Scott A. Burns

Fellow, Sound Money Project

Scott A Burns is an Assistant Professor of Business and Economics at Ursinus College. His research focuses on financial innovation in the developing world, including the mobile money revolution that has taken place in Sub-Saharan Africa. He has published scholarly articles in Constitutional Political Economy, Independent Review, and the Journal of Private Enterprise. Burns earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University and his B.A. in Economics Louisiana State University.

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Articles by Scott A. Burns

Regulation

Prohibition Is Ending in College Sports

Scott A. Burns – November 7, 2019

The NCAA has opened the door to permitting student-athletes to get paid. That’s a good thing. There are still a lot of unanswered questions, but we shouldn’t let them get in the way of progress.

Economic Education, Economic Theory

Krugman’s Zombie Idea: We Owe It to Ourselves

Scott A. Burns – November 6, 2019

Paul Krugman claims that the national debt doesn’t matter because “we owe it to ourselves.” This “zombie idea” is dead wrong.

Central Banking

The Fed Should Not Paper Over the President’s Policy Errors

Scott A. Burns – October 11, 2019

Printing money cannot dry up a flood or produce more rainfall in a drought. And it cannot fix the very real problems that result from a trade war.

Regulation

NCAA Must Evolve, or Go Extinct

Scott A. Burns – October 7, 2019

California’s recent Fair Pay for Play bill isn’t the best way of reforming college sports, but it does force the NCAA to make a stark choice: evolve or go extinct. Either way, it’s time for change.

Central Banking

The Most Dangerous Idea in Central Banking

Scott A. Burns – October 1, 2019

Progressives like Yglesias recognize the danger of money in politics. They should consider the danger of politics in money, as well. And not just when it suits their interests.