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Peter Van Doren
Senior Fellow and Editor, Regulation
Peter Van Doren is editor of the quarterly journal Regulation and an expert in the regulation of housing, land, energy, the environment, transportation, and labor. He has taught at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton University), the School of Organization and Management (Yale University), and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From 1987 to 1988 he was the postdoctoral fellow in political economy at Carnegie Mellon University. His writing has been published in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Journal of Commerce, and the New York Post. Van Doren has also appeared on CNN, CNBC, Fox News Channel, and Voice of America. He received his bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his master's degree and doctorate from Yale University.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: pvandore@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"Health and Safety Policy," Chapter 39 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Energy Policy," Chapter 43 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Energy Myth Five — Price Signals are Insufficient to Induce Efficient Energy Investments," Chapter 6 of Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths,(Springer, 2007).
"Energy," The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics, David Henderson, ed. (Liberty Fund, 2007).
Chemicals, Cancer, and Choices: Risk Reduction through Markets (1999)
Cato Studies
"Would a Stricter Fed Policy and Financial Regulation Have Averted the Financial Crisis?," by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Peter Van Doren, Policy Analysis no. 648, October 8, 2009.
"Don't Increase Federal Gasoline Taxes—Abolish Them," by Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren, Policy Analysis no. 598, August 7, 2007.
"Economic Amnesia: The Case against Oil Price Controls and Windfall Profit Taxes," by Peter Van Doren and Jerry Taylor, Policy Analysis no. 561, January 12, 2006.
"The Case against the Strategic Petroleum Reserve," by Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren, Policy Analysis no. 555, November 21, 2005.
"Rethinking Electricity Restructuring," by Peter Van Doren and Jerry Taylor, Policy Analysis no. 530, November 30, 2004.
Articles and Newsletters
"Working Papers," Regulation, Vol. 34, No. 1, Spring 2011.
"Working Papers," Regulation, Vol. 33, No. 4, Winter 2010-2011.
"Working Papers," Regulation, Vol. 33, No. 3, Fall 2010.
"Working Papers: Shadow Banking and the Financial Crisis," Regulation, vol. 33, no. 2, Summer 2010.
"Book Review: Crossing the Finish Line," Regulation, vol. 33, no. 1, Spring 2010.
Opinion and Commentary
"Oil Speculators Are Your Friends," by Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren, Forbes.com, May 24, 2011
"Are Oil Futures Markets Being Manipulated?," by Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren, Forbes.com, May 18, 2011
"Eliminating Oil Subsidies: Two Cheers for President Obama," by Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren, Forbes.com, May 3, 2011
"Are Speculators Gouging Us at the Pump?," by Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren, Forbes.com, April 19, 2011
"The Green Jobs Myth," by Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren, Forbes.com, April 12, 2011
Events
"The Right Road for America: Top-Down Transportation Planning vs. Customer-Driven Mobility," September 15, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"Health Care University," December 10, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Health Care University," May 30, 2006 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"The Market for Health Care and Health Insurance: Can the Government Improve It?," June 2, 2005 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Multimedia
Our Political Petroleum Reserve (June 24, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 08:26]
Release the Crude? (March 16, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 08:40]
Peter Van Doren discusses gas prices on ABC News. (March 6, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 02:00]
Peter Van Doren discusses gas prices on 1010 WINS Radio (March 5, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 00:50]
Obama's Meaningless Regulatory Shuffle (January 19, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 08:57]
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