Eamonn Butler (born 1953) is a British classical liberal economist. He is the co-founder and director of the Adam Smith Institute.
Early life Eamonn Butler was born in 1953. His brother is Stuart Butler.Michael David Kandiah, Anthony Seldon, Ideas and Think Tanks in Contemporary Britain, Routledge, 2014, Volume 1, pp. 73-74 He graduated from the University of St Andrews and also studied at the University of Aberdeen.
Career Butler worked on pensions and welfare issues for the United States House of Representatives in Washington DC, before returning to the UK where he served as editor of the British Insurance Broker Monthly.
He co-founded the Adam Smith Institute in London with his brother Stuart and Madsen Pirie, both graduates from the University of St Andrews. He now serves as its director.Profile: Eamonn Butler, The Guardian
He is author of books on the work of three economists: Hayek: His Contribution to the Economic and Political Thought of Our Time; Milton Friedman: A Guide to his Economic Thought; Ludwig von Mises: A Primer; Ludwig von Mises: Fountainhead of the Modern Microeconomics Revolution. Additionally, he has contributed extensively to national magazines and newspapers such as The Times on subjects ranging from health policy, economic management, taxation and public spending, transport, pensions, and e-government.Eamonn Butler, The Times
He served as the Secretary on the 2012–14 Board of Directors of the Mont Pelerin Society.
He received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2012.
Bibliography Ayn Rand: An Introduction, 2018 The Condensed Wealth of Nations, Eamonn Butler, 2011 Milton Friedman: A Concise Guide to the Ideas and Influence of the Free-Market Economist, Eamonn Butler, 2011 Austrian Economics: A Primer, Eamonn Butler, 2010 Ludwig Von Mises: A Primer, Eamonn Butler, 2010 The Alternative Manifesto, Eamonn Butler, 2010 Hayek: His Contribution to the Political and Economic Thought of Our Time, Eamonn Butler & Jeff Riggenbach, 2010 (Audiobook) Ludwig Von Mises: Fountainhead of the Modern Microeconomics Revolution, Eamonn Butler & Jeff Riggenbach, 2010 (Audiobook) The Rotten State of Britain, Eamonn Butler, 2009 The Best Book on the Market, Eamonn Butler, 2008 Adam Smith - A Primer, Eamonn Butler, 2007 The Future of the NHS, Eamonn Butler, 2006 Simply No Mistake: How the Stakeholder Pension Must Work, Eamonn Butler, 1998 The Great Escape: Financing the Transition to Funded Welfare, Eamonn Butler, 1997 Fortune Account, Eamonn Butler & Madsen Pirie, 1995 The End of the Welfare State, Eamonn Butler & Madsen Pirie, 1994 Taming the Trade Unions, Eamonn Butler, 1991 Ludwig Von Mises: Fountainhead of the Modern Microeconomic Revolution, Eamonn Butler, 1988 The Health Alternatives, Eamonn Butler & Madsen Pirie, 1988 Good Health: Role of Health Maintenance Organizations, Eamonn Butler, 1986 Milton Friedman: A Guide to His Economic Thought, Eamonn Butler, 1985 Hayek, Eamonn Butler, 1985 Aid by Enterprise, Eamonn Butler & Madsen Pirie, 1984 Free Ports, Eamonn Butler & Madsen Pirie, 1983 Private Road Ahead, Eamonn Butler & Gabriel Roth, 1982 Economy and Local Government, Eamonn Butler & Madsen Pirie, 1981 Forty Centuries of Wage and Price Controls, Eamonn Butler & Robert Schuettinger, 1979
References
External links Eamonn Butler website