Veronique de Rugy
- George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy, Senior 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.
Latest Work
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The Federal Debt Is Trillions More Than the $34 Trillion the Media Tells Us Is Owed | WTIC radio’s “The Todd Feinburg Show”
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Fiscal Norms That the US Has Jettisoned | CBS Radio
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America’s Fiscal Ethos: From Alexander Hamilton’s Day to Our Own | Creators Syndicate
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Are We in Danger of Even Worse Inflation as We Come up on Tax Day? | Lars Larson Show
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Secretary Yellen Should Talk to the White House Economists | National Review
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Inflation: The Federal Reserve Can’t Do It Alone | National Review
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The Senate Budget Committee Should Focus on Budget Hearings | National Review
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The Biden Admin and Sec. Yellen’s Handling of the US Economy | WCBM radio’s “The Morning Drive with Casey and Elliott”
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Changes To Measuring Inflation Rate | KVOI radio’s “WakeUp! Tucson with Chris DeSimone”
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Industrial Policy in the Form of Corporate Welfare Isn’t Going To Improve Our Economy | KSL-AM’s “Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson”
Latest Work
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America’s Fiscal Ethos: From Alexander Hamilton’s Day to Our Own | Creators Syndicate
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Are We in Danger of Even Worse Inflation as We Come up on Tax Day? | Lars Larson Show
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The Federal Debt Is Trillions More Than the $34 Trillion the Media Tells Us Is Owed | WTIC radio’s “The Todd Feinburg Show”
- | Government Spending Government Spending
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Fiscal Norms That the US Has Jettisoned | CBS Radio
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Secretary Yellen Should Talk to the White House Economists | National Review
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Inflation: The Federal Reserve Can’t Do It Alone | National Review
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The Senate Budget Committee Should Focus on Budget Hearings | National Review
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
The Biden Admin and Sec. Yellen’s Handling of the US Economy | WCBM radio’s “The Morning Drive with Casey and Elliott”
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Changes To Measuring Inflation Rate | KVOI radio’s “WakeUp! Tucson with Chris DeSimone”
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Federal Subsidies To Revive Manufacturing Are Ineffective Welfare for the Already Prosperous | CBS Radio
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Social Security Needs Fixing, Tax Increases on Savings Are Not the Solution
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Funding Parental Leave Today with Tomorrow’s Social Security Benefits Won’t Work
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Inflation in Times of High Debt
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Fiscal Sustainability: High Stakes and Low Interest
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Keynesian Stimulus: A Virtuous Semicircle?
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The Federal Debt Is Trillions More Than the $34 Trillion the Media Tells Us Is Owed | WTIC radio’s “The Todd Feinburg Show”
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- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Are We in Danger of Even Worse Inflation as We Come up on Tax Day? | Lars Larson Show
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Fiscal Norms That the US Has Jettisoned | CBS Radio
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The Biden Admin and Sec. Yellen’s Handling of the US Economy | WCBM radio’s “The Morning Drive with Casey and Elliott”
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- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Industrial Policy in the Form of Corporate Welfare Isn’t Going To Improve Our Economy | KSL-AM’s “Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson”
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Federal Subsidies To Revive Manufacturing Are Ineffective Welfare for the Already Prosperous | CBS Radio
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Changes in How We Compute Inflation | KABC radio’s “The Frank Mottek News Hour”
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Changes To Measuring Inflation Rate | KVOI radio’s “WakeUp! Tucson with Chris DeSimone”
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Even Though the Economy Is Supposed To Be Doing Well, Why Are Americans So Upset? | Lars Larson Show
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The Millennials Feel Poor and Are the Richest | CBS Radio
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"Bidenomics" Is Not the Solution to Helping Low Income Americans
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State and Local Governments Have a Role to Play in Combatting Inflation
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Inflation Is Largely a Demand-Side Problem
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Inflation Is Largely a Demand-Side Problem
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Extending Ex-Im Bank Financing to Domestic Markets is a Solution in Search of a Problem
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Ex-Im Bank Competitiveness Doesn't Help Export Competitiveness
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Is the Ex-Im Bank Bailing Out Its Favorite Borrower?
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Poor Americans Will Suffer from a Paid Leave Mandate
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Now Is the Time to Revisit the 50-Year Relationship Between the Ex-Im Bank and PEFCO
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Now Is the Time to Revisit the 50-Year Relationship Between the Ex-Im Bank and PEFCO
Latest Work
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America’s Fiscal Ethos: From Alexander Hamilton’s Day to Our Own | Creators Syndicate
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Secretary Yellen Should Talk to the White House Economists | National Review
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Inflation: The Federal Reserve Can’t Do It Alone | National Review
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The Senate Budget Committee Should Focus on Budget Hearings | National Review
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Washington's 'Job Creation' Circus Is Hitting the Road | Creators Syndicate
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Industrial Policy ‘Done Right’ Won’t Fix What Ails the US | National Review
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Americans Can Tell the Difference Between Rosy Economic Data and Reality | Creators Syndicate
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Industrial Policy and Electoral Politics | National Review
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US Steel-Nippon Steel: A Global Deal for American Prosperity | Creators Syndicate
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