Mercatus Center Academic & Student Programs

On this episode, PhD Alum Emily Chamlee-Wright delivers a keynote lecture at the 2025 Markets & Society conference on the precarious state of liberalism and the cultural foundations necessary to sustain a free society.

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Emily Chamlee-Wright — 2025 Markets and Society Conference Keynote On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Emily Chamlee-Wright delivers a keynote lecture at the 2025 Markets &

Mercatus Undergraduate Scholars alum, Jaewon Park, has been selected by the George Mason University Department of Economics as the Spring 2026 Outstanding Undergraduate Student!

Each semester, George Mason University's academic departments nominate outstanding graduating seniors in recognition of their academic achievements, leadership, campus engagement, and contributions to their field of study.

Congratulations, Jaewon, on this well-deserved honor! We are proud to count you among our Mercatus Undergraduate Scholars alumni!

Through the Frédéric Bastiat Fellowship and later the James Buchanan Fellowship, Alicia found the intellectual community and theoretical foundations that transformed her understanding of regulatory economics.

Today, as an associate professor at West Virginia University running a center and publishing on regulatory policy, Alicia credits those fellowships with building the network and knowledge base that launched her career, so much so that she now sends her own students to Mercatus fellowships every year.

Bastiat & Buchanan Alum Alicia Plemmons shares her Mercatus Fellowship Story. https://loom.ly/nXFgbBw

Today, having just completed her PhD with dissertation research on Sundown Towns, examining how historical exclusion shaped long-term economic trajectories, Olivia credits the Bastiat Fellowship, particularly its research sequences, with helping her discover what kind of scholar she wanted to be.

Bastiat Alum Olivia Galloway shares her Mercatus Fellowship Story.
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Applications due tomorrow for the Fall 2026 Undergraduate Scholars Program or the 2026-2027 Graduate Scholars Program!

These competitive programs are open to George Mason University students of all disciplines who are interested in political economy. Throughout the program term, fellows read foundational and contemporary works in political economy and participate in regular discussion with other fellows, Mason faculty, and Hayek Program Scholars.

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Introducing the first episode of our new series: The Hayekian Triangle 🔺

On this episode, our hosts, Virgil Storr, Chris Coyne, and Peter Boettke explore the continuing relevance of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations.

Together, they dig into what Smith actually said, why the standard takes on laissez-faire and self-interest so often miss the mark, and what a Scottish moral philosopher writing in 1776 still has to teach us about wealth, poverty, and the institutions that make human flourishing possible.

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Mercatus PhD Fellow and JIN Fellow Brigitta Jones has been selected by the George Mason University Department of Economics as the Spring 2026 Outstanding Graduating Student.

Outstanding Graduating Students are nominated by their departments in recognition of their exceptional academic achievements and contributions to their fields. Congratulations, Brigitta!

Today, as Executive Director of Young Voices now an independent nonprofit reaching over 90 million people annually with classical liberal ideas, Casey credits those early Bastiat experiences with teaching him how to weave policy narratives and connect with a network that has sustained his work for a decade.

Bastiat Alum Casey Given shares his Mercatus Fellowship Story.
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Apply now for the Fall 2026 Undergraduate Scholars Program or the 2026-2027 Graduate Scholars Program!

These competitive programs are open to George Mason University students of all disciplines who are interested in political economy. Throughout the program term, fellows read foundational and contemporary works in political economy and participate in regular discussion with other fellows, Mason faculty, and Hayek Program Scholars.

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Undergraduate: https://loom.ly/1xHekYo
Graduate: https://loom.ly/1nPTlgk

Undergraduate Scholars Program Academic & Student Programs Undergraduate Scholars Program For undergraduate students at George Mason University who are interested in learning more about political economy.The Undergraduate Scholars program follows a rolling admissions policy, and applications will be evaluated monthly. Application...