Randall G. Holcombe

DeVoe L. Moore Professor of Economics
Phone: (850) 644-7095
Fax: (850) 644-4535
Email: holcombe@fsu.edu
Website: http://www.randallholcombe.com/

Dr. Holcombe is the author of ten books and more than 100 articles in scholarly and professional journals. He is Chairman of the Research Advisory Council of the James Madison Institute, a public policy think tank based in Tallahassee, and is a member of Governor Jeb Bush's Council of Economic Advisors. His most recent book is From Liberty to Democracy: The Transformation of American Government (2002).

Education

Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic University, 1976

Interests

Public finance, public choice, and the impact of government activity on economic growth

Selected Publications

  • Books
    • America’s Housing Market (co-edited with Benjamin Powell). New Brunswick: Transaction, 2009.
    • Entrepreneurship and Economic Progress. London: Routledge, 2007.
    • Public Sector Economics: The Role of Government in the American Economy. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2006.
  • Articles, Book Chapters, Policy Studies
    • ”Florida’s Fiscal Future: Tax and Expenditure Policy in Uncertain Times,” James Madison Institute Backgrounder no. 58, February 2009.
    • “Why Florida Needs Property Tax Limits,” Journal of the James Madison Institute 40 (Fall 2007), pp. 9-13.
    • “Florida’s Fiscal Constitution: Opportunities for Reform,” James Madison Institute Backgrounder no. 50, December 2006.
    • “Democracy,” in Tom G. Palmer, ed., The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism. Washington, D.C.: Cato Institute, forthcoming.
    • ”Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth,” in Benjamin Powell, ed., Making Poor Nations Rich: Entrepreneurship and the Process of Economic Development (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2008), reprint of an article originally published in the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, 1999.
    • Why Government?” in Hartmut Kliemt and Hardy Bouillon, eds., Ordered Anarchy: Jasay and His Surroundings (Aldreshot, UK: Ashgate, 2007).
    • “Why Do Florida Counties Adopt Urban Growth Boundaries?” in Timothy S. Chapin, Charles E. Connerly, and Harrison T. Higgins, eds., Growth Management in Florida: Planning for Paradise. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2007, pp. 227-240.
    • ”Product Differentiation and Economic Progress,” Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics (forthcoming).
    • “The Behavioral Foundations of Austrian Economics,” Review of Austrian Economics (forthcoming).
    • “Principles and Politics: Like Oil and Water,” Review of Austrian Economics (forthcoming).
    • “The Sub-Optimality of Competitive Elections: Comment,” Public Choice 138, nos. 1-2 (January 2009), pp. 217-219.
    • “Public Goods Theory: A Public Choice Critique,” Korean Journal of Public Choice 3, no. 1 (December 2008), pp. 1-13.
    • ”Why Does Government Produce National Defense?” Public Choice 137, nos. 1/2 (October 2008), pp. 11-19.
    • “Advancing Economic Analysis Beyond the Equilibrium Framework,” Review of Austrian Economics 21, no. 4 (2008), pp. 225-249
    • “Does Restricting Choice in Referenda Enable Governments to Spend More?” (with Lawrence W. Kenny), Public Choice 136, nos. 1/2 (May 2008), pp. 87-101.
    • ”Pluralism Versus Heterodoxy in Economics and the Social Sciences,” Journal of Philosophical Economics 1, no. 2 (2008), pp. 51-72.
    • ”The Impact of Population Density on Municipal Government Expenditures” (with DeEdgra W. Williams), Public Finance Review 36, no. 3 (May 2008), pp. 359-373.
    • “Does Licensing of Health Care Professionals Improve Health Care?” Journal of Medical Licensure and Discipline 93, no. 3 (2007), pp. 13-19.
    • “Evidence on Voter Preferences from Unrestricted Choice Referendums” (with Lawrence W. Kenny), Public Choice 131, nos. 1/2 (April 2007), pp. 197-215.
    • “Is Government Really Inevitable?” Journal of Libertarian Studies 21, no. 1 (Spring 2007), pp. 39-46.
    • “Should We Have Acted 30 Years Ago To Prevent Global Climate Change?” Independent Review 11, no. 2 (Fall 2006), pp. 283-288.
    • “Institutions and the Impact of Investment on Growth” (with James D. Gwartney and Robert A. Lawson), Kyklos 59, no. 2(2006), pp. 255-273.
    • ”Does the Invisible Hand Hold or Lead? Market Adjustment in an Entrepreneurial Economy,” Review of Austrian Economics 19, nos. 2-3 (June 2006), pp. 189-201.
    • “The Linkage Between Public and Private Investment: A Co-integration Analysis of a Panel of in Developing Countries” (with Lutfi Erden), Eastern Economic Journal 32, no. 3 (Summer 2006), pp. 479-492.