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Roger Koppl

Roger Koppl

Professor of Finance

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Ph D, Auburn University (Economics)

Roger Koppl is Professor of Finance in the Whitman School of Management of Syracuse University, Associate Director of the Whitman School's Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society, and a faculty fellow in the University’s Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute. Koppl has served on the faculty of the Copenhagen Business School, Auburn University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, and Auburn University at Montgomery. He has held visiting positions with New York University, George Mason University, University of Vaasa, and the Max Planck Institute of Economics. Professor Koppl is a past president of the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics and a former editor of Advances in Austrian Economics.



Koppl’s research interests include the economic theory of experts, the theory of economic growth, complexity theory, and the production and distribution of knowledge in society. His work on forensic science reform has been featured in Forbes magazine, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Reason magazine, Slate, The Huffington Post, and other outlets. His work on expert failure has been featured in The Sunday Telegraph, The Times of Israel, Il Sole 24 Ore, Arizona Daily, The Critic, Real Clear Policy, and other outlets.



Koppl's Erdös number is 3.
Koppl’s research interests include the economic theory of experts, the theory of economic growth, complexity theory, and the production and distribution of knowledge in society.

Working Papers
  • "The Penrosean spinout: A new spin on the theory of the entrepreneurial firm", (with Diaz, F., Minniti, M.)
Selected Publications

Awards and Honors

  • Citations: Scopus lists 29 citations for me during 2016. (2016)
  • Citations: Web of Science lists 29 works citing me in 2016 excluding the two self-citations of my co-authors. (2016)
  • Cited in: Executive Office of the President President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT Forensic Science in Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific Validity of Feature-Comparison Methods (2016)
  • Elinor Ostrom Prize - World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (2016)
  • Cited in: Shaer, Matthew. “The False Promise of DNA Testing,” The Atlantic (PRINT edition) (2016)
  • Cited in: Hanke,” Steve H. “Big Players (Read: Governments) Make Markets UnsafeZerohedge.com and Cato.org, April 2016. (2016)
  • Cited in: Hanke, Steve, "Economic Headwinds: Big Players, Regime Uncertainty and the Misery Index" - GlobeAsia and http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/economic-headwinds-big-players-regime-uncertainty-misery-index (2016)
  • Citations: Scopus lists 36 citations for me during 2015 (2015)
  • Citations: Web of Science lists 40 works citing me in 2015, excluding my self citations. (2015)
  • Special recognition of my proposal "Cross-lab Redundancy in Forensic Science," submitted to Pioneer's 2015 Better Government Competition. - Pioneer Institute (2015)
  • Templeton Freedom Award - National Center for Policy Analysis (2012)
  • President - Society for the Development of Austrian Economics (2005)
  • H. B. Earhart Fellow (1986)
  • C. Lambe Fellow - Institute for Humane Studies (1985)
  • F. L. Hill Fellow - Institute for Humane Studies (1985)
  • Austrian Economics Fellow - New York University (1980)

Media Placements

The Scientific Experts Have Failed – Terminate their Tyranny , The Times of Israel 2.16.21

Expert Failure: Time to Dismantle the “Public Health” Police State , Arizona Daily Independent 12.2.20

We need a market for expert advice, and competition among experts , IEA UK 11.3.20

The government and its experts aren't asking themselves the right questions before they restrict our fundamental freedoms , The House 9.30.20

Q2 2020 Hedge Fund Holdings: Top Stocks, New Buys & More , Wallet Hub 8.27.20

People Are Right to Be Skeptical of Experts. That's Why We Need More of Them. , RealClearPolicy 7.29.20

Mother Nature Isn't Human Nature: A Wicked Problem , EconLib 5.14.20

The fallen state of experts , The Critic 5.8.20

Pandemics and the Problem of Expert Failure (cont.) , EconLib 4.2.20

Pandemics and the Problem of Expert Failure (continued) , econlib.org 3.31.20

Pandemics and the Problem of Expert Failure , econlib.org 3.30.20

Value expertise but fear expert power and monopoly (guest: Roger Koppl) , Heartland Institute 12.10.19

Roger Koppl: Expert Failure , This Is Not a Pipe Podcast 9.5.19

How do we improve forensics? , Washington Post 8.26.19

How Do We Reconcile Law Science? , Washington Post 8.6.19

How much should juries rely on expert testimony? , Washington Post 7.16.19

We need to fix forensics. But how? , Washington Post 6.20.19

Flawed forensics, 20,000 wrongful convictions and government's culpability , Heartland Institute 6.18.19

Il Populismo Ereditato Dalla Crisi Degli Esperti , Il Sole 24 Ore 10.5.18

Q2 2018 Hedge Fund Holdings: Top Stocks, New Buys & More , WalletHub 8.30.18

We Need to Talk About Bess , History Today 7.23.18