Ryan A. Bourne

Ryan Bourne occupies the R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics at the Cato Institute and is a columnist for The Times (UK). He has written on a number of economic issues, including fiscal policy, inequality, price and wage controls, and infrastructure spending. His first solo book, Economics In One Virus: An Introduction to Economic Reasoning through COVID-19, was released in April 2021. He then edited The War on Prices: How Popular Misconceptions About Inflation, Prices and Value Create Bad policy, which was released in May 2024. He has contributed to numerous other books too, including: Flaws and Ceilings: Price Controls and the Damage they Cause; Taxation, Spending, and Economic Growth; and A Fiscal Cliff: New Perspectives on the U.S. Federal Debt Crisis. He previously authored, along with Kwasi Kwarteng and Jonathan Dupont, A Time for Choosing: Free Enterprise in Twenty-First Century Britain. Before joining Cato, Bourne was Head of Public Policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs and Head of Economic Research at the Centre for Policy Studies (both in the UK). He has extensive broadcast and print media experience, and has appeared on BBC News, CNN, Sky News, CNBC, and Fox Business Network. Bourne holds a BA and an MPhil in economics from the University of Cambridge.