Libertarian economics PhD programs

[Redlyne Racer]

The Ludwig von Mises Institute (http://www.mises.org) advocates free market economics and libertarian political philosophy. For those interested in such things, this is a list (http://www.mises.org/classroom/gradschool.pdf) (or three lists) they've compiled of PhD in economics programs that include "Austrian" economics as part of the program. These all appear to be "traditional" programs (i.e., not DL), but I haven't investigated them completely in that regard:

In A, you can get a Ph.D. in economics, and Austrian economics is part of the
official program.

A1. Aix-en-Provence, France
A2. Angers, France (may be written and defended entirely in English)
A3. ESEADE, Argentina (two mandatory courses and a dissertation workshop in Spanish, dissertation itself "could very well be" in English)
A4. Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala (in English, follows European model of dissertation and defense)
A5. George Mason
A6. New York University
A7 Rey Juan Carlos’ University, Madrid, Spain

In B you can get a Ph.D. in economics, and Austrian economics is not part of the official program (but there are Austrians and/or libertarians on the faculty).

B1. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (dissertation only)
B2. University of Chicago.
B3. Clemson
B4. The University of Connecticut
B5. Florida State, Tallahassee
B6. University of Georgia, Athens.
B7. Guelph University
B8. Harvard University
B10 University of Mississippi
B11. University of Missouri at Columbia
B12. North Carolina State.
B13. University of Oklahoma.
B14. University of Rochester
B15. Washington University, St. Louis

In C, you can not get a Ph.D. in economics, and Austrian economics is not part of the official program, but there are Austrian economists on the faculty, and you can get a Ph.D. in some other, related, subject.

C1. Auburn University
C2. University of Nevada at Las Vegas

[adamsmith]

This is a very helpful list for those of us who are free market economists and desire to do a grdauate degree in this area.

Thank you!

[adamsmith]

RR, do you know if any university offers either undergraduate or graduate courses or subjects in 'free market' (Austrian) economics?

[adamsmith]

RR, I should have added 'distance learning' courses or subjects in Austrian economics

[Redlyne Racer]

RR, do you know if any university offers either undergraduate or graduate courses or subjects in 'free market' (Austrian) economics?
I don't have anything specific beyond what I posted from the article on the Mises site. Unfortunately economics courses seem to be titled generically and not with any "Austrian" labels. I think the orientation of the course tends to depend on the orientation of the faculty. So one approach here might be to check the list of Mises faculty (http://www.mises.org/faculty.asp) and work backwards. For example, if Tibor Machan is teaching a course at Chapman University, there's a good chance he will hit it from an angle you might like.

Just googling the Chapman site I see he is teaching "Business Ethics" and "Foundations of Western Thought" in Spring 2005. Last semester he taught a freshman foundation course entitled "Philosophies of Commerce Cmpr." None of these is a distance learning class, but you catch my drift as to methodology. The Mises faculty themselves might be able to aim you in the right direction too.

[adamsmith]

Good thought, and thanks.

[Redlyne Racer]

Not precisely "Austrian," but DL and free-market oriented, try DETC candidate Yorktown University (http://www.yorktownuniversity.com/index.html). Arthur Laffer ("The Father of Supply-Side Economics") is on the faculty. Some very interesting sounding courses and degree programs.