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Paul Harold Rubin (born August 9, 1942) is an American economist and the
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Professor of Economics Emeritus at
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. He was President of the
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in 2012-2013. He is also a research fellow at
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.


Education

Rubin received his B.A. with honors from the
University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati) is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1819 as Cincinnati College, it is the oldest institution of higher education in Cincinnati and has an annual enrollment of over 44,00 ...
in 1963 and his Ph.D. in economics from
Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...
in 1970, with a thesis entitled "A theoretical model of the diversification decision of the firm".


Career

Rubin served on the faculty of the
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from 1968 to 1982. For one year (1982-83) he was a professor at
Baruch College Baruch College (officially the Bernard M. Baruch College) is a public college in New York City. It is a constituent college of the City University of New York system. Named for financier and statesman Bernard M. Baruch, the college operates und ...
and the
Graduate Center, CUNY The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (CUNY Graduate Center) is a public research institution and post-graduate university in New York City. Serving as the principal doctorate-granting institution of the C ...
. He held senior positions on the President's Council of Economic Advisors in 1981-82 and at the Federal Trade Commission, 1983-85. From 1985 to 1989, he was an adjunct professor at
George Washington University Law School The George Washington University Law School (GW Law) is the law school of George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. Established in 1865, GW Law is the oldest top law school in the national capital. GW Law offers the largest range of cou ...
. From 1985 to 1987, he was the chief economist at the
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. From 1987-1991 he was Vice-President of Glassman-Oliver Economic Consultants in Washington, D.C. He first joined the faculty of Emory in 1991, and became the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of economics there in 2003. From 1999-2009 he served as a Professor of Economics and Law at Emory, and as the Acting Chair of the Economics department there for one year (1993–94).


Work

Rubin's areas of research include: the economics of franchising; determinants of Congressional voting; theoretical models of the evolution of law; Folk economics; the effect of
tort reform Tort reform refers to changes in the civil justice system in common law countries that aim to reduce the ability of plaintiffs to bring tort litigation (particularly actions for negligence) or to reduce damages they can receive. Such changes a ...
and
capital punishment Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...
on death rates; and the costs and benefits of direct to consumer consumer pharmaceutical advertising. He has also authored a survey article on the economics of the
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. In a 2004 study, he argued that the government's encouragement of doctors and patients to use fewer
antibiotic An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widely used in the treatment and prevention of ...
s and to increase the required number of patients in antibiotic clinical trials, which the government did in an effort to reduce
antibiotic resistance Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microbes evolve mechanisms that protect them from the effects of antimicrobials. All classes of microbes can evolve resistance. Fungi evolve antifungal resistance. Viruses evolve antiviral resistance. ...
, was misguided. He argued that this was the case because these decisions have driven many pharmaceutical companies away from making antibiotics because it is now too expensive to do so. He has also written about
evolutionary economics Evolutionary economics is part of mainstream economics as well as a heterodox school of economic thought that is inspired by evolutionary biology. Much like mainstream economics, it stresses complex interdependencies, competition, growth, stru ...
, arguing that different fiscal policies proposed by Democrats and Republicans in part result from different perceptions of human nature by the two parties. He has written about the evolutionary basis for distrust of markets. His most recent book argues that markets are actually cooperative, and that competition is less important than cooperation in economics.


Books

*A Student's Guide to Socialism: How It Will Trash Your Lives, Bombardier Books, 2020 *''The Capitalism Paradox: How Cooperation Enables Free Market Competition'', Bombardier Books, 2019 *''The evolution of efficient common law'' E. Elgar, 2007 *''Darwinian Politics: The Evolutionary Origin of Freedom,'' Rutgers University Press, 2002 (''Choice'' Outstanding Academic Title, 2004) WorldCat book record
/ref> * (with Thomas M Lenard; ''Privacy and the commercial use of personal information'' Kluwer, 2002 *''Managing business transactions : controlling the cost of coordinating, communicating, and decision making'' Free Press, 1990 *''Business firms and the common law : the evolution of efficient rules'' Prager, 1983


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rubin, Paul H. 21st-century American economists Living people Emory University faculty Purdue University alumni University of Cincinnati alumni University of Georgia faculty 1942 births Member of the Mont Pelerin Society