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Michael C. Munger

Pfizer,Inc./Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. University Distinguished Professor
Political Science
Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708-0204
140 Science Drive, 217 Gross, Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Professor of Political Science, and Director of the PPE Certificate Program. His primary research focus is on the functioning of markets, regulation, and government institutions. He has taught at Dartmouth College, University of Texas, and University of North Carolina (where he was Director of the Master of Public Administration Program), as well as working as a staff economist at the Federal Trade Commission during the Reagan Administration.

Munger is a past President of the Public Choice Society, an international academic society of political scientists and economists with members in 16 countries. He was North American Editor of the journal Public Choice for five years, and is now a Co-Editor of The Independent Review. His recent books include Choosing in Groups (2015, Cambridge U Press) and Tomorrow 3.0 (2018, Cambridge U Press). Munger's most recent book, The Sharing Economy, was published in 2021 by the Institute for Economic Affairs.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Pfizer,Inc./Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. University Distinguished Professor · 2024 - Present Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Political Science · 2000 - Present Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Economics · 2001 - Present Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy · 2011 - Present Sanford School of Public Policy
Bass Fellow · 2011 - Present Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published March 19, 2024
Duke Awards 32 New Distinguished Professorships for 2024
Published November 2, 2016
What Can We Expect on Nov. 8, and After?
Published July 21, 2016
Hugh Hewitt: A million Ohio Democrats voted Republican because of Donald Trump

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Recent Publications


Are there normative social epistemologies? Vernon Smith, Adam Smith, and the challenge of systems

Journal Article Public Choice · January 1, 2025 Vernon Smith has been a pioneer in demonstrating that many of “paradoxes” of behavioral economics actually can be explained by the larger logic of cooperation, propriety, and sympathy outlined by Adam Smith in his two masterworks, The Theory of Moral Senti ... Full text Cite

Underappreciated Economists:  Bruno Leoni

Journal Article · July 1, 2024 Cite
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Recent Artistic Works


Should I go to grad school?

Video Recording April 3, 2015

Why Do We Exchange Things?

Video Recording April 12, 2013

Giving Away Money Costs More Than You Think

Video Recording February 4, 2013

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Education, Training & Certifications


Washington University in St. Louis · 1984 Ph.D.
Washington University in St. Louis · 1981 M.A.
Davidson College · 1980 B.A.