Michael Marlow (economist)

Michael L. Marlow is a professor of economics at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). He is also an affiliated senior scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.[1] He holds a BA from George Washington University and a PhD from Virginia Tech, both in economics.[2] He joined the California Polytechnic State University faculty in 1988 and was named a University Distinguished Scholar by the university in 2007.[3] Prior to joining Cal Poly, he was an associate professor of economics at George Washington University from 1979 to 1983,[4] and also worked as a senior financial economist at the U.S. Treasury from 1983 to 1988.[5] He is known for opposing government regulation of e-cigarettes[6] and of unhealthy foods and beverages.[7][8] He has also argued that alcohol taxes primarily reduce consumption by light drinkers, not by heavy drinkers,[9] and has criticized Proposition 65 for being ineffective with respect to public health benefits.[10][11] His research into the effects of smoking laws[12] has been criticized for being funded by Philip Morris, and for methodological flaws.[13]

Michael Louis Marlow
Academic career
FieldRegulatory economics
InstitutionCalifornia Polytechnic State University
Alma materGeorge Washington University
Virginia Tech

Books

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  • Public Finance: Theory and Practice (Harcourt, 1995)
  • The Myth of Fair and Efficient Government: Why The Government You Want Is Not The One You Get (ABC-CLIO, 2011)

References

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  1. ^ "Michael L. Marlow".
  2. ^ An assessment of the impact of the OSHA enforcement program on the occupational safety and health market, 1978
  3. ^ "Michael Marlow".
  4. ^ Weaver, Carolyn L. (1990). Social Security's Looming Surpluses: Prospects and Implications. American Enterprise Institute. pp. xii. ISBN 9780844737294.
  5. ^ Marlow, Michael L. (2011). The Myth of Fair and Efficient Government: Why The Government You Want Is Not The One You Get. ABC-CLIO. p. 215. ISBN 9780313392924.
  6. ^ "Michael L. Marlow: FDA should butt out of e-cigarette therapy". Los Angeles Daily News. 2012-04-04.
  7. ^ "George Will: Why government needs a diet". Washington Post.
  8. ^ Marlow, Michael L. (31 March 2013). "The Skinny on Anti-Obesity Soda Laws". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  9. ^ Chapman, Steve (7 November 2010). "Attack of the food police". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Michael Marlow: After 3 decades, Prop. 65 needs overhaul". The Orange County Register. 2014-05-09.
  11. ^ Michael L. Marlow (20 January 2014). "Michael Marlow: Caution: This Warning May Be Useless - WSJ". WSJ.
  12. ^ Dunham, J.; Marlow, ML. (July 2000). "Smoking laws and their differential effects on restaurants, bars, and taverns". Contemporary Economic Policy. 18 (3): 326–333. doi:10.1111/j.1465-7287.2000.tb00029.x.
  13. ^ Alamar, BC; Glantz, SA (October 2004). "Smoke-free Ordinances Increase Restaurant Profit and Value". Contemporary Economic Policy. 22 (4): 520–525. doi:10.1093/cep/byh038. PMC 3104276. PMID 21637722.
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