Join the Economics Society for a graduate school workshop with Professor Jason Dunick.
When: Wednesday February 20 at 7:30 pm
Where: Student Union Building II (HUB) --Room 1
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
Spring Econ Community Forum with Professor Tabarrok
Join the Economics Society for our Spring Econ Community forum with Professor Tabarrok. Professor Tabarrok will be speaking on the topic of "Launching the Innovation Renaissance." There will be food, as always.
When: Tuesday 19 February at 7:30 pm
Where: Dewberry South in the JC
Professor Tabarrok holds the Bartley J. Madden Chair in Economics at the Mercatus Center and is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University. Professor Tabarrok is also research director for The Independent Institute and a research fellow with the Mercatus Center. You can find out more about his research interests in empirical law and economics (tort reform, bountyhunters, judicial electoral systems etc.), voting theory and alternative political institutions, health economics (especially the FDA) by browsing his forthcoming and published papers and working papers. He is also the co-author of an extensive website on the FDA, FDAReview.org, and the author or editor of a number of books including the introductory economics textbooks, Modern Principles. He also blogs regularly at MarginalRevolution.
When: Tuesday 19 February at 7:30 pm
Where: Dewberry South in the JC
Professor Tabarrok holds the Bartley J. Madden Chair in Economics at the Mercatus Center and is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University. Professor Tabarrok is also research director for The Independent Institute and a research fellow with the Mercatus Center. You can find out more about his research interests in empirical law and economics (tort reform, bountyhunters, judicial electoral systems etc.), voting theory and alternative political institutions, health economics (especially the FDA) by browsing his forthcoming and published papers and working papers. He is also the co-author of an extensive website on the FDA, FDAReview.org, and the author or editor of a number of books including the introductory economics textbooks, Modern Principles. He also blogs regularly at MarginalRevolution.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Law and Economics Seminar
Join the Economics Society for this semester's first session of the Law and Economics Seminar with Jacob Hornberger.
When: Monday 18 February at 6pm
Where: Student Union Building (HUB) at GMU -- Room 3
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When: Monday 18 February at 6pm
Where: Student Union Building (HUB) at GMU -- Room 3
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Philosopher Alvin Plantinga Receives Prestigious Rescher Prize
World-renowned philosopher Alvin Platinga has received the Rescher Price for Contributions to Systematic philosophy for his work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, metaphysics, and Christian apologetics. Learn more about Plantinga in David Theroux's recent piece in The Beacon.
"Plantinga’s work is of immense importance to all thinking in epistemology, ethics and economics, especially regarding individual action, entrepreneurship, free markets, civic virtue, and the rule of law. Plantinga has shown that those scholars who attempt to ground reality in naturalism are not just pursuing a futile quest leading to determinism and nihilism but are embracing views that defeat their very intellectual enterprise, including science itself. Unfortunately, many superb classical liberal and libertarian scholars remain unaware of Plantinga’s work and are oblivious of the profound weaknesses in their naturalistic assumptions. In this regard, I authored an earlier, preliminary paper, “Economic Science and the Poverty of Naturalism,” that discusses this dilemma and the crucial value of the critiques of metaphysical naturalism by both C.S. Lewis and Plantinga, especially as this is relevant to the corpus of economic reasoning in the Austrian School, Public Choice and other traditions within what Peter Boettke describes as “mainline economics” in his new Independent Institute book, Living Economics."
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Panel Discussion Featuring Israel Kirzner
Join the Mercatus Center at GMU, the Fund for the Study of Spontaneous Order at Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Liberty Fund, and the GMU Economics Society for a panel discussion: Dr. israel M. Kirzner's contributions to Market Process Theory and Entrepreneurship Studies.
When: Thursday February 7th, 4-6pm
Where: Mason Inn
4352 Mason Pond Drive
Fairfax, VA
Distinguished NYU professor emeritus Israel M. Kirzner will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Fund for the Study of Spontaneous Order for his pioneering work on the theory of the entrepreneurial market process.
Prior to the Award Ceremony, a panel discussion will be hosted to discuss Kirzner's work on entrepreneurship and its relationship to economic science, organizations and management, and law and public policy.
A reception will follow sponsored by the Liberty Fund.
When: Thursday February 7th, 4-6pm
Where: Mason Inn
4352 Mason Pond Drive
Fairfax, VA
Distinguished NYU professor emeritus Israel M. Kirzner will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Fund for the Study of Spontaneous Order for his pioneering work on the theory of the entrepreneurial market process.
Prior to the Award Ceremony, a panel discussion will be hosted to discuss Kirzner's work on entrepreneurship and its relationship to economic science, organizations and management, and law and public policy.
A reception will follow sponsored by the Liberty Fund.
Economic Lecture Series -- Timur Kuran
Join the GMU Economics Society and Future of Freedom Foundation in welcoming economist, professor, and author Timur Kuran lecture on "Religious Obstacles to Democratization in the Middle East: Past and Present."
When: Tuesday February 5th
Where: Enterprise 318
5:30 pm – FREE PIZZA!
6:00 pm – Talk with Q&A
8:00 pm – Social hour at Brion's Grille
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ADMISSION: FREE
SPEAKER: Timur Kuran
"Religious Obstacles to Democratization in the Middle East: Past and Present”
Timur Kuran is a Turkish economist, Professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor in Islamic Studies at Duke University. His teaching and research draw on multiple disciplines, including economics, political science, history, and legal studies.
Presented by:
George Mason University Economics Society
&
The Future of Freedom Foundation
fff@fff.org
(703) 934-6101
When: Tuesday February 5th
Where: Enterprise 318
5:30 pm – FREE PIZZA!
6:00 pm – Talk with Q&A
8:00 pm – Social hour at Brion's Grille
Check out the Facebook Event!
ADMISSION: FREE
SPEAKER: Timur Kuran
"Religious Obstacles to Democratization in the Middle East: Past and Present”
Timur Kuran is a Turkish economist, Professor of Economics and Political Science, and Gorter Family Professor in Islamic Studies at Duke University. His teaching and research draw on multiple disciplines, including economics, political science, history, and legal studies.
Presented by:
George Mason University Economics Society
&
The Future of Freedom Foundation
fff@fff.org
(703) 934-6101
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