Randall G. Holcombe is the DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University, and a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute, past President of the Public Choice Society, and past President of the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics. He is also Senior Fellow at the James Madison Institute.

Dr. Holcombe is the author of twelve books, a contributing author to forty volumes and the author of more than 100 articles in professional journals. Among his books are The Economic Foundations of Government, Public Policy and the Quality of Life, Smarter Growth (ed. with S. Staley), From Liberty to Democracy, Writing Off Ideas, Public Sector Economics, Public Finance and the Political Process, and Entrepreneurship and Economic Progress. His primary areas of research are public finance and the economic analysis of public policy issues.

He received his Ph.D. in economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and he has taught at Texas A&M University and Auburn University.