Economics Chair Receives Award from George Mason University

On Nov. 7, Abigail Hall, chair of the Department of Economics in the Sykes College of Business, was recognized with a Distinguished Alumni Award from George Mason University. She earned her master’s and doctorate from the Virginia school and is a senior affiliated scholar with its Mercatus Center.

Hall’s work covers topics such as the cost of military mobilization, domestic extremism and U.S. intervention in Latin America. She is the author of several books, including most recently Austrian Economics: An Introduction and How to Run Wars: A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite. She also has written more than 100 editorials and made numerous appearances on television, radio and podcasts to educate the public about economic issues.

In her teaching, she emphasizes the importance of economic concepts to everyday life, domestic policy and international affairs. She is also a Public Choice and Public Policy Fellow with the American Institute for Economic Research and a scholar with the Bluegrass Institute.