Anarchy : The Economics of Self-Governance a lecture by Edward Stringham

Is the private provision of defense possible? Can law be supplied by the market? Is anarchy an alternative to the state?

If any of these questions interest you, please come join the GMU Econ Society to hear Prof. Ed Stringham's talk on the economics of self-governance. The lecture will be on Thursday April 30th at 3pm in the Johnson Center Meeting Room 239A, with refreshments provided afterward.


On the lecturer:
Edward Stringham is an associate professor of economics at Trinity College, President of the Association of Private Enterprise Education, Editor of the Journal of Private Enterprise, editor of two books, and author of two dozen articles in refereed journals including the Journal of Institutional & Theoretical Economics, Quarterly Review of Economics & Finance, and Journal of Labor Research.

Stringham has been discussed on more than 100 broadcast stations including CBS, CNBC, CNN, Fox, Headline News, NPR, and MTV and in hundreds of newspapers worldwide including 14 of the 20 highest circulating newspapers in the United States and the highest circulating English language newspaper in the world. His work has been the subject of discussion by Entertainment Tonight's Leeza Gibbons and inspired a cartoon by New York Times Syndicated Political Cartoonist Jeff Danziger.

Stringham earned his Ph.D. from George Mason University in 2002, and has won the Templeton Culture of Enteprise Best Article Award, Paper of the Year Award from the Association of Private Enterprise, Best Article Award from the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, Second Place in the Independent Institute Garvey Contest, and Distinguished Young Scholar Award from the Liberalni Institut and the Prague School of Economics.

To See Dr. Stringham on CNBC "No Booze, You May Lose":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDBwom174TA



To Buy Dr. Stringham's book "Anarchy and the Law" The Political Economy of Choice":
http://www.amazon.com/Anarchy-Law-Political-Economy-Independent/dp/1412805791/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s

Caplan Vs. Hanson Debate

Come see the event of the year: Bryan Caplan and Robin Hanson will debate on Liberty vs. Efficiency, Tuesday April 14th. The debate will take place in Enterprise Hall Room 80 at 530pm. The event is open to the public so please come and bring as many guests as you'd like!


Liberty:
Arguing on behalf of liberty is Bryan Caplan, Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University. Professor Caplan received a BA in Economics from U.C. Berkley and a Phd in Economics from Princeton University. Professor Caplan is author of the bestseller book "The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies" and has papers published in the Economic Journal, the Journal of Law and Economics, Social Science Quarterly, the Journal of Public Economics, the Southern Economic Journal, Public Choice, and numerous other outlets. Dr. Caplan's areas of specialty include are Public Choice, Public Finance, and Monetary Economics. Caplan's blog "EconLog" with Arnold Kling and David Henderson can be found at http://econlog.econlib.org/.

Efficiency:
Arguing in favor of efficiency is Robin Hanson, Professor of Economics at George Mason University. Professor Hanson received a BS in Physics from UC Irvine, MS and MA in Physics and Philosophy of Science at University of Chicago, and his Phd in Economics at the California Institute of Technology. Professor Hanson has had many scholarly papers published in peer reviewed journals such as Public Choice, the Journal of Law, Economics, and Policy, and Economica. Professor Hanson's research recently has surrounded prediction markets and possibly exciting applications for them. Hanson's blog "Overcoming Bias" can be found here http://www.overcomingbias.com .