Thomas Stratmann

- Senior Research Fellow, University Professor of Economics and Law, George Mason University
Thomas Stratmann is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center and university professor of economics and law at George Mason University. His primary research interests are political economy, fiscal policy, law and economics, health economics, and experimental economics.
Dr. Stratmann has written on topics of political economy and applied microeconomics and has published in journals such as the American Economic Review, American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economics and Statistics, and the Journal of Law and Economics.
Dr. Stratmann received his BA from the Free University of Berlin and his MA and PhD in economics from the University of Maryland.
Latest Work
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Wisconsin
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Arizona
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Indiana
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Minnesota
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: New Mexico
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Alabama
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Alaska
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Arkansas
Latest Work
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Wisconsin
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Arizona
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Indiana
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Minnesota
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: New Mexico
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Alabama
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Alaska
- | CON Laws in 2020: About the Update CON Laws in 2020: About the Update
- | Publication
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Arkansas
Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Public Health in Rural States: The Case against Certificate-of-Need Laws
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Public Health in Rural States: The Case against Certificate-of-Need Laws
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Examining Certificate-of-Need Laws in the Context of the Rural Health Crisis
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Raising the Bar: ICU Beds and Certificates of Need
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Certificate-Of-Need Laws 2017: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
The Effect of Interest Group Pressure on Favorable Regulatory Decisions
The Case of Certificate-of-Need Laws
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Barriers to Entry in the Healthcare Markets
Winners and Losers from Certificate-of-Need Laws
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Illinois’s Certificate-of-Need Laws: Effects on Quality, Spending, and Access to Care

- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Certificate-of-Need Laws and Hospital Quality
Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Better Health for More People at Lower Cost, Year after Year: Greatest Opportunities to Improve America’s Unbroken, but Underperforming Healthcare System
Submitted to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
The Failure of Georgia’s Certificate-Of-Need Laws
Testimony before the Georgia House of Representatives Rural Development Council
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
The Failure of Alaska’s Certificate-of-Need Laws
Testimony before the Alaska Senate Labor and Commerce Committee, Hearing on Repeal of Certificate of Need Program

- | Regulation Regulation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Testimony on South Carolina's Certificate-of-Need Laws
Testimony before the South Carolina Health Planning Committee, Department of Health & Environmental Control
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Implications for New Hampshire
Testimony before the New Hampshire House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee
Latest Work
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Little-Known State Laws Are Hurting Patients and Making Hospitals Worse
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Rural Virginians Pay Steep Price for failing Policy
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Certifiably Needless Health-Care Meddling
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Presidents' Politicized Funding Priorities
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Health Care Cartels Limit Americans' Options
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary