Gabriel Lucjan Okolski

Gabriel Okolski is an alumnus of the Mercatus Center MA Fellowship at George Mason University. He worked with the Regulatory Studies Program on issues related to state fiscal transparency and government accountability, and participated in projects for the Financial Markets Working Group. Mr. Okolski was also involved with the Mercatus Center's Technology Policy Program and wrote regularly for the program's blog, Surprisingly Free.

Since graduating from George Mason University, Mr. Okolski was accepted into the Presidential Management Fellowship program and was a transportation industry analyst at the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation Analysis and is currently a Transportation Loan Specialist at the Export-Import Bank until he completes the Presidential Management Fellowship program.

Mr. Okolski graduated with a B.A. in political science from The George Washington University.

Policy Briefs

Does Government Spending Affect Economic Growth? Thomas Stratmann, Gabriel Lucjan Okolski \| Jun 10, 2010 In response to the financial crisis and its impact on the economy, the federal government has increased government spending markedly in order to stimulate economic growth. With billions of taxpayer…	Potential Restrictions on Title Lending Todd Zywicki, Gabriel Lucjan Okolski \| Nov 2009 One can hardly turn on a TV without seeing commercials in which cash-strapped individuals bring their car titles to a lender for quick and easy loans. While auto title lending may appear to be…
The Cost of State Online Spending-Transparency Initiatives Gabriel Lucjan Okolski, Jerry Brito \| Apr 2009 Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow Jerry Brito and Mercatus Masters Fellow Gabriel Okolski address what it costs for states to develop transparency websites.

Research Summaries & Toolkits

Interest Payments on the Federal Debt

Thomas Stratmann, Gabriel Lucjan Okolski | Mar 18, 2011

This research summary takes a look at the interest on the federal debt and analyzes how it affects economic growth and future private investment.

Gabriel Lucjan Okolski