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Emily Skarbek is an Associate Research Professor at Brown University’s Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, where she also directs the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Research Seminar. She holds a Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University (2009). Her research focuses on civil society, governance, and the history of economic thought, with notable work on disaster relief mechanisms, institutional entrepreneurship, and spontaneous order theories. She has published in journals such as Public Choice, Journal of Institutional Economics, and American Journal of Economics and Sociology.
Skarbek’s 2014 article on the Chicago Fire of 1871 won the Gordon Tullock Prize for best article by a junior scholar in Public Choice. Her scholarship bridges historical case studies with contemporary policy analysis, emphasizing decentralized solutions to socio-economic challenges. She has contributed chapters to books like After Katrina and F.A. Hayek and the Modern World, and has reviewed key texts in economic thought.
Her academic work integrates political economy, institutional economics, and cultural studies, addressing topics such as foreign aid ethics, sweatshop labor dynamics, and informal financial systems. Skarbek’s interdisciplinary approach reflects her commitment to understanding how voluntary institutions and cultural norms shape economic outcomes and governance structures.
