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Thursday, July 9, 2009
 
 
SCHOLARS & FELLOWS
 
Arthur C. Brooks
President
 
 
RESOURCES
 
 
RESEARCH AREAS
 
  • Culture, politics, and economic life in America
  • Social entrepreneurship
  • Philanthropy
Contact Assistant: Kayla Cook Assistant E-mail: kayla.cook@aei.org Assistant Phone: 202-419-5213   Biography
 
Arthur C. Brooks is the president of AEI. Until January 1, 2009, he was the Louis A. Bantle Professor of Business and Government Policy at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He is the author of Who Really Cares (Basic Books, 2006), which examines American charitable giving; Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America--and How We Can Get More of It (Basic Books, 2008); and a textbook on social entrepreneurship.
 
Experience
  • Louis A. Bantle Professor of Business and Government Policy, 2007-2008; Professor of Public Administration, 2006-2008; Senior Research Associate, Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute, 2003-2008; Director, Nonprofit Studies Program, 2003-2007; Associate Professor of Public Administration, 2001-2005; Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research, 2001-2003, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
  • Consultant, RAND Corporation, 1998-2008
  • Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Economics, Georgia State University, 1998-2001
  • Doctoral Fellow, RAND Corporation, 1996-98
  • Professor of French Horn, Harid Conservatory of Music, Lynn University, 1992-95
  • French Hornist, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Annapolis Brass Quintet, 1983-92
 
Education
 
Ph.D., M.Phil., policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School
M.A., economics, Florida Atlantic University
B.A., economics, Thomas Edison State College

 

 
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Articles and Commentary [List all]

The new cultural divide in the United States centers on free enterprise--the principle at the core of American culture.

The new AEI website provides visitors with expanded coverage of the full range of public policy issues that AEI has been addressing for more than six decades.

Moderate drinking is, for most people, a lot better than abstinence.

 
Books [List all] Gross National Happiness

Brooks examines vast amounts of evidence and empirical research to uncover the truth about who is happy in America, who is not, and--most important--why.

Social Entrepreneurship

This text brings together the established pedagogy of entrepreneurship with cutting edge nonprofit and public management tools.

Who Really Cares

In Who Really Cares, Arthur C. Brooks outlines strategies for expanding the ranks of givers, for the good of all Americans.

 
Events [List all] Keeping America Competitive, Prosperous, Entrepreneurial, and Enterprising: Why Capitalism Works

On July 22, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will speak at AEI.

The Financial Crisis: Failure of Capitalism or Failure of Government Policy?

Please note this event will be held in Aspen, Colorado. This event will discuss the current financial crisis and the future of the American economy.

Promoting Peace and Prosperity in Asia: The Taiwan Relations Act at Thirty

Panelists will discuss the Taiwan Relations Act and other current issues regarding Taiwan and U.S. relations.