How AEI is Different in the World of Think Tanks

Price and Brill discuss the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and how it is different from most institutions in the public policy space.

While many institutions have succumbed to the temptation of putting politics above policy, AEI has remained one of the most serious when it comes to examining today’s issues.  They looked at the challenges other think tanks have had and why it is so difficult for many to adhere to the best practices.

According to the American Enterprise Institute, “Alex Brill is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he studies the impact of tax policy on the US economy as well as the fiscal, economic, and political consequences of tax, budget, health care, retirement security, and trade policies. He is the editor of Carbon Tax Policy: A Conservative Dialogue on Pro-Growth Opportunities. Before joining AEI, Brill served as the policy director and chief economist of the House Ways and Means Committee. Previously, he served on the staff of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. He has served on the staff of the President’s Fiscal Commission (Simpson-Bowles) and the Republican Platform Committee (2008). He is also the founder and CEO of the economic consulting firm Matrix Global Advisors (MGA). Brill has an MA in mathematical finance from Boston University and a BA in economics from Tufts University.”

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