Legacy and Honours
Even after his death, Hayek's intellectual presence is noticeable, especially in the universities where he had taught: the London School of Economics, the University of Chicago, and the University of Freiburg. A number of tributes have resulted, many posthumous:
- A student-run group at the LSE Hayek Society, was established in 1996 in his honor.
- At Oxford University, the Oxford Libertarian Society was previously known as the Hayek Society.
- The Cato Institute named its lower level auditorium after Hayek, who had been a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Cato during his later years.
- Also, the auditorium of the school of economics in Universidad Francisco MarroquĂn in Guatemala is named after him.
- The Hayek Fund for Scholars of the Institute for Humane Studies provides financial awards for academic career activities of graduate students and untenured faculty members.
- The Ludwig von Mises Institute holds a lecture named after Hayek every year at its Austrian Scholars Conference and invites notable academics to speak about subjects relating to Hayek's contributions to the Austrian School.
- George Mason University has an economics essay award named in honor of Hayek.
- The Mont Pelerin Society has a quadrennial economics essay contest named in his honor.
- Hayek was awarded honorary degrees from Rikkyo University, University of Vienna, and University of Salzburg.
- Hayek has an investment portfolio named after him. The Hayek Fund invests in corporations who financially support free market public policy organizations
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