Richard K. Vedder
Senior Fellow
![]() Richard K. Vedder is Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Economics at Ohio University; and he is the Founding Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity in Washington, D.C. He is co-author (with Lowell Gallaway) of the Independent Institute book, Out of Work: Unemployment and Government in Twentieth-Century America, the recipient of both the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award and Mencken Award Finalist for Best Book, and the Independent monograph, Can Teachers Own Their Own Schools? New Strategies for Educational Excellence. Professor Vedder received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois, and he has been Senior Economist at the U.S. Joint Economic Committee and Visiting Fellow at the Center for the Study of American Business, Washington University, and he has taught at the University of Colorado, Claremont Mens College, and MARA Institute of Technology. His other books include Going Broke by Degree: Why College Costs Too Much, The American Economy in Historical Perspective; Poverty, Income Distribution, the Family and Public Policy (with L. Gallaway); Essays in Nineteenth Century Economic History; Essays in the Economy of the Old Northwest; Economic Impact of Government Spending: A Fifty State Analysis, and Variations in Business and Economic History. His hundreds of articles and reviews have appeared in numerous scholarly journals as well as in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Forbes, National Review, CNN.com, Washington Times, and Investors Business Daily. And, he has been interviewed on Fox News Channel, ABC, NBC, Fox Business Network, CNN, PBS, C-SPAN, Fox Nation, NPR, and many other TV and radio networks and programs.
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Books | |
Restoring the Promise | 2019 |
Can Teachers Own Their Own Schools? | 2000 |
Out of Work | 1997 |
Taxing Choice | 1997 |
Video | ||
COVID-19 Crisis: Why the Coronavirus Will Kill 500 to 1,000 Colleges | April 17, 2020 | |
Fixing Science | February 7, 2020 | |
Make Colleges Great Again! Cut Costs and Restore Learning, Free Speech & Good Jobs | Richard Vedder | December 20, 2019 | |
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Events | |
COVID-19 Crisis: Why the Coronavirus Will Kill 500 to 1,000 Colleges | April 17, 2020 |
Liberty and 21st-Century Thought Control | September 14, 2018 |
Is Walmart Good or Bad for America? A Debate | May 8, 2007 |
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Commentary Articles | |
One of Our Few Great College Presidents Retires | July 28, 2022 |
Four Reasons Bidens Student Loans Forgiveness Plan is Wrong | June 18, 2022 |
University of California Suicide Watch | April 30, 2022 |
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Catalyst Posts | |
Why Do Colleges Seem to Dislike Men? | June 29, 2021 |
Is a Law School Meltdown Coming? | June 11, 2020 |
Make American Colleges Grade Again! | April 17, 2020 |
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Presentations | |
Can Monetary Policy Really Create Jobs? | February 9, 2011 |
Economic Growth, Economic Justice, and Public Policy | February 5, 2007 |
Research Articles | |
A Better Path Forward: Re-Thinking Government Student Loans and Grants | April 8, 2020 |
Reflections on the Current State of Political Economy | March 4, 2016 |