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Mark Brandly

He holds a PhD in economics from Auburn University, where he was a Mises Research Fellow, specializing in the areas of Public Finance, International Economics, Natural Resource Economics, and Industrial Organization. He has published articles in The Wall Street Journal, The Journal of Commerce, Public Finance Review, The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, The Free Market, various newspapers and websites. Since 2003, Dr. Brandly has taught at Ferris State University. He also taught at Ball State University and Taylor University. Prior to his academic career, he worked in the Colorado oil and gas industry managing the drilling, completion, and production of oil and gas wells.

Articles

Calculating GDP Correctly

08/12/2020 Mises Wire Mark Brandly

There are many reasons we should be skeptical of the GDP statistic. But it is nonetheless important to understand how it is calculated.

The Feds Spend More on National-Debt Interest Than You Think

11/06/2019 Mises Wire Mark Brandly

As the government continues to pile up trillion dollar deficits, when interest rates return to a historical norm, interest payments on the national debt may exceed payments to Social Security recipients.

Don’t Give Politicians Credit for a Growing Economy

09/10/2019 Mises Wire Mark Brandly

When politicians say "you never had it so good" they're taking credit for something they didn't do. In truth, what economic prosperity we have is due to private savers and entrepreneurs making economic progress possible.

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Gen Z’s Economic Disadvantage and What They Can Do About It

12/09/2025 Mark Brandly

Dr. Mark Brandly examines what’s genuinely hard and what’s overstated about Gen Z’s economic situation, arguing that inflation, regulation, and a bloated welfare–bureaucratic state are driving their struggles, and urging students to learn economics and join the fight for liberty.

The Income Tax: Lessons from the Sixteenth Amendment

05/08/2023 Mark Brandly

The passage of an income tax in the early twentieth century was an enormous shift toward a far more centralized and powerful US state.

Calculating GDP Correctly

08/20/2020 Mark Brandly

There are many reasons we should be skeptical of the GDP statistic. But it is nonetheless important to understand how it is calculated.

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