Chandler S. Reilly

Curriculum Vitae

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Employment

Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO
Assistant Professor of Economics 2023-

Education

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Ph.D., Economics 2023
M.A., Economics 2020

University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA
B.A., Business Economics 2018

Publications

Journal Articles

  1. National Output without Government? State Capacity and Welfare Measurement (2025), with V. Geloso, Journal of Government and Economics
  2. A Defense-Adjusted National Accounting of the US Economy and its Implications, 1791-2023 (2025) with V. Geloso, Review of Austrian Economics
  3. War and Presidential Greatness: Updating Henderson and Gochenour's Results (2025) with V. Geloso, The Independent Review, 29(4)
  4. Revisiting Quebec's Quiet Revolution: A Synthetic Control Analysis (2025) with V. Geloso, Canadian Journal of Economics
  5. You Work For Us Now: Concentration in University-performed Defense R&D (2024) Defence and Peace Economics
  6. The Political Economy of Military Base Redevelopment (2024) with C. Coyne, Eastern Economic Journal
  7. The Political Economy of Rising Defense Costs in the United States (2024) The Independent Review, 28(4), 601-623
  8. Can Markets Improve Recycling Performance?: A Cross-Country Regression Analysis and Case Studies (2023) with E. Prenovitz and P. Hazlett, Sustainability, 15(6), 4785
  9. University Affiliated Research Centers: Evasive Entrepreneurship within the Department of Defense (2023) Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 12(2), 125-144
  10. Bureaucratic Rent Creation: The Case of Price Discrimination in the Market for Postsecondary Education (2023) with P. Hazlett, Constitutional Political Economy, 34(2), 226-56

Popular Writing

  1. Making GDP Great Again: A Complementary Approach with V. Geloso, May 13, 2025, The Daily Economy
  2. The Intervention Spiral: What to Expect from Trump's Trade Policy, March 31, 2025, The Daily Economy
  3. The Progressive and New Deal Eras were the "Great Deviation" with V. Geloso, August 27, 2024, Catalyst, Independent Institute
  4. Scarcity by Decree with A. Padilla, August 19, 2024, Independent Institute

Research

Under Review

Working Papers

Works in Progress

Conferences, Seminars, and Workshops

Conference Presentations

The Association of Private Enterprise Education, Las Vegas, NV April 2026
Legislative Structure and Fiscal Outcomes: Evidence from Quebec and the Canadian Provinces

Mont Pelerin Society, Mexico City, Mexico March 2025
From Trade to Raid: Institutions and Anglo-Abenaki Relations in 17th Century Maine

Southern Economic Association, Washington D.C. November 2024
War-Adjusted National Accounting of the US Economy and its Implications, 1790-2020

The Association of Private Enterprise Education, Las Vegas, NV April 2024
Beyond the State: Understanding the Impact of Informal Institutions on Colonial Relations in Maine

Public Choice Society, Seattle, WA March 2023
Did the 'Quiet Revolution' Really Change Anything?

Southern Economic Association, Fort Lauderdale, FL November 2022
The Role of Universities in Defense Research
The Political Economy of Rising Defense Costs in the United States

Mercatus Center, F.A. Hayek Program, Arlington, VA October 2022
The Role of Universities in Defense Research

The Association of Private Enterprise Education, Las Vegas, NV April 2022
Respect the Troops: A Theory of Social Praise

Public Choice Society, Nashville, TN March 2022
The Political Economy of Rising Defense Costs in the United States

Southern Economic Association, Houston, TX November 2021
University Affiliated Research Centers: Evasive Entrepreneurship within the Department of Defense

Public Choice Society, Savannah, GA March 2021
The Role of Universities in Defense Research

Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, LA November 2020
The Political Economy of Government Funded Defense R&D
Bureaucratic Rent Creation: The Case of Price Discrimination in the Market for Postsecondary Education
The Role of Universities in Defense Research

Southern Economic Association, Fort Lauderdale, FL November 2019
The Political Economy of Government Funded Defense R&D

Research Seminars

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX March 2024
You Work For Us Now: Concentration in University-performed Defense R&D

Workshops

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV July 2021
Center for Free Enterprise Summer Empirical Workshop (virtual)

Editorial and Referee Experience

Editorial Experience

Guest Editor, Cosmos+Taxis, Special Issue on Defense and Peace Economics August 2026

Referee Experience

Eastern Economic Journal; Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy; Public Choice; Structural Change and Economic Dynamics; SN Business & Economics; Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence

Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Graduate Lecturer, George Mason University

Adjunct Lecturer, James Madison University

Awards, Grants, Fellowships, and Affiliations

Skills and Relevant Experience

Programming: R, Stata
Research Assistant to Christopher Coyne 2018-2023

References

Christopher J. Coyne. Department of Economics, George Mason University, MSN 3G4, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030. +1 (703) 993-1159. ccoyne3@gmu.edu

Tyler Cowen. Department of Economics, George Mason University, MSN 1D3, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA, 22030. +1 (703) 993-2312. tcowen@gmu.edu

Peter T. Leeson. Department of Economics, George Mason University, MSN 3G4, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030. +1 (703) 993-1124. pleeson@gmu.edu