2026:
• Young Scholar Award, Mont Pelerin Society
• Edward Artinian Award, Southern Political Science Association
• Graduate Fellowship, Public Choice Society
2025:
• First Prize, 17th Vernon Smith Prize, European Center of Austrian Economics
• Young Scholar Award, Association of Private Enterprise Education
• Honorable Mention, 20th Essay Contest, Caminos de la Libertad
2024:
• Friedrich A. Hayek Fellowship, Mont Pelerin Society
• Third Prize, Hayek Essay Contest, Mont Pelerin Society
• Merit-based Full Scholarship, M.A. & Pg.D. in Economics, Universidad del CEMA
Monetary Outsourcing: An Institutional Safeguard against Corruption
• Forthcoming as IREF Working Paper (Institute for Research in Economic and Fiscal Issues)
• Forthcoming as MPRA Working Paper (Munich Personal RePEc Archive)
The Education Market: Thoughts on the Benefits of Competition
• Early version available at ecaef.org (European Center of Austrian Economics Foundation)
• Under review in Journal of Private Enterprise (Association of Private Enterprise Education)
Divide Powers and Conquer Prosperity: A Bicephalous Central Banking Alternative
• Forthcoming as MPRA Working Paper (Munich Personal RePEc Archive)
• Under review in Review of Political Economy, Routledge
The Process of Institutional Correction
• Developed within Mercatus Center's Resilient Societies Program
Monetary Outsourcing: An Institutional Safeguard against Corruption
✦ Young Scholar Award at the Mont Pelerin Society General Meeting, 2026
✦ Research Grant awarded by the Institute for Research in Economic and Fiscal Issues, 2026
The Pathologization of Ideological Differences and its Political Risks
✦ Edward Artinian Award at the Southern Political Science Association 97th Annual Meeting, 2026
The Process of Institutional Correction
✦ Research Grant awarded by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, 2026
The Populist Business Cycle: Insights from Argentina's Political History
✦ Graduate Fellowship awarded at the Public Choice Society 63rd Annual Meeting, 2026
The Education Market: Thoughts on the Benefits of Competition
✦ First Prize in the European Center of Austrian Economics 17th Vernon Smith Prize, 2025
Crypto-Institutional Drift: A Non-Strategic Maximization of Economic Freedom
✦ Young Scholar Award at the Association of Private Enterprise Education 49th Annual Meeting, 2025
Repensar el ideal de democracia: Una crítica a la perversión igualitaria
✦ Honorable Mention in the Caminos de la Libertad 20th Essay Contest, 2025
Pseudoscience, Ecology and Market: Behind the Ecologist Offensive against Economic Freedom
✦ Friedrich A. Hayek Fellowship awarded at the Mont Pelerin Society General Meeting, 2024
✦ Third Prize in the Mont Pelerin Society Hayek Essay Contest, 2024
Divide Powers and Conquer Prosperity: A Bicephalous Central Banking Alternative
Review of Political Economy 2027 Special Issue — Joint Symposium with Economia e Sociedade
The Process of Institutional Correction: How Societies Recover from Governance Failure
• Institution: Mercatus Center at George Mason University
• Program: Resilient Societies
• Grant Amount: USD 6,000
• Main Deliverable: Single-authored article
• Date: July 2026
Positive Effects of Outsourcing Money: Less Corruption, More Stability
• Institution: Institute for Research in Economic and Fiscal Issues (IREF)
• Program: Central Banking and Public Debt
• Grant Amount: EUR 15,000
• Main Deliverable: Single-authored article
• Date: January 2026
[2026] The Key Role of Euro in Times of Geopolitical Uncertainty
[2026] Deregulation Strengthens Sovereignty: Lessons from Argentina
[2026] Cronyism in Disguise: When the Elites Parasite Libertarian Ideas
Mont Pelerin Society 2026 General Meeting
• Venue: The Westin, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
• Paper: Monetary Outsourcing: An Institutional Safeguard against Corruption
• Date: October 11-15, 2026
European Center of Austrian Economics (ECAEF) 17th Vernon Smith Prize Ceremony
• Venue: Rathausaal, Vaduz, Liechtenstein
• Paper: The Education Market: Thoughts on the Benefits of Competition
• Date: February 17, 2025
Mont Pelerin Society 2024 General Meeting
• Venue: Hotel Andaz, New Delhi, India
• Paper: Pseudoscience, Ecology and Market: Behind the Ecologist Offensive against Economic Freedom
• Date: September 22-26, 2024
Public Choice Society (PCS) 64th Annual Meeting
• Venue: Le Meridien Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Paper: Monetary Outsourcing: An Institutional Safeguard against Corruption
• Date: March 11-13, 2027
10th International Conference on the Political Economy of Democracy and Dictatorship (PEDD)
• Venue: Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
• Paper: Monetary Outsourcing: An Institutional Safeguard against Corruption
• Date: February 18-20, 2027
Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) 98th Annual Meeting
• Venue: Tradewinds Resort, St. Pete Beach, Florida, USA
• Paper: The Process of Institutional Correction
• Date: January 13-16, 2027
Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law (PPEL) in the Global South 2nd Annual Conference
• Venue: Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
• Paper: Divide Powers and Conquer Prosperity: A Bicephalous Central Banking Alternative
• Date: December 9-11, 2026
10th Madrid Conference on Austrian Economics (MCAE)
• Venue: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
• Paper: Monetary Outsourcing: An Institutional Safeguard against Corruption
• Date: October 21-23, 2026
10th Austrian Economics Meeting Europe (AEME)
• Venue: Université Catholique de l'Ouest, Angers, France
• Paper: Monetary Outsourcing: An Institutional Safeguard against Corruption
• Date: May 28-30, 2026
History of Economics Society (HES) 29th Annual Conference
• Venue: Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France
• Paper: A Paradox of Repression: How Fascism Paved the Way for the Austrian School in Argentina
• Date: May 26-29, 2026
Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) 50th Annual Meeting
• Venue: Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Paper: The Populist Business Cycle: Insights from Argentina's Political History
• Date: April 5-7, 2026
Public Choice Society (PCS) 63rd Annual Meeting
• Venue: San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk, Texas, USA
• Paper: The Populist Business Cycle: Insights from Argentina's Political History
• Date: March 12-14, 2026
Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) 97th Annual Meeting
• Venue: Hilton Riverside, New Orleans, Lousiana, USA
• Paper: The Pathologization of Ideological Differences and its Political Risks
• Date: January 14-17, 2026
9th Madrid Conference on Austrian Economics (MCAE)
• Venue: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
• Paper: Market within Metaverse: An Austrian Approach to Virtual Economic Environments
• Date: September 23-24, 2025
University of Pittsburgh Conference on Voluntary Governance
• Venue: University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• Paper: Crypto-Institutional Drift: A Non-Strategic Maximization of Economic Freedom
• Date: September 6-7, 2025
Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) 49th Annual Meeting
• Venue: Universidad Francisco Marroquín/Westin Camino Real, Guatemala
• Paper: Crypto-Institutional Drift: A Non-Strategic Maximization of Economic Freedom
• Date: April 6-8, 2025
International Adam Smith Society (IASS) 2025 Annual Conference
• Venue: Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy
• Paper: The Ruin of Some Nations: Understanding the Institutional Theory through Adam Smith
• Date: March 28-30, 2025
UCEMA Friedman Hayek Center 1st Young Freedom Summit
• Venue: Universidad del CEMA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Paper: Pseudociencia, ecología y mercado: Detrás de la ofensiva ecologista contra la libertad económica
• Date: October 24, 2024
Monetary Outsourcing: An Institutional Safeguard against Corruption
Joint Doctoral Seminar • Invited Talk (English)
Institution: Université Catholique de l'Ouest, Angers, France
Host: Prof. Jörg Guido Hülsmann & Prof. Karl-Friedrich Israel
Date: September 4, 2026
The Education Market: Thoughts on the Benefits of Competition
Educational Freedom Seminar Series • Invited Talk (Spanish)
Institution: Universidad del CEMA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Host: Prof. Edgardo Zablotsky
Date: March 12, 2025
Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, since 2026
Research Fellow, Institute for Research in Economic and Fiscal Issues (IREF), since 2026
Senior Researcher, Red Nacional de Investigadores en Economía (RedNIE), since 2026
Assistant Professor, Universidad del CEMA, since 2025
Friedrich A. Hayek Fellow, Mont Pelerin Society, 2024
Graduate Fellow, Public Choice Society, 2026
• European Society for the History of Economic Thought (ESHET), since 2026
• International Adam Smith Society (IASS), since 2025
• Heterodox Academy (HxA), since 2025
Mercatus Announces Resilient Societies Grant Recipients
Mercatus Center at George Mason University, July 21, 2026
20 años de compromiso: una vida por la libertad
Vértigo Político, October 5, 2025
European Center of Austrian Economics Foundation (ECAEF) verleiht 17 Vernon Smitz Prize
Wirtschaftszeit, February 22, 2025
Internationaler Vernon Smith Prize in Vaduz verliehen
Industrie- und Finanzkontor, February 18, 2025
Bildung: Nur für die, die’s sich leisten können oder Pflichtprogramm für alle?
Brudiland, February 18, 2025
Alles um das Thema Bildung: Ein Privileg oder ein Recht für alle?
Liechtensteiner Vaterland, February 17, 2025
Ist Bildung ein öffentliches oder privates Gut? Vernon Smith Prize 2025
Landesspiegel, February 17, 2025
1st Award in Vernon Smith Prize
European Center of Austrian Economics Foundation, February 17, 2025
Personal Email: marcosludyrios@gmail.com (preferred)
Institutional Email: mjludyrio26@ucema.edu.ar
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Martha Anderson, Mercatus Center Program Manager • Email: manderson@mercatus.gmu.edu
Karl-Friedrich Israel, IREF Scientific Committee Director • Email: kisrael@uco.fr
Benjamin Powell, Mont Pelerin Society Treasurer • Email: benjamin.powell@ttu.edu
Francisco Zalles, Universidad de las Hespérides Professor • Email: fzalles@hesperides.edu.es
Personal notes, reflections, and updates on my academic travels, conferences, and professional activities.
Reflections on presenting my research at the Conference on Voluntary Governance and on the intellectual exchanges surrounding voluntary institutional arrangements.
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Reflections on the Vernon Smith Prize ceremony, presenting my research, and meeting scholars from the Austrian economics tradition.
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Impressions from attending the Mont Pelerin Society General Meeting in New Delhi and experiencing one of my first major international academic meetings.
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I am pleased to announce my participation in the Resilient Societies Program at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
Read announcement →An announcement regarding my affiliation with the Institute for Research in Economic and Fiscal Issues in Paris, France.
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