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John Merrifield is Professor of Economics in the College of Business at the University of Texas, San Antonio, and Research Fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland, CA; the author of The School Choice Wars (2001) and School Choices (2002).

Books
School Choices	2002

Events
Solving America’s Public School Crisis	February 20, 2003
Why Are the Public Schools Failing and What Can Be Done?	July 5, 2001

Independent Review Articles
Swedish and Swiss Fiscal-Rule Outcomes Contain Key Lessons for the United States	Fall 2016
Choice and Competition in American Education	Fall 2006
Schools, Vouchers, and the American Public	Summer 2002
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Commentary
Limited School Choice Programs Miss the Point	April 9, 2003
Education Reforms Typically Ignore Root Causes	November 6, 2000