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Wendy Gramm
Distinguished Senior Scholar
Biography
Called "the Margaret Thatcher of financial regulation" by the Wall Street Journal (Nov. 12, 1999 editorial), Dr. Wendy Gramm has an extensive publication record including articles in the American Economic Review and the Journal of Law and Economics.
Before joining the Mercatus Center, Dr. Gramm served as chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 1988-1993. She was administrator for Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget from 1985-1988, the executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief, and director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Economics. Dr. Gramm was on the research staff of the Institute for Defense Analysis.
Dr. Gramm earned a BA degree from Wellesley College (1966) and a PhD (1971) from Northwestern University, both in Economics. She started her economics career at Texas A&M University, where she taught economics for over 8 years.
Articles, Commentary, and Publications
- Security Holder Director Nominations; Proposed Rule
- President Expands Oversight of Federal Agency Rulemaking
- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Proposed Rules Relating to a New Regulatory Framework for Multilateral Transaction Execution Facilities, Intermediaries and Clearing Organizations, and Exemption for Bilateral Transactions
- Something Wicked This Way Comes
- EPA Speeds Ahead with Ill-Conceived Vehicle and Gasoline Standards
- Proposed Workplace Rules Could Put US Firms In A Cast
- Smarter Regulators Required
- The Human Costs of EPA Standards
