Robert P. Murphy
– Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute
Robert P. Murphy is a Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute and Chief Economist at Infineo and author of the widely acclaimed book, Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action. He is also a Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute. He received his Ph.D. in economics from New York University. Previous positions include Research Assistant Professor with the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College, Senior Economist at the Institute for Energy Research, Visiting Scholar at New York University, Research Analyst at Laffer Associates, and Senior Fellow in Business and Economic Studies at the Pacific Research Institute. Prof. Murphy runs the blog, Free Advice and hosts the podcast, The Bob Murphy Show. He is the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal, The Study Guide to Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market, The Human Action Study Guide, The Study Guide to The Theory of Money & Credit by Ludwig von Mises, and Lessons for the Young Economist. He has also written hundreds of economics articles for the layperson, has given numerous radio and television interviews on such outlets as Fox Business and CNBC, and is active on Twitter (@BobMurphyEcon).
Recent Research by Robert P. Murphy
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- Chapter 1: Getting to a Four-Day Work Week Through Faster Productivity Growth
- Chapter 2: Towards a More Productive and United Canada
- Chapter 3: Barriers to Entry and Productivity Growth
- Chapter 4: The Drag on Productivity from Excessive Regulation
- Chapter 5: The Importance of Labour Market Mobility to Productivity Growth
- Chapter 6: Promoting Productivity Growth by Encouraging Innovation
- Chapter 7: Enhancing Productivity Growth by Encouraging Entrepreneurship
- Chapter 8: Entrepreneurial Finance and Productivity in Different Institutional Contexts
- Chapter 9: Increasing Productivity Through Tax Reform
- Chapter 10: Putting Government on a Financial Diet
- Chapter 11: Government Size and Economic Growth
- View the Infographic: A Fiscal Anchor Will Promote Faster Growth
- View the Infographic: Potential Gains From Eliminating Interprovincial Trade Barriers
- View the Infographic: Barriers to Trade Harm Growth
- View the Infographic: Excessive Regulation Hampers Productivity
- View the Infographic: Increasing Productivity Through Tax Reform
- View the Infographic: Entrepreneurship
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