CATO Institute

CATO Institute, a public policy research company, conducts research on a range of policy issues. It originates, advocates, promotes, and disseminates applicable policy proposals that create free, open, and civil societies in the United States of America and internationally. The company conducts research on various topics, such as education and child policies; energy and environment; finance, banking, and monetary policies; foreign policies and national security; government and politics; health, welfare, and entitlements; international economics and development; law and civil liberties; political philosophy; regulatory studies; tax and budget policies; telecom, Internet, and information policies; and trade and immigration. CATO Institute was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.