We’re on a mission!

Founded in 2012 by economists Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, and featuring instructors like 2021 Nobel Laureate Josh Angrist, the goal of Marginal Revolution University is to give everyone, everywhere free access to a world-class economic education. MRU is a nonprofit project housed at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

MRU (along with Tyler and Alex’s popular economics blog, Marginal Revolution), takes its name from a transformational era of economic thought. During the 19th century economists like Walras, Menger, and Jevons formalized marginalism theory. Even the greatest changes, they taught us, happen in tiny increments: one idea, one person, one decision at a time.

We help econ and personal finance teachers shine by providing them with easy-to-use teaching resources (lesson plans, videos, news articles, interactive practice, etc.) that apply cognitive science to boost learning outcomes.

We help individual learners (whether or not they’re currently in a formal econ class) increase their knowledge and understanding by providing them with engaging video and interactive lessons developed by leading academic economists. And for aspiring economists and creators, our talent programs invest in that talent directly — deeper economics learning and hands-on experience creating original content that makes economics accessible to all.

We do this all at no cost to teachers or learners because better economic thinking can make a better world, one small step at a time.