Institute for Humane Studies

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Group.png Institute for Humane Studies   WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Founder F. A. "Baldy" Harper
Type•  think tank
•  charity
Sponsored byScaife Foundations

The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) is a right-wing, libertarian, think tank based at George Mason Univ. IHS was created in 1961 by Baldy Harper, an economics professor at Cornell University. Today IHS mostly hands out grants/scholarships to libertarian students, provides grants or support to libertarian professionals in various fields, and sponsors seminars across the United States about libertarian economics.

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Contact

Institute for Humane Studies
at George Mason University
3301 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 440
Arlington VA 22201-4432
t: 800.697.8799 (toll-free)
fax: 703.993.4890


 

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References

  1. Who We Are, Liberty Club (Accessed: 21 September 2007)
  2. The LSE Hayek Society mailed out a notice on 13 February 2008 indicating 14 seminars for students with "The cost of participation, housing, and meals is covered".