Frederic Sautet

Visiting Associate Professor of Economics, the Catholic University of America

Dr. Frederic Sautet is a former senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is also the former senior editor of the Mercatus Policy Series. In addition to his role at Mercatus, Dr. Sautet was adjunct professor of economics in the MA program at George Mason University. He is currently Visiting Associate Professor of Economics at The Catholic University of America.

Published Research

Institutions Matter: Can New Jersey Reverse Course? Eileen Norcross, Frederic Sautet \| Sep 2009 New Jersey entered the current recession in a weakened fiscal and economic condition. The current recession is severe, but this fiscal dilemma is not new. The state has experienced structural…	Entrepreneurship, Institutions, and Economic Growth Frederic Sautet \| Sep 08, 2008 This paper provides a brief view of growth and social change taken from the perspective of the entrepreneurial process and Austrian Austrian economics in order to establish the following chain of argument.
Entrepreneurial Policy Frederic Sautet, Pierre Desrochers \| Aug 29, 2008 Regional economic development policy is recognized as a key tool governments use to foster economic prosperity. Whether specialization (or diversity) of economic activities should be a regional development policy goal is often debated.	The Next Silicon Valley? Frederic Sautet, Pierre Desrochers, Gert-Jan Hospers \| Aug 29, 2008 This paper critically assesses the relationship between geographical clustering and public policy. With the help of a range of theoretical insights and case study examples we show that cluster policy…

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Working Papers

The Genius of Mises and the Brilliance of Kirzner

Peter J. Boettke, Frederic Sautet | Feb 2011

The authors examine the works of Mises and Kirzner and the effect they had on the economics profession, namely on viewing the market as a process and not merely as a place.

The New Comparative Political Economy-Working Paper

Christopher Coyne, Frederic Sautet, Peter J. Boettke | Apr 2003

With the collapse of communism in the late 1980s the field of comparative political economy has undergone major revision. Socialism is no longer considered the viable alternative to capitalism it…

Policy Briefs

Tax and Expenditure Limits for Long-Run Fiscal Stability Emily Washington, Frederic Sautet \| Oct 2009 In the public sector, no tool adjusts spending to changing conditions. In the current recession, many states have decreased revenues, but little decreased spending has been seen. This pattern raises…	The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Is More Federal Grant Money What the States Need? Eileen Norcross, Frederic Sautet \| Jan 2009 Instead of attempting a short-term fix of amplifying the grant system through an emergency stimulus package, the federal government should work to make state and local governments accountable for…
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Will More Public Spending Pave the Way to Better Infrastructure? Eileen Norcross, Frederic Sautet \| Jan 2009 While America’s infrastructure may indeed need improvement, public spending is not the best way to fix it. Our infrastructure needs more than just a physical overhaul. It needs to move from an…	The Main Street Economic Recovery Proposal Eileen Norcross, Frederic Sautet \| Dec 2008 Fear of a deep recession has led policy makers to propose an unprecedented stimulus package to save the economy, a sort of Main Street economic recovery package that would rely heavily on…

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Testimony & Comments

Strengthening Economic Freedom: Natural Resource Indicators and Economic Growth

Daniel M. Rothschild, Frederic Sautet, Kyle McKenzie | Oct 26, 2006

In this policy comment submitted to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the Mercatus Center reflects on the first three years of the MCC and evaluates the potential of two proposed "natural…

Speeches & Presentations

Frederic Sautet on Voice of America

Frederic Sautet | Jun 09, 2005

Frederic Sautet on Voice of America…

The Formal, the Informal and the Three Entrepreneurs

Frederic Sautet | Nov 19, 2004

On October 19, 2004, Mercatus Center Senior Fellow Frederic Sautet delivered a presentation on institutions and entrepreneurship to the New Zealand Business Roundtable (NZBR). This talk was part of…

Media Clippings

N.J.’s state spending is no longer sustainable Eileen Norcross, Frederic Sautet \| Oct 12, 2009 Outlet: NJBiz	Les Echos: Expert reckons that French nuclear energy market needs competition Frederic Sautet \| Jul 22, 2009 Outlet: Les Echos
Who's Next In Line For A Bailout? Eileen Norcross, Frederic Sautet \| Nov 25, 2008 Outlet: Forbes.com	Crisis May Finally Force Fiscal Restraint Eileen Norcross, Frederic Sautet \| Nov 17, 2008 Outlet: Star-Ledger

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Frederic Sautet

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Books

Competition & Entrepreneurship: The Collected Works of Israel M. Kirzner

Peter J. Boettke, Frederic Sautet | Apr 01, 2013

First published in 1973, Competition and Entrepreneurship defined Israel M. Kirzner’s unique contribution to the economics profession. This volume, in print without interruption since the date of its first publication, provides a thorough critique of contemporary price theory, an essay on the theory of entrepreneurship, and an essay on the theory of competition, offering a new appraisal of quality competition, of selling effort, and of the fundamental weaknesses of contemporary welfare economics.

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Institutions Matter: Can New Jersey Reverse Course? Eileen Norcross, Frederic Sautet \| Sep 2009 New Jersey entered the current recession in a weakened fiscal and economic condition. The current recession is severe, but this fiscal dilemma is not new. The state has experienced structural…	Entrepreneurship, Institutions, and Economic Growth Frederic Sautet \| Sep 08, 2008 This paper provides a brief view of growth and social change taken from the perspective of the entrepreneurial process and Austrian Austrian economics in order to establish the following chain of argument.
Entrepreneurial Policy Frederic Sautet, Pierre Desrochers \| Aug 29, 2008 Regional economic development policy is recognized as a key tool governments use to foster economic prosperity. Whether specialization (or diversity) of economic activities should be a regional development policy goal is often debated.	The Next Silicon Valley? Frederic Sautet, Pierre Desrochers, Gert-Jan Hospers \| Aug 29, 2008 This paper critically assesses the relationship between geographical clustering and public policy. With the help of a range of theoretical insights and case study examples we show that cluster policy…

Tax and Expenditure Limits for Long-Run Fiscal Stability Emily Washington, Frederic Sautet \| Oct 2009 In the public sector, no tool adjusts spending to changing conditions. In the current recession, many states have decreased revenues, but little decreased spending has been seen. This pattern raises…	The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Is More Federal Grant Money What the States Need? Eileen Norcross, Frederic Sautet \| Jan 2009 Instead of attempting a short-term fix of amplifying the grant system through an emergency stimulus package, the federal government should work to make state and local governments accountable for…
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Will More Public Spending Pave the Way to Better Infrastructure? Eileen Norcross, Frederic Sautet \| Jan 2009 While America’s infrastructure may indeed need improvement, public spending is not the best way to fix it. Our infrastructure needs more than just a physical overhaul. It needs to move from an…	The Main Street Economic Recovery Proposal Eileen Norcross, Frederic Sautet \| Dec 2008 Fear of a deep recession has led policy makers to propose an unprecedented stimulus package to save the economy, a sort of Main Street economic recovery package that would rely heavily on…

N.J.’s state spending is no longer sustainable Eileen Norcross, Frederic Sautet \| Oct 12, 2009 Outlet: NJBiz	Les Echos: Expert reckons that French nuclear energy market needs competition Frederic Sautet \| Jul 22, 2009 Outlet: Les Echos
Who's Next In Line For A Bailout? Eileen Norcross, Frederic Sautet \| Nov 25, 2008 Outlet: Forbes.com	Crisis May Finally Force Fiscal Restraint Eileen Norcross, Frederic Sautet \| Nov 17, 2008 Outlet: Star-Ledger

Frederic Sautet

Frederic Sautet

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