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Thomas W. Miller, Jr.
Senior Affiliated Scholar, Emeritus
Todd Zywicki
George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University

Policy Briefs
Financial Markets
A Suggested Mortgage Amortization Structure: Fixed Amortization, Adjustable Principal
Kevin Erdmann
November 4, 2021
Expert Commentary
Consumer Finance
Is $3 (or Higher) Gas Here To Stay or Gone Tomorrow?
The Hill
Bruce Yandle
July 20, 2021
Expert Commentary
Law and Economics
'CRA-ing' the OCC Is a Terrible Idea
The Hill
Brian Knight
May 28, 2021
Radio Appearance
Consumer Finance
David Beckworth on The Lars Larson Show - Post-Pandemic Price Increases
May 12, 2021

Books
Healthcare
Why Are the Prices So Damn High?
Eric Helland, Alexander T. Tabarrok
May 22, 2019
Books
Financial Markets
How Do Small-Dollar, Nonbank Loans Work?
Thomas W. Miller, Jr.
April 24, 2019
Books
Financial Markets
Reframing Financial Regulation
Hester Peirce, Benjamin Klutsey, Stephen Matteo Miller, Arnold Kling, Kristine Johnson, Garett Jones, Vera Soliman, Thomas W. Miller, Jr., J. W. Verret, Jerry Ellig, Todd Zywicki, Thomas L. Hogan, William J. Luther, Edward Stringham
December 14, 2016
Books
F. A. Hayek Program
Consumer Credit and the American Economy
Todd Zywicki
August, 2014
Oxford University Press

Data Visualizations
Regulation
Dodd-Frank and the Federal Reserve’s Regulations
Patrick McLaughlin, Chad Reese, Oliver Sherouse
February 4, 2016
Data Visualizations
Financial Markets
Credit Cards Have Not Increased Consumer Debt Burden
Todd Zywicki
April 29, 2015

Radio Appearance
Consumer Finance
David Beckworth on The Lars Larson Show - Post-Pandemic Price Increases
May 12, 2021
Mercatus Original Podcast
Financial Markets
What's Next for Consumer Credit Regulation?
July 17, 2018
Mercatus Original Podcast
Financial Markets
Dodd-Frank Reform: 'Crapo Bill' and Beyond
March 14, 2018
TV Appearance
Financial Markets
Thomas Miller on Mississippi State University's Dividends Show
Thomas W. Miller, Jr.
September 29, 2016

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