Policy Study Authors
Veronique de Rugy

Senior Research Fellow
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
vdereugy@gmu.edu
Bio
Veronique de Rugy, Ph.D., is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a monthly columnist for Reason magazine.
Contributions
- The Secret Message of Stimulus Spending
Even the feds don't believe they can create jobs
Veronique de Rugy
November 3, 2009 - The Myth of the Multiplier
Why the stimulus package hasn't reduced unemployment
Veronique de Rugy
October 19, 2009 - Corporate Tax Burden Is Already a Whopping 40 Percent
President Obama's new corporate tax plan will increase what's already the highest unemployment rate since 1983
Veronique de Rugy
July 14, 2009 - Do the Economics of Piracy Demand the Privatization of the Sea?
Privately controlled waters would generate new solutions
Veronique de Rugy
June 16, 2009 - The Federal Deficit Grows and Grows
President Obama's first budget promises "fiscal responsibility"—and delivers the opposite.
Veronique de Rugy
June 1, 2009 - Seeing is Believing
It's time for Obama to keep his promise about stimulus transparency
Veronique de Rugy and Eileen Norcross
May 12, 2009 - When Do Deficits Matter?
While Democrats and Republicans switch sides, economists try to pin down a tipping point
Veronique de Rugy
April 20, 2009 - The End of Financial Privacy
Why Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Austria caved on protecting its foreign investors
Veronique de Rugy
March 20, 2009 - Stimulating Ourselves to Death
They might sound great, but do stimulus packages work?
Veronique de Rugy
March 17, 2009 - Here's What $800 Billion Buys Today
The final stimulus package is the final insult to taxpayers
Veronique de Rugy
February 13, 2009 - Why the Stimulus Plan Won't Work
And several ideas that might
Veronique de Rugy
February 13, 2009 - 800 Billion Reasons To Be Worried
The Senate stimulus bill should only stimulate taxpayer anger
Veronique de Rugy
February 10, 2009 - Dissatisfaction Guaranteed
The federal government should stop guaranteeing loans
Veronique de Rugy
February 9, 2009 - Better Than a Bailout
Four steps policy makers could take to help financial markets
Veronique de Rugy and Philippe Lacoude
December 31, 2008 - Are You Better off Than You Were 40 Years Ago?
Government has grown, but freedom has grown faster
Veronique de Rugy
November 24, 2008 - Building a Better Bailout
How Washington could have helped the market at no cost to taxpayers. And what it should do if it's hell-bent on spending $700 billion.
Veronique de Rugy and Philippe Lacoude
October 8, 2008
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