Civics, Education & Opportunity
Reagan National Economic Forum (RNEF)
RNEF's Mission
To advance economic, fiscal, and monetary policies that will sustain and strengthen American opportunity, innovation, and prosperity in the context of fierce global competition, threats to America’s national security, and significant domestic challenges and opportunities.
2026 Reagan National Economic Forum
The second annual Reagan National Economic Forum will take place next on May 28-29, 2026.
The theme for the 2026 Economic Forum is Building the American Future: Growth, Innovation, and Opportunity at 250. Learn more.
About RNEF
In his first inaugural address, Ronald Reagan told the American people that he sought “...a healthy, vigorous, growing economy that provides equal opportunities for all Americans, with no barriers born of bigotry of discrimination.... We can have a strong and prosperous America, at peace with itself and the world.”
In May 2025, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute brought together policymakers, business leaders, scholars, and innovators from across industries – from the iconic American brands known worldwide to the startups and disruptors building the future of the American economy– to explore ways the United States can strengthen opportunity, innovation, and prosperity in the face of fierce global competition.
2026 Reagan National Economic Forum Public Opinion Survey
Academic, political, and commercial pollsters frequently survey the American people to determine their views on the current state and future of the American economy. However, relatively few of those surveys seek to capture the essence of economics: scarcity, opportunity cost, and decisions about trade-offs.
The Reagan National Economic Survey is designed to fill this gap by asking questions primarily about tradeoffs between different policy goals, design choices, and constraints. To the extent possible, the survey seeks to identify real policy trade-offs and use steelmanned framing experiments to understand what Americans believe and prefer subject to constraints.
Additionally, this survey asks questions comparing Americans’ views on topical economic phenomena that can be measured against expert views as well as questions aimed at learning about Americans’ information sources, trusted authorities, and beliefs about the economic policies of President Ronald Reagan.
Complete findings of the 2025 Reagan National Economic Forum Public Opinion Survey can be found here.
View survey instrument, crosstabs, and raw data here.
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