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
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
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Minimum Wage Laws and Job Search
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
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March Jobs and Unemployment Reports | American Radio Journal
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It’s Time To Unleash the ‘Abundance Agenda’ | The Hill
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A Sign of Strength in Virginia’s Economy | Virginia Public Radio
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
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The Monopoly Hiding in Plain Sight | RealClearPolicy
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
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Competition Key to Determining Effects of Increased Unionization | The Hill
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
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Possible Railroad Strike | Chicago's Morning Answer
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A Free Marketeer’s Love of Labor Day | Inside Sources
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Industrial Policy Stifles Progress | Reason
Latest Work
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Minimum Wage Laws and Job Search
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
March Jobs and Unemployment Reports | American Radio Journal
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
It’s Time To Unleash the ‘Abundance Agenda’ | The Hill
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
A Sign of Strength in Virginia’s Economy | Virginia Public Radio
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Monopoly Hiding in Plain Sight | RealClearPolicy
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Competition Key to Determining Effects of Increased Unionization | The Hill
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Possible Railroad Strike | Chicago's Morning Answer
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Free Marketeer’s Love of Labor Day | Inside Sources
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Industrial Policy Stifles Progress | Reason
Latest Work
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Minimum Wage Laws and Job Search
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
COVID-19 Expanded Unemployment Insurance Benefits May Have Discouraged a Faster Recovery
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
POLICY SPOTLIGHT: Targeted Economic Development Subsidies Don’t Work. An Interstate Compact Could End Them
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Research Papers Research Papers
An Interstate Compact to End the Economic Development Subsidy Arms Race
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Federal Pandemic Relief Could End the Interstate Economic Development Arms Race
- | Government Spending Government Spending
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The Economics of a Targeted Economic Development Subsidy
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Amazon HQ2 Is the Only Competition Where the Losers Are Winners
Why Economic Development Subsidies Hurt More than They Help
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
The Hidden Costs of Maryland’s Amazon Bid
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
What’s the Truth about Unemployment?
Introducing the Comprehensive Jobless Rate (U-5b)
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Government Failure in the Farm Bill
Latest Work
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
March Jobs and Unemployment Reports | American Radio Journal
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A Sign of Strength in Virginia’s Economy | Virginia Public Radio
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Possible Railroad Strike | Chicago's Morning Answer
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Is the Kansas/Panasonic Deal a Good Idea? | NPR (Missouri)
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
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Unions & Free Market Labor Policy | Labor Relations Radio
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
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Job Growth and the Labor Market | Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Moving the Commanders Stadium to Virginia | WJLA-TV (DC)
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February Jobs Numbers | The Lars Larson Radio Show
Latest Work
- | 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
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- | 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
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- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Helping Kansas Get the Best out of a Bad Deal: Megasubsidies for a Mystery Company
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
West Virginia Helps Lead the Nation toward an Interstate Compact to End Corporate Subsidies
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
How to Close the Loopholes in the American Rescue Plan's State and Local Pandemic Relief
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
An Interstate Compact to Phase Out Corporate Giveaways
Testimony before the Delaware General Assembly, House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Evaluating the Department of Labor’s Withdrawal of the Independent Contractor Rule
Public Interest Comment Submitted to the US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
An Interstate Compact to End Company-Specific Subsidies
Testimony before the Illinois General Assembly, House Revenue and Finance Committee
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Ending Nondisclosure Agreements Would Reduce Subsidy Waste
Testimony before the Illinois General Assembly, House Revenue and Finance Committee
Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
It’s Time To Unleash the ‘Abundance Agenda’ | The Hill
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Monopoly Hiding in Plain Sight | RealClearPolicy
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Competition Key to Determining Effects of Increased Unionization | The Hill
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Free Marketeer’s Love of Labor Day | Inside Sources
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Industrial Policy Stifles Progress | Reason
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Microchip Subsidy Sleight-of-Hand | The Hill
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
On the Idea’s 30th Anniversary, Could our Governors Stop Corporate Giveaways? | The Shelbyville News
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
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Don't Destroy Union Regulations Because You Don't Understand Them | RealClearPolicy
- | Labor Markets Labor Markets
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A Pro-Union Vision for the 21st Century and Beyond | Discourse
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