Samuel Peterson

Samuel D. Peterson is a student at Grove City College majoring in economics. Samuel is a 2023 Summer Research Intern with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a Don Lavoie Fellow with the Mercatus Center, and a Mises Institute Apprentice. Samuel plans to attend graduate school. His research interests lie at the intersection of Austrian Economics, Public Choice, economic history, private governance, and the economics of culture.

1/20/25

NASA Did Not Invent Velcro: Public and Private Innovation

Government planning and funding are not required for innovations we now enjoy.

7/30/23

Opioids, Fentanyl, and the War on Drugs

"As the Iron Law of Prohibition predicts, increased enforcement and regulation of opioids have made them more potent and deadly." ~ Samuel D. Peterson and Zachary Wood

7/8/23

New Apps Add Rationing to Reservations

"With no penalty, why would people not just make a reservation for a night they may want to go out to eat? This is where price rationing comes in." ~ Samuel D. Peterson

Samuel Peterson

Articles

NASA Did Not Invent Velcro: Public and Private Innovation

Opioids, Fentanyl, and the War on Drugs

New Apps Add Rationing to Reservations

Books

Research Publications