Randall Gregory Holcombe (born June 4, 1950) is an Americaneconomist, and the DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics atFlorida State University.^[1] He is a Senior Fellow atThe Independent Institute,^[2] a Senior Fellow and member of the Research Advisory Council atThe James Madison Institute,^[3] and past president of the Public Choice Society.^[4] From 2000 to 2006 he served onGovernorJeb Bush's Council of Economic Advisors.^[4]

Holcombe is the author of several books oneconomics andAmerican politics.^[2] Inlibertarian theoretical discourse, he has argued thatprivate defense agencies could form cartels and oppress people, more or less as governments, with little fear of competition.^[5]

Holcombe is a musician and licensed pilot.^[6]

• Holcombe, Randall G., ed. (1999).The Great Austrian Economists.Auburn, Alabama:Ludwig von Mises Institute.ISBN 0945466048.
• Holcombe, Randall G.Political Capitalism: How Economic and Political Power is Made and Maintained. Cambridge University Press, 2018.ISBN 978-1-108-44990-8.
• Holcombe, Randall G.Coordination, Cooperation, and Control: The Evolution of Economic and Political Power. Springer International Publishing, Cham 2020.ISBN 978-3-030-48666-2,doi:10.1007/978-3-030-48667-9.

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