Michael D. Farren
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Former Senior Research Fellow
Michael D. Farren was a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His research focused on the effects of government favoritism toward particular businesses, industries, and occupations, specializing in labor, economic development, and transportation issues.
Michael received his PhD in applied economics from The Ohio State University and participated in the Frédéric Bastiat Fellowship at the Mercatus Center. He is licensed as a professional engineer and received his MS in transportation engineering and BS in civil engineering from The Ohio State University.
Latest Work
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Minimum Wage Laws and Job Search
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Minimum Wage Laws and Job Search
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Industrial Policy Stifles Progress | Reason
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Minimum Wage Laws and Job Search
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COVID-19 Expanded Unemployment Insurance Benefits May Have Discouraged a Faster Recovery
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Targeted Economic Development Subsidies Don’t Work. An Interstate Compact Could End Them
- | Capitol Hill, State House, or City Hall: Debating the Location of Political Power and Decision-Making Capitol Hill, State House, or City Hall: Debating the Location of Political Power and Decision-Making
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Nirvana’s Night Watchman: A Response to Adam Thierer
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March Jobs and Unemployment Reports | American Radio Journal
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Possible Railroad Strike | Chicago's Morning Answer
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Michigan SOAR Funding for Economic Stimulus: Even Though the Train Has Left the Station, It's Not Too Late to Change Tracks
Michigan Senate Committee on Appropriations
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Michigan's SOAR Funding for Economic Stimulus: Even Though the Train Has Left the Station, It's Not Too Late to Change Tracks
Michigan House Appropriations Committee
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Evaluating the Department of Labor’s Withdrawal of the Independent Contractor Rule
Public Interest Comment Submitted to the US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
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It’s Time To Unleash the ‘Abundance Agenda’ | The Hill
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