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'''Douglas E. French''' is Senior Editor at Laissez Faire Club. He received his master's degree under the direction of [[Murray N. Rothbard]] at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, after many years in the business of banking.


Douglas E. French is president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He received his master's degree under the direction of Murray N. Rothbard at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, after many years in the business of banking.
He is a major supporter of the Mises Institute, and has served as its president (2009-2012). He is the sponsor of the Douglas E. French Prize for the student who emerges from the [[Mises University]] oral examinations with the best record, as chosen by the examining committee.


He was a major supporter of the Mises Institute in the years leading up to assuming the position of president of the Mises Institute in 2009. His dramatic expansion priorities include development in every area of the Mises Institute's educational mission, online and at our physical location.
He is the author of two books, ''[[Early Speculative Bubbles and Increases in the Supply of Money]]'', the first major empirical study of the relationship between early [[bubble|bubbles]] and the [[money supply]], and ''[[Walk Away]]'', a monograph assessing the philosophy and morality of [[strategic default]].


He is the author of Early Speculative Bubbles, the first major empirical study of the relationship between early bubbles and the money supply.
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Walk Away|Walk Away: The Rise and Fall of the Home-Ownership Myth]]''. [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]], 2010. ISBN 978-1610161022
* ''[[Early Speculative Bubbles and Increases in the Supply of Money]]''. Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2009. ISBN 978-1933550442
 
== Links ==
 
*[http://mises.org/fellow.aspx?id=27 Douglas E. French] at [[Mises Institute|Mises.org]]
** [http://blog.mises.org/author/douglas_french/ Blog archive]
** [http://mises.org/media.aspx?action=author&ID=627 Media archive]
** [http://mises.org/literature.aspx?action=author&Id=627 Literature archive]
** [http://mises.org/articles.aspx?AuthorId=627 Daily Article archive]
 
* Interviews
** [http://www.thedailybell.com/992/Douglas-French-on-Ludwig-von-Mises-and-the-Advancement-of-Free-Market-Thinking.html "Douglas French on Ludwig von Mises and the Advancement of Free-Market Thinking"] <small>(republished [http://mises.org/daily/4307 here], [http://blog.mises.org/12596/an-interview-with-doug-french/ here], [http://www.lewrockwell.com/french/french130.html here])</small>
** [http://twobeerswithsteve.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=637834 "Douglas French of the Ludwig Von Mises Institute"] interview, August 2010
** In Studio: "Walk Away" interview with Doug French, December 2010 <small>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf5VEG56YC0 YouTube])</small>
 
 
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Latest revision as of 15:36, 4 September 2012

Douglas E. French

Douglas E. French is Senior Editor at Laissez Faire Club. He received his master's degree under the direction of Murray N. Rothbard at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, after many years in the business of banking.

He is a major supporter of the Mises Institute, and has served as its president (2009-2012). He is the sponsor of the Douglas E. French Prize for the student who emerges from the Mises University oral examinations with the best record, as chosen by the examining committee.

He is the author of two books, Early Speculative Bubbles and Increases in the Supply of Money, the first major empirical study of the relationship between early bubbles and the money supply, and Walk Away, a monograph assessing the philosophy and morality of strategic default.

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