Michael Munger

Michael Munger is the Pfizer,Inc./Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. University Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Duke University. His primary research focus is on the functioning of markets, regulation, and government institutions. He has taught at Dartmouth College, University of Texas, and University of North Carolina (where he was Director of the Master of Public Administration Program), as well as working as a staff economist at the Federal Trade Commission during the Reagan Administration. Throughout his time at Duke, Munger has worked as Chair of the Political Science Department, Director of Undergraduate Studies of the Department of Political Science, and Director of the Philosophy, Politics & Economics Certificate.

Munger is a past President of the Public Choice Society, an international academic society of political scientists and economists with members in 16 countries. He was North American Editor of the journal Public Choice for five years and is now a Co-Editor of The Independent Review. Additionally, he is the incoming President of the Philadelphia Society. His recent books include Choosing in Groups (2015, Cambridge U Press) and Tomorrow 3.0 (2018, Cambridge U Press). Munger’s most recent book, The Sharing Economy, was published in 2021 by the Institute for Economic Affairs.

Research interests:
Markets
The Sharing Economy
Capitalism