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Alex T Tabarrok is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University and holds the Bartley J. Madden Chair at the Mercatus Center. His research focuses on the theory of voting, political economy, and empirical law and economics. He has authored or edited books such as Entrepreneurial Economics and The Voluntary City, and co-founded FDAReview.org to analyze FDA policies. His work spans health economics, innovation, regulatory policy, and criminology.
Tabarrok has supervised numerous PhD dissertations on topics including health economics, crime analysis, and regulatory impacts. He teaches courses and maintains an active research agenda addressing global challenges like pandemic preparedness, vaccine distribution, and institutional corruption. His affiliations include the Mercatus Center, a think tank focusing on market processes and public policy.
Key research themes include applying economic principles to crises, testing fractional vaccine dosing during pandemics, and investigating political-economic relationships in urban development. His recent work emphasizes leveraging technology and market mechanisms for social and economic progress.
Tabarrok’s advising record reflects diverse interests, from crime economics to entrepreneurship barriers. He advocates for evidence-based policy reforms and has contributed to debates on intellectual property, tort law, and education innovation.
