Randall G. Holcombe

Randall Gregory Holcombe (born June 4, 1950) is an American economist, and the DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University.^[1] He is a Senior Fellow at The Independent Institute,^[2] a Senior Fellow and member of the Research Advisory Council at The James Madison Institute,^[3] and past president of the Public Choice Society.^[4] From 2000 to 2006 he served on Governor Jeb Bush's Council of Economic Advisors.^[4]

Randall G. Holcombe
Born	(1950-06-04) June 4, 1950 (age 75) United States
Academic background
Alma mater	Virginia Tech, University of Florida
Influences	James M. Buchanan, Murray Rothbard
Academic work
Discipline	Economics, Austrian School, public choice, Constitutional economics, public policy, entrepreneurship
School or tradition	Austrian School
Institutions	Florida State University
Notable ideas	Public choice theory
Website	Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Holcombe is the author of several books on economics and American politics.^[2] In libertarian theoretical discourse, he has argued that private defense agencies could form cartels and oppress people, more or less as governments, with little fear of competition.^[5]

Holcombe is a musician and licensed pilot.^[6]

Bibliography

• Holcombe, Randall G., ed. (1999). The Great Austrian Economists. Auburn, Alabama: Ludwig von Mises Institute. ISBN 0945466048.
• Holcombe, Randall G. Political Capitalism: How Economic and Political Power is Made and Maintained. Cambridge University Press, 2018. ISBN 978-1-108-44990-8.
• Holcombe, Randall G. Coordination, Cooperation, and Control: The Evolution of Economic and Political Power. Springer International Publishing, Cham 2020. ISBN 978-3-030-48666-2, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-48667-9.