The Cato Institute's Congressional Fellowship in Economic Studies 2023

This fall, the Cato Institute will host its inaugural Congressional Fellowship in Economic Studies – an eight-week program for congressional staff who are interested in the philosophical roots and practical applications of free market economics. The Fellowship will consist of weekly lectures and discussions led by Cato’s experts in economic studies, covering current topics such as trade, financial regulation, and more. Discussions will be engaging, nonpartisan, and off the record.

Sessions will be held on Thursday evenings at a Capitol Hill-adjacent restaurant from 6:00-7:30 p.m. September 14 to November 2. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served.

Economic Studies

The foundations of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, and open markets. As Adam Smith, F. A. Hayek, and Milton Friedman stressed, freedom of exchange and minimally regulated markets provide the fuel for economic progress. Without exchange and entrepreneurial activity that is coordinated through markets rather than by governments, modern living standards would be impossible. Cato scholars explore policy reforms that could increase growth by strengthening property rights and the rule of law, safeguarding the value of money, reducing excessive taxes and regulations, scaling back government interference with trade and immigration, and reducing federal spending on programs that harm economic productivity.

The Cato Institute's Congressional Fellowship in Economic Studies

Tentative Schedule