Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr.
Senior Fellow
Gerald O'Driscoll is a widely quoted expert on international economic issues, including trade, finance and economic development. Formerly the director of the Center for International Trade and Economics at the Heritage Foundation, O'Driscoll was senior editor of the annual Index of Economic Freedom, co-published by Heritage and The Wall Street Journal. He is published widely in leading publications, including The Wall Street Journal. He has appeared on national radio and television, including the Jim Lehr News Hour. With a dozen years experience as a university professor, O'Driscoll speaks regularly at academic conferences and universities. He writes and speaks on such diverse topics as trade, foreign aid, the International Monetary Fund, and property rights. O'Driscoll holds a B.A. in Economics from Fordham University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from UCLA. He has served as a vice president at both the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and Citigroup, and was staff director of the congressionally created Meltzer Commission on international financial institutions.
Cato Studies
"Property Rights: The Key to Economic Development," by Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr. and W. Lee Hoskins, Policy Analysis no. 482, August 7, 2003.
Articles and Newsletters
"China: Just Say No to Monetary Protectionism," by Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr. and Lee Hoskins, Free Trade Bulletin no. 6, January 15, 2004.
Opinion and Commentary
"Blame the Fed," Reason, May 5, 2008
"Inflation Alert," The Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2008
"Subprime Monetary Policy," The Freeman, December 18, 2007
"Our Subprime Fed," The Wall Street Journal, August 10, 2007
"Strong Dollar Blues," American Spectator, January 11, 2006
Multimedia
"The Fed: Dealmaker" featuring Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr., April 4, 2008 [Flash Audio, 10:19]
"Casino Capitalism and Moral Hazard" featuring Gerald P. O'Driscoll Jr., January 25, 2008 [Flash Audio, 08:47]