Jonathan Hartley

Research Fellow

Biography

Jon Hartley is an economist specializing in finance, labor economics, and macroeconomics. He is currently a research fellow at the Civitas Institute, a policy fellow at the Hoover Institution, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and an affiliated scholar at the Mercatus Center. He also hosts the podcast Capitalism and Freedom in the 21st Century. Previously, he worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and in various policy and governmental roles at the World Bank, I.M.F., Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Bank of Canada. He received his B.A. in economics and mathematics from the University of Chicago, an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.P.P. from Harvard. He is completing his Ph.D. in economics at Stanford.

Recent contributions

Kevin Warsh’s Challenge to Fed Groupthink

Economic Dynamism
February 10, 2026

The Wealth of Nations at 250: Adam Smith’s Blueprint for the American Economy

Pursuit of Happiness
January 6, 2026

Inflation Killed The Penny

Politics
December 9, 2025

Milei's Mandate

Economic Dynamism
November 3, 2025

A Nobel Prize for Innovation, Dynamism, and Creative Destruction

Economic Dynamism
October 14, 2025

Open the Budget Scoring Black Box

Economic Dynamism
September 11, 2025

The New Supply Side Economics Can Revive Economic Growth

Economic Dynamism
December 20, 2024

Strengthening the U.S.-Canada Alliance

Economic Dynamism
March 11, 2025

Canada Needs a Pro-Growth Economic Strategy More Than Ever

Economic Dynamism
April 24, 2025
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Kevin Warsh’s Challenge to Fed Groupthink

February 10, 2026

The Wealth of Nations at 250: Adam Smith’s Blueprint for the American Economy

January 6, 2026

Inflation Killed The Penny

December 9, 2025

Milei's Mandate

November 3, 2025

A Nobel Prize for Innovation, Dynamism, and Creative Destruction

October 14, 2025

Open the Budget Scoring Black Box

September 11, 2025

The New Supply Side Economics Can Revive Economic Growth

December 20, 2024

Strengthening the U.S.-Canada Alliance

March 11, 2025

Canada Needs a Pro-Growth Economic Strategy More Than Ever

April 24, 2025
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