Bio

Dr. Rouanet's research background is centered on the application of economic principles to diverse historical contexts. These contexts range from medieval city charters to tribal constitutions, encompassing topics such as hyperinflation during the French Revolution and free-banking laws in pre-Civil War America. His teaching portfolio covers a spectrum of subjects including principles of macroeconomics, development economics, intermediate macroeconomics, as well as money and banking. Dr. Rouanet holds a doctoral and master’s degree in economics from George Mason University (GMU). Additionally, he obtained a master’s in economics and public policy, as well as a bachelor’s degree in economics from Sciences Po in Paris. While at GMU, Dr. Rouanet’s research was recognized with the Snavely Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies. He is an associate editor at Public Choice, which recognized his research with the 2022 Gordon Tullock Prize for Best Paper in Public Choice by a Junior Scholar. Further highlighting his accomplishments, he earned a grant from GMU that provided the opportunity to visit the National Archives in Paris in 2019 to support his research endeavors.

• Ph D in Economics, George Mason University (2021)
• MA in Economics, George Mason University (2019)
• MA in Economics and Public Policy, Sciences Po Paris (2017)

Publications

• Assignats or death: The politics and dynamics of hyperinflation in revolutionary France European Economic Review 153 (2023), Bryan Cutsinger, Louis Rouanet, Joshua Ingber.
• Austrian Economics and Public Policy Routledge (2023), Peter Leeson, Louis Rouanet.
• Can geography explain Quebec's historical poverty? Southern Economic Journal 90 3 (2023), Vincent Geloso, Louis Rouanet.
• Ethnogenesis and statelessness European Journal of Law and Economics 55 (2023), Vincent Geloso, Louis Rouanet.
• Foutu maximum: The political economy of price controls and national defense in revolutionary France Explorations in Economic History 88 (2023), Louis Rouanet.

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