American Enterprise Institute

AEI’s research is organized into four core areas that reflect the breadth of its policy work: Economics, Foreign and Defense Policy, Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies, and Domestic Policy Studies. Each area brings together leading scholars to conduct independent, empirical research aimed at strengthening free enterprise, expanding opportunity, and safeguarding America’s role in the world. This structure enables AEI to address complex challenges with interdisciplinary insight and a com

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AEI’s research is organized into four core areas that reflect the breadth of its policy work: Economics, Foreign and Defense Policy, Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies, and Domestic Policy Studies. Each area brings together leading scholars to conduct independent, empirical research aimed at strengthening free enterprise, expanding opportunity, and safeguarding America’s role in the world. This structure enables AEI to address complex challenges with interdisciplinary insight and a com

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