Daniel B. Klein

Welcome to cjdjej.org, my website.

Legend:

cj = commutative justice

dj = distributive justice

ej = estimative justice

I am Professor of Economics and JIN Chair at the Mercatus Center, George Mason University. I hold degrees from George Mason University and New York University, where in both cases I studied the classical liberal traditions of economics. 

With Erik Matson, I lead the Adam Smith Program at GMU Econ, and teach the first course in the Smithian course sequence. Erik and I are co-directors of CL Press. We also lead a column called Just Sentiments at Libertarianism.org.

I am the chief editor of Econ Journal Watch.

I am an exponent of Adam Smith's civilizationalist conservative-liberal universalism. My books include Smithian Morals, Central Notions of Smithian Liberalism, The Spirit of Smithian Laws, Smithian Essays, and Knowledge and Coordination: A Liberal Interpretation.

I spend several months every year in Stockholm, where I am affiliated with the Ratio Institute.