Shawn Ritenour is Professor of Economics at "Grove City College and adjunct scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Ritenour earned a B. A. in economics, graduating with honors from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. He completed his Ph.D. in economics in 1997 at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Prior to coming to Grove City College, Ritenour was holder of the Ruby Letsch-Roderique Chair of Economics at Southwest Baptist University. He has lectured for the Acton Institute, Institute for Principle Studies and the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He has served as visiting professor at the University of Angers in France as well. Ritenour has taught economics for thirteen years and has also been an economist at the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. He and his wife Michelle have two daughters: Helena and Cecily.
Dr. Ritenour's Articles from Mises.org
- What Happened When One Company Set a Minimum Wage of $70,000
- Asset-Price Inflation Enters Its Dangerous Late Phase
- Ron Paul's Foreign Policy of Peace Is Central to the Message of Freedom
- The Eurozone Has Failed Both Politically and Economically
- The Unseen Consequences of Zero-Interest-Rate Policy
- Politicians Seek Short-Term Advantages by Lecturing Capitalists about the Long Term
- In Greece, Reliance on Public Funds Is the Central Problem
- Four Economic Myths that Perpetuate the Euro Crisis
- Boston Pulls 2024 Olympic Bid, Taxpayers Win
- Connecticut On Its Latest Cash Grab: It?s Not Greed When We Do It
- Japan Gets Ready for More Military Spending
- Bernie, the Koch Brothers, and Open Borders
- Nowadays, Health Insurance Isn?t Really Insurance
- The War On Cash: Why Now?
Scholarly Articles and Book Chapters
- “Economics and a Biblical Worldview,” in David Whitlock, ed. A Noble Calling (Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2008). http://wipfandstock.com/store/A_Noble_Calling_Devotions_and_Essays_for_Business_Professionals
- “Suggestions for Teaching Intermediate Macroeconomics: A Praxeological Perspective”
The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Winter 2006); 21-26.
http://mises.org/journals/qjae/pdf/qjae9_4_3.pdf - “Samuelson and Rothbard: Two Texts and Two Legacies,” The Quarterly Journal of
Austrian Economics, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Summer 2005): 71-94.
http://mises.org/journals/qjae/pdf/qjae8_2_5.pdf - “An Exploration of the Beckerian Theory of Time Costs: Symphony Concert Demand,” The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 58, No. 4 (October 1999): 887- 99. “
- Wilhelm Roepke: A Humane Economist,” in Randall Holcombe, ed. Fifteen Great Austrian Economists (Auburn, Alabama: The Ludwig von Mises Institute, 1999).
http://mises.org/about/3241
Other Publications, Review Essays and Book Reviews
- “Editorial,” Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Vol. 11, Nos. 3 & 4 (December): 163–64. Co-authored with Jeffrey M. Herbener.
- “Review of Good and Plenty: The Creative Successes of American Arts Funding by Tyler
Cowen,” The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Vo. 10, No. 2 (Summer 2007): 189-91.
http://mises.org/journals/qjae/pdf/qjae10_2_7.pdf - “Review of Economics and Culture by David Throsby,” The Quarterly Journal of
Austrian Economics, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Summer 2003): 103-06.
http://mises.org/journals/qjae/pdf/qjae6_2_5.pdf - “Postmodern Economics: The Return of Depression Economics by Paul Krugman,” The
Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Spring 2000): 79-83.
http://mises.org/journals/qjae/pdf/qjae3_1_9.pdf
Editorials
- “Stop the Bailout!” October 1, 2008. LewRockwell.com
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig8/ritenour2.html - “Are Happy Days Here Again?” September 21, 2007. LewRockwell.com http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig8/ritenour1.html
- “Give Lower-Skilled Workers a Chance,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 3, 2004.
http://www.visandvals.org/VISION_&_VALUES_CONCISE__Give_Lower-Skilled_Workers_a_Chance.php - “Arts Impact Studies Don’t Take Into Account Taxes That Fund Subsidies, The
Portsmouth Herald, November 2003.
http://www.visandvals.org/The_Trouble_with_Arts_Impact_Studies.php - “With Education Like This,” The Free Market, April 2002.
http://mises.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=397 - “Twenty-four Cents,” The Free Market, March 1999.
http://mises.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=36 - “Market Segregation,” The Free Market, June 1998 http://mises.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=77
- “Oil Slick” The Free Market, October 1997.
http://mises.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=113
- “Strike Up the Band,” The Free Market, June 1997. http://mises.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=129
- “How Subsidies Kill Symphonies,” The Wall Street Journal, April 8, 1997.
- “Bad News for Modern Man,” The Free Market, December 1996. http://mises.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=154