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Evan Osborne

Evan Osborne has taught economics at Wright State University since 1994. He is the author of over 30 academic articles and four books, most recently Markets With Chinese Characteristics: Economic Liberalism in Modern China. He most enjoys teaching courses in basic economic principles. His research currently involves Chinese economic thought and history.

Articles by Evan Osborne

Aug 12, 2025 ·

A Good Start on Higher-Ed Lending

Last month, a Republican Congress and President Trump achieved, if that is the word, a massive budget-reconciliation bill. As is more and more common, a Congress averse to accountability for…

Mar 15, 2019 ·

Life Among the Academic Radicals

For almost a quarter century I have been a professor of economics at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. After years of working there, I have learned something about how…