Through peer reviewed contributions to scholarly journals, curriculum development, and attendance at local, national, and international academic conferences, the Center engages in the conversation and discourse around free markets and the free enterprise system. Other research-based activities of the Center include the publication of a student research journal, and work with doctoral students on economics and free enterprise-oriented dissertations and research.

The State of Personal Finance Education in the U.S.
Scott Niederjohn

Protectionism Is Back: Is Free Trade Still Relevant?
Scott Niederjohn

Metrics show free-market reforms lead to broad prosperity in Wisconsin
Scott Niederjohn

Political rhetoric on trade poses risks to Wisconsin
Scott Niederjohn


An Educational Note Using Rules of the Game in the Built Environment: Teaching Institutions and Incentives with Economic Mysteries
Scott Niederjohn, Kim Holder

Five surprising facts about the Wisconsin economy: Experiencing the benefits of free market reforms
Scott Niederjohn

Will government’s heavy hand make business “Go Galt”?
Scott Niederjohn

Onward Wisconsin: Unleashing Capitalism with Common Sense Public Policy
Adam Hoffer, Scott Niederjohn, Russell Sobel, Nabamita Dutta

Wisconsin students’ guide to college debt decisions
Scott Niederjohn

The Economics of Cryptocurrencies
Kim Holder, Scott Niederjohn, and William C. Wood

Teaching About Today's Economic Numbers
Scott Niederjohn, Mark C. Schug, Tawni Hunt Ferrarini

Higher Education and Economic Mobility: Who Punches Above Their Weight?
Isabella L. Roman, William C. Wood, Scott Niederjohn

Economic Episodes in Amercian History
Mark C. Schug, William C. Wood, Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, M. Scott Niederjohn

Economic Episodes in Civics and American Government
Scott Niederjohn, Mark C. Schug, Signe Thomas, William C. Wood

Teachers Can Be Financially Fit, Economists' Advice for Educators
Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, M. Scott Niederjohn, Mark C. Schug, William C. Wood


Purple Solutions: A bipartisan roadmap to better healthcare in America
Daniel S. Sem




Dave Ramsey's Personal Finance: A Primer and Critique
William C. Wood and M. Scott Niederjohn

How Jackie Robinson and Adam Smith Worked Together to Desegregate Major League Baseball: An Educational Note
William C. Wood, M. Scott Niederjohn, and Mark C. Schug