Adam Smith Fellowship
Offers full-time fellowship support for scholars exploring foundational questions in economics and policy.
The Adam Smith Fellowship is a one-year program administered by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University for doctoral students enrolled in PhD programs at any university and in any discipline worldwide. The fellowship introduces students to key thinkers in political economy — specifically the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools — through three weekend colloquia held during the academ…
Political economy through the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of thought; open to doctoral students from any discipline engaging foundational thinkers in the field.
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