Thomas Stratmann

Thomas Stratmann

Distinguished University Professor

Public Choice, Political Economy, Law and Economics and Health Economics, Experimental Economics

Thomas Stratmann holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Maryland and is a Distinguished University Professor at George Mason University. He is a Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and holds a courtesy appointment at the Antonin Scalia Law School. His research spans political economy, law and economics, health economics, and experimental economics.

Dr. Stratmann’s work has been widely published in leading academic journals across disciplines, including The American Economic Review, The Journal of Political Economy, The Review of Economics and Statistics, The American Political Science Review, The American Journal of Political Science, The Stanford Law Review, The Journal of Law and Economics, The Journal of Legal Studies, and The Arizona State Law Journal. His interdisciplinary research bridges the fields of economics, political science, and law, contributing to academic discourse and informing policy debates.

In addition to political economy and law and economics, Dr. Stratmann has published extensively in the areas of health economics and experimental economics, focusing on issues that highlight the intersection of economic behavior and public policy.

Dissertations Supervised

Hugo Diaz Sanchez, Three Essays on Latin American Political Economy (2025)

Amberly Bedi, Economic Personalities in Food Choice  (2025)

William Deric Tilson, Essays on the Market for Residential Solar (2024)

Deborah Martinez Villarreal, Nudging Vaccination in Latin America: Insights from Three Field Experiments in Behavioral Economics (2023)

Kevin Dwyer, Three Essays in Public Choice (2022)

Matthew C. Baker, Three Essays in Health Economics (2020)

Cheryl Litman, The Effects of Information Transparency in Nonprofit Settings (2019)

Adam N Michel, Three Essays on Tax Efficiencies, Political Incentives, and Deadweight Loss (2019)

Daniel Kling, Field Experiments with Robo Calls: The Effect of Treatment Dosage and Social Pressure Messaging on Voter Participation (2018)

Bradley J. Kells, Essays on Health Economics (2018)

Colin Doran, A Law and Economics Approach to Property Rights in the American West (2018)

Jessi L. Troyan, Political Economy of Mining Reclamation (2017)

Joshua Wojnilower, The Supply of Credit and U.S. Economic Activity: Empirical Evidence for New Monetary Transmission Mechanisms (2017)

Julia Norgaard, Economics of Illicit Behaviors: Exchange in the Internet Wild West (2017)

Darwyyn Deyo, Law and Labor Markets: Three Essays on Individual Decision Making (2017)

David A. Ortiz-Escobar, Determinants and Mechanisms of Tariff Evasion in Latin America: Some Empirical Evidence (2015)

David Chandler Thomas, Empirical Studies of Emergency Response Services (9-1-1) and an Examination of Moral Hazard in Health Insurance (2015)

John W. Welborn, Three Essays on Naked Short Selling and Fails-to-Deliver (2013)

Brian C. Blase, Three Papers Toward a Better Understanding of State Medicaid Programs and Program Efficiency (2013)

David Hedengren, Three Microeconomic Applications Using Administrative Records (2013)

Alberto Batinti, The Political Economy of Health Care: Technology and Public R&D (2012)

Jonathan W. Rundle, Institutional Aspects and Fiscal Outcomes (2009)

Matthew Mitchell, Justices, Presidents and Politicians: A Strategic Account of Supreme Court Nominations (2008)

Francisco Aparicio, Campaign Finance Law, Electoral Competition, and Economic Policy (2006)