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- Sparking New Thinking
  - Read Discourse magazine
    Online journal dedicated to promoting and defending
    classical liberal values with new and innovative thinking
  - Program on Pluralism and Civil Exchange
    Building pathways toward a free and pluralistic society
- Exchanging Insight
  - Conversations
    with Tyler
    Interviews with today’s
    underrated thinkers
  - Macro Musings
    Deep dives into critical
    macroeconomic issues
  - Ideas of India
    Explorations of vital questions
    in Indian political economy
  - Hayek Program
    Podcast
    Lectures and discussions on
    political economy
- Funding Innovation
  - Emergent Ventures
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    ideas for changing the world
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Vera Soliman

Research Assistant

Vera Soliman is a research assistant for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Vera attended the University of Connecticut where she earned a BA in economics.

Expert Commentary
Financial Markets
On the Historical Rise and (Recent) Decline in the Number of Banks
Stephen Matteo Miller, Vera Soliman, Joe Brunk
June 18, 2019
Expert Commentary
Financial Markets
The Recent Decline in the Number of Banks
Stephen Matteo Miller, Joe Brunk, Vera Soliman
June 11, 2019
Expert Commentary
Financial Markets
Historical Perspectives on the Number of Banks
Stephen Matteo Miller, Joe Brunk, Vera Soliman
June 6, 2019
Public Comments
Financial Markets
Response to Request for Information Regarding the Bureau’s Consumer Complaint and Consumer Inquiry Handling Process
Brian Knight, Vera Soliman
July 11, 2018
Long-Form Essay
Financial Markets
Violet Needs a Loan
Thomas W. Miller, Jr., Vera Soliman, Benjamin Klutsey, Sloane Argyle
November 20, 2017
Expert Commentary
Financial Markets
Business as Usual at the CFPB Is Not Good for Consumers
RealClearMarkets
Hester Peirce, Vera Soliman
February 23, 2017
Books
Financial Markets
Reframing Financial Regulation
Hester Peirce, Benjamin Klutsey, Stephen Matteo Miller, Arnold Kling, Kristine Johnson, Garett Jones, Vera Soliman, Thomas W. Miller, Jr., J. W. Verret, Jerry Ellig, Todd Zywicki, Thomas L. Hogan, William J. Luther, Edward Stringham
December 14, 2016
Expert Commentary
Financial Markets
Better Serving Small Business
US News & World Report
Stephen Matteo Miller, Vera Soliman
September 26, 2016
Expert Commentary
Government Spending
In Washington, 'Austerity' Is a 67% Budget Increase
Real Clear Markets
Hester Peirce, Vera Soliman
February 11, 2015
Public Comments
Financial Markets
Disclosure of Consumer Complaint Narrative Data
Hester Peirce, Vera Soliman
September 10, 2014

Public Comments
Financial Markets
Response to Request for Information Regarding the Bureau’s Consumer Complaint and Consumer Inquiry Handling Process
Brian Knight, Vera Soliman
July 11, 2018
Books
Financial Markets
Reframing Financial Regulation
Hester Peirce, Benjamin Klutsey, Stephen Matteo Miller, Arnold Kling, Kristine Johnson, Garett Jones, Vera Soliman, Thomas W. Miller, Jr., J. W. Verret, Jerry Ellig, Todd Zywicki, Thomas L. Hogan, William J. Luther, Edward Stringham
December 14, 2016
Public Comments
Financial Markets
Disclosure of Consumer Complaint Narrative Data
Hester Peirce, Vera Soliman
September 10, 2014

Books
Financial Markets
Reframing Financial Regulation
Hester Peirce, Benjamin Klutsey, Stephen Matteo Miller, Arnold Kling, Kristine Johnson, Garett Jones, Vera Soliman, Thomas W. Miller, Jr., J. W. Verret, Jerry Ellig, Todd Zywicki, Thomas L. Hogan, William J. Luther, Edward Stringham
December 14, 2016

Marginal cost > marginal benefit; no content produced in this category.

Marginal cost > marginal benefit; no content produced in this category.

Expert Commentary
Financial Markets
On the Historical Rise and (Recent) Decline in the Number of Banks
Stephen Matteo Miller, Vera Soliman, Joe Brunk
June 18, 2019
Expert Commentary
Financial Markets
The Recent Decline in the Number of Banks
Stephen Matteo Miller, Joe Brunk, Vera Soliman
June 11, 2019
Expert Commentary
Financial Markets
Historical Perspectives on the Number of Banks
Stephen Matteo Miller, Joe Brunk, Vera Soliman
June 6, 2019
Long-Form Essay
Financial Markets
Violet Needs a Loan
Thomas W. Miller, Jr., Vera Soliman, Benjamin Klutsey, Sloane Argyle
November 20, 2017
Expert Commentary
Financial Markets
Business as Usual at the CFPB Is Not Good for Consumers
RealClearMarkets
Hester Peirce, Vera Soliman
February 23, 2017
Expert Commentary
Financial Markets
Better Serving Small Business
US News & World Report
Stephen Matteo Miller, Vera Soliman
September 26, 2016
Expert Commentary
Government Spending
In Washington, 'Austerity' Is a 67% Budget Increase
Real Clear Markets
Hester Peirce, Vera Soliman
February 11, 2015

Marginal cost > marginal benefit; no content produced in this category.

Marginal cost > marginal benefit; no content produced in this category.