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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Trouble Tax: We All Pay a Time Price for Bureaucratic Dysfunction
Bureaucracies save money by wasting your time. Government bureaucracies can compel you to waste it.
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Icarus to AI: Will Humanity Fly Too High?
Yuval Harari’s ‘Nexus’ asks if we should restrict the evolution of artificial intelligence, given that it cannot be easily reversed.
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Five Myths About Tariffs
Tariffs distort market signals that would otherwise lower costs, raise competition, and motivate reinvestment.
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The Chemistry of Classical Liberalism
Classical liberalism and conservatism as pure atomic elements are unstable and reactive, but the molecular bonds of fusionism are more stable.
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Alfred Marshall’s Scissors
“There is simply no necessary relationship between cost and price.” ~Michael Munger
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Welfare is a Jealous Polygamist
“Benefits are contingent, and the contingencies — no jobs, no marriage — are detrimental to women long term, and disturbingly similar to the restrictions a polygamist would impose.” ~Michael Munger
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What Americans Can Learn From Venezuela’s Crackdown on ‘Price Gougers’
“Ten years ago, Venezuela set out on a path to economic ruin and grave shortages of basic consumer goods, because of price controls on groceries and other products. Is the US really going to travel on the same road?” ~Michael Munger
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Free Kids from Their Cells
“To keep our kids from harm, we have exposed them to brain-altering habits, online predators, and addictive pastimes that don’t just have the risk, but the near certainty, of making those now children turn out to be anxious and dysfunctional adults.” ~Michael Munger
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Economic Observations of Beach Parking
“The idea of ‘line up!’ is deeply ingrained in most of us, to the point where we are angry if someone ‘cuts’ in line ahead or, for that matter, behind us.” ~Michael Munger
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Trouble Tax: We All Pay a Time Price for Bureaucratic Dysfunction
Bureaucracies save money by wasting your time. Government bureaucracies can compel you to waste it.
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Icarus to AI: Will Humanity Fly Too High?
Yuval Harari’s ‘Nexus’ asks if we should restrict the evolution of artificial intelligence, given that it cannot be easily reversed.
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Five Myths About Tariffs
Tariffs distort market signals that would otherwise lower costs, raise competition, and motivate reinvestment.
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The Chemistry of Classical Liberalism
Classical liberalism and conservatism as pure atomic elements are unstable and reactive, but the molecular bonds of fusionism are more stable.
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•
Alfred Marshall’s Scissors
“There is simply no necessary relationship between cost and price.” ~Michael Munger
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Welfare is a Jealous Polygamist
“Benefits are contingent, and the contingencies — no jobs, no marriage — are detrimental to women long term, and disturbingly similar to the restrictions a polygamist would impose.” ~Michael Munger
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What Americans Can Learn From Venezuela’s Crackdown on ‘Price Gougers’
“Ten years ago, Venezuela set out on a path to economic ruin and grave shortages of basic consumer goods, because of price controls on groceries and other products. Is the US really going to travel on the same road?” ~Michael Munger
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Free Kids from Their Cells
“To keep our kids from harm, we have exposed them to brain-altering habits, online predators, and addictive pastimes that don’t just have the risk, but the near certainty, of making those now children turn out to be anxious and dysfunctional adults.” ~Michael Munger
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Economic Observations of Beach Parking
“The idea of ‘line up!’ is deeply ingrained in most of us, to the point where we are angry if someone ‘cuts’ in line ahead or, for that matter, behind us.” ~Michael Munger