Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-09-01
Gary Burtless of The Brookings Institution reviews “The Competition of Ideas: The World of the Washington Think Tanks” by Murray Weidenbaum, Jeanne M. Lambrew,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Examines the political economy of the Washington, D.C. think tanks. Discusses the challenge facing think tanks; basic data on Washington think tanks; the five major think tanks; making some comparisons; how think tanks operate; think tanks and business; and measuring the influence of think tanks. Weidenbaum is Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor of Economics at Washington University in St. Louis. Index.”