Who We Are
We aim to advance understanding in the areas of innovation, trade, institutions and human potential to identify policies and solutions for the betterment of society.
Annual Report
Check out the Challey Institute's annual report to learn more about our mission at NDSU.
News
A College Catalyzed by Philanthropy
The College of Business is a microcosm of the In Our Hands campaign success. Scott Beaulier's hiring as dean aligned with the start of the campaign; benefactors rallied around his vision for what it means to study business at NDSU and began investing.
Recent Stories
Shipping Logistics Impacts With Sandro Steinbach
Red Sea Tensions and Drought in Panama Illustrate Urgent Need for Supply Chain Solutions
Study: If You Let People Buy Beer at Grocery Stores, the Liquor Stores Still Survive
NDSU Launches Groundbreaking Agribusiness and Data Analytics Graduate Program with NIFA Support
Farm Foundation Announces 2024 Agricultural Economics Trade and Sustainability Fellow
These Are Some Christmas Traditions From Around the World, From Fistfights to KFC
Dollar Store Expansion Pushes Out Independent Grocery Stores, Decreases Local Employment
School Choice Issues to be Highlighted at NDSU Distinguished Speaker Series
NIFA Grants $900,000 in Critical Agricultural Research Funding to Dr. Steinbach at NDSU
Upcoming Events
Film Screening
February 15 | UNDIVIDE US | 7:00-8:30 p.m. | Louise Auditorium, Barry Hall
All are welcome to join us to watch the new film, UNDIVIDE US. Popcorn will be provided and Ben Klutsey, featured in the film, will offer a Q&A session after the screening. This event is free and open to the public.
Distinguished Speakers
February 28 | Tami Reller
Workshop
February 16 | Ben Klutsey
March 22 | Kerianne Lawson
Dr. Sam Peltzman discusses the unintended consequences of regulation, including a famous insight from his work on automobile safety regulation.
Research
2023 American College Student Freedom, Progress and Flourishing Survey
Survey finds college students have mixed views on issues of freedom, progress and flourishing. View all three years of surveys and their findings here.
Recent Studies
Journal publication | Did the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Stimulate Capital Expenditures? A Firm-Level Approach By Dr. John Bitzan, Dr. Yongtao Hong, and Dr. Fariz Huseynov |
Research insights | Banking Consolidation and Its Impact on Entrepreneurship: A Call to Support Small Business By Brett Bantle, Parker Jabas, and Dr. Oudom Hean |
Journal publication | Dollar Store Expansion and Independent Grocery Retailer Contraction By Dr. Sandro Steinbach |
Journal publication | Global ContainerShipping Disruptions, Pop-Up Ports, and U.S. Agricultural Exports, By Dr. Sandro Steinbach |
Research insights | The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Louisiana's Institutions By Dr. Raymond March and Dr. Veeshan Rayamajhee |
Journal publication | Shock Me Like a Hurricane: How Hurricane Katrina Changed Louisiana's Formal and Informal Institutions By Dr. Veeshan Rayamajhee and Dr. Raymond March |
Journal publication | Community, Pluralism, and Public Reason: An Entangled Analysis of Early Modern England By Dr. James Caton |
Recent Media
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Outreach
We Need a Common Understanding of What 'Capitalism' Means
By Dr. John Bitzan and Dr. Clay Routledge
When skeptics and advocates talk about capitalism, are we really speaking the same language when we use the word?