Matthew D. Mitchell
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Senior Affiliated Scholar
Matthew D. Mitchell is a senior affiliated scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is also a Senior Fellow in the Centre for Economic Freedom at the Fraser Institute and a Senior Research Fellow at the Knee Center at West Virginia University. His writing and research focuses on economic freedom, public choice economics, and the economics of government favoritism. He has done extensive work on Certificate of Need laws in health care.
Mitchell has testified before the US Congress and several state legislatures. He has advised federal, state, and local government policymakers on both fiscal and regulatory policy. His research has been featured in numerous national media outlets, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, National Public Radio, and C-SPAN.
Mitchell received his PhD and MA in economics from George Mason University and his BA in political science and BS in economics from Arizona State University.
Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Missouri's Certificate-of-Need Program: Lessons from Research
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Mercatus Policy Download Mercatus Policy Download
Dr. Bruce Yandle's December 2021 Economic Situation Report
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Five Fingers of the Invisible Hand | Discourse
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
West Virginia’s Certificate-of-Need Program: Lessons from Research
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Mercatus Policy Download Mercatus Policy Download
Dr. Bruce Yandle's September 2021 Economic Situation Report
Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Missouri's Certificate-of-Need Program: Lessons from Research
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Mercatus Policy Download Mercatus Policy Download
Dr. Bruce Yandle's December 2021 Economic Situation Report
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Five Fingers of the Invisible Hand | Discourse
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
West Virginia’s Certificate-of-Need Program: Lessons from Research
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Mercatus Policy Download Mercatus Policy Download
Dr. Bruce Yandle's September 2021 Economic Situation Report
Latest Work
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Public Perceptions of Markets, Government, and Favoritism
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Research Papers Research Papers
A Culture of Favoritism
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
POLICY SPOTLIGHT: Increasing Access to Quality, Lower-Cost Healthcare in Vermont
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
The Opportunity Cost of Corporate Welfare
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
The State of Occupational Licensure in North Carolina
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Changes in Occupational Licensing Burdens across States
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
The State of Occupational Licensure in Nevada
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The Political Economy of Targeted Economic Development Incentives
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
The State of Occupational Licensure in Michigan
Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Not His Business
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The PPP Loan Program Left Too Many American Small Businesses Out to Dry
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Idaho “Spring Cleaning” Order a Model for Other States
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Let’s Fix the Laws Around Hospital Capacity Before the Next Health Crisis
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How More States Can Free up Emergency Health Care
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Safety Net for People, Not for Firms
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Safety Net for People, Not for Firms
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Now is the Time to Eliminate Certificate-of-Need Laws that Limit Hospital Resources and Space for Patients
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Lose-Lose Proposition
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary