Matthew Owens

George Mason University - Department of Economics

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (5)

1.

Classical Liberals on War and Imperialism: A Historical Survey

GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 22-50
Number of pages: 187 Posted: 18 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 20 May 2023
Matthew Owens and Christopher J. Coyne
George Mason University - Department of Economics and George Mason University - Department of Economics
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Classical liberalism, colonization, imperialism, peace, war

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The Ratchet Effect

GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 22-34
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 23 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2022
George Mason University - Department of Economics, University of Tampa and George Mason University - Department of Economics
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ratchet effect, growth of government, Crisis Hypothesis, Modernization Hypothesis, Public Goods Hypothesis, Welfare State Hypothesis

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Surveillance Capitalism & the Surveillance State: A Comparative Institutional Analysis

GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 23-10
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2024
George Mason University - Department of Economics, George Mason University - Department of Economics, University of Tampa and George Mason University - Department of Economics
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advertising, Big Tech, persuasion, surveillance capitalism, surveillance state

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Foreign Policy, Defense, and War

GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 23-20
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2025
Christopher J. Coyne and Matthew Owens
George Mason University - Department of Economics and George Mason University - Department of Economics
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constitutions, Leviathan, national defense, national security state, political economy, public bads, public goods

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Interstate Federalism: Challenges From the History of Classical Liberalism

GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 23-21
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 15 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 12 May 2023
Matthew Owens and Christopher J. Coyne
George Mason University - Department of Economics and George Mason University - Department of Economics
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classical liberalism, international relations, interstate federalism, war