About us We are an independent and non-profit center for research and education. Named after Ludwig von Mises, in our view the greatest economist of the 20th century, the Mises Institute draws from the tradition of the Austrian School of Economics, writings of classical liberalism and libertarian political thought. Our Mission The main purpose of the Mises Institute is to raise social awareness of the economic processes and basic institutions of a laissez-faire economy. We also promote relations based on free will and peaceful cooperation between individuals. Our Activities To reach this goal, the Mises Institute provides a forum for free and open economic debate. We address our actions to academics and students, political activists, journalists, entrepreneurs, and everyone who is interested both in economic theory, and in practical applications of its rules to socio-political reality. We initiate and finance research programs, publish books regarding key issues of economics, organize conferences, seminars and lectures. We run scholarships for talented students and essay competitions on the subjects related to the Institute’s research activity. Our Values We respect natural human rights - freedom of the individual, private property rights and the right to live. We support natural, free-will based interpersonal relations and oppose the abnormal and antisocial relations based on coercion. We believe that free-market economy (based on private property, free competition, honesty and abiding by contracts) is an essential component in achieving permanent welfare and eliminating societal pathologies. We therefore resist all forms of government intervention - because they limit individual freedom and are the source of harmful distortions. We reject approaches which emotionalize science and use propaganda where reason and reliable scientific methods ought to be the norm.