Trace Mitchell

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Former Research Associate
Trace Mitchell was a Research Associate at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Before that, he interned with the Mercatus Center's Academic & Student Programs team. He is also an alumnus of the Mercatus Center's Frederic Bastiat Fellowship. Trace is a graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University, where he received a BA in Political Science. He earned his JD at the George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School.
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Legal Liability and COVID-19 Recovery
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Hand Sanitizers, Face Masks and Common Sense Regulation
Regulations contributed to shortages in critical COVID-19 supplies; regulatory review commissions could smooth paths going forward

- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Hand Sanitizers, Face Masks and Common Sense Regulation
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Occupational Licensing Reform and the Right to Earn a Living: A Blueprint for Action
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Fight Coronavirus, Unwind the Quarantine with Anonymous Smartphone Data
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Aggregated Smartphone Location Data to Assist in Response to Pandemic
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Working Papers Working Papers
The Sandbox Paradox: Balancing the Need to Facilitate Innovation with the Risk of Regulatory Privilege
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Reconsidering Technology During the COVID-19 Crisis
Technologies we may take for granted during good times can be critical during emergencies

- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Trump's Economic Report Absolutely Right About the Need for Occupational Licensing Reform
Latest Work
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Legal Liability and COVID-19 Recovery
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Hand Sanitizers, Face Masks and Common Sense Regulation
Regulations contributed to shortages in critical COVID-19 supplies; regulatory review commissions could smooth paths going forward

- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Hand Sanitizers, Face Masks and Common Sense Regulation
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Occupational Licensing Reform and the Right to Earn a Living: A Blueprint for Action
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Fight Coronavirus, Unwind the Quarantine with Anonymous Smartphone Data
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Aggregated Smartphone Location Data to Assist in Response to Pandemic
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Working Papers Working Papers
The Sandbox Paradox: Balancing the Need to Facilitate Innovation with the Risk of Regulatory Privilege
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Reconsidering Technology During the COVID-19 Crisis
Technologies we may take for granted during good times can be critical during emergencies

- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Trump's Economic Report Absolutely Right About the Need for Occupational Licensing Reform
Latest Work
Latest Work
Latest Work
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Fight Coronavirus, Unwind the Quarantine with Anonymous Smartphone Data
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Reconsidering Technology During the COVID-19 Crisis
Technologies we may take for granted during good times can be critical during emergencies

- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Trump's Economic Report Absolutely Right About the Need for Occupational Licensing Reform
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Uber and Postmates’ Important AB-5 Lawsuit Faces an Uphill Battle
But the AB-5 court challenge is still potentially important for the future of independent contractors and the gig economy

- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New California Ballot Initiative Is Just More Favoritism
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Should We Allow Banks to Play Regulator?
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
'Marijuana banking' would benefit almost everyone
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
California’s Assembly Bill 5 Shows How Good Intentions Can Lead to Bad Consequences

- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Assembly Bill 5 is Bad for Uber and Lyft, But it Will be Worse for Workers
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary