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
InstitutionCalifornia Polytechnic State University
FieldRegulatory economics
Alma materGeorge Washington University
Virginia Tech

Books

  • 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

  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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