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Donald J. Boudreaux

  • Mercatus Center Senior Education Advisor
  • Professor of Economics, George Mason University
Donald J. Boudreaux is Professor of Economics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He was the Chairman of the Department of Economics from August 2001 to August 2009. Previously, he was president of the Foundation for Economic Education (1997-2001); Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Economics at Clemson University (1992-1997); and Assistant Professor of Economics at George Mason University (1985-1989).
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Tyler Cowen

  • General Director
  • Professor of Economics, George Mason University
Tyler Cowen is the general director of Mercatus and the Holbert C. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University. Tyler is the author of numerous books, articles, and newspaper columns and co-writes a daily blog at www.marginalrevolution.com.
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Veronique de Rugy

  • Senior Research Fellow
Veronique de Rugy is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center. She was previously a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute, and a research fellow at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation. Her research interests include the federal budget, homeland security, taxation, tax competition, and financial privacy issues.
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Jerry Ellig

  • Senior Research Fellow
Jerry Ellig is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center. He is a former deputy director and acting director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission. His research interests include regulation especially with regard to technology and networked industries.
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Steven Horwitz

  • Affiliated Senior Scholar
  • Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics, St. Lawrence University
Steven Horwitz is a Mercatus Center affiliated senior scholar and the Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY.
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Garett Jones

  • BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism, Mercatus Center
  • Assistant Professor of Economics, George Mason University
Garett Jones is BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at the Mercatus Center and Assistant Professor of Economics at George Mason University. His research interests include macroeconomics, monetary economics, and the microfoundations of economic growth.
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Arnold Kling

  • Former economist Federal Reserve and Freddie Mac
  • Member Financial Markets Working Group
Arnold Kling is a member of the Mercatus Center’s Financial Markets Working Group. As a member of the working group, Dr. Kling draws on his experience at Freddie Mac and the Federal Reserve to increase understanding of monetary policy, the regulation “anomaly,” and the inside workings of America's federal financial institutions.
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Andrew Morriss

  • Mercatus Center Senior Scholar
  • H. Ross & Helen Workman Professor of Law and Business, University of Illinois
Andrew P. Morriss is a senior scholar at the Mercatus Center and the H. Ross & Helen Workman Professor of Law and Business at the University of Illinois. His research interests include: banking law, offshore banking, legal history, consumer payment systems, regulatory economics, and administrative law.
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Sarah Nutter

  • Senior Scholar
  • Associate Professor, School of Management, George Mason University
Sarah Nutter is an associate professor at the George Mason University School of Management. Prior to joining the faculty at George Mason University in 1995, she worked as an economist at the Internal Revenue Service. Dr. Nutter's research interests include investigating the impact of changing decision rules on individual and business behavior. Her research focuses primarily on the impact of taxes and tax structures on individuals and businesses.

Margaret Polski

  • Affiliate Research Fellow at the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study
Margaret M. Polski is a political economist and consultant with over twenty years experience leading transformation initiatives in business, government, and civic sectors. Her research interests include innovation, growth, and regulation.