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Jerry Ellig

Biography

Jerry Ellig is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, where he has worked since 1996. Between August 2001 and August 2003, he served as deputy director and acting director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission. Dr. Ellig has also served as a senior economist for the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress and as an assistant professor of economics at George Mason University.

Dr. Ellig has published numerous articles on government regulation and business management in both scholarly and popular periodicals, including the Journal of Regulatory Economics, Managerial and Decision Economics, Antitrust Bulletin, Competitive Intelligence Review, Journal of Private Enterprise, Texas Review of Law & Politics, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron’s, and Washington Post. He has co-authored/edited several books, including Dynamic Competition and Public Policy (Cambridge, 2001), New Horizons in Natural Gas Deregulation (Praeger, 1996), and Municipal Entrepreneurship and Energy Policy (Gordon & Breach, 1994).

Dr. Ellig earned his PhD and MA in economics from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, and his BA in economics from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH.

Articles, Commentary, and Publications

• Texas-Sized Savings From High Cost Universal Service Reform
• Universal Service Reform: Start With Accountability
• Homeland Security and Regulatory Analysis: Are We Safe Yet?
• Mercatus on Policy - How Well Do Federal Performance Reports Inform the Public?
• Toward a More Perfect Union: Regulatory Analysis and Performance Management
• 9th Annual Performance Report Scorecard
• Public Interest Comment on Proposed Amendment to the Policy Regarding the Establishment of Airport Rates and Charges
• Public Interest Comment on High Cost Universal Service Support
• Public Interest Comment on Universal Service Contribution Methodology
• Outcomes and Alternatives for Universal Telecommunications Service: A Case Study of Texas

Events

• Exploring Issues in Telecommunications
• 2008 Capital Campus Texas
• Which Federal Agencies Best Inform the Public?
• 9th Annual Performance Report Scorecard
• Combine and Conquer: How Antitrust Regulation Affects Mergers
• The Net Effect: Exploring Issues in Telecommunications
• Creating E-Harmony: Exploring Issues in Telecommunications
• Which Federal Agencies Best Inform the Public?
• 2007 Chief of Staff Retreat - Williamsburg, VA
• Securing the Homeland