Curriculum Vitae
Eileen Norcross
Mercatus Center, George Mason University
3301 North Fairfax Dr, Suite 450
Arlington, VA 22201
Office: 703-993-4924
Fax: 703-993-4935
Email: enorcros@gmu.edu
Education
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Master of Arts in Economics, 1996, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
Thesis: “Characteristics of the Entrepreneur in Post-Transition Hungary”
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Bachelor of Arts in Economics and U.S. History, 1993, Rutgers University, Newark
College of Arts and Sciences, Newark, N.J.
Honor Societies and Awards
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Summa cum Laude, 1993
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Rutgers Highest College Honors, 1993
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Wall Street Journal Award in Economics, Student Achievement Award, Spring 1992
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Member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Spring 1992
Job History
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Economics Instructor, Rutgers University, 1995-1996
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Research Analyst, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Thomson Financial
Securities Data, Newark, NJ 1993-1994 and 1997-2000
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Consultant, Transfer Pricing Division, KPMG Peat Marwick, Short Hills, NJ 19961997
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Economics Reporter, Investors Business Daily and The American Spectator,
Washington, DC 2000-2001
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Warren Brookes Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC 20012002
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Senior Research Fellow, Government Accountability Project, Mercatus Center at
George Mason University, 2003-present
Areas of Expertise
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Economic Development in U.S. Domestic Policy
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Urban Economics
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U.S. Budget and Taxation
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Government Accountability
Professional Associations
Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE)
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Testimony
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"Testimony on Accountability and Results in Federal Budgeting," Before the
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information and
International Security on the Senate Subcommittee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, June 14, 2005.
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“Testimony on Autopilot Budgeting: Will Congress Ever Respond to Government
Performance Data?” Before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management,
Government Information and International Security on the Senate Subcommittee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, June 13, 2006.
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“Testimony on Community Development Block Grants: The Case for Reform,”
Before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government
Information and International Security on the Senate Subcommittee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, June 29, 2006.
Presentations
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“Taking Oversight to the Next Level: A Hands-On Workshop for Committee Staff”,
Capitol Hill, Washington DC, August 24, 2004
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“Are Literacy Programs Working?” Mercatus Center Chief of Staff Retreat,
Philadelphia, PA, February 2005
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“Outcome Measures and Government Performance” Guest Lecturer for Public
Management Instructor Rob Raffety, George Mason University, Spring 2005
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“Outcome Based Scrutiny: Are Regional Development Programs Working?”
Congressional Black Caucus Retreat, Williamsburg, VA, December 14, 2006
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“Are Regional Development Programs Working?” Mercatus Center Chief of Staff
Retreat, Richmond, VA, February 2-4 2006
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“A Working Paper: Economic Development Policy Forty Years Later: Is It Working?”
Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) Conference, Las Vegas, NV,
April 4-6, 2006
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Invited Participant in University Speakers Bureau, George Mason University, Fairfax,
VA, Spring 2006
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Presentation: “Sustainable Prosperity: Keeping California Competitive”, before staff
members of the California State Legislature, Sacramento, California, June 23,
2006
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Presentation: “California Enterprise Zones: An Assessment” before legislative and
committee staff of the California State Legislature, San Diego, California, January
19, 2007.
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Panelist: “Budgeting Appropriately: Perfecting Texas’ Appropriation Process” Texas
Public Policy Foundation 5th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature,
Austin, Texas February 7, 2007.
Upcoming
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Presentation: “Economic Development in the Cities” 2008 Chief of Staff Retreat,
Baltimore, Maryland, February 22-23.
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Presentation, “Recovery in Post-Katrina New Orleans”, 2008 Chief of Staff Retreat,
Baltimore, Maryland, February 22-23
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APEE
Conference
“Politics
and
Performance:
Influences
in
the
Bush
Administration’s Program Assessment Rating Tool”, Las Vegas, Nevada, April,
2008.
Pro-bono Consulting
Environmental Protection Agency, Winter 2003
Department of Labor, Spring 2003
Department of Defense, Summer 2003
California State Government, Spring 2005
Office of Management and Budget
Publications
a. Papers
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The GO Zone in New Orleans, Mercatus On Policy, Eileen Norcross, Frederic
Sautet and Anthony Skriba, Feburary 2008
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“Helping Homeowners in the Gulf:The Road Home”, Mercatus Policy Comment,
Eileen Norcross and Anthony Skriba, February 2008
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“The Community Development Block Grant: Does it Work?” Mercatus Policy
Resource, Eileen Norcross, August 2007
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“The Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), An Analysis for FY 2008” Eileen
Norcross and Joe Adamson, July 2007
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Under Revision for Journal “Politics and Performance: Influences in the Bush
Administration’s Program Assessment Rating Tool”, Eileen Norcross and Patrick
Manchester, July 2007
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“The Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), An Analysis for FY2007”, by
Eileen Norcross and Kyle McKenzie, May 2006
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"An Analysis of the Office of Management and Budget's Program Assessment
Rating Tool (PART)," by Eileen Norcross, July 20, 2005
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"Did Federal Regulations Clean the Air? An Econometric Analysis of the Clean Air
Act Amendments on Air Quality.," by Eileen Norcross, October 1, 2004
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"European Union’s 2003 Draft Chemicals Policy," by Eileen Norcross, July 10,
2003 (submitted to the European Union during open comment period)
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“Will the United States Let the European Union Regulate Our Chemicals Industry
Through the OECD?”, by Eileen Ciesla, April 15, 2002
b. Articles
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“Even the Best Laid Plans”, by Eileen Norcross and Daniel Rothschild, Baton Rogue
Business Report, June 26, 2007
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“Your Government is Getting More Transparent: Why Not Take a Look?” by Eileen
Norcross, Tech Central Station, February 22, 2007
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"Eroding the Base," by Eileen Norcross, Washington Times, November 12, 2005
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"A Sarbanes-Oxley for Congress?," by Lawrence Kudlow and Eileen Norcross, Wall
Street Journal, April 15, 2005
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"States of Fear," by Susan E. Dudley and Eileen Norcross, Regulation Magazine,
April 15, 2005
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"A New Approach for the Budget," by Maurice McTigue and Eileen Norcross, Tech
Central Station, March 8, 2005
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"Outside View: Rules of Accountability," by Eileen Norcross, United Press
International (UPI), June 29, 2004
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“Will the EU Kill its Chemicals Industry?” by Eileen Norcross, Tech Central Station
Daily, April 5, 2004
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“EU Chemicals Policy” Regulation Magazine, Fall 2003
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“Diminishing Sovereignty” by Eileen Ciesla, Tech Central Station, July 18, 2002
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“European Union’s Chemicals Policy Threatens to Unfairly Hinder U.S. Industry”, by
Eileen Ciesla, Orlando Sun-Sentinel, June 8, 2002
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“Boeing Earnings at Risk in Europe Tax Fight” by Eileen Ciesla, The Herald of
Everett, Washington, February 9, 2002
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“The Seamless Argument” by Eileen Ciesla, The American Prowler, February 13,
2002
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“Assassination by a Green” by Eileen Ciesla, The American Prowler, May 16, 2002
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“Of Quakers and Candles” by Eileen Ciesla, Jewish World Review, October 25,
2001
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“The Tobin Test” by Eileen Ciesla, National Review Online, December 14, 2001
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“The Taxmen’s Union by Eileen Ciesla”, The American Spectator, April 2001
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“Laetitia’s Lament” by Eileen Ciesla, The American Spectator, June 2001
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“Social Security Reform Is Issue No.1 for American Skandia’s CEO Dokken”,
Investor’s Business Daily, December 28, 2000
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“U.S. Tax Laws May Face Revamping In Wake of Trade Spat with the E.U.” by
Eileen Ciesla, Investor’s Business Daily, October 26, 2000
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“Are Efforts to End ‘Tax Competition’ the First Steps of Global Tax Cartel?” by
Eileen Ciesla, Investor’s Business Daily, October 21, 2000
c. Book Reviews
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The Frankenfood Myth, by Gregory Conko and Henry Miller, M.D., Wall Street
Journal, December 24, 2004
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Economics as Religion by Robert Nelson, The American Enterprise,
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Basic Economics: A Citizen’s Guide to the Economy by Thomas Sowell, The
American Spectator, April 2001
d. Editor
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6th Annual Performance Report Scorecard, Mercatus Center at George Mason
University, April 2005
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4th Annual Performance Report Scorecard, Mercatus Center at George Mason
University, April 2003
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CEI UpDate, “FDA’s Pediatric Rule Gets Overruled”, Volume 15, Number 9,
November/December 2002
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CEI UpDate, “The True Scourge: Mother Nature?”, Volume15, Number 8, October
2002
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CEI UpDate, “Nothing But Hot Air Out of Johannesburg Summit”, Volume 15,
Number 7 August-September 2002
e. Media Coverage
Research Cited
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Tax Competition: An Opportunity for Iceland? Ed. Hannes H Gissurarson and
Tryggvi Thor Herbertsson, Institute of Economic Studies at the University of Iceland
and the International Policy Network, Fall 2001.
Quoted
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“Agency Reports are Just PART of the Picture” by Alex Wayne, CQ Weekly,
February 27, 2006
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“In Ratings Programs, Is PART Enough?” by Tim Kauffman, Federal Times, June
23, 2005
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“Another White House, Another Yardstick Against Government” by Sam Coates, The
Washington Post, July 2005
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Works in Progress
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Evaluation of Federal Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Zone program
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New Orleans case study migration post-Katrina
References
Maurice McTigue, Q.S.O.
Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Director, Government Accountability Project
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
3301 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
Frederic Sautet
Senior Research Fellow, Editor Mercatus Policy Series
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
3301 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
Veronique de Rugy
Senior Research Fellow
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
3301 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
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