Mark Thornton

Who is Mark Thornton?

Mark Thornton is an American economist of the Austrian School. Thornton has been described by the Advocates for Self-Government as "one of America's experts on the economics of illegal drugs." Thornton has written extensively on that topic, as well as on the economics of the American Civil War, economic bubbles, public finance and is an expert on topics that include the Iron Law of Prohibition, the Skyscraper Index and Richard Cantillon. He is a Senior Fellow with the Ludwig von Mises Institute.