Concordia Free Enterprise Center: Research

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.

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Private School Choice and Student Performance in English/Language Arts: Evidence from Wisconsin’s Parental Choice Programs

Scott Niederjohn, Will Flanders

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A Matter of Time: What New Research Says About Wisconsin’s School Choice Programs

Will Flanders, Scott Niederjohn

Private School Choice and Student Performance in English/Language Arts: Evidence from Wisconsin’s Parental Choice Programs

A Matter of Time: What New Research Says About Wisconsin’s School Choice Programs

Teaching economics, electing to ignore it

When students harm themselves economically by going to college

The Ghosts of Central Banking: Lessons in Independence from the Fed

An experimental investigation of the calculus of consent

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

Protectionism Is Back: Is Free Trade Still Relevant?

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

Political rhetoric on trade poses risks to Wisconsin

Teaching Economic Freedom with the Mystery Nations Lesson

An Educational Note Using Rules of the Game in the Built Environment: Teaching Institutions and Incentives with Economic Mysteries

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

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

Onward Wisconsin: Unleashing Capitalism with Common Sense Public Policy

Wisconsin students’ guide to college debt decisions

The Economics of Cryptocurrencies

Teaching About Today's Economic Numbers

Higher Education and Economic Mobility: Who Punches Above Their Weight?

Economic Episodes in Amercian History

Economic Episodes in Civics and American Government

Teachers Can Be Financially Fit, Economists' Advice for Educators

Critical Theories vs. Human Flourishing

Purple Solutions: A bipartisan roadmap to better healthcare in America

Common Sense Health Care Reforms for Wisconsin

A Road Map for Health Care Reform in Wisconsin

Forgiving Student Loan Debt: Who wins and who loses?

Dave Ramsey's Personal Finance: A Primer and Critique

How Jackie Robinson and Adam Smith Worked Together to Desegregate Major League Baseball: An Educational Note