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True Smart Growth

Markets offer the widest range of options

Research Fellow

Matthew Hisrich

May 21, 2002

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Matthew Hisrich is a policy analyst with The Buckeye Institute. He graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in Political Economy from Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. At Hillsdale, Matt was a founding member of both the College Libertarians and the Acton Circle.

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