Bruce Yandle
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Bruce Yandle is dean emeritus of Clemson University
's College of Business & Behavior Sciences and a professor of economics emeritus at Clemson. He is a Distinguished Adjunct
Professor of Economics at the Mercatus Center
, a faculty member with George Mason University's Capitol Hill Campus, and a Senior Fellow with the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC). He has served as executive director of the Federal Trade Commission
in Washington, D.C.
, and served as senior economist on the President
's Council on Wage
and Price
Stability from 1976 to 1978.
Yandle received his bachelor's degree from Mercer University and his MBA and PhD
from Georgia State University
. His main research interest are public choice, regulation and free market environmentalism. He has been president of the Association of Private Enterprise Education, member and chairman of the S.C. State Board of Economic Advisors, and member and chairman of the Spartanburg Methodist College board of trustees. He produces a quarterly newsletter on the economic distributed by Clemson University's Thurmond Institute
Prior to starting his career in academia, Yandle had a fifteen-year career in the industrial machinery business. He lives with his wife in Clemson, South Carolina.
, even though the two groups would never interact otherwise.
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
's College of Business & Behavior Sciences and a professor of economics emeritus at Clemson. He is a Distinguished Adjunct
Adjunct
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Professor of Economics at the Mercatus Center
Mercatus Center
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University in the United States is a non-profit market-oriented research, education, and outreach think tank affiliated with the Koch family. It works with policy experts, lobbyists, and government officials to connect academic learning and real-world practice...
, a faculty member with George Mason University's Capitol Hill Campus, and a Senior Fellow with the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC). He has served as executive director of the Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and served as senior economist on the President
President
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's Council on Wage
Wage
A wage is a compensation, usually financial, received by workers in exchange for their labor.Compensation in terms of wages is given to workers and compensation in terms of salary is given to employees...
and Price
Price
-Definition:In ordinary usage, price is the quantity of payment or compensation given by one party to another in return for goods or services.In modern economies, prices are generally expressed in units of some form of currency...
Stability from 1976 to 1978.
Yandle received his bachelor's degree from Mercer University and his MBA and PhD
PHD
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from Georgia State University
Georgia State University
Georgia State University is a research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves about 30,000 students and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities...
. His main research interest are public choice, regulation and free market environmentalism. He has been president of the Association of Private Enterprise Education, member and chairman of the S.C. State Board of Economic Advisors, and member and chairman of the Spartanburg Methodist College board of trustees. He produces a quarterly newsletter on the economic distributed by Clemson University's Thurmond Institute
Prior to starting his career in academia, Yandle had a fifteen-year career in the industrial machinery business. He lives with his wife in Clemson, South Carolina.
Regulation
Yandle was the first to put forth the story of the bootlegger and the Baptist, which describes how economic and ethical interests ally with one another to promote regulationRegulation
Regulation is administrative legislation that constitutes or constrains rights and allocates responsibilities. It can be distinguished from primary legislation on the one hand and judge-made law on the other...
, even though the two groups would never interact otherwise.
Publications
Yandle has authored or edited fourteen books, including:- Taking the Environment Seriously
- The Political Limits of Environmental Regulation
- Environmental Use and the Market
- Land Rights
- The Economics of Environmental Quality
- Common Law and Common Sense for the Environment
- Regulation by Litigation