Working with the Mercatus Center, the James Buchanan Center financially supports graduate students in several degree programs at George Mason University. Center students share a keen interest in learning to apply economics to critical problems facing society.
 

Center Students

More than 100 Center students have earned graduate degrees, and 75 of these received Ph.Ds. Center graduates are employed in academia, business, policy institutes and government.

"Anyone who wants to study how markets really work, not just study abstract theories, should consider going to graduate school at George Mason University."

Dora de Ampuero,
Founder & Executive Director, Instituto de Ecuatoriano de Economia Politica, Guayaquil, Ecuador

George Mason University

Located in Fairfax, Virginia, just 15 miles from the nation's capital, George Mason University is well positioned to influence political, cultural, and academic affairs. The University has more than 24,000 students and 54 graduate degree programs. George Mason's economics department, chaired by Professor Donald Boudreaux, offers a field of specialization in Austrian, Experimental, and Public Choice economics for the Ph.D.

Financial Assistance

The Mercatus Center offers research assistantships to students in several George Mason M.A. or Ph.D. degree programs, including Economics and Public Policy.

To apply for financial assistance, send a complete copy (not the original) of your George Mason University graduate application to Peter Boettke at the Department of Economics, MSN 3G4, Fairfax, VA 22030. (faxed copies are also acceptable: 703-993-1133). This should include your statement of research interest, GRE scores, and transcripts. Ask your graduate department or program to send us a copy of the letters of recommendation submitted in support of your application.