Economics and Public Policy

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Donald J. Boudreaux
Senior Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Tyler Cowen
Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University
Antony Davies
Senior Affiliated Scholar
Daniel Klein
JIN Chair in Economics

Expert Commentary
Academic & Student Programs
The Damage to Democracy in Honduras
RealClearWorld
Anne Hobson, Lourdes Bautista
February 1, 2018
Expert Commentary
F. A. Hayek Program
How Market Competition Created the Modern Witch
Fortune
Peter Leeson
October 31, 2017
Expert Commentary
F. A. Hayek Program
Nobel Laureate Thaler Pushes Priors of a Stubborn Discipline
The Hill
Peter J. Boettke, Stefanie Haeffele
October 14, 2017
Expert Commentary
F. A. Hayek Program
Who's Afraid of Friday the Thirteenth? Good Luck with That
Newsweek
Peter Leeson
October 13, 2017
Expert Commentary
F. A. Hayek Program
Burned Up
US News & World Report
Stefanie Haeffele
December 5, 2016
TV Appearance
Economics and Public Policy
Tyler Cowen on the 2016 Nobel Prize Winners
Tyler Cowen
October 14, 2016
Expert Commentary
Economics and Public Policy
Economics Nobel Rewards Theories Worth Building On
Bloomberg View
Tyler Cowen
October 10, 2016
Working Paper
Hayek, Cassel, and the Origins of the Great Depression
Lawrence H. White, Thomas L. Hogan
October 4, 2016
SSRN
Mercatus Original Video
Economics and Public Policy
Economics Made the World Great – and Can Make It Even Better
Donald J. Boudreaux
September 23, 2016
Working Paper
Vilfredo Pareto's Theory of Action
Richard Wagner, Rosolino A. Candela
September 20, 2016
SSRN

Book
National Economic Planning: What Is Left?
Don Lavoie, Christopher Coyne
September, 2016
Advanced Studies in Political Economy
Book
F. A. Hayek Program
Politics as a Peculiar Business
Richard Wagner
April, 2016
Edward Elgar | New Thinking in Political Economy
Book
F. A. Hayek Program
Rivalry and Central Planning
Don Lavoie, Peter J. Boettke, Virgil Storr
December, 2015
Advanced Studies in Political Economy
Book
F. A. Hayek Program
Community Revival in the Wake of Disaster
Virgil Storr, Stefanie Haeffele, Laura Grube
October, 2015
Palgrave Macmillan
Book
F. A. Hayek Program
How We Came Back
Nona Martin Storr, Emily Chamlee-Wright, Virgil Storr
July, 2015
Book
Academic & Student Programs
Liberal Learning and the Art of Self-Governance
Emily Chamlee-Wright
February, 2015
Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
Book
State and Local Tax Policy
American Federalism: How Well Does It Support Liberty?
Richard Wagner
May 6, 2014
Book
Academic & Student Programs
Out of Poverty
Benjamin Powell
March, 2014
Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
Book
F. A. Hayek Program
The Economic Way of Thinking (13th Edition)
Peter J. Boettke, David Prychitko, Paul Heyne
July, 2013
Pearson Higher Education
Book
F. A. Hayek Program
Competition & Entrepreneurship
Peter J. Boettke, Frédéric Sautet
March 27, 2013
The Collected Works of Israel M. Kirzner

Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Share of Federal Taxes Under Current Law
Veronique de Rugy
April 25, 2011
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Spending as a Share of GDP
Matthew D. Mitchell, Jakina R. Debnam
February 15, 2011
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Spending Under Republican Study Committee Plan
Veronique de Rugy
January 24, 2011
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
States' Real Liabilities
Veronique de Rugy
January 18, 2011
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Ten Years, Ten Increases to the Debt Limit
Veronique de Rugy
January 10, 2011
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Even Accounting for Census, Federal Employment Grows During Recession
Veronique de Rugy
January 3, 2011
Chart / Data Visualization
Technology Policy
Deregulation Works: Monthly Mobile Phone Bills Hold Steady While Capital Investment Increasing
Adam Thierer
December 15, 2010
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Growth in Real Per Capita Spending, All States: 1987 - 2009
Matthew D. Mitchell
December 12, 2010
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Government Spending Grows Under the Deficit Commission Plan
Veronique de Rugy
December 6, 2010
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Commission's Plan Assumes Unrealistic Revenues
Veronique de Rugy
December 6, 2010

Congressional Testimony
Financial Markets
The U.S. Mortgage Market and Foreclosure Process
November 29, 2010
Congressional Testimony
Financial Markets
The Future of Housing Finance: The Role of Private Mortgage Insurance
July 29, 2010
Congressional Testimony
Federal Fiscal Policy
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: An Update
Veronique de Rugy
July 14, 2010
Congressional Testimony
Financial Markets
Hearing on Short-termism in Financial Markets
J. W. Verret
April 29, 2010
Congressional Testimony
Financial Markets
Hearing on the Home Affordable Modification Program
Arnold Kling
April 14, 2010
Congressional Testimony
Financial Markets
Housing Finance Reform
March 30, 2010
Congressional Testimony
Financial Markets
Conflicts between Institutional Investors and Retail Investors in using Federal Securities Laws to Regulate Campaign Finance
J. W. Verret
March 11, 2010
State Testimony
State and Local Policy
California Enterprise Zones
Eileen Norcross
March 10, 2010
State Testimony
Federal Fiscal Policy
Florida's Budget and the State's Outlook: Education Spending
Eileen Norcross
February 16, 2010
Congressional Testimony
Regulation
The U.S. Government as Dominant Shareholder How Should Taxpayers' Ownership Rights be Exercised?
J. W. Verret
December 16, 2009

Expert Commentary
Academic & Student Programs
The Damage to Democracy in Honduras
RealClearWorld
Anne Hobson, Lourdes Bautista
February 1, 2018
Expert Commentary
F. A. Hayek Program
How Market Competition Created the Modern Witch
Fortune
Peter Leeson
October 31, 2017
Expert Commentary
F. A. Hayek Program
Nobel Laureate Thaler Pushes Priors of a Stubborn Discipline
The Hill
Peter J. Boettke, Stefanie Haeffele
October 14, 2017
Expert Commentary
F. A. Hayek Program
Who's Afraid of Friday the Thirteenth? Good Luck with That
Newsweek
Peter Leeson
October 13, 2017
Expert Commentary
F. A. Hayek Program
Burned Up
US News & World Report
Stefanie Haeffele
December 5, 2016
Expert Commentary
Economics and Public Policy
Economics Nobel Rewards Theories Worth Building On
Bloomberg View
Tyler Cowen
October 10, 2016
Expert Commentary
Economics and Public Policy
Globalization Goes National
Bloomberg
Tyler Cowen
September 15, 2016
Expert Commentary
Trade and Immigration
Does Your Supermarket Own Part of Your Income?
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Donald J. Boudreaux
August 23, 2016
Expert Commentary
F. A. Hayek Program
Make Disaster Recovery a Success
US News & World Report
Virgil Storr, Stefanie Haeffele
July 11, 2016
Expert Commentary
F. A. Hayek Program
Neighborly Solutions to a Blizzard of Problems
The Washington Post
Stefanie Haeffele, Virgil Storr
February 1, 2016

4:00pm – 5:30pm
Hayek Speaker Series
F. A. Hayek Program
The Continuing Relevance of Hayek's The Constitution of Liberty
2015
Oct
08
Founders Hall Auditorium Arlington Campus at George Mason University 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Mercatus Events
F. A. Hayek Program
Russ Roberts Book Panel: How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
2015
Jan
22
George Mason University, Fairfax Campus Johnson Center Cinema
2:00pm – 6:30pm
Hayek Speaker Series
F. A. Hayek Program
40 Years After the Nobel: F. A. Hayek and Political Economy as a Progressive Research Program
2014
Oct
02
George Mason University, Arlington Campus, Founders Hall
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Mercatus Events
F. A. Hayek Program
Peter Leeson Book Panel: Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think
2014
Aug
28
George Mason University, Fairfax Campus; Johnson Center Cinema
4:00pm – 5:45pm
Mercatus Events
F. A. Hayek Program
A Panel Discussion: Dr. Israel M. Kirzner’s contributions to Market Process Theory and Entrepreneurship Studies.
Peter J. Boettke
2013
Feb
07
Mason Inn 4352 Mason Pond Drive Fairfax, VA
4:00pm – 7:00pm
Mercatus Events
Social Change Project
Lawrence White's Clash of Economic Ideas: A Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Book Discussion and Reception
Lawrence H. White, Peter J. Boettke
2012
Apr
25
George Mason University - The Mason Inn 4352 Mason Pond Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 Room: The Ballroom
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Mercatus Events
F. A. Hayek Program
Political and Economic Change in Egypt and the Middle East
Christopher Coyne, Jack Goldstone
2011
Mar
03
Johnson Center Bistro George Mason University Fairfax Campus 4400 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Mercatus Events
F. A. Hayek Program
Bourgeois Dignity: Why Economics Can't Explain the Modern World
Deirdre McCloskey
2011
Feb
09
JC Cinema George Mason University Fairfax Campus 4400 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Mercatus Events
Federal Fiscal Policy
Making the Federal Budget
Jason J. Fichtner
2011
Jan
12
B-340 Rayburn House Office Building.
12:30pm – 2:00pm
Mercatus Events
Economics and Public Policy
Taking Institutions Seriously: The Real Lessons of New Institutional Economics for Development
John Nye
2010
Dec
08
Mercatus Center - 4th floor Hazel Hall - Board Room