C​olin O'Reilly
Associate Professor of Economics
Scholar in the Institute for Economic Inquiry
Heider College of Business
Creighton University
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Omaha, NE 68178
colinoreilly@creighton.edu
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​Colin O’Reilly received his PhD in Economics from Suffolk University in 2014. Currently he is an Associate Professor of Economics at Creighton University and a Scholar at Creighton’s Institute for Economic Inquiry. Colin’s research focuses on institutions that promote economic development, in particular institutions that facilitate recovery from violent conflict. In addition, he has published on the impacts of regulation and the distribution of income. His articles have appeared in peer reviewed journals including Public Choice, Economica, and World Development.

Access the state capacity dataset from: O'Reilly and Murphy, An Index Measuring State Capacity, Economica. Forthcoming.
Listen to me interviewed on the Cato Daily Podcast about the how regulation influences entrepreneurship, poverty and inequality.
Find Mercatus policy briefs describing the regressive effects of regulation on US states. Work completed with Dustin Chambers.