Jerry Taylor

Director of Natural Resource Studies
Cato Institute

As director of natural resource studies, Jerry Taylor challenges the "market failure" critique of free markets as they pertain to energy policy and environmental protection. Under his direction, the Cato Institute has become an influential critic of federal and state environmental policy. Taylor is active on the lecture circuit and one of the most frequently cited experts in energy and environmental policy in the nation. He has served on numerous congressional advisory bodies and has testified over a dozen times at hearings on Capitol Hill.

Taylor is the author of numerous studies and journal essays on energy and environmental issues, and has contributed to several anthologies, including Market Liberalism: A New Paradigm for the 21st Century, The Cato Handbook for Congress, China as a Global Economic Power: Market Reforms and the New Millennium, and Earth Report 2000: Revisiting the True State of the Planet.

He is a frequent contributor to prominent newspapers and magazines, and has written for the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. Additionally, Taylor is a regular commentator on Fox News Channel, CNBC, CNN, NPR, and the BBC.

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