Donald J. Boudreaux

 Credentials

• His PhD in economics, Auburn University (1986). 
• Law degree, University of Virginia (1992).

Source: [2]

 Background

Boudreaux is currently the Director of the Center for the Study of Public Choice. Boudreaux was previously Chairman of the Department of Economics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia (2001-2009).  He was the president of a New York-based free market think-tank called the Foundation for Economic Education (1997-2001). He is an economist.

Stance on Climate Change

"Those of us who recognize these important benefits of capitalism…are reluctant to yield power to governments to tackle global warming. … [I]t’s a perfectly legitimate stance for truly reasonable people to conclude that the best policy regarding global warming is to neglect it — and let capitalism continue to make us healthier and wealthier (emphasis added)." [7]

Key Quotes

"So confident am I that the number of deaths from violent storms will continue to decline that I challenge Mr. McKibben—or Al Gore, Paul Krugman, or any other climate-change doomsayer—to put his wealth where his words are. I’ll bet $10,000 that the average annual number of Americans killed by tornadoes, floods and hurricanes will fall over the next 20 years. Specifically, I’ll bet that the average annual number of Americans killed by these violent weather events from 2011 through 2030 will be lower than it was from 1991 through 2010." [8]

Key Deeds

February, 2008

Boudreaux was a speaker at the 2008 International Conference on Climate change, an event hosted by the Heartland Institute. His speech regarding "climate change politics," was titled "The Failure of the Kyoto Protocol to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions."

 Affiliations

• Competetive Enterprise Institute (CEI) — Adjunct Analyst. [5]
• The Cato Institute — Adjunct Scholar. [6]
• Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) — President, 1997 - 2001. [1]
• The Future of Freedom Foundation (FFF) — Past speaker at FFF-sponsored events. [2]
• The Independent Institute (TII) — Research fellow. [3]
• Virginia Institute of Public Policy — Sits on the "Board of Scholars." [4]

 Publications

Boudreaux has published articles in The Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, Regulation, Reason, Ideas on Liberty, The Washington Times, The Journal of Commerce, the Cato Journal, and several scholarly journals on economics.

Sample Articles

• Donald J. Boudreaux. "The case for neglecting global warming," Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 13, 2006.
• "More Weather Deaths? Wanna Bet?" The Wall Street Journal, May 28, 2011.

 Resources

1. "Faculty and Staff: Donald J. Boudreaux," George Mason University. Accessed November 30, 2011.

2. "Speakers at FFF Events," The Future of Freedom Foundation.

3. "Research Fellow: Donald J. Boudreaux," The Independent Institute. Accessed November 30, 2011.

4. "Board of Scholars," Virginia Institute for Public Policy. Accessed November 30, 2011.

5. "Donald J. Boudreaux: Adjunct Analyst," Competetive Enterprise Institute. Accessed November 30, 2011.

6. "Donald J. Boudreaux: Adjunct Scholar," Cato Institute. Accessed November 30, 2011.

7. "CEI Expert: 'The Best Policy Regarding Global Warming Is To Neglect It'," ThinkProgress, August 15, 2006.

8. "Skeptic Don Boudreaux: Let's Make Global Warming Bet," OpposingViews, May 31, 2011.

9. ExxonSecrets Factsheet: Donald J. Boudreaux.

10. "Donald J. Boudreaux," SourceWatch profile.