Louis Rouanet
Assistant Professor
University of Texas at El Paso
Louis Rouanet is assistant professor of economics and finance at the University of Texas at El Paso and an academic affiliate of the International Center for Law & Economics.
His research applies economic analysis to historical and institutional settings, with a focus on political economy, monetary institutions, and public choice.
Rouanet previously served as assistant professor of economics at Western Kentucky University. Earlier, he held research fellowships with several political-economy research programs and now serves as affiliated faculty with the Political Economy Research Institute at Middle Tennessee State University. He also serves as an associate editor of Public Choice.
His distinctions include the Gordon Tullock Prize for best paper in Public Choice by a junior scholar, the Snavely Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies, and the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics prize for best article in Austrian economics.
He earned a Ph.D. in economics and a master’s in economics from George Mason University, a master’s in economics and public policy from Sciences Po Paris, and a bachelor’s from Sciences Po Paris.
