Mercatus Center

The Mercatus Center was founded (in 1977) by Richard Fink as the Center for the Study of Market Processes at Rutgers University. After the Koch brothers gave more than $30 million to George Mason University,[9] the Center moved there in 1980. It took its current name in 1999... The Mercatus Center is located at the George Mason University campus, however the organization is privately funded and its employees are independent of the university.[4] It is directed by Benjamin Klutsey and its board is chaired by American economist Tyler Cowen. Taking its name from the Latin word for market, the center advocates free-market approaches to public policy. During the George W. Bush administration's campaign to reduce government regulation, The Wall Street Journal reported, "14 of the 23 rules the White House chose for its 'hit list' to eliminate or modify were Mercatus entries". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercatus_Center