Hayek Program

The F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in PPE at @mercatus encourages research on the institutional arrangements that support free & prosperous societies.

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On the second episode of The Hayekian Triangle, @vstorr, @PeterBoettke, and @ccoyne1 place James Buchanan’s essays “Natural and Artifactual Man” and “Afraid to Be Free” in conversation, exploring the tension between human beings’ capacity for self-creation and their desire for protection from uncertainty.

🎧 Tune in to the Hayek Program Podcast
https://t.co/gmac2HZhMe

[Sebastian Song, Write-in Candidate (R), POTUS '28 @Sebastarian]

I MET DEIRDRE MCCLOSKEY!!!!!

[Cory Massimino @corymassimino]

Great food and greater company at Markets & Society.

[Peter Boettke @PeterBoettke]

Ashly Mears https://t.co/zQwo97Pk5F on the attention economy.

[Per Bylund @PerBylund]

Bruce Caldwell keynote at Markets & Society, "Hayek and Me."

[Peter Boettke @PeterBoettke]

Markets & Society 2026 final keynote. The great Bruce Caldwell.

[Peter Boettke @PeterBoettke]

Pauline Dixon https://t.co/RMzpdSO87I has consistently unearthed the hidden order found in the informal sector throughout the world: Africa, India, China, etc. And in the area of health, education, and human services. She is brilliant, engaging, and a passionate advocate for the dignity and respect of ordinary individuals.

[Mark Koyama @MarkKoyama]

Great session at Markets and Society today in Falls Church

[Peter Boettke @PeterBoettke]

Don Lavoie is a name that should be more widely remembered among liberal political economists. His life sadly was cut short by cancer, yet his legacy lived on in his students as well as the record of his written work. Last night one of those former students of Don - Virgil Storr - delivered a brilliant talk on Markets as Emancipators. Don stressed this point in his teaching and in personal conversation. I discuss this in my The Struggle for a Better World as well. Virgil’s talk was perhaps the best example I have seen delivering the core Lavoie message about markets as liberators from oppression.

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Our fifth annual Markets & Society meeting will begin in a couple of hours! We begin tonight with Dr. Virgil Storr’s keynote.

See you all tonight!!

@vstorr

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📢 Vol. 2, Issue 1 of Markets & Society is out!

As America marks 250 years of independence, scholars examine the achievements, shortcomings, and future of liberal democracy.

Read the full issue, available open access! 👇
https://t.co/n56NO23v3M

[Hayek Program @HayekProgram]

Our 2026-2027 Mercatus Fellowships are in full swing! 🎉

We've welcomed new and returning fellows, kicked off our first colloquia, and begun another exciting year of conversations about markets, liberty, and the ideas and institutions that shape our society.

Here's to a great year! 📚

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Alexander Schaefer joined the Adam Smith Fellowship while pursuing his PhD in economics at the University of Arizona. The fellowship shaped his research agenda, providing ideas for papers and influencing the way he approaches economics and the world.

Smith Alum Alexander Schaefer shares his Mercatus Fellowship Story.

https://t.co/3IeDEyhbK2

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Lillian Foos discovered the Exploring Complex Solutions fellowship as a high school student after her father, an economics teacher, encouraged her to apply. The experience deepened her interest in economics and education policy and gave her the confidence to pursue a career in education and make a difference.

Mercatus Alum Lillian Foos shares her story.

https://t.co/5UzDBGN7en

[Econlib @Econlib]

Is AI's rise a constitutional moment for governance? Paul Dragos Aligica with @HayekProgram and @mercatus argues classical liberals must help design AI's rules, not just react to them, drawing on Buchanan and Ostrom's constitutional political economy. https://t.co/UkATNzHrAy

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Congratulations to Hayek Program scholar @KristenRoseC, who was selected as a 2026-2027 AIDC Community Fellow with Georgetown University's Initiative on Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Citizenship!

The inaugural cohort will take on a big question: What does it mean to exercise democratic judgment in the age of generative artificial intelligence?

https://t.co/1cbjs3DszQ

[Anne bradley @anne_r_bradley]

Grateful to the great @ccoyne1 for kicking off our @tfas Austrian Economics Seminar this weekend. One theme of his talk was the marvel of the market as a process for peaceful cooperation and creative problem solving 🎉💡

[Peter Boettke @PeterBoettke]

Yes, Adam Smith understood public choice problems!

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Congrats to our scholar, Dr. Don Boudreaux!! 🎉🎉🎉

[Competitive Enterprise Institute @ceidotorg]

The dinner may be over, but the conversation continues. CEI CEO Kent Lassman sat down with 2026 Julian L. Simon Awardee Donald J. Boudreaux for the full interview. Now on YouTube: https://t.co/mEq1AMGSub

[Mercatus Center @mercatus]

Hayek wrote across economics, political philosophy, social theory, and more. What ties it all together?

In Friedrich Hayek: A Very Short Introduction, @PeterBoettke, director of the F. A. @HayekProgram at Mercatus, and M. Scott King offer a unifying idea: how social coordination is possible without central command.

Learn more: https://t.co/5gYRmJZEGn