Durante el Acto de Graduación de la Universidad Francisco Marroquín, fue investido James D. Gwartney en el gra...

Durante el Acto de Graduación de la Universidad Francisco Marroquín, fue investido James D. Gwartney en el grado honorífico de Doctor Honoris Causa, por sus aportes a las Ciencias Sociales y afán de comunicar a todos con claridad los principios económicos básicos. Es coautor de Economics: Private and Public Choice, y del reporte Economic Freedom of the World; y autor de What Everyone Should Know About Economics and Prosperity. James D. Gwartney fue alumno de Wayne Angell, James M. Buchanan y Milton Friedman, quienes sembraron en él la pasión por su ciencia y los fundamentos del pensamiento clásico liberal.

James D. Gwartney is Professor of Economics and Director of the Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise an...

James D. Gwartney is Professor of Economics and Director of the Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education at Florida State University. Former Chief Economist of the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, he has co authored books and publications regarding economic freedom, as Economics: Private and Public Choice, Economic Freedom of the World and What Everyone Should Know About Economics and Prosperity. Professor Gwartney obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Washington and holds an Honorary Doctorate from Universidad Francisco Marroquín. He is also a member of the Mont Pelerin Society. His writings have appeared in various academic journals, as American Economic Review, Cato Journal and European Journal of Political Economy.