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.




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


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



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






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