Anne Philpot

Anne Philpot was a legal research associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Her research focused on government favoritism towards particular businesses and industries. Anne has coauthored a number of policy briefs and her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Law360, and US News & World Report.
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Iowa Missed a Chance to Free Workers of Costly, Unnecessary Work Licenses
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Arizona Makes the Right Move on Occupational Licensing

- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
30 Years After ‘Major League,’ Some Things Haven’t Changed
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Arlington Should Deny Amazon $51M in HQ2 Subsidies
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Better Health for More People at Lower Cost, Year after Year: Greatest Opportunities to Improve America’s Unbroken, but Underperforming Healthcare System
Submitted to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Eco-Devo Subsidies Very Rarely Work
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Gifting Billions to Amazon is No Way to Create Good Jobs
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Pittsburgh dodged the Amazon iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Commentary: Super Bowl's Mercedes-Benz Stadium has that new-subsidy smell
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Southern California Dodged the Amazon Iceberg
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Iowa Missed a Chance to Free Workers of Costly, Unnecessary Work Licenses
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Arizona Makes the Right Move on Occupational Licensing

- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
30 Years After ‘Major League,’ Some Things Haven’t Changed
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Arlington Should Deny Amazon $51M in HQ2 Subsidies
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Better Health for More People at Lower Cost, Year after Year: Greatest Opportunities to Improve America’s Unbroken, but Underperforming Healthcare System
Submitted to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Eco-Devo Subsidies Very Rarely Work
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Gifting Billions to Amazon is No Way to Create Good Jobs
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Pittsburgh dodged the Amazon iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Commentary: Super Bowl's Mercedes-Benz Stadium has that new-subsidy smell
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Southern California Dodged the Amazon Iceberg
Latest Work
- | Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Alaska
- | Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Arizona
- | Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Arkansas
- | Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Connecticut
- | Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Delaware
- | Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Certificate-of-Need Laws: District of Columbia
- | Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Florida
- | Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Georgia
- | Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Hawaii
- | Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Illinois
Latest Work
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
30 Years After ‘Major League,’ Some Things Haven’t Changed
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Arlington Should Deny Amazon $51M in HQ2 Subsidies
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Eco-Devo Subsidies Very Rarely Work
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Gifting Billions to Amazon is No Way to Create Good Jobs
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Pittsburgh dodged the Amazon iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Commentary: Super Bowl's Mercedes-Benz Stadium has that new-subsidy smell
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Southern California Dodged the Amazon Iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Indianapolis Dodged the Amazon HQ2 Iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
3 Ways To Disarm The Next Local Subsidy Arms Race
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary