Lawrence H. White
| Lawrence H. White | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 27, 1954 |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Monetary theory, banking history |
| School or tradition |
Free Banking |
| Influences | F. A. Hayek |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Lawrence H. White (born November 27, 1954) is an American economics professor at George Mason University who teaches graduate level monetary theory and policy. He is considered an authority on the history and theory of free banking. His writings support the abolition of the Federal Reserve System and the promotion of private and competitive banking.
White earned his BA at Harvard University (1977) and PhD at the University of California at Los Angeles (1982). Before his current role at George Mason University he held a position as F. A. Hayek Professor of Economic History with the University of Missouri–St. Louis Economics department from 2000 to 2009, teaching American Economic History, Monetary Theory, and Money and Banking. Previously, he was Assistant Professor at New York University and Associate Professor at The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.
Articles by White on monetary theory and banking history have appeared in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Economic Literature, the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking as well as other professional journals. White is an associate editor of the "Review of Austrian Economics", a contributing editor to the Foundation for Economic Education's magazine The Freeman and an adjunct scholar of the Cato Institute.
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