Economics: Institutes and Foundations

The Adam Smith Institute is one of the world's leading think tanks, recognized as the best domestic and international economic policy think-tank in the UK and ranked 1st in the world among Independent Think Tanks by the University of Pennsylvania.

The Aspen Institute has earned a reputation for gathering diverse, nonpartisan thought leaders, creatives, scholars and members of the public to address some of the world's most complex problems. But the goal of these convenings is to have an impact beyond the conference room. They are designed to provoke, further and improve actions taken in the real world.

The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Their mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.

In a complex, changing, and increasingly contested world, the Carnegie Endowment generates strategic ideas and independent analysis, supports diplomacy, and trains the next generation of international scholar-practitioners to help countries and institutions take on the most difficult global problems and safeguard peace.

The mission of the Cato Institute is to originate, disseminate, and advance solutions based on the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace.

The Center for American Progress is an independent, nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to advancing practical ideas to address the world’s greatest challenges.

Chatham House is an independent policy institute and a trusted forum for debate and dialogue. Our research and ideas help people understand our changing world.

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries.

The Center for International Development (CID) is a university-wide center based at the Harvard Kennedy School that seeks to solve pressing development problems such as unequal access to education and healthcare, environmental degradation, and stretched finances, and many more.

Discovery Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan organization focused on research, education, action, and cultural renewal.

FEE's mission is to inspire, educate, and connect future leaders with the economic, ethical, and legal principles of a free society.

The Fraser Institute is an independent, non-partisan research and educational organization based in Canada.

The Freedom Foundation is a battle tank that’s battering the entrenched power of left-wing government union bosses who represent a permanent lobby for bigger government, higher taxes, and radical social agendas. Learn more about our work.

Heritage’s mission is to formulate and promote public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.

The Hoover Institution is a public policy think tank that seeks to improve the human condition by advancing ideas that promote economic opportunity and prosperity, while securing and safeguarding peace for America and all mankind.

THE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE is a non-profit, non-partisan, public-policy research and educational organization that shapes ideas into profound and lasting impact through publications, conferences, and effective multi-media programs.

The mission of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute is to inspire college students to discover, embrace, and advance the principles and virtues that make America free and prosperous

Through outreach and education, the James Madison Institute seeks to advance public policy solutions that provide the citizens of Florida greater access to economic opportunities in pursuit of the lives they desire.

Just Facts is a research and educational institute dedicated to publishing comprehensive, straightforward, and rigorously documented facts about public policies and teaching research skills to students of all ages. To accomplish this with excellence, we use exacting Standards of Credibility to separate facts from fictions.

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and educational institute that advances the principles of free markets and limited government.

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems.

The Mises Institute is the world's leading supporter of the ideas of liberty and the Austrian school of economics.

The National Bureau of Economic Research is an American private nonprofit research organization "committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community".

The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people.

The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) is an independent nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to strengthening prosperity and human welfare in the global economy through expert analysis and practical policy solutions.

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world.

RAND is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous.

RFF’s mission is to improve environmental, energy, and natural resource decisions through impartial economic research and policy engagement.

The Russell Sage Foundation dedicates itself to strengthening the methods, data, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.

AAII is an independent nonprofit corporation formed in 1978 to assist individuals in becoming effective managers of their own assets through programs of education, information and research.

Established in 1885, the AEA is a non-profit, non-partisan, scholarly association dedicated to the discussion and publication of economics research. The Association supports established and prospective economists with a set of career-enhancing programs and services.