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Through the Frédéric Bastiat Fellowship and later the James Buchanan Fellowship, Alicia found the intellectual community and theoretical foundations that transformed her understanding of regulatory economics.

Today, as an associate professor at West Virginia University running a center and publishing on regulatory policy, Alicia credits those fellowships with building the network and knowledge base that launched her career, so much so that she now sends her own students to Mercatus fellowships every year.

Bastiat & Buchanan Alum Alicia Plemmons shares her Mercatus Fellowship Story. https://loom.ly/nXFgbBw

Today, having just completed her PhD with dissertation research on Sundown Towns, examining how historical exclusion shaped long-term economic trajectories, Olivia credits the Bastiat Fellowship, particularly its research sequences, with helping her discover what kind of scholar she wanted to be.

Bastiat Alum Olivia Galloway shares her Mercatus Fellowship Story.
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