Bryan Caplan
Author of The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies
About the Author
Bryan Caplan is professor of economics at George Mason University. His books include Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think. Twitter @bryan_caplan
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- Other names
- Caplan, Bryan Douglas (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1971-04-08
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Oakton, Virginia, USA
Berkeley, California, USA
Princeton, New Jersey, USA - Education
- University of California, Berkeley (BS|Economics|1993)
Princeton University (PhD|Economics|1997) - Occupations
- economist
universtiy professor - Organizations
- George Mason University
Mercatus Center
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- Works
- 10
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 1,085
- Popularity
- #23,680
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 49
- ISBNs
- 21
- Languages
- 2
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- 2
Some of the author's arguments seemed preachy. In the middle of my read, I realized that he has footnotes at the back of the book for every argument that he makes. However, there is no notation on the page advising that these notes exist or where he obtained his facts. I ended up re-reading the book in order to get his, and my own, facts straight. His data comes from good sources and his arguments for open borders are compelling. Caplan mainly argues that low-skilled immigrants should be allowed unrestricted entry into the U. S.… (more)