Dinner & Discussion of Adam Smith with Prof. Dan Klein

Join the GMU Economics Society in welcoming GMU Econ Prof. Daniel Klein to discuss Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments. The Econ Society will be providing dinner with the discussion.

Wednesday, May 4th at 6:00pm

Enterprise 318

Daniel Klein is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He holds degrees from George Mason University and New York University, where in both cases he studied the classical liberal traditions of economics. His teaching focuses on economic principles and public policy issues.

Professor Klein has published research on policy issues including toll roads, urban transit, auto emission, credit reporting, and the Food and Drug Administration. He has also written on spontaneous order, the discovery of opportunity, the demand and supply of assurance, why government officials believe in the goodness of bad policy, and the relationship between liberty, dignity, and responsibility.
Klein is the coauthor of Curb Rights: A Foundation for Free Enterprise in Urban Transit, editor of Reputation: Studies in the Voluntary Elicitation of Good Conduct, and editor of What Do Economists Contribute?

Recently, Klein has coauthored with Alex Tabarrok a comprehensive Web site on the Food and Drug Administration (FDAReview.org), and co-edited with Fred Foldvary a book The Half-Life of Policy Rationales: How New Technology Affects Old Policy Issues (New York University Press, 2003).

Bryan Caplan on Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids

GMU Economics Professor Bryan Caplan will be giving a talk on his new book "Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids." After the talk, there will be Q&A and a social time with refreshments.

Wednesday, April 27th

at 5:30pm

in Lecture Hall Room 1

GMU Fairfax campus

Prof. Caplan was recently on Fox discussing his book:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GkA7mraYdw

Bryan Caplan is an Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University and an adjunct scholar of the Cato Institute. His articles have appeared in the American Economic Review, the Economic Journal, the Journal of Law and Economics, Social Science Quarterly, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and many other outlets.

Bryan Caplan is the author of The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies. His current project is a new book, Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think.

His webpage, http://www.bcaplan.com/, features both his academic research and his numerous other interests.

Bryan Caplan blogs on EconLog along with Arnold Kling and David Henderson.

Larry White Video

Below is the video for the FFF & GMU Econ Society lecture with Lawrence H. White held at George Mason University on Monday, April 4th.

Economic Liberty Lecture Series: Lawrence H. White from The Future of Freedom Foundation on Vimeo.

Conference at Cato

Tomorrow afternoon the Cato Institute will be hosting a conference entitled "The Economic Impact of Government Spending". The event will feature Senator Bob Corker (R-TN); Senator Mike Lee (R-UT); Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vice Chairman, Joint Economic Committee; Vito Tanzi, Honorary President of the International Institute of Public Finance; former Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund; Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Ohio University, Adjunct Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Daniel Mitchell, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; Phil Gramm, UBS Investment Bank; former U.S. Senator from Texas.

Commencing at 2:00pm and concluding at 6:00pm, the conference will address the dramatic increase in government spending, its economic consequences, and ways to address the burden it may have on the economy.

Further information can be found here; register today!

Summer Fellowship Opportunity with the Institute for Justice

The Institute for Justice is seeking fellows for its summer internship program. The Maffucci Fellowship is an incredible opportunity & I would encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Details for the fellowship are below:

The fellowship includes assisting with exciting research projects, helping track situations and legislation across the country, and providing valuable administrative support to staff on a variety of tasks. Fellows gain inimitable experience on the front lines of the fight for liberty.

The Maffucci Fellowships are full-time and the duration is flexible, from 3 to 6 months. Fellows receive a monthly stipend, and undergraduates are encouraged to attempt to obtain academic credit for their work.

Candidates should possess exceptional writing skills, be attentive to detail, and have a strong commitment to individual freedom as well as a familiarity with eminent domain abuse, free speech issues, school choice and economic liberty.

Please send a cover letter, resume, two letters of recommendation, and writing sample to the attention of:

Christina Walsh
Director of Activism and Coalitions
Institute for Justice
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203
Email (preferred): cwalsh@ij.org
Fax: (703) 682-9321
Application Deadline: Rolling

More employment and internship opportunities at IJ: http://www.ij.org/jobs