The Carl Menger Institute for Market Economics is a fully-autonomous and privately-endowed research center and institute dedicated to the scientific study of economic and social order, with a special focus on the coordinative properties of entrepreneurial markets. Drawing inspiration from the revolutionary insights of the Austrian School, the Institute supports innovative, interdisciplinary research that explores the dynamic, knowledge-generating processes of the market economy and the complex interplay of economic, legal, and cultural factors that sustain peaceful social cooperation. Through its sponsored research, academic conferences, educational programs, and public outreach, the Institute aims to cultivate a global community of scholars and students committed to advancing a robust, reality-based science of markets and their profound implications for human flourishing. The Institute bears the name of Carl Menger (1840–1921), the founder of the Austrian School whose theory of subjective value and pioneering analysis of the origins of money exemplify the enduring significance of Austrian insights for contemporary social science.
