Veronique de Rugy
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George Gibbs Chair in Political EconomySenior Research Fellow
Veronique de Rugy is the George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy and Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a nationally syndicated columnist. Her primary research interests include the US economy, the federal budget, taxation, tax competition, and cronyism. Her popular weekly columns address economic issues ranging from lessons on creating sustainable economic growth to the implications of government tax and fiscal policies. She has testified numerous times in front of Congress on the effects of fiscal stimulus, debt and deficits, and regulation on the economy.
De Rugy is the author of a weekly opinion column for the Creators Syndicate, writes regular columns for Reason magazine, and she blogs about economics at National Review Online’s The Corner. Her charts, articles, and commentary have been featured in a wide range of media outlets, including the Reality Check segment on Bloomberg Television’s Street Smart, the New York Times’ Room for Debate, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, CNN International, Stossel, 20/20, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, and Fox News. In 2015, she was named in Politico Magazine's Guide to the Top 50 thinkers, doers and visionaries transforming American Politics.
Previously, de Rugy has been a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute, and a research fellow at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation. Before moving to the United States, she oversaw academic programs in France for the Institute for Humane Studies Europe. She received her MA in economics from the Paris Dauphine University and her PhD in economics from the Panthéon-Sorbonne University.
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Fraud and Error Payments in Entitlements | CBS Radio’s Eye on the World
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Personnel Is Policy: Hassett Brings Fiscal Responsibility to the White House | Creators Syndicate
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What Is a Sovereign Wealth Fund and Why Did Trump Sign an Order Saying We Need One? | The Lars Larson Show
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Tariffs Are Not Inflationary | CBS Radio
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Ideas Collide as Trump Lays Out a Pro-growth, Anti-trade Vision | Creators Syndicate
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President Trump Tax Cuts and the Economy | KVOI radio’s “WakeUp! Tucson”
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Expiration of Trump Tax Cuts Poses Challenges | The Alan Nathan Show
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President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Elon Musk’s DOGE | The Morning Drive with Casey & Elliott
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Abolish the CFPB | Reason
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A New Era for Worker Freedom: Why Portable Benefits Matter | National Review
Latest Work
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Fraud and Error Payments in Entitlements | CBS Radio’s Eye on the World
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Personnel Is Policy: Hassett Brings Fiscal Responsibility to the White House | Creators Syndicate
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
What Is a Sovereign Wealth Fund and Why Did Trump Sign an Order Saying We Need One? | The Lars Larson Show
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Ideas Collide as Trump Lays Out a Pro-growth, Anti-trade Vision | Creators Syndicate
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Tariffs Are Not Inflationary | CBS Radio
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
President Trump Tax Cuts and the Economy | KVOI radio’s “WakeUp! Tucson”
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Expiration of Trump Tax Cuts Poses Challenges | The Alan Nathan Show
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Elon Musk’s DOGE | The Morning Drive with Casey & Elliott
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Abolish the CFPB | Reason
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