Jeffrey Miron
{{short description|American economist}}
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| name = Jeffrey Miron
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|1|31}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan
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| nationality = American
| institution = Harvard
| field = Economics
| alma_mater = MIT (Ph.D., 1984)
Swarthmore College (A.B., 1979)
|doctoral_advisor = Stanley Fischer
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Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Miron ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|aɪ|r|ən}}; born January 31, 1957) is an American economist. He served as the chairman of the department of economics at Boston University from 1992 to 1998,{{cite web|url=http://www.fairness.com/resources/relation?relation_id=65734|title=Prof. Jeffrey Alan Miron Ph.D.|publisher=Fairness.com|accessdate=2009-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710220328/http://www.fairness.com/resources/relation?relation_id=65734|archive-date=2011-07-10|url-status=dead}} and currently teaches at Harvard University, serving as a senior lecturer and director of undergraduate studies in Harvard's economics department.{{Cite web|url=http://www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/miron|title=Faculty Profile|access-date=2009-02-05|archive-date=2009-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220193837/http://economics.harvard.edu/faculty/miron|url-status=dead}} Miron holds the position of director of economic policy studies at the Cato Institute.{{cite web|title=Jeffrey Miron|url=http://www.cato.org/people/jeffrey-miron|publisher=Cato Institute|accessdate=May 20, 2014}}
Biography
Miron is an outspoken libertarian. He was one of the 166 economists to sign a letter to congressional leaders in opposition to the bailout plan put forth by the U.S. federal government in response to the financial crisis of 2007–2008. He advocated that those companies that floundered during the crisis should be bankrupt instead of receiving government help.{{cite news |first=Jeffrey A. |last=Miron |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/29/miron.bailout/ |title=Commentary: Bankruptcy, not bailout, is the right answer |publisher=CNN |date=2008-09-29 |accessdate=2009-02-09}} He has proposed three policy reforms to help the US economy recover from the financial crisis: cutting entitlements, freezing regulation, and replacing the existing tax code with a flat tax on consumption.{{Cite web|url=http://www.learnliberty.org/content/top-3-policy-reforms-grow-economy|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323175330/http://www.learnliberty.org/content/top-3-policy-reforms-grow-economy|url-status=dead|title=Professor Miron discusses three policy reforms to aid the recovery of the US economy|archivedate=March 23, 2012}} Miron has also spoken out against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, arguing that it is economically unfeasible and will increase the US deficit; instead, he suggests limiting government intervention is the best way to lower overall health care costs and make health care accessible to the most people.{{Cite web|url=http://www.learnliberty.org/content/top-3-health-care-policy-proposals|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323175735/http://www.learnliberty.org/content/top-3-health-care-policy-proposals|url-status=dead|title=Professor Miron discusses US health care reform|archivedate=March 23, 2012}} He has studied the effects of drug criminalization for 15 years, and argues that all drugs should be legalized.{{YouTube|Bx214J0PpA8|Jeffrey Miron – End The War on Drugs}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/all-drugs-should-be-legalized-immediately-says-harvard-prof-2010-10|title=All Drugs Should Be Legalized Immediately, Says Harvard Prof|website=Business Insider|access-date=2016-04-09}} He also supports the legalization of sex work.https://jeffreymiron.substack.com/p/maine-legalizes-the-sale-of-prostitution Miron supports open borders, arguing that the United States should impose "no immigration restrictions at all."{{cite news |first=Jeffrey |last=Miron |url=https://usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/31/open-borders-help-economy-combat-illegal-immigration-column/862185002/ |title=Forget the wall already, it's time for the U.S. to have open borders |publisher=USA Today|date=2018-07-31 |accessdate=2018-08-01}} He opposes foreign interventions because "they cost far more than initially acknowledged while failing to help either America or the target countries." Miron, Jeffrey [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/17/miron-a-case-for-the-libertarian/ "Miron:A case for the libertarian"], The Washington Times. July 17, 2014.
Writings
- {{cite book |title=Casebook for Use With Macroeconomics |publisher=Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers |year=1992 |isbn=978-0-87901-597-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/casebookforusewi00miro }}
- {{cite book |title=The Economics of Seasonal Cycles |publisher=The MIT Press |year=1996 |isbn=978-0-262-13323-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/economicsofseaso0000miro }}
- {{cite book |title=Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition |url=https://archive.org/details/drugwar_mir_2004_00_0764 |url-access=registration |publisher=Independent Institute |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-945999-90-4}}
- {{cite book |title=Libertarianism, from A to Z |publisher=Basic Books |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-465-01943-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/libertarianismfr00miro }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/miron Miron at Harvard University Department of Economics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220193837/http://economics.harvard.edu/faculty/miron |date=2009-02-20 }}
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110513061852/http://www.reallawradio.net/podcasts_february-march.html Miron on Real Law Radio] – discussing the benefits of legalizing marijuana from an economic perspective (March 27, 2010).
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