Visiting Scholars Program
Each semester the Center for Free Enterprise proudly welcomes visiting scholars to the University of Louisville to share their research and expertise with students and faculty in the College of Business. These scholars present at college-wide research colloquiums, as well as collaborate with faculty and students in the College’s Entrepreneurship PhD program.
Fall 2023
Richard Hunt, PhD
Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship; Director of Research, Apex Center for Entrepreneurs; Director of Doctoral Studies in Management
Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
David Audretsch, PhD
Distinguished Professor; Ameritech Chair of Economic Development; Director, Institute for Development Strategies
Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
Making a Miracle: Fauda and Entrepreneurial Resilience
Spring 2023
Patrick A. McLaughlin, PhD
Director of Policy Analytics; Senior Research Fellow
Mercatus Center, George Mason University
Regulation and Economic Growth: Evidence from British Columbia’s Experiment in Regulatory Budgeting
Fall 2022
Luis Alfonso Dau, PhD
Associate Professor of International Business & Strategy / Robert & Denise DiCenso Professor
Northeastern University
Informal institutions and international business strategy
Christopher Boudreaux, PhD
Associate Professor of Economics / Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise Research Fellow
Florida Atlantic University
Intellectual property licensing among incorporated and unincorporated entrepreneurs
Spring 2022
Gary Wagner, PhD
Acadiana Business Economist / Endowed Chair
University of Louisiana-Lafayette
Does state tax reciprocity affect interstate commuting? Evidence from a natural experiment
Sven-Olov Daunfeldt, PhD
Professor of Economics
Dalarna University
Acqui-hires, acqui-fires, and organo-hires: Human capital formation in scaling new ventures