Weidenbaum Center Director Andrew Reeves addressing guests at May 2025 Annual Reception.

Panelist Ariela Schachter, Moderator Elizabeth Larson, Panelist Andrew Reeves, Panelist Steve Fazzari, Panelist Deanna Barch, and Panelist Krister Knapp at The First 100 Days of the Trump Administration event in April 2025.

Weidenbaum Center member Darcella Craven (in yellow), speaking with event speaker Sandra Ley at Mexican Security Challenges event in April 2025.

WashU panelists with Weidenbaum Director Andrew Reeves (middle in jacket) from the March 2025 Small Grant Awardee event.

Undergraduate students from WashU LeGal, an organization dedicated to empowering undergraduate women interested in pursuing careers in law, politics, and public policy, at annual Women's event.

About the Center

The Weidenbaum Center is a research institute at Washington University in St. Louis that supports social scientific research in the fields of public policy, economics, political science, and sociology. The Center funds faculty research, provides administrative support for research activities, and sponsors a wide range of public affairs programs. In doing so, the Center serves as a bridge between scholars, policymakers, and the general public. Through unbiased empirical research and events, the Center addresses many of the pressing public policy issues facing America and the world today.

Spring 2025 Events Flyer 

The Weidenbaum Center is located on the Washington University Danforth Campus in Seigle Hall, Suite 170. Click here for campus map & closest parking garage

 

Trump treats laws as obstacles, not limits − and the only real check on his rule-breaking can come from political pressure

Weidenbaum Center Director Andrew Reeves authors piece in The Conversation

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High Stakes, Uncertain Gains: Trump’s Economic Experiment So Far

Weidenbaum Center, Seigle Hall, Suite 170, Room 152 (Conference Room)

Join us for a timely and engaging conversation on the impact of dramatic changes in economic policy during the first year of the second Trump administration. In a moderated discussion, economists Steve Fazzari and Chris Varvares will assess what we know so far about the effect of these policies, exploring international trade, financial markets, tariffs, inflation and economic growth. A reception will immediately follow the event.

The Past, Present, and Future of the Federal Reserve

Graham Chapel, WashU Danforth University Campus

Join us for a special event featuring a conversation among three distinguished leaders of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Together, they will explore the evolving role of the Federal Reserve in the U.S. economy, drawing on decades of leadership and experience at the St. Louis Fed. This event is co-sponsored by the Purdue University Mitch Daniels School of Business.

Working in the Weidenbaum Center provides me the direct benefits of research support for understanding local government, as well as the indirect (but still substantial) benefits of working in a collaborative and welcoming environment where my scholarship was challenged, refined, and allowed to blossom. The Center’s community-facing projects, such as the St. Louis Policy Initiative, have given me opportunities to think about how the work we do can positively and tangibly impact the St. Louis community. Working in the Weidenbaum Center has made me a better researcher, a more attentive community member, and a better person.

― Dr. Jordan Wong Weidenbaum Center Survey Research Affiliate and Recent PhD recipient

Past event videos

Want to see videos of our past events? Check out our YouTube page at the link below.

Past event videos