The Association of Private Enterprise Education is a nonprofit organization.
It was founded by a philanthropic donation from Herman Lay, co-founder of Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo.[1] It was created for the purpose of "studying and supporting the system of private enterprise". It aims "to put into action accurate and objective understandings of private enterprise".[2][3]
It holds an annual conference.[4][5]
It also publishes the Journal of Private Enterprise.[6]
It also recognizes, by means of a number of awards, persons of distinction who have helped to further its aims.[7]
Former presidents[edit]
- Edward Stringham[8]
- Benjamin Powell[9]
- Jeff Ray Clark
- Bruce L. Benson[10]
- Michael Cox[11]
- Bruce Yandle[12]
- Jane Shaw[13]
- Gordon Tullock[14]
References[edit]
- ^ The Smith Center for Private Enterprise Studies Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "APEE | The Association of Private Enterprise Education".
- ^ "The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga".
- ^ "Official website, Conferences".
- ^ Art Carden, The Association of Private Enterprise Education is Decadent and Depraved: 2012, Forbes, 4/05/2012
- ^ "Main Page". Journal of Private Enterprise.
- ^ "Official website, Awards".
- ^ "Edward Stringham Faculty webpage". Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Free Market Institute – Our People – Benjamin Powell, Ph.D." www.depts.ttu.edu.
- ^ Bruce L. Benson Faculty webpage
- ^ "Michael Cox biography".
- ^ "Bruce Yandle biography". Archived from the original on 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Jane S. Shaw, Author at The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal".
- ^ "Center for Study of Constitutional Political Economy, George Tullock biography" (PDF).