Mercatus Center at George Mason University

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Scholar, State and Local Policy Project
Would you like to have an impact the quality of fiscal, economic, and public policies in various states throughout the U.S.? Do you seek to do original and applied scholarship on a wide variety of public policies and institutions affecting state and local governments including tax and budget, spending and programs, regulations, and fiscal federalism among state and local governments? If so, this opportunity may be for you. The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is seeking a scholar to examine a broad range of state and local policy issues and provide a university source for sound economic ideas for policy makers.

About the Mercatus Center at George Mason University:
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world's premier university source for market-oriented ideas–bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. A university-based research center, Mercatus advances knowledge about how markets work to improve people's lives by training graduate students, conducting research, and applying economics to offer solutions to society's most pressing problems.