Center for the Study of Economics and Liberty
Latest News
And the winner is...
Shannon Dougherty, a Senior Finance, and Accounting major has won the Fall 2024 Undergraduate Research Award. She will be working on a project entitled “Oil Shock and the Volatility of the African Stock Market”. Find more information about our research grants here.
Book Club
Join the book club! We will read The Law by Frederic Basiat. Application deadline is October 25th. Apply here.
Speaker Series: Dean Ball
Dean Ball, a research fellow at Mercatus, gives a lecture on what AI is and how we should govern it. Learn about the speaker series here.
Research Grants
Apply for a grant and receive up to $2,000 to perform research and present at a national conference! Deadline September 18, 2023.
Learn more about Economics at Mercer. Hear from your professors about courses, the CSEL, graduate opportunities and what the job market for economists looks like. Watch the video here.
Reid Mclain presenting at APEE 2024
Our student Reid Mclain presented his research “The Role of Ideology in Shaping Essential Values” at APEE 2024 in Las Vegas, NV.
We read Anthem in our Fall 2024 book club series
Participants pose with the book Anthem by Ayn Rand. The book club was led by Andrés Marroquín.
Student Engagement
The CSEL offers undergraduate research grants, supports course offerings and advises students interested in pursuing a major in economics, PPE or related fields.
K-12 Economic Education
Economic curriculum and workshops for K-12 teachers
K-8
Learn more about our curriculum and workshops for elementary school teachers
9-12
Learn more about our curriculum and workshops for high-school teachers
Speaker Series
Our speaker series give students and the campus community the opportunity to hear from high caliber academics and business leaders on topics related to individual liberty, economic freedom, principled entrepreneurship, etc.
Middle Georgia Economic Outlook Survey
An annual survey of economic sentiment answered by a wide range of businesses in Middle Georgia.
Faculty
Meet Our Team
Associate Professor of Economics, Director of the Center for the Study of Economics and Liberty
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