Michael Munger
Senior Fellow
Michael Munger is a Professor of Political Science, Economics, and Public Policy at Duke University and Senior Fellow of the American Institute for Economic Research.
His degrees are from Davidson College, Washingon University in St. Louis, and Washington University.
Munger’s research interests include regulation, political institutions, and political economy.
Books by Michael Munger
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Duke’s Tent City ‘K-Ville’ — Still Crazy After 40 Years
Students’ evolved ticket queuing system is perceived as legitimate because it balances effort, transparency, and equal opportunity.
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What Uber and AirBnB Really Sell: Sharing with Transaction Costs Slashed
Platforms make on-demand access a real alternative to ownership, by reducing the three core transaction costs of sharing with strangers.
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We Have Never Been Austere
Austerity never means “spending less,” only growing a bit more slowly. That rhetorical dodge created a permanently expansionary state, in real, per-capita, and GDP-adjusted terms.
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Playing Chicken with the Federal Budget: The Rational Stupidity of Shutdowns
Government shutdowns might look irrational, but they follow a familiar script. When political types gain more from the standoff than the solution, collisions become routine.
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Peak Population: Prepare for a Shrinking World
Climate panic and coercive family planning created a new global crisis: shrinking, aging societies headed for demographic disaster.
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Burger Chef and the McDonald’s Happy Meal: A Case Study in Creative Destruction
The real secret sauce of America’s most iconic food chain? Borrowing competitors’ ideas, including Burger Chef’s kid-sized meals with toys.
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My Disagreement with John Tamny on SALT Deductions
Lower taxes are a good thing — unless they just shift the cost from overspenders onto taxpayers in the future.
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The Penny Problem Has a Third Option: Buy Them Back (With Interest)
The Fed could buy back 114 billion pennies already floating around in drawers and couch cushions across America — and for a fraction of the cost of making new ones.
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SALT in the Wound: How Tax Deductions Reward Fiscal Irresponsibility
Allowing citizens to deduct state and local taxes effectively rewards high-spending states and punishes prudence.
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How Interest Rates Set Asset Prices: One Weird Trick
A low funds rate artificially inflated asset values for much of the past 30 years. Zombie industries are now addicted to cheap borrowing.
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Duke’s Tent City ‘K-Ville’ — Still Crazy After 40 Years
Students’ evolved ticket queuing system is perceived as legitimate because it balances effort, transparency, and equal opportunity.
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What Uber and AirBnB Really Sell: Sharing with Transaction Costs Slashed
Platforms make on-demand access a real alternative to ownership, by reducing the three core transaction costs of sharing with strangers.
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•
We Have Never Been Austere
Austerity never means “spending less,” only growing a bit more slowly. That rhetorical dodge created a permanently expansionary state, in real, per-capita, and GDP-adjusted terms.
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Playing Chicken with the Federal Budget: The Rational Stupidity of Shutdowns
Government shutdowns might look irrational, but they follow a familiar script. When political types gain more from the standoff than the solution, collisions become routine.
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•
Peak Population: Prepare for a Shrinking World
Climate panic and coercive family planning created a new global crisis: shrinking, aging societies headed for demographic disaster.
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•
Burger Chef and the McDonald’s Happy Meal: A Case Study in Creative Destruction
The real secret sauce of America’s most iconic food chain? Borrowing competitors’ ideas, including Burger Chef’s kid-sized meals with toys.
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•
My Disagreement with John Tamny on SALT Deductions
Lower taxes are a good thing — unless they just shift the cost from overspenders onto taxpayers in the future.
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•
The Penny Problem Has a Third Option: Buy Them Back (With Interest)
The Fed could buy back 114 billion pennies already floating around in drawers and couch cushions across America — and for a fraction of the cost of making new ones.
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•
SALT in the Wound: How Tax Deductions Reward Fiscal Irresponsibility
Allowing citizens to deduct state and local taxes effectively rewards high-spending states and punishes prudence.
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•
How Interest Rates Set Asset Prices: One Weird Trick
A low funds rate artificially inflated asset values for much of the past 30 years. Zombie industries are now addicted to cheap borrowing.