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• The Community Development Block Grant: Does It Work?
  Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Eileen Norcross examines the effectiveness and necessity of the Community Development Block Grant program in bringing economic revitailization to blighted communities.
• Budgetary Sleight of Hand
  Veronique de Rugy discusses the use of emergency supplemental dollars to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in this Washington Times op-ed.
• Rangel-ing Over AMT
  In this New York Sun op-ed, Veronique de Rugy writes on past, present, and future of the Alternative Minimum Tax.
• The Debate Room: Stop Fleecing Poor Americans
  

  Mercatus Center General Director Tyler Cowen debates with Nouriel Roubini in this Business Week piece on whether the government should place greater restrictions on car sellers, pay-day lenders, and tax preparers who offer the working poor cash or credit with high fees and interest rates.

• The Voice of Freedom
  Listen to Milton Friedman make the case for free market economics.
• Councilman floats plan of tax rollback
  The Mercatus Policy Series Policy Comment "Local Tax Incentives in Action: The Payment-in-Lieu of Tax Program in Memphis, Tennessee" is highlighted in this Memphis Commerical Appeal article.
• PILOT is broken, and council plan can’t fix it
  In the Memphis Commercial Appeal Mercatus Scholars Frederic Sautet and John Shoaf provide the results of their on-the-ground analysis of Memphis’s PILOT tax program and suggest alternative policies for improving Memphis’s growth prospects. 
• On My Mind: Don’t Tempt Me
  Mercatus Senior Research Fellow Frederic Sautet contributes to Forbes's "On My Mind" commentary, writing on taxes, incentives, and business.
• Local Tax Incentives in Action: The Payment-in-Lieu of Tax Program in Memphis, Tennessee
  With a heightened focus on job creation, cities are relying on targeted tax incentives to attract businesses. This study considers the characteristics of property tax incentives and examines their effect on growth.
• PRESS RELEASE: Mercatus Center at George Mason University Report Finds Government Performance and Accountability Information Still Lacking
  

  The Mercatus Center at George Mason University released its Annual Performance Report Scorecard at an event today on Capitol Hill. Researchers found that while the quality of disclosure of the reports has improved, only 15 percent of the $2.45 trillion spent by the agencies in fiscal 2005 was covered by reports with scores that were “satisfactory” or better.

• Exploring Issues in Tax Policy
  Taxation has always been a major part of American politics and continues to be the focus for debate and discussion, especially when reform is desired.  To understand this complex issue the Mercatus Center at George Mason University is pleased to present a three-day course on current tax policy and past reform movements. 
• 2007 Capital Campus California Fall Retreat
  

  Join Capital Campus California for an opportunity to explore innovative ideas about California's most pressing public policy issues, September 28-30, 2007 in Olympic Valley, California.

• Tricks of the Trade: The Fundamentals of Trade and Globalization
  

  The Mercatus Center at George Mason University will host a two-day course with Dr. Russell Roberts to discussing the economics of trade policy and globalization.

• Taxing Wealth: Exploring Issues in Taxation
  The Mercatus Center at George Mason University will host a two-day course to explore the economics of current issues in taxation.
• Learning to Lead: Exploring the Effectiveness of the No Child Left Behind Act
  The Mercatus Center hosted an experienced panel to discuss and explore the effectiveness of the No Child Left Behind Act.
• Hedging Our Bets: Exploring Issues in America’s Financial Services Industry
  

  The Mercatus Center at George Mason University will host a two-day course to provide some economic insight into the current financial services issues facing congress.

• Access Academia: Out of the Ivory Tower and onto the Hill
  

  The Mercatus Center hosted an exclusive series of welcome events for the staff of the 110th Congress.

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• Sustainable Prosperity: Keeping California Competitive
  

  This course for California policymakers and staff will explore the factors that are the cause for California's prosperity and asks: How can policymakers ensure that California remains a world leader in the face of today's challenges to its economy?