About John Phelan
Economics from Minnesota with a British accent
An introduction is an odd thing to write, but here goes…
I’m an economist at the Center of the American Experiment, a think tank based in Minnesota which focuses primarily - but not solely - on state policy. I’m also a Fellow of the Cobden Centre, a think tank based in London which is dedicated to the principles of sound money and free trade. I’m also an immigrant, a Brit living in the Midwestern United States.
I started an economics A level when I was 16 but dropped it halfway through. It wasn’t until around 2003 when I read A World Without Walls by Michael Moore - no, not that one - that I found the subject interesting. Initially, inspired by this book and others about the then hot topic of ‘Globalization’, my main interests were in economic growth and development.