this book has been translated into 15 foreign languages.
His doctoral degree in economics is from the University of Washington. He has traveled extensively throughout Europe, the former Soviet Union, China and Latin America. During 1993-94, Dr. Gwartney was a Visiting Professor of Economics at Central European University in Prague, Czech Republic. A member of the Mont Pelerin Society, he was invited by the incoming Putin Administration in March 2000 to make presentations and have discussions with leading Russian economists concerning the future of the Russian economy. His professional publications have appeared in the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, Cato Journal, and European Journal of Political Economy. His writings have also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, and Investor's Business Daily.
James Gwartney is currently in the Director of the Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education at Florida State University.
Dr. Gwartney's E-mail address is:
His mailing address is:
James Gwartney
Stavros Center
250 South Woodward Avenue
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306His direct phone number is:
(850) 644-7645The Stavros Center fax machine number is:
(850) 644-9866
Gwartney, J. and Lawson, R. (2001) "The Concept and Measurement of Economic Freedom" Presented to The Analysis and Measurement of Freedom: Theoretical, Empirical, and Institutional Perspectives, A conference held in Palermo, Italy, Sept. 27-29, 2001.
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Bierhanzl, E. and Gwartney, J. (1998) "Regulations, Unions, and Labor Markets: In OECD Countries, Higher Unionization Equals Higher Unemployment" Regulation vol 21 (3); pp 40-53.
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Gwartney, J. Holcombe, R. and Lawson, R. (1998) " The Scope of Government and the Wealth of Nations" The CATO Journal vol 18 (2); pp 163-190.
-- pdf -> (95 KB)Gwartney, J. Holcombe, R. and Lawson, R. (1999) " Economic Freedom and the Environment for Economic Growth" Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics vol 155 (4); pp 643-663.
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Last updated 08/23/04