William F. Shughart II

William F. Shughart II
Shughart in 2018
Born (1947-12-03) December 3, 1947
EducationPh.D in Economics
Alma materTexas A&M University
OccupationsEconomist, professor, author
EmployerUtah State University
TitleJ. Fish Smith Professor in Public Choice

William Franklin Shughart II (born December 3, 1947) is an American economist. He is the J. Fish Smith Professor in Public Choice at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, and a Distinguished Research Advisor and senior fellow at the Independent Institute. He has served as the editor-in-chief of Public Choice (until 2022), senior associate editor of the Southern Economic Journal, and associate editor of the Independent Review.