Professor Mario Rizzo

Mario J. Rizzo

Professor of Economics, Director of the Foundations of the Market Economy Program

Education

Ph.D. 1977, University of Chicago, Economics

M.A. 1973, Fordham University, Economics

B.A. 1970, Fordham University, Economics

Areas of Research/Interest

Austrian Economics

Law and Economics

Ethics and Economics

Behavioral Economics and Paternalism

External Affiliations

Cato Institute, Institute for Humane Studies.

Selected Publications

"Paternalist Slopes," NYU Journal of Law and Liberty (2007)
"The Problem of Moral Dirigisme: A New Argument Against Moralistic Legislation," NYU Journal of Law and Liberty (2005).
"The Camel's Nose is in the Tent: Rules, Theories and Slippery Slopes," UCLA Law Review (2004)