Todd Zywicki
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George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason UniversitySenior Fellow, Cato InstituteSenior Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Todd Zywicki is a senior scholar and senior fellow with the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University as well as George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. He specializes in bankruptcy, contracts, commercial law, business associations, law and economics, and public choice and the law.
Professor Zywicki has testified before Congress on consumer bankruptcy and consumer credit, and he frequently commentates in print and broadcast media, including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Forbes, the Atlantic, Nightline, NBC Nightly News, PBS Newshour, Fox Business, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg News, BBC, ABC Radio, and The Diane Rehm Show. He writes for the legal blog the Volokh Conspiracy and is an editor of the Supreme Court Economic Review.
Previously, Zywicki was director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and taught at Vanderbilt University Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, Boston College Law School, and Mississippi College School of Law.
Zywicki received his JD from the University of Virginia, his MA in economics from Clemson University, and his BA in economics from Dartmouth College.
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For a current list of publications, view Todd's personal website.
Latest Work
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Potential Restrictions on Title Lending
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Loans are not Toasters: The Problems with a Consumer Financial Protection Agency
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Consumer Welfare and the Regulation of Title Pledge Lending
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Working Papers Working Papers
The Housing Market Crash
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
The Consumer Financial Protection Agency
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Working Papers Working Papers
The Case Against New Restrictions on Payday Lending
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
The Obama Administration's Proposal for Financial Regulatory Reform
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Modernizing Consumer Protection in the Financial Regulatory System: Strengthening Credit Card Protections
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Mercatus on Policy: Subprime Lending
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Financial Services and E-Commerce
Latest Work
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Potential Restrictions on Title Lending
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Loans are not Toasters: The Problems with a Consumer Financial Protection Agency
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Consumer Welfare and the Regulation of Title Pledge Lending
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Working Papers Working Papers
The Housing Market Crash
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
The Consumer Financial Protection Agency
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Working Papers Working Papers
The Case Against New Restrictions on Payday Lending
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
The Obama Administration's Proposal for Financial Regulatory Reform
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Modernizing Consumer Protection in the Financial Regulatory System: Strengthening Credit Card Protections
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Mercatus on Policy: Subprime Lending
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles