The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems.

A university-based research center, Mercatus advances knowledge about how markets work to improve people’s lives by training graduate students, conducting research, and applying economics to offer solutions to society’s most pressing problems.

Our mission is to generate knowledge and understanding of the institutions that affect the freedom to prosper and to find sustainable solutions that overcome the barriers preventing individuals from living free, prosperous, and peaceful lives.

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The Research Team at the Mercatus Center conducts in-depth economic research, applies market-oriented ideas to real-world problems, and generates knowledge on institutions that influence individual prosperity and freedom. The team, consisting of senior and junior fellows, research assistants, and specialists, collaborates to produce scholarly articles, policy briefs, and data-driven insights aimed at advancing understanding and providing sustainable solutions to society’s most pressing issues.

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