Donald J. Boudreaux

Boudreaux is Chairman of the Department of Economics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He has held this position since August 2001. Previously, he was president of a New York-based free market think tank called the Foundation for Economic Education (1997-2001).

Here is a list of Boudreaux's publications.

Boudreaux and Global Warming

In an article written in 2006, Boudreaux stated that the best way to deal with global warming would be to "neglect it."

To quote:

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).

Boudreaux and the Foundation for Economic Research

Between 1997 and 2001, Boudreaux was the president of a New York-based free market think tank called the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). FEE promotes individual freedom, private property, limited government, and free trade.

Boudreaux and the Future of Freedom Foundation

Boudreaux maintains a blog on the website of a Virginia-based free market think tank called the Future of Freedom Foundation (FFF). The FFF was founded by a former director at the Foundation for Economic Education named Jacob G. Hornberger. The FFF claims to have "one of the most extensive libertarian resource banks for people all over the world."

Boudreaux and the Independent Institute

Boudreaux is also listed as a "research fellow" at an Oakland-based think tank called the Independent Institute. The institute has received $70,000 in grants from oil giant ExxonMobil, as well as grants from Philip Morris.

Boudreaux and the Competitive Enterprise Institute

Boudreaux has written numerous essays for the Washington, DC-based think tank called the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) on various subjects.

The CEI is well-known for its public efforts to aggressively counter the scientific evidence for human-induced climate change, including an infamous set of television ads with the tag line "C02, We Call it Life."

Since 1998, the CEI has received over $2 million in funding from oil-giant ExxonMobil. Other organizations that have contributed to the CEI include tobacco-giant Philip Morris, who has provided $370,000 since 1991 to the CEI for assistance in "regulatory issues."

A 1996 Brown and Williamson memo lists the CEI as a funded organization providing research and developing public policy positions.

In January, 2007, ExxonMobil announced that it would no longer be funding the CEI.

Boudreaux and the Cato Institute

Boudreaux is listed as an advisor for the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies. The Cato Institute is a Washington, DC-based think tank that has received over $100,000 from oil giant ExxonMobil. According to their 2006 Annual Report, Cato has also received undisclosed amounts of funding from the American Petroleum Institute.