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Tyler Cowen

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Tyler Cowen (; born January 21, 1962) is an American economist, columnist, blogger, and podcaster. He is a professor at George Mason University, where he holds the Holbert L. Harris chair in the economics department. In April 2025, Cowen began writing as a regular contributor to The Free Press. Previously, Cowen wrote the "Economic Scene" column for The New York Times and, until April 2025, was a regular opinion columnist at Bloomberg Opinion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tyler Cowen is the 411th most popular economist (up from 412th in 2019), the 17,196th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,234th in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Tyler Cowen ranks 411 out of 414. Before him are Olga Golodets, Yochai Benkler, Gita Gopinath, Kate Raworth, Rebecca Blank, and Cecilia Rouse. After him are Thomas DiLorenzo, Steven Levitt, Ardo Hansson, Susan Athey, and Robin Hanson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Tyler Cowen ranks 854. Before him are Stavros Lambrinidis, Chris Savino, Claudia Zaczkiewicz, Trace Adkins, Kerrith Brown, and Michelle Ford. After him are Mark Begich, Michelle Shocked, Archana Puran Singh, Mark Linkous, Mike Phelan, and Arjun Sarja.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tyler Cowen ranks 17,203 out of 20,380. Before him are John Grant (1968), Laura Bell Bundy (1981), Julius Randle (1994), Julie Caitlin Brown (1961), Paul Schneider (1976), and Bob Kasten (1942). After him are Taro Daniel (1993), Susan Dunklee (1986), Metro Boomin (1993), Liz Phair (1967), Aleksa Palladino (1980), and Perry Saturn (1966).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Tyler Cowen ranks 129. Before him are Laura Tyson (1947), Eric Lander (1957), Christina Romer (1958), Winona LaDuke (1959), Rebecca Blank (1955), and Cecilia Rouse (1963). After him are Steven Levitt (1967), Ardo Hansson (1958), and Susan Athey (1970).

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