Why Is There No Milton Friedman Today?

Here is the video from the event sponsored by the Mercatus Center and EconJournal Watch at our own George Mason University.

Free Banking and The Economics of a Free Society: George Selgin (Video)

Miss our first Liberty Lecture Series? Check out the video of it here!

Social Hour with GMU Economics Society

Join us tonight at 8pm for a social hour at Mason's own sports bar on campus. Stop by to hang out after classes and maybe even talk some economics. 

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What is the SEC for?

"While of great interest to CEO pay activists, for most investors, the pay ratio--which is based on an arbitrary calculation--simply is not material to their investment decisions. Yet investors will be forced to bear the significant cost of calculating the information."

An interesting article by Hester Peirce about how the SEC is stepping away from there mission. I think Mason's public choice economics can show a lot about how rules like this can exist in an agency that is intended to benefit the general public.

Milton Friedman Free to Choose

Wednesday September 25th 
7:30pm 
Enterprise 318 

This will the first installment this semester of watching selections from Milton and Rose D. Friedman's television series Free to Choose: A Personal Statement. The series discusses the free market and how its presences, or lack thereof, effects members of society.

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Economic Liberty Lecture Series: George Selgin

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    Thursday September 19th, 2013 

Thursday September 19th 7:00pm
Enterprise 178
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This will be the first lecture of the Economic Liberty Lecture Series this semester and will be featuring economist George Selgin who will be speak on "Free Banking and the Economics of a Free Society."

George Selgin is a Professor of Economics at the University of Georgia‘s Terry College of Business. He is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. His research covers a broad range of topics within the field of monetary economics, including monetary history, macroeconomic theory, and the history of monetary thought. He is the author of The Theory of Free Banking (Rowman & Littlefield, 1988), Bank Deregulation and Monetary Order (Routledge, 1996), Less Than Zero: The Case for a Falling Price Level in a Growing Economy (The Institute of Economic Affairs, 1997), and, most recently, Good Money: Birmingham Button Makers, the Royal Mint, and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage (University of Michigan Press, 2008). He has written as well for numerous scholarly journals, including the British Numismatic Journal, The Economic Journal, the Economic History Review, the Journal of Economic Literature, and the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, and for popular outlets such as The Christian Science Monitor, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other popular outlets. Professor Selgin is also, a co-editor of Econ Journal Watch, an electronic journal devoted to exposing “inappropriate assumptions, weak chains of argument, phony claims of relevance, and omissions of pertinent truths” in the writings of professional economists. He holds a B.A. in economics and zoology from Drew University, and a Ph.D. in economics from New York University.

The Work of Ronald Coase Over the Years

Today we remember one of the greatest economists in the 20th and 21st Centuries. In honor of his work in the field of economics here is a chart of his work over the years.

RIP Ronald Coase 1910-2013

It is a sad day in economics history, Ronald Coase Ph.D. has passed away. Here is a video of him working to critique utility theory with his colleague at the University of Chicago, Gary Becker.

GMU Economics Society Welcome Reception

Join the Econ Society for the first meeting of the year. Talk some econ, meet fellow econ-lovers, eat some zero-price food, and discuss ideas for future Economics Society events!

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