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AIER Scholar Ryan Yonk Testifies Before Congress on Federal Clean Energy Loan Failures
Dr. Yonk's testimony critiques the effectiveness of federal loan guarantees intended to accelerate clean energy innovation.
The American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) Announces Leadership Change
AIER will continue its mission of promoting free markets and free people under a new president.
Ruger, Shellenberger Testify Before Congress on USAID Waste, Abuse, and Censorship
Ruger rejected the idea that cuts to USAID would threaten US defense capabilities or weaken America’s position against China in testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental…
In Memory of Richard M. Doncaster
Richard was an AIER Voting Member for over 50 years. We honor his legacy of service.
Harwood Economic Review: Dispelling Economic Myths
Our latest issue explores why economic misconceptions persist and the vigilance required to counter them.
Harwood Economic Review 90 Years of New Perils
AIER's dedication to classical liberalism drives us to address both long standing and unforeseen challenges to American values. This issue tackles emergent threats to freedom: wokism, growing Fed mandates, and…
90 Years of New Deals
The intellectual progeny of the New Deal continue to surface in American economic and political discourse: the Fair Deal, the New Frontier, the Great Society, the Freedom Agenda, Build Back…
Does the 1619 Project Have Anything To Teach Us? Phil Magness at the Soho Forum Debate (Video)
"Magness and Holton recently debated the resolution: 'The New York Times book The 1619 Project, and the Hulu video series based on it, are important contributions to our understanding of…
In Retrogress
Bad and disproven economic ideas have an uncanny longevity. While knowledge tends to be cumulative in most intellectual fields, the accumulation of knowledge in economics and finance seems to follow…
Harwood Prize for Intellectual Courage Awarded to John P.A. Ioannidis
"John Ioannidis has fearlessly defended good science for decades. He has shown firmness, integrity, and intellectual courage against powerful false narratives, and AIER is proud to honor one of the…
