The Capitalism Center supports scholars undertaking explorations of market economies.
Recent publications
2024 Dalton, John Creative Destruction: An Introduction. Cato Institute Press, Washington, D.C.
2024 Zeytoon-Nejad, Ali: “The Big Tradeoff Averted: Five Avenues to Promote Efficiency and Equality Simultaneously” International Economics and Economic Policy (IEEP) – Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10368-024-00623-x
Ongoing projects
Confidence in Capitalism
Millennials and Gen Zs differ from one another and older generations in their ideas about entrepreneurship, business, work, free enterprise, markets, trade, redistribution, and other economic concepts. These ideas are often conflated, considered piecemeal, or collected for marketing purposes. Confidence in Capitalism in a multi-year survey project conducted in partnership with YouGov, the international research, data and analytics firm.
Papers, data, and visualization are available on the Confidence in Capitalism research website. A free Substack site called Free Market and the Future provides insights for business leaders.
Kauffman Knowledge Grant for Entrepreneurial Research
Survey and fieldwork define the formal and informal networks minority entrepreneurs use at different times and explores gaps in supporting early-stage business to move from start-up to established business.