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Richard Ebeling | |
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| Born | Richard M. Ebeling (1950-01-30)January 30, 1950 (age 75) |
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| Discipline | Austrian economics |
| School or tradition | Austrian School |
Richard M. Ebeling (/ˈɛbəlɪŋ/; born January 30, 1950) is an Americanlibertarian author who was the president of theFoundation for Economic Education (FEE) from 2003 to 2008. Ebeling is currently theBB&T Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership atThe Citadel inCharleston, South Carolina.[1][2][3]
Ebeling is a supporter of theAustrian School of Economics and written extensively on the subject, particularly as inspired by the works ofFriedrich Hayek,Israel Kirzner,Ludwig Lachmann, andLudwig von Mises.[4][5] Much of his career has focused onLudwig von Mises, for whom he posthumously published a trove of writings that had been looted by the Nazis from his Vienna apartment in 1938 and subsequently captured by the Soviet Army at the end of World War II.[6][7] Following the documents' discovery and translation, Ebeling edited and published the three volume seriesSelected Writings of Ludwig von Mises.[8]
Ebeling's most recent works includePolitical Economy, Public Policy, and Monetary Economics: Ludwig von Mises and the Austrian Tradition (Routledge, 2010),Austrian Economics and the Political Economy of Freedom (Edward Elgar, 2003),Monetary Central Planning and the State (The Future of Freedom Foundation, 2015) andFor a New Liberalism (American Institute for Economic Research, 2019). He was a co-author and co-editor ofIn Defense of Capitalism in 5 volumes.[9]
Ebeling received hisB.A. degree in economics fromCalifornia State University, Sacramento, hisM.A. degree in economics fromRutgers University and aPh.D. in economics fromMiddlesex University in London.[10][non-primary source needed]
Ebeling served as a lecturer atUniversity College Cork, Ireland from 1981 to 1983 as an assistant professor at theUniversity of Dallas from 1984 to 1988 and then as theLudwig von Mises Professor of Economics atHillsdale College from 1988 to 2003.[11][non-primary source needed] From 1989 to 2003, he also served as vice president of academic affairs for the Future of Freedom Foundation. Ebeling was named president ofFoundation for Economic Education (FEE) in May 2003[12] and announced in April 2008 that he was resigning his position to return to teaching. From 2004 to 2005, Ebeling served as an adjunct professor atThe King's College in New York City. He also serves as an adjunct scholar at theLudwig von Mises Institute inAuburn, Alabama.[13]
Ebeling was theShelby C. Davis Visiting Professor in American Economic History and Entrepreneurship atTrinity College in Hartford, Connecticut (2008–2009) and a senior fellow at theAmerican Institute for Economic Research (AIER) inGreat Barrington, Massachusetts (2008–2009). Ebeling was a professor of economics atNorthwood University (2009–2014) inMidland, Michigan.[14]
Ebeling received theFranz Cuhel Award for Excellence in Free Market Education presented by theLiberální Institut (Prague, 2007)[15] and the "Liberty in Theory: Lifetime Award" presented byLibertarian Alliance/Libertarian International (London, 2005). He has also twice been a Hayek Fellow at theInstitute for Humane Studies (1975, 1977).
