James Madison Univ

KOCHADEMIA 900K$

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James Madison University (JMU) is among the hundreds of higher education institutions to have received financial contributions from entities tied to billionaire industrialist Charles Koch. The university received Koch-related grants (historically nearing $1 million) directed at promoting economic freedom and free-market studies. [1, 2, 3]

JMU & Koch Foundation Ties

• Funding & Initiatives: Historically, organizations like the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation have funneled hundreds of millions to higher education beneficiaries. JMU previously received funding designated to support academic research into the causes and impacts of economic freedom. , [2, 3]

• Institutional Scrutiny: Similar to SourceWatch on Koch Universities, the receipt of Koch money by various colleges is frequently monitored by faculty associations (e.g., the AAUP) due to concerns about curriculum strings and academic freedom. [1]

Regarding "Kochademia"

"Kochademia" (or "Kochademia.org") is a decentralized, grassroots investigative and watchdog project designed to track and map the extensive financial and political influence of the Koch network across U.S. colleges and universities. While the Charles Koch network has injected nearly $500 million into hundreds of schools, groups like Kochademia aim to shine a light on these relationships, monitoring how this funding might influence hiring, curriculum, and public policy agendas on campus. [1, 2, 3]

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• Review public IRS filings and institutional financial disclosures? [1, 2, 3]

[### Koch Universities SourceWatch

https://sourcewatch.org › index.php › Koch_Universities](https://sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Universities)

Koch University Spending and Academic Freedom. Individual university ... James Madison University: $939,966; John Brown University: $118,500; Johns ...Read more

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James Madison University (also known as JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public coeducational researchuniversity located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison College in 1938 in honor of President James Madison and then James Madison University in 1977.^[4] The university is situated in the Shenandoah Valley, with the campus quadrangle located on South Main Street in Harrisonburg

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Natalie Johnson is a news writer at the Washington Free Beacon. Prior to joining the Free Beacon, she was a news reporter at the Daily Signal. Johnson’s work has been featured in outlets such as Newsweek, Fox News and Drudge Report. She graduated from James Madison University in 2015 with a B.A. in political science and journalism. She can be reached at johnson@freebeacon.com. 

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This finding originates from the European Central Bank Working Paper Series by economists Juan F. Jimeno and Diego Rodríguez Palenzuela. Their research utilized panel data across OECD countries to evaluate how demographic shifts and labor market institutions impact relative youth unemployment rates. [1, 2]

Key Details of Their Research

• The Study: Analyzed cross-country OECD data to isolate factors affecting youth employment. [1]
• Minimum Wage: Identified that stringent labor market institutions—particularly higher, rigid minimum wage rules—are positively correlated with increased relative youth unemployment. [1, 2, 3]
• High Taxes: Concluded that high tax wedges (taxes on labor) paired with wage floors make young workers more vulnerable to joblessness during macroeconomic adjustments. [1]

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