Founded in 1946, FEE supports the economic, legal, and ethical principles of a free society Read Distinguished Alumni Award. Buckley, Jr., among many others.
The mission of the Foundation for Economic Education is to inspire, educate, and connect young adults, ages 14-26, with the economic, ethical, and legal principles of a free society. FEE envisions a world where the ideas of liberty are familiar and credible to the rising generation. We believe that the free society is the only social arrangement compatible with the humane values and ethical princi
06/02/2026
Governments want to tell us how much is too high or too low.
Who Should Set Prices? - FEE If you are in sync with meddlesome government bureaucrats, you probably believe that price gouging is profoundly evil. T
06/02/2026
Innovation thrives where there is freedom to create.
Prices can keep rising long after value stops keeping up. That’s how bubbles form.
06/01/2026
When patrons become plaintiffs.
Don’t Bite the Hand That Feeds You - FEE There is a peculiar irony in modern American consumer culture: we celebrate abundance, low prices, and convenience—until
06/01/2026
The US Dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency confers significant financial and economic advantages that, in the long run, do not meaningfully erode the US’s manufacturing base.
Manufacturing and Trade - FEE It has become popular in some circles to argue that trade—or, in the more “sophisticated” version, that the dollar’s res
06/01/2026
Freedom begins by recognizing the individual.
06/01/2026
How 3.1 liters of water became an act of economic resistance.
The Bottle of Freedom - FEE When the Portuguese government decided to add a 10-cent deposit to the price of every plastic bottle under 3 liters (101
05/31/2026
Economic freedom creates the conditions to produce more and better.
The story of film is really the story of how innovation reshapes entire industries in ways no one expects.
05/30/2026
The hidden cost of “free” services.
Why the Poor Pay More - FEE Walk into a government clinic in Lagos on a Monday morning, and you’ll see the real price of “free” healthcare. Even ear
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