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The ideas that change society come out of the academy. We work with professors and students whose research, teaching, and public engagement lay out the blueprint for a better society in the future. And what gives us hope is that more and more talented students from across the globe want to come train at Mercatus through our fellowship programs. By 2020, Mercatus will have over 1,000 alumni who will work in universities, research centers, and inside the policy world to bring these ideas to life. Through our fellowships, online education platform Marginal Revolution University, support of faculty through the F. A. Hayek Program, and engagement with other university-based research centers, we seek to improve understanding of the importance of economics in everyone’s life.
Produce Research That Matters in the Real World
Mercatus has a long history of bridging the gap between academic ideas in the university and the real-world policy challenges of today. Our university affiliation and rigorous standards for research make us a trusted voice in the public arena. We tackle these problems through quality research, honing our proposed solutions with the criticisms and challenges of peers within the university so these ideas have depth, strength, and credibility with people of all political stripes—not just a partisan few. Just in the last five years, we have increased our research portfolio—adding health care, cronyism, monetary policy, trade, and immigration—to respond to the fast-paced nature of the policy world and address issues that matter most to everyday citizens.
Effectively Communicate Economic Ideas
We know that while talent and research are essential, they are not enough to effect change alone. That’s why Mercatus scholars take their ideas to Capitol Hill and state capitals where they discuss how their ideas can improve policy solutions. And we don’t just speak truth to power: we tell it to the public. Mercatus is cited in the news over 20,000 times per year and regularly hosts today’s thought leaders for widely-attended public conversations. Through communications, policy outreach, and high-value events, we persuasively explain economic ideas in ways that everyone can understand.
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The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is uniquely positioned at the center of research, academia, and government to address challenges to human prosperity and bring forth the ideas that will lead to a better tomorrow.
We do this in three vital ways:
Develop Tomorrow's Leaders
The ideas that change society and shape the future come out of universities. Mercatus works with professors and students whose research, teaching, and public engagement lay out the blueprint for a freer, more prosperous, and more civil society. We are greatly encouraged by the growing number of talented students from across the globe who want to receive Mercatus training through our fellowship programs. By 2020, we will have more than 1,000 alumni who are applying the ideas they learned at Mercatus to real-world problems. In addition, we work to improve the general understanding of economics and its role in everyone’s lives through Marginal Revolution University, our award-winning online economics education platform; faculty-led research in the F. A. Hayek Program; and collaboration with other university-based research centers.
Produce Research That Matters in the Real World
Mercatus has a long history of applying the best market-oriented ideas in the academy to solving real-world policy challenges. Our university affiliation and rigorous research standards make Mercatus a trusted voice in the public arena. We confront policy problems by proposing research-based solutions that have been honed by the criticisms and challenges of peers within the academy, so that our ideas have depth, strength, and credibility with people of all political stripes—not just a partisan few. In the past five years, we have expanded our research portfolio by adding health care, cronyism, monetary policy, and trade focuses in direct response to the always-changing nature of the policy world and to address issues that matter most to everyday citizens.
Effectively Communicate Economic Ideas
While developing talent and conducting quality research are essential, we use policy outreach, media engagement, and high-value events to make our economic ideas accessible to everyone. Mercatus scholars routinely educate policymakers and discuss how their findings can be used to improve policy solutions. But we don’t just speak truth to power; we tell it to the public as well. Mercatus is cited in the media over 20,000 times each year and regularly hosts national opinion leaders for widely-attended public conversations.
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is uniquely positioned at the intersection of research, academia, and government to confront challenges to human prosperity and to advance ideas that will lead to a better tomorrow.