Michael D. Farren
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Former Senior Research Fellow
Michael D. Farren was a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His research focused on the effects of government favoritism toward particular businesses, industries, and occupations, specializing in labor, economic development, and transportation issues.
Michael received his PhD in applied economics from The Ohio State University and participated in the Frédéric Bastiat Fellowship at the Mercatus Center. He is licensed as a professional engineer and received his MS in transportation engineering and BS in civil engineering from The Ohio State University.
Latest Work
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Michigan Overpaid for Battery Plants, Utility Customers May be Stuck With the Bill | Yahoo! Finance
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Moving the Commanders Stadium to Virginia | WJLA-TV (DC)
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February Jobs Numbers | The Lars Larson Radio Show
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Taxpayers Line Up to Be Sacked by the Washington Commanders | The Washington Times
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Michigan SOAR Funding for Economic Stimulus: Even Though the Train Has Left the Station, It's Not Too Late to Change Tracks
Michigan Senate Committee on Appropriations
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Michigan's SOAR Funding for Economic Stimulus: Even Though the Train Has Left the Station, It's Not Too Late to Change Tracks
Michigan House Appropriations Committee
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Kansas Is Going Down Wrong Path in Sweetening a Subsidy When Company Has Likely Made Its Decision | The Topeka Capital-Journal (KS)
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Subsidy Bowl LVI: LA Shows Cincinnati How It’s Done | RealClearPolicy
Latest Work
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Michigan Overpaid for Battery Plants, Utility Customers May be Stuck With the Bill | Yahoo! Finance
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Moving the Commanders Stadium to Virginia | WJLA-TV (DC)
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
February Jobs Numbers | The Lars Larson Radio Show
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Taxpayers Line Up to Be Sacked by the Washington Commanders | The Washington Times
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Michigan SOAR Funding for Economic Stimulus: Even Though the Train Has Left the Station, It's Not Too Late to Change Tracks
Michigan Senate Committee on Appropriations
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Michigan's SOAR Funding for Economic Stimulus: Even Though the Train Has Left the Station, It's Not Too Late to Change Tracks
Michigan House Appropriations Committee
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Kansas Is Going Down Wrong Path in Sweetening a Subsidy When Company Has Likely Made Its Decision | The Topeka Capital-Journal (KS)
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Subsidy Bowl LVI: LA Shows Cincinnati How It’s Done | RealClearPolicy
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Jobs Numbers | WTIC Radio (Connecticut)
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Jobs Numbers | The Rick Unger Show
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Jobs Numbers | The Lars Larson Show
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Expiring Federal Unemployment Benefits | Cheddar TV
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Proposed New Mexico United Stadium | Tipping Point New Mexico Podcast
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Latest Job Numbers | American Radio Journal
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July Job Numbers | The Lars Larson Radio Show
Latest Work
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Ending the Economic Race to the Bottom: An Interstate Compact Is a Win-Win Solution to Subsidies
Testimony before the Utah State Legislature Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee
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- | Government Spending Government Spending
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How to Make the BLS Better
Testimony before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
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An Economic Analysis of Graduate Education Subsidies
Letter to The Honorable Adam Kissel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education
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Bridging the Skills Gap
Testimony before the House Small Business Committee, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access Examining the Small Business Labor Market
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Back to the Future: A Guide for Reforming Indianapolis's Taxi Regulations
Testimony before the Indianapolis Taxi Reform Study Commission
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Alaska: Ridesharing’s Last Frontier
Testimony before the Alaska House Labor and Commerce Committee
- | Regulation Regulation
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Rethinking TNC Regulations: Enshrining the Past Forestalls the Future
Presentation before the Virginia Joint House and Senate Transportation Committees
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The Regulation of Taxi and Limousine Industries in Pennsylvania
Creating a Regime that Encourages Competition, Enables Innovation, and Protects Consumers
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End Corporate Subsidy Skullduggery | The Detroit News
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Has the Pandemic Shifted the Labor Market to a New Normal?
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The Billions Being Wasted in the Economic Development Subsidy Wars
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There Still Aren't Enough People Getting Back to Work
Using the process of elimination, the culprit seems clear.