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
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Indianapolis Dodged the Amazon HQ2 Iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
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3 Ways To Disarm The Next Local Subsidy Arms Race
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
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Colorado Dodged the Amazon Iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Chicago Dodged the Amazon Iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Maybe DFW Didn’t Miss the Boat so Much as the Iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Could States and Municipalities Have Done with That Amazon HQ2 Money?

- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Amazon's HQ2 Would Have Been like the Iceberg to the Titanic for Nashville
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Amazon HQ2 Decision Shows the Influence of Politics in Business
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Newark Dodged the Amazon Iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Amazon HQ2 Is the Only Competition Where the Losers Are Winners
Why Economic Development Subsidies Hurt More than They Help
Latest Work
- | 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
Colorado Dodged the Amazon Iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Chicago Dodged the Amazon Iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Maybe DFW Didn’t Miss the Boat so Much as the Iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Could States and Municipalities Have Done with That Amazon HQ2 Money?

- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Amazon's HQ2 Would Have Been like the Iceberg to the Titanic for Nashville
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Amazon HQ2 Decision Shows the Influence of Politics in Business
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Newark Dodged the Amazon Iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Amazon HQ2 Is the Only Competition Where the Losers Are Winners
Why Economic Development Subsidies Hurt More than They Help
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: Iowa
- | 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: Kentucky
- | 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: Louisiana
- | 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: Maine
- | 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: Maryland
- | 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: Massachusetts
- | 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: Missouri
- | 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: Mississippi
- | 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: Michigan
- | 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: Ohio
Latest Work
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Chicago Dodged the Amazon Iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Maybe DFW Didn’t Miss the Boat so Much as the Iceberg
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Could States and Municipalities Have Done with That Amazon HQ2 Money?

- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Amazon's HQ2 Would Have Been like the Iceberg to the Titanic for Nashville
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Amazon HQ2 Decision Shows the Influence of Politics in Business
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Newark Dodged the Amazon Iceberg
- | Housing Housing
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Seattle’s Tale of Two Stadiums

- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
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Did Stadium Subsidies Lead to Brazil’s National Museum Fire?

- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
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Happy 10th Birthday to the Most-Subsidized NFL Stadium in America
The Indianapolis Colts Have the Dubious Honor of Playing in the NFL's Most-Subsidized Stadium

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- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary