Timothy D. Terrell

Articles

The Political Economy of Pesticides: How to Subsidize a Poison

01/30/2026 Mises Wire Timothy D. Terrell

Will the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) succeed? If the regulatory story of DDT is a prime example of government regulation in action, then the answer is a resounding no.

Announcing a Special Issue of the QJAE

01/15/2026 Power & Market Timothy D. Terrell

The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics invites submissions for a special issue commemorating the centennial of the founding of the Austrian Institute for Business Cycle Research, founded in 1927 by Mises and directed by Hayek. Guest editors are Per Bylund and Jonathan Newman.

New Scholarship in the QJAE and the JLS

10/31/2025 Power & Market Timothy D. Terrell

New scholarly work is appearing regularly in the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics and the Journal of Libertarian Studies. Here is a sampling of recently published articles.

Publications

The Economics and Ethics of Frederick Nymeyer

01/10/2017 Timothy D. Terrell

Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics 19, no. 3 (Fall 2016): 267–287 ABSTRACT: Frederick Nymeyer (1897–1981) was a Chicago businessman who supported Austrian scholarship through his publication and marketing of work by Mises and Böhm-Bawerk. Part

Media

Land of the Free? Government Mismanagement of America’s Open Spaces

11/04/2025 Timothy D. Terrell

Dr. Timothy Terrell explains how the federal government’s vast land holdings breed crowding, decay, and wildfire risk—and why returning land to private owners, guided by prices and responsibility, yields healthier parks and forests.

Environmental Conservation

07/25/2025 Timothy D. Terrell

Timothy Terrell makes the case for property rights and market-based stewardship as the true path to sustainability.

Money for Nothing: How Higher Ed Became Scammy

07/24/2025 Timothy D. Terrell

Tim Terrell offers a critical examination of higher education’s economic structure.

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