Veronique de Rugy
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George Gibbs Chair in Political EconomySenior Research Fellow
Veronique de Rugy is the George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy and Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a nationally syndicated columnist. Her primary research interests include the US economy, the federal budget, taxation, tax competition, and cronyism. Her popular weekly columns address economic issues ranging from lessons on creating sustainable economic growth to the implications of government tax and fiscal policies. She has testified numerous times in front of Congress on the effects of fiscal stimulus, debt and deficits, and regulation on the economy.
De Rugy is the author of a weekly opinion column for the Creators Syndicate, writes regular columns for Reason magazine, and she blogs about economics at National Review Online’s The Corner. Her charts, articles, and commentary have been featured in a wide range of media outlets, including the Reality Check segment on Bloomberg Television’s Street Smart, the New York Times’ Room for Debate, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, CNN International, Stossel, 20/20, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, and Fox News. In 2015, she was named in Politico Magazine's Guide to the Top 50 thinkers, doers and visionaries transforming American Politics.
Previously, de Rugy has been 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. Before moving to the United States, she oversaw academic programs in France for the Institute for Humane Studies Europe. She received her MA in economics from the Paris Dauphine University and her PhD in economics from the Panthéon-Sorbonne University.
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The Plan That Can End All Freight Trains by 2035 | CBS Radio
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The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program Should End | National Review
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Will California Hobble the US Railroad Industry? | Creators Syndicate
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Stop the 'Emergency Spending' Charade Already | Creators Syndicate
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Is America’s Deficit Due To Under-taxing or Overspending? | Lars Larson Show
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Inflation, Taxes and Uncontrolled Spending | CBS Radio
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Tax Time Myths and Truths | Creators Syndicate
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The Federal Debt Is Trillions More Than the $34 Trillion the Media Tells Us Is Owed | WTIC radio’s “The Todd Feinburg Show”
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Fiscal Norms That the US Has Jettisoned | CBS Radio
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America’s Fiscal Ethos: From Alexander Hamilton’s Day to Our Own | Creators Syndicate
Latest Work
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
The Plan That Can End All Freight Trains by 2035 | CBS Radio
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program Should End | National Review
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Will California Hobble the US Railroad Industry? | Creators Syndicate
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Stop the 'Emergency Spending' Charade Already | Creators Syndicate
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Is America’s Deficit Due To Under-taxing or Overspending? | Lars Larson Show
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Inflation, Taxes and Uncontrolled Spending | CBS Radio
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Tax Time Myths and Truths | Creators Syndicate
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
The Federal Debt Is Trillions More Than the $34 Trillion the Media Tells Us Is Owed | WTIC radio’s “The Todd Feinburg Show”
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Fiscal Norms That the US Has Jettisoned | CBS Radio
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- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary