Dave Hebert is a PhD student in economics at George Mason University. He received his bachelors degree in economics from Hillsdale College, where he was the recipient of the Omicron Delta Epsilon National Leadership and has also completed his masters in economics from George Mason University in 2012. Dave's research interests include non-market decision making, public finance, and the private formation of property rights. His dissertation re-examines the formation of tax policy in light of spontaneous order theorizing as outlined by Friedrich Hayek.