Peter Hazlett

Peter is a PhD candidate in the Department of Economics at George Mason University and a research fellow at the Mercatus Center’s F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. His main research interests lie in the economics of institutions, public choice theory, and law and economics. His research often seeks to explain institutional change through the lens of new institutional economics. In particular, he is currently investigating the law and economics of Puritan organization and New England witch trials under the guidance of his dissertation advisor, Peter Leeson. Prior to graduate school, Peter earned his B.A. at Kenyon College, where he studied economics, mathematics, and philosophy.