Institutional Analysis

Research

House of Cards: Reforming America's Housing Finance System Dwight M. Jaffee, Arnold Kling, Peter Wallison, Lawrence J. White, Michael Lea, Anthony B. Sanders, Edward Glaeser \| Feb 29, 2012 This research compendium presents a variety of articles that discuss the problems with housing finance in the U.S. and presents alternative reforms to the current GSE model.	Regulatory Alternatives James Broughel, Jerry Ellig \| Feb 21, 2012 This Mercatus on Policy shows how regulatory process reforms should require agencies to thoroughly analyze alternatives and publish that analysis for public comment before they propose a regulation.
Regulatory Overload Richard Williams, Mark Adams \| Feb 08, 2012 This paper shows how regulators can make Americans safer by writing clear, simpler rules and eliminating ineffective regulations.	Blueprint for Regulatory Reform Richard Williams, Sherzod Abdukadirov \| Feb 07, 2012 This paper proposes a cornerstone of foundational reforms on which to build comprehensive regulatory reform.
U.S. Immigration Policy in the 21st Century Benjamin J. VanMetre, Joshua C. Hall, Richard K. Vedder \| Jan 2012 This article argues a new approach to immigration in that visas should not be allocated based on arbitrary political criteria but instead through the price system.	Deficits, Debt, and Debasement Scott Beaulier, Peter J. Boettke \| Aug 05, 2011 This policy brief discusses the United States' ongoing cycle of debt and deficits.

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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…

The Millennium Challenge Account: Property Rights and Entrepreneurship as the Engine of Development

Brian Hooks, Paul Dragos Aligica, Peter J. Boettke | Apr 13, 2004

"The Millennium Challenge Account: Property Rights and Entrepreneurship as the Engine of Development" is a comment submitted by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University’s Global Prosperity…

Speeches & Presentations

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…	The Bush Administration's Strategy in Iraq Tim Roemer \| Nov 04, 2003 Remark by Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz on the topic of the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq.
Implications and Next Steps - A Dialogue Between USAID and Forum 6 Scholar Contributors Peter J. Boettke \| Apr 04, 2003 Oral comments transcribed from USAID Forum…

Expert Commentary

Stagflation Creates a Dangerous Position for Economy

By Anthony B. Sanders |

Jun 16, 2011

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Experts

Paul Dragos Aligica

Paul Dragos Aligica is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center, and Senior Fellow at the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at George Mason University.

Peter J. Boettke

Peter Boettke is a University Professor of Economics and Philosophy at George Mason University, the BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism, and the Director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at GMU.

Bryan Caplan

Bryan Caplan is a professor at George Mason University and senior scholar at the Mercatus Center. His primary research interests are public economics, public choice, psychology and economics, public opinion, economics of the family, genoeconomics, and Austrian economics.

Noel D. Johnson

Noel Johnson is a research fellow at the Mercatus Center and assistant professor of economics at George Mason University. His research focuses on the historical origins of modern economic growth.

Mark Koyama

Mark Koyama is Assistant Professor of Economics at George Mason University and Mercatus Center Senior Scholar. Professor Koyama earned his PhD in Economics from the University of Oxford.

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Videos

Veronique de Rugy Discusses Poverty in the United States on C-SPAN

Veronique de Rugy | November 22, 2012

The U.N. and the Internet: Previewing the World Conference on International Telecommunication

Eli Dourado, Jerry Brito, Paul Brigner, Gary Fowlie, Milton L. Mueller, Terry D. Kramer | November 14, 2012

Podcasts

Hester Peirce Discusses Dodd Frank on Eye on Your Money

Hester Peirce | February 19, 2013

Hester Pierce discusses her book, which outlines the harmful effects of Dodd Frank regulations.

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Recent Events

Daniel Klein's Knowledge and Coordination: A Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Book Discussion

The F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center invites you to a discussion on Daniel Klein’s new book, Knowledge and Coordination.

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Books

The Enlightened Economy

Joel Mokyr | Feb 16, 2010

The book discusses how the Enlightenment influenced social, political, economic, and scientific elites and how this influence contributed to the institutional changes that allowed Britain to move to…

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House of Cards: Reforming America's Housing Finance System Dwight M. Jaffee, Arnold Kling, Peter Wallison, Lawrence J. White, Michael Lea, Anthony B. Sanders, Edward Glaeser \| Feb 29, 2012 This research compendium presents a variety of articles that discuss the problems with housing finance in the U.S. and presents alternative reforms to the current GSE model.	Regulatory Alternatives James Broughel, Jerry Ellig \| Feb 21, 2012 This Mercatus on Policy shows how regulatory process reforms should require agencies to thoroughly analyze alternatives and publish that analysis for public comment before they propose a regulation.
Regulatory Overload Richard Williams, Mark Adams \| Feb 08, 2012 This paper shows how regulators can make Americans safer by writing clear, simpler rules and eliminating ineffective regulations.	Blueprint for Regulatory Reform Richard Williams, Sherzod Abdukadirov \| Feb 07, 2012 This paper proposes a cornerstone of foundational reforms on which to build comprehensive regulatory reform.
U.S. Immigration Policy in the 21st Century Benjamin J. VanMetre, Joshua C. Hall, Richard K. Vedder \| Jan 2012 This article argues a new approach to immigration in that visas should not be allocated based on arbitrary political criteria but instead through the price system.	Deficits, Debt, and Debasement Scott Beaulier, Peter J. Boettke \| Aug 05, 2011 This policy brief discusses the United States' ongoing cycle of debt and deficits.