THE WEIDENBAUM CENTER is a non-profit, nonpartisan research organization at Washington University in St. Louis. Founded in 1975, it is recognized nationwide. The Weidenbaum Center supports scholarly research in the fields of economics, government and public policy. It works closely with the Department of Economics, the Department of Political Science, and other academic units of Washington University.

The Center’s public policy efforts consist of a multifaceted program of research, forums, retreats, publications, and online resources. These programs reach a wide audience of influential individuals in business, government, academia, and the national media. They educate policy-makers, journalists and the general public on policy issues at the intersection of business and government.

The Weidenbaum Center and Washington University's Political Science Department jointly host the EITM Summer Institute Series, funded by the National Science Foundation. The three-week program consists of training seminars concentrating on the methodological challenges posed by mathematical models of the strategic aspects of politics. More

In June, the Weidenbaum Center Media Retreat will bring together 20 writers, reporters, editors and producers with academic experts for an intense, interactive seminar that examines the role that numbers, statistics, and data analysis play in the news, public policy, and politics. More