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Richard L. Gordon

Adjunct Scholar

Richard L. Gordon is professor emeritus of mineral economics at Pennsylvania State University. He is an expert on energy policy, public lands, and long-term contracts. He is the author of Regulation and Economic Analysis: A Critique over Two Centuries.




Cato Studies

"Two Cheers for the 1872 Mining Law," by Richard L. Gordon and Peter Van Doren, Policy Analysis no. 300, April 4, 1998.

Opinion and Commentary

"Power Outage," Cato.org, June 5, 2001

"The Electricity Blame Game," Cato.org, December 28, 2000