Daniel B. Klein

Daniel Klein is professor of economics and JIN Chair at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, where he leads a program based on the work of Adam Smith. His most recent book is titled Central Notions of Smithian Liberalism. Klein is the chief editor of Econ Journal Watch and has published widely on a great variety of topics in the classical liberal tradition, including the idea of spontaneous order, the discovery of opportunity, the demand and supply of assurance, the puzzling question of why government officials believe in the goodness of bad policy, and the relationship between liberty, dignity, and responsibility. Klein holds degrees from George Mason University and New York University.