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Theroux then worked as a petroleum engineer in both Texas and Louisiana. Meanwhile, he continued his studies and came across both the [[Foundation for Economic Education]] and the [[Institute for Humane Studies]], becoming friends with both of their respective founders, [[Leonard Read]] and [[F. A. "Baldy" Harper]]. <ref name=":0" /> He was introduced to the [[Mont Pelerin Society]] in 1975 by [[Roger MacBride]], who became the [[Libertarian Party]] nominee for President of the United States the following year. <ref name=":0" /> <ref>See sources at [[Roger MacBride]]</ref> Theroux met [[Milton Friedman]] at the Mount Pelerin meeting, who encouraged him to apply to graduate school at the University of Chicago. He did, was accepted into the PhD program in Economics. <ref name=":0" /> | Theroux then worked as a petroleum engineer in both Texas and Louisiana. Meanwhile, he continued his studies and came across both the [[Foundation for Economic Education]] and the [[Institute for Humane Studies]], becoming friends with both of their respective founders, [[Leonard Read]] and [[F. A. "Baldy" Harper]]. <ref name=":0" /> He was introduced to the [[Mont Pelerin Society]] in 1975 by [[Roger MacBride]], who became the [[Libertarian Party]] nominee for President of the United States the following year. <ref name=":0" /> <ref>See sources at [[Roger MacBride]]</ref> Theroux met [[Milton Friedman]] at the Mount Pelerin meeting, who encouraged him to apply to graduate school at the University of Chicago. He did, was accepted into the PhD program in Economics. <ref name=":0" /> | ||
At the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, Theroux organized a lecture series on the [[Austrian School of Economics]] which featured [[Israel Kirzner]], [[Murray Rothbard]], and [[FA Hayek]]. <ref name=":0" /> <ref>[[:File:TherouxHayek.jpeg|Photo of Theroux with FA Hayek (date unknown)]]</ref> Around | At the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, Theroux organized a lecture series on the [[Austrian School of Economics]] which featured [[Israel Kirzner]], [[Murray Rothbard]], and [[FA Hayek]]. <ref name=":0" /> <ref>[[:File:TherouxHayek.jpeg|Photo of Theroux with FA Hayek (date unknown)]]</ref> Around 1977, he was approached about joining the newly-forming [[Cato Institute]] in San Francisco, California. He resigned from the PhD program early and was granted an MBA, then moved back to Northern California to work with Cato. <ref name=":0" /> | ||
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