Richard E. Wagner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Richard E. Wagner

American economist

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1941

Place of Birth: North Dakota, United States

Profession: writer, economist, researcher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Richard Edward Wagner (born April 28, 1941) is an American economist.
He is professor of economics at George Mason University.
He works primarily in the fields of public finance and public choice. Wagner received his doctorate in economics from the University of Virginia, studying under James M.
Buchanan.
Wagner's work centers on the notion that macroeconomic phenomena are emergent, rather than being objects of choice.
In addition to Buchanan, major influences on his thought include Carl Menger and Thomas Schelling.