Christopher Coyne (professor)

Christopher J. Coyne
Born	1977 (age 39–40)
Nationality	American
Institution	George Mason University
School or tradition	Austrian school
Alma mater	Manhattan College George Mason University
Influences	Peter Boettke Tyler Cowen
Awards	Hayek Fellow – London School of Economics

Christopher J. Coyne (born 1977) is the F.A. Harper Professor of Economics at George Mason University and the Associate Director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center. He also serves as the Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Economics at GMU.

After graduating in 1999 with a B.S. from Manhattan College, Coyne received his M.A. (2003) and Ph.D. (2005) in Economics from George Mason University, where he studied with Peter Boettke and Tyler Cowen.

After graduating from George Mason University in 2005, Coyne accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Economics at Hampden-Sydney College. In 2007, he left Hampden-Sydney to accept a position as Assistant Professor of Economics at West Virginia University. He joined the Department of Economics at George Mason University in 2010.

Besides his position at George Mason University, Coyne is the Co-Editor of The Review of Austrian Economics, the Co-Editor of The Independent Review, and the Book Review Editor of Public Choice. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Private Enterprise, the Journal of Entrepreneurship & Public Policy, and Studies in Emergent Orders. He is also a Research Fellow at The Independent Institute, a member of the Board of Scholars for the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, and a member of the Advisory Board of The Cobden Centre.

The Fund for the Study of Spontaneous Orders, which is administered by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, awarded Coyne its Hayek Prize in 2007 for:

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