Jason E. Taylor
Jason E. Taylor
Professor of Economics
Professor of Economics
309 Sloan Hall
309 Sloan Hall
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
USA
USA
Phone: 989.774.2578
Phone: 989.774.2578
See my book (University of Chicago Press, 2019)
See my book (University of Chicago Press, 2019)
Named one of "Five Great and Recent Books in Economic History" by The American Institute for Economic Research
Named one of "Five Great and Recent Books in Economic History" by The American Institute for Economic Research
See some reviews of the book here: Economic History Review, The Historian, EH.net, Journal of Economic History, The Journal of American History, Essays in Economic and Business History, Turkish Economic Review
See some reviews of the book here: Economic History Review, The Historian, EH.net, Journal of Economic History, The Journal of American History, Essays in Economic and Business History, Turkish Economic Review
"FDR Made the Depression Great Again" (The Wall Street Journal, August 1, 2023)
"A Cartel Policy Experiment During the Great Depression: The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933" Presentation to the European Union's Directorate General Competition (Commission responsible for EU policy on competition and for enforcing EU competition rules) in June 2022.
"A Cartel Policy Experiment During the Great Depression: The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933" Presentation to the European Union's Directorate General Competition (Commission responsible for EU policy on competition and for enforcing EU competition rules) in June 2022.
Listen to "Macro Musings" podcast (hosted by David Beckworth) in which I discuss the economics of the Great Depression and World War II.
Listen to "Macro Musings" podcast (hosted by David Beckworth) in which I discuss the economics of the Great Depression and World War II.
Brief Biography
Taylor is Professor of Economics at Central Michigan University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia in 1998 and was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia between 1998 and 2003. He has been at CMU since 2003.
Taylor is Professor of Economics at Central Michigan University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia in 1998 and was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia between 1998 and 2003. He has been at CMU since 2003.
He served as Editor-In-Chief of Essays in Economic & Business History between 2012 and 2018. In 2020, Taylor won The President’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity, the highest research honor at CMU.
He served as Editor-In-Chief of Essays in Economic & Business History between 2012 and 2018. In 2020, Taylor won The President’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity, the highest research honor at CMU.
Taylor's research focuses upon 20th century economic history in the United States, particularly the Great Depression and World War II, and how these historical episodes relate to cartel, labor, and public choice theory. Journals in which his work has appeared include: The Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Economic History, Business History, Public Choice, Economica, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, American Economic Review (Papers and Proceedings), Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Industrial Economics, Explorations in Economic History among others. He has published editorials in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USAToday, Real Clear Politics, and the Detroit News, has appeared on NPR's "Planet Money" and "Morning Edition," and has testified the findings of his research before US Congress and presented them to the European Union's Directorate-General for Competition group.
Taylor's research focuses upon 20th century economic history in the United States, particularly the Great Depression and World War II, and how these historical episodes relate to cartel, labor, and public choice theory. Journals in which his work has appeared include: The Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Economic History, Business History, Public Choice, Economica, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, American Economic Review (Papers and Proceedings), Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Industrial Economics, Explorations in Economic History among others. He has published editorials in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USAToday, Real Clear Politics, and the Detroit News, has appeared on NPR's "Planet Money" and "Morning Edition," and has testified the findings of his research before US Congress and presented them to the European Union's Directorate-General for Competition group.
His current work focuses on the economics of beer--including the economic impact re-legalization played in the early stages of the economic recovery from the Great Depression in 1933, the entrepreneurial response to re-legalization, what factors influenced state's decisions to impose alcohol prohibitions between 1850 and 1920, as well as the heterogeneity of state level alcohol restrictions after Prohibition's end.
His current work focuses on the economics of beer--including the economic impact re-legalization played in the early stages of the economic recovery from the Great Depression in 1933, the entrepreneurial response to re-legalization, what factors influenced state's decisions to impose alcohol prohibitions between 1850 and 1920, as well as the heterogeneity of state level alcohol restrictions after Prohibition's end.