An Interview with James D. Gwartney on His Life and Work in Economics

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An Interview with James D. Gwartney on His Life and Work in Economics is written by Mitchell List and published by EconSciences Books . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 6256861914 (ISBN 10) and 9786256861916 (ISBN 13).

James D. Gwartney was Professor Emeritus of Economics at Florida State University. He is the coauthor of a bestselling introductory textbook, Economics: Private and Public Choice, and is well known for his work on measuring economic freedom. From 1999 to 2000 he was the chief economist of the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress. Mitchell List and Kurt Schuler ask him about his youth as a Kansas farm boy; applying economic principles to raising children; his meeting with Vladimir Putin; going blind; his reflections on teaching; and his academic and popular writings. His wife Amy also participated for part of the interview. This interview took place on February 10, 2023 and was first issued in August 2023. Dr. Gwartney died of pancreatic cancer on January 8, 2024.