Bruce J. Caldwell is a professor of economics at Duke University. His research focuses on the history of economic thought, with a specific interest in the life and works of the Nobel Laureate economist and social theorist F. A. Hayek. He is the author of "Hayek's Challenge: An Intellectual Biography of F. A. Hayek" (2004) and since 2002 has served as the general editor of the book series "The Collected Works of F.A. Hayek."