Katelyn Christ

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Katelyn Christ

Katelyn Christ is an alumna of the Mercatus Center MA Fellowship at George Mason University. She is currently a staff member for the House Committee on Oversight and Government.

At the Mercatus Center, Katelyn worked within the Regulatory Studies Program and authored publications on topics such as sin taxation. Other research interests include financial regulation and monetary policy issues.

Ms. Christ earned her BA in economics and english from the University of Virginia and her MA in economics from George Mason University.

Working Papers

Uncertainty and Taxes

Jason J. Fichtner, Katelyn Christ | Dec 13, 2010
At a time of growing concerns about issues including mounting federal deficits and entitlement reform, tax reform might get overlooked. However, the environment of uncertainty that a temporary extension of the current tax rates imposes in the meantime will have disastrous…

Speed Bankruptcy: A Firewall to Future Crises

Garett Jones, Katelyn Christ | Jan 10, 2010
In light of the 2007-2008 financial crisis, policymakers are reforming financial regulations in order to create a resolution system for large failing financial institutions. This paper advocates that…

Policy Briefs

Speed Bankruptcy as the TARP Alternative

Garett Jones, Katelyn Christ, | Feb 03, 2010
Policymakers continue to seek viable alternatives to resolve large insolvent financial institutions. A better option is speed bankruptcy: a process of converting some long-term debt into equity, a…

A Self-Regulatory Proposal for the Hedge Fund Industry

J. W. Verret, Katelyn Christ | Jan 13, 2010
As part of a broad legislative effort to regulate hedge funds, Congress has introduced a bill that would require hedge funds to register with the SEC and comply with new record keeping and disclosure…

Taxing Sin

Richard Williams, Katelyn Christ | Jul 2009
Sin taxes in modern economic terms amount to excise, or per unit, taxes that are chiefly designed to reduce specific behaviors thought to be harmful to society. Sin taxes have played roles of varying…

Taxing Sins: Are Excise Taxes Efficient?

Richard Williams, Katelyn Christ | May 2009
In this Mercatus on Policy, Richard Williams and Katelyn Christ of the Mercatus Center discuss the dangers and shortfalls of excise taxes on soft drinks.

Research Areas