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Michael D. Farren
Research Fellow

TV Appearance
Corporate Welfare
Michael D. Farren on C-SPAN's Washington Journal
Michael D. Farren
February 21, 2019
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Amazon Cancels New York Expansion Plans
Matthew D. Mitchell, Michael D. Farren
February 14, 2019
State Testimony
State and Local Regulations
Colorado Occupational Licensing: Barriers to Opportunity in the Centennial State
Matthew D. Mitchell
February 13, 2019
Mercatus Original Podcast
Corporate Welfare
Will Interstate Compacts Change the Stadium Subsidies Game?
February 5, 2019
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Commentary: Super Bowl's Mercedes-Benz Stadium has that new-subsidy smell
Tribune News Service
Michael D. Farren, Anne Philpot
January 28, 2019
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Q&A: Why Argentina Declined, and How It Can Rise Again
Rok Spruk, Christian McGuire
October 10, 2018
Working Paper
Corporate Welfare
The Rise and Fall of Argentina
Rok Spruk
August 30, 2018
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
DC Taxpayers to Fund Nearly Half of New Stadium Costs
Michael D. Farren, Anne Philpot
July 25, 2018
Chart / Data Visualization
Corporate Welfare
The Opportunity Cost of Corporate Welfare
Matthew D. Mitchell, Tamara Winter
May 22, 2018
Chart / Data Visualization
Corporate Welfare
The Hidden Costs of Maryland’s Amazon Bid
Michael D. Farren, Tamara Winter
May 8, 2018

State Testimony
State and Local Regulations
Colorado Occupational Licensing: Barriers to Opportunity in the Centennial State
Matthew D. Mitchell
February 13, 2019
Working Paper
Corporate Welfare
The Rise and Fall of Argentina
Rok Spruk
August 30, 2018
Chart / Data Visualization
Corporate Welfare
The Opportunity Cost of Corporate Welfare
Matthew D. Mitchell, Tamara Winter
May 22, 2018
Chart / Data Visualization
Corporate Welfare
The Hidden Costs of Maryland’s Amazon Bid
Michael D. Farren, Tamara Winter
May 8, 2018
Mercatus Working Paper
Corporate Welfare
Constraining Rivals: The Effects of State-Mandated Facility Requirements on the Locations and Sizes of Funeral Homes
David E. Harrington, Jaret S. Treber
April 24, 2018
Mercatus Working Paper
Corporate Welfare
Land Assembly without Eminent Domain
Mark DeSantis, Matthew W. McCarter, Abel Winn
March 14, 2018
Mercatus on Policy Series
Corporate Welfare
Land Assembly without Eminent Domain: Laboratory Experiments of Two Tax Mechanisms
Mark DeSantis, Matthew W. McCarter, Abel Winn
March 14, 2018
Journal Article
Corporate Welfare
The Political Economy of Targeted Economic Development Incentives
Matthew D. Mitchell, Daniel Sutter
March 6, 2018
The Review of Regional Studies
Mercatus Working Paper
Corporate Welfare
Targeted Economic Incentives
Peter T. Calcagno, Frank L. Hefner
February 28, 2018
Mercatus Working Paper
Corporate Welfare
Economic Development Incentives, Reported Job Creation, and Local Employment
Paul Byrne
December 6, 2017

Marginal cost > marginal benefit; no content produced in this category.

Chart / Data Visualization
Corporate Welfare
The Opportunity Cost of Corporate Welfare
Matthew D. Mitchell, Tamara Winter
May 22, 2018
Chart / Data Visualization
Corporate Welfare
The Hidden Costs of Maryland’s Amazon Bid
Michael D. Farren, Tamara Winter
May 8, 2018
Chart / Data Visualization
Corporate Welfare
Instead of Giving One Firm a $3 Billion Corporate Subsidy, Wisconsin Could Have Cut its Corporate Income Tax Rate by 21 Percent
Matthew D. Mitchell, Tamara Winter
August 22, 2017

State Testimony
State and Local Regulations
Colorado Occupational Licensing: Barriers to Opportunity in the Centennial State
Matthew D. Mitchell
February 13, 2019

Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Amazon Cancels New York Expansion Plans
Matthew D. Mitchell, Michael D. Farren
February 14, 2019
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Commentary: Super Bowl's Mercedes-Benz Stadium has that new-subsidy smell
Tribune News Service
Michael D. Farren, Anne Philpot
January 28, 2019
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Q&A: Why Argentina Declined, and How It Can Rise Again
Rok Spruk, Christian McGuire
October 10, 2018
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
DC Taxpayers to Fund Nearly Half of New Stadium Costs
Michael D. Farren, Anne Philpot
July 25, 2018
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Maryland's $8.5 Billion Incentive Package Won't Sway Amazon. Here's Why
Baltimore Sun
Michael D. Farren, Anne Philpot
April 14, 2018
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Competition for Amazon's 'HQ2'
Chad Reese
January 26, 2018
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Winning Amazon’s HQ2 Will Require More Than Just Tax Incentives
Miami Herald
Michael D. Farren
January 26, 2018
Expert Commentary
Urban Economics
Which Underdog Has the Best Chance of Getting Amazon's HQ2?
Forbes
Adam Millsap
January 19, 2018
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Congress Fumbles Tax Fix to Stadium Subsidies
InsideSources
Michael D. Farren, Anne Philpot
January 3, 2018
Expert Commentary
Corporate Welfare
Amazon HQ2: Cities Should Stop Wasting Money on Corporate Handouts
The Fiscal Times
Matthew D. Mitchell, Michael D. Farren
October 18, 2017

TV Appearance
Corporate Welfare
Michael D. Farren on C-SPAN's Washington Journal
Michael D. Farren
February 21, 2019
Mercatus Original Podcast
Corporate Welfare
Will Interstate Compacts Change the Stadium Subsidies Game?
February 5, 2019
TV Appearance
Corporate Welfare
Is Wisconsin's Foxconn Investment Really Good for the Economy?
Matthew D. Mitchell
August 10, 2017
TV Appearance
Corporate Welfare
Matt Mitchell Discusses the Foxconn Deal on CNBC
Matthew D. Mitchell
August 10, 2017

Marginal cost > marginal benefit; no content produced in this category.