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Matthew D. Mitchell

Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Research Fellow

3434 Washington Blvd., 4th Floor

Arlington, VA 22201

United States

http://meractus.org

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Scholarly Papers (23)

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The Sharing Economy and Consumer Protection Regulation: The Case for Policy Change

The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law, Vol. 8 Iss 2, 2015, Mercatus Research Paper
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 06 Jun 2018
Christopher Koopman, Matthew D. Mitchell and Adam D. Thierer
Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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sharing economy, collaborative economy, peer-production economy, peer-to-peer economy, ride-sharing, asymmetric information, lemons, Akerlof, Internet innovation, online innovation, rent-seeking, e-commerce, Uber, Airbnb

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The Sharing Economy: Issues Facing Platforms, Participants, and Regulators

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 27 May 2015 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2015
Christopher Koopman, Matthew D. Mitchell and Adam D. Thierer
Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Downloads 154 (28,330)

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sharing economy, collaborative economy, asymmetric information, lemons problem, Akerlof, online innovation, regulation, inefficiency, reputation feedback, markets, network, public interest, regulatory capture, rent-seeking, e-commerce, ride sharing

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Supreme Court Justices and Supreme Court Nominations: Do Nomination Battles Affect the Decisions of Sitting Justices?

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 22 May 2007
Matthew D. Mitchell
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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supreme court, strategy, separation of powers, president, senate, ideological shirking

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The Pathology of Privilege: The Economic Consequences of Government Favoritism

Mercatus Research, July 2012
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 18 Oct 2014
Matthew D. Mitchell
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Downloads 55 (217,584)

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crony capitalism, rent seeking, privilege, unproductive entrepreneurship

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Bottling Up Innovation in Craft Brewing: A Review of the Current Barriers and Challenges

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 19 Oct 2014
Matthew D. Mitchell and Christopher Koopman
Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Downloads 53 (213,580)

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Brewing, Barriers, Entry, Beer, Regulations, Innovation

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State Budget Gaps and State Budget Growth: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

George Mason University – Mercatus Center Working Paper No. 10-42,
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 31 Mar 2011
Matthew D. Mitchell
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Downloads 41 (377,658)

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State Budget Gaps, State Spending

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Ending Farm Subsidies: Unplowed Common Ground

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 19 Oct 2014
Matthew D. Mitchell
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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Farm Bill, Farm, Subsidies, Food Stamps, Distribution, Income

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A Tragedy of the Anticommons: Local Option Taxation and Cell Phone Tax Bills

Public Choice, Forthcoming, GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 15-60
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2015
Matthew D. Mitchell and Thomas Stratmann
Mercatus Center at George Mason University and George Mason University - Buchanan Center Political Economy
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anticommons, fiscal federalism, overlapping tax jurisdictions, vertical externalities

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T.E.L. It Like It Is: Do State Tax and Expenditure Limits Actually Limit Spending?

George Mason University – Mercatus Center Working Paper No. 10-71,
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 31 Mar 2011
Matthew D. Mitchell
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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Tax and Expenditure Limits, State Spending, Institutions

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What Went Wrong with the Bush Tax Cuts

Mercatus Research, November 2012
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 03 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2014
Matthew D. Mitchell and Andrea Castillo
Mercatus Center at George Mason University and George Mason University - Mercatus Center
Downloads 22 (423,438)

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tax cuts, fiscal policy

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A Balanced Budget Amendment: What Can We Learn From State Experience?

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 19 Oct 2014
Matthew D. Mitchell
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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Balanced Budget Requirement, Constitution, State, Federal, Fiscal, Growth

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Economic Freedom and Economic Privilege

Heritage Foundation's 2013 Index of Economic Freedom
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 19 Oct 2014
Matthew D. Mitchell
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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Economic Freedom, Privilege, Regulation, Subsidies, Bailout, Monopoly

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Would More Infrastructure Spending Stimulate the Economy?

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 18 Oct 2014
Matthew D. Mitchell and Veronique de Rugy
Mercatus Center at George Mason University and George Mason University - Mercatus Center
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Stimulus, Growth, Spending, Infrastructure, Economy, Deficit

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Wireless Taxes and Fees: A Tragedy of the Anticommons

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 18 Oct 2014
Matthew D. Mitchell and Thomas Stratmann
Mercatus Center at George Mason University and George Mason University - Buchanan Center Political Economy
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Public Choice, Tragedy of the Anticommons, Rent-Seeking, Tax, Mobile Service

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In the Long Run, We Are All Crowded Out

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 19 Oct 2014
Matthew D. Mitchell and Jakina Rian Debnam
Mercatus Center at George Mason University and George Mason University
Downloads 6 (521,374)

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Crowding Out, Government Spending, Stimulus, Public Works

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How Lame are Lame Ducks?

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 19 Oct 2014
Christopher Koopman, Matthew D. Mitchell and Emily Washington
Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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Lame Duck, Congress, Legislators, Vote, Election, Special Interest

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What Can Government Do to Create Jobs?

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 19 Oct 2014
Matthew D. Mitchell
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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Unemployment, Employment, Growth, Recovery, Government, Intervention

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Institutions and State Spending: An Overview

The Independent Review, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 35-49, Summer 2012
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 18 Oct 2014
Matthew D. Mitchell and Nicholas Tuszynski
Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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Fiscal Policy, Budget, Spending, State, Statutes, Constitutions

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State Spending Restraint: An Analysis of the Path Not Taken

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 19 Oct 2014
Matthew D. Mitchell
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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State, Spending, Budget, Restraint, Growth

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Spending Restraint in Florida

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 19 Oct 2014
Matthew D. Mitchell and Tate Watkins
Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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Florida, Budget, Spending, Restraint, Fiscal, Balanced, Budget, Growth

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Overcoming the Special Interests that Have Ruined Our Tax Code

Excerpt from Adam J. Hoffer and Todd Nesbit, eds., For Your Own Good: Taxes, Paternalism, and Fiscal Discrimination in the Twenty-First Century. Arlington, VA: Mercatus Center at George Mason University, 2018.
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 07 May 2018
Matthew D. Mitchell
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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tax policy, taxation, tax subsidies, tax code, government favoritism, cronyism, special interests

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Do Certificate-of-Need Laws Limit Spending?

Mercatus Working Paper, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Arlington, VA, September 2016
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 Nov 2016
Matthew D. Mitchell
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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Economics of Regulation, Certificate of Need, Supply Constraints, Regulatory Capture, Special Interests, Rent-Seeking

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Rethinking Taxi Regulations: The Case for Fundamental Reform

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 18 Sep 2016
Michael Farren, Christopher Koopman and Matthew D. Mitchell
Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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taxis, sharing economy, regulation, regulatory capture, asymmetric information, transactions costs, platform markets

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Luigi Zingales, a Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity

Review of Austrian Economics, Vol. 26, No. 3, February 2013
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 17 Oct 2014
Matthew D. Mitchell
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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Luigi, Zingales, American, Capitalism, Prosperity, Loan, Guarantee, Credit, Bailout, Federal, Government, Special Interest, Monopoly