Robert Higgs

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Robert Higgs is an American economic historian and economist known for his work on the growth of government, particularly through his book "Crisis and Leviathan."

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instanceOf American libertarian
economic historian
person
authorOf Against Leviathan NERFINISHED
Crisis and Leviathan NERFINISHED
Delusions of Power NERFINISHED
Depression, War, and Cold War NERFINISHED
Neither Liberty Nor Safety NERFINISHED
Resurgence of the Warfare State NERFINISHED
citizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfResearch United States NERFINISHED
educatedAt San Francisco State University NERFINISHED
University of Washington
fieldOfWork economic history
history of government growth
macroeconomics
political economy
public choice
hasAcademicDegree PhD in economics
hasConcept ratchet effect in government size
ideology classical liberalism
libertarianism
influencedBy Austrian School of economics NERFINISHED
public choice economists
knownFor analysis of crisis and the expansion of the state
libertarian critique of the warfare-welfare state
theory of the ratchet effect in government growth
work on U.S. economic history
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Robert Higgs NERFINISHED
nationality United States of America
surface form: United States
notableWork Crisis and Leviathan NERFINISHED
occupation economic historian
economist
research fellow
university professor
positionHeld Editor of The Independent Review
Professor of Economics at Lafayette College
Research Director for the Independent Institute
Senior Fellow in Political Economy at the Independent Institute
Visiting scholar at Oxford University
Visiting scholar at Stanford University
Visiting scholar at the University of Washington
researchInterest Great Depression NERFINISHED
World War II political economy
growth of government
public choice theory
war and the economy

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