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Recent Publications:

	The Misdirection of Current Corporate Governance Proposals July 29, 2009 Congressional Testimonies J. W. Verret

	Flaws in the AIG Trust Agreement and Implications for Pending Citigroup and Other TARP Trusts May 13, 2009 Congressional Testimonies J. W. Verret

	Circuit City Unplugged: Did Chapter 11 Fail to Save 34,000 Jobs? March 11, 2009 Congressional Testimonies Todd Zywicki
	Todd J. Zywicki, Professor of Law at George Mason University and a Senior Scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, testified on whether the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to the Bankruptcy Code, failed to foster successful reorganizations.
	Executive Pay and the Role of Compensation Consultants December 5, 2007 Congressional Testimonies Houman B. Shadab
	Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Houman B. Shadab delivered this testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Shadab discusses the academic law and economic literature regarding explanations for increased compensation among public company executives and other empirical findings relevant to potential conflicts of interest among executive compensation consultants.

Recent Events:

	Exploring Issues in Litigation Reform Capitol Hill Campus May 2, 2006
	Though the American public has clearly embraced the benefits our legal system, some argue that the effectiveness of American tort law and white-collar statutes have diminished considerably in the last few decades. In order to take a closer look at the issues of litigation reform, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University hosted a two-day course to provide policymakers with a thoughtful economic analysis.
	For Richer or Poorer: America's Standard of Living Capitol Hill Campus April 11, 200712:00 PM

Media:

	Why Is Income Inequality in America So Pronounced? Consider Education May 17, 2007 Commentaries and Op-eds Tyler Cowen

	Stop Fleecing Poor Americans-Con: Treat Borrowers Like Adults May 11, 2007 Commentaries and Op-eds Tyler Cowen

	Let Them Be April 23, 2007 Commentaries and Op-eds Veronique de Rugy

	Workers are fine with fewer unions February 17, 2007 Commentaries and Op-eds Russell Roberts

	Now online: slide-rule celebrities November 23, 2006 News Articles Tyler Cowen, Alexander Tabarrok

	What Makes a Nation Wealthy? Maybe It's the Working Still November 2, 2006 Commentaries and Op-eds Tyler Cowen

	Entrepreneurial Advocate Seeks More Radical Reforms August 4, 2006 News Articles Frederic Sautet

	Kiwis into tigers - hardly likely June 12, 2006 Commentaries and Op-eds Frederic Sautet

	Rule of Law: Who's your daddy? March 25, 2006 Commentaries and Op-eds Jerry Brito

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