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
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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Showing posts with label Economic Freedom. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Law and Economics Seminar -- Session 3
Join the Economics Society for the third session of our Law and Economics Seminar. We will be continuing our discussion on the Lochner v. New York case. Hope to see you there!
Where: HUB Room 3
When: Monday, November 26 at 6:00 pm
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Where: HUB Room 3
When: Monday, November 26 at 6:00 pm
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Economic Liberty Lecture Series -- Dan Smith
Join the GMU Economics Society and Future of Freedom Foundation in welcoming economist, professor, and author Dan Smith lecture on "A Tale of Two Disaster-Stricken Communities: Joplin and Tuscaloosa."
When: Monday November 5th
Where: Sub II Rooms 3-5
5:30 - Free Pizza ($0)
6:00 - Lecture with Q&A
8:00 - Social Hour at Brion's Grille
Check out the Facebook event!
SPEAKER: Dan Smith
"A Tale of Two Disaster-Stricken Communities: Joplin and Tuscaloosa"
Daniel J. Smith is an Assistant Professor at the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University in 2011. Dr. Smith's research primarily focuses on studying the institutions that emerge to foster economic and social cooperation between socially distant, or even hostile, groups. His dissertation, which won the Don Lavoie Memorial Graduate Student Essay Prize, explored the institutions that emerged to facilitate trade between Christians, Jews, and Muslims in Medieval Spain, resulting in a period of relative peace and prosperity. He has also detailed how similar institutions have emerged in other diverse contexts, such as disaster-stricken communities, among competitors in the Tour de France, and even among brawling soccer hooligans in England. Dr. Smith has also published opinion editorials in such prominent outlets as the Wall Street Journal, the Birmingham News, and the Jefferson City News Tribune, and has been interviewed on numerous radio and television programs across the nation.
When: Monday November 5th
Where: Sub II Rooms 3-5
5:30 - Free Pizza ($0)
6:00 - Lecture with Q&A
8:00 - Social Hour at Brion's Grille
Check out the Facebook event!
SPEAKER: Dan Smith
"A Tale of Two Disaster-Stricken Communities: Joplin and Tuscaloosa"
Daniel J. Smith is an Assistant Professor at the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University in 2011. Dr. Smith's research primarily focuses on studying the institutions that emerge to foster economic and social cooperation between socially distant, or even hostile, groups. His dissertation, which won the Don Lavoie Memorial Graduate Student Essay Prize, explored the institutions that emerged to facilitate trade between Christians, Jews, and Muslims in Medieval Spain, resulting in a period of relative peace and prosperity. He has also detailed how similar institutions have emerged in other diverse contexts, such as disaster-stricken communities, among competitors in the Tour de France, and even among brawling soccer hooligans in England. Dr. Smith has also published opinion editorials in such prominent outlets as the Wall Street Journal, the Birmingham News, and the Jefferson City News Tribune, and has been interviewed on numerous radio and television programs across the nation.
Law and Economics Seminar -- Session 2
Join the Economics Society tonight for the Second Session of our Law and Economics Seminar. We will be continuing the discussion on the Lochner v New York case. Hope to see you there!
Join the Facebook event!
Join the Facebook event!
Monday, April 16, 2012
No Sweat: How Sweatshops Improve Lives and Economic Growth
Join FFF and the GMU Economics Society in welcoming economist Ben Powell!
Monday, April 23rd
5:30 pm – Free Pizza ($0)
6:00 pm – Lecture with Q&A
8:00 pm – Social Hour at Brion’s Grille (across the street from George Mason in University Mall)
Benjamin Powell is an associate professor of Economics at Suffolk University. He received his PhD at George Mason University in 2003. His areas of interest include Austrian Economics, economic development, and Public Choice. He has written many articles and three books: 'Modern Principles: Microeconomics'; 'Housing America'; and 'Making Poor Nations Rich'.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
The Economics of Prohibition: The BLUNT Truth
Join the GMU Economics Society as we welcome GMU Professor Donald Boudreaux as he lectures on the economics of prohibition and the drug war.
Wednesday, April 18th
6:00pm :: Lecture and $0 Munchies
Enterprise 80
Professor Donald J. Boudreaux was the Chairman of the Department of Economics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, from August 2001 to August 2009. Previously, he was president of the Foundation for Economic Education (1997-2001); Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Economics at Clemson University (1992-1997); and Assistant Professor of Economics at George Mason University (1985-1989).
During the Spring 1996 semester he was an Olin Visiting Fellow in Law and Economics at the Cornell Law School. His PhD in economics is from Auburn University (1986) and his law degree is from the University of Virginia (1992).
He has lectured, in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Europe, on a wide variety of topics, including the nature of law, antitrust law and economics, and international trade. He is published in The Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, Regulation, Reason, Ideas on Liberty, The Washington Times, The Journal of Commerce, the Cato Journal, and several scholarly journals such as the Supreme Court Economic Review, Southern Economic Journal, Antitrust Bulletin, and Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking.
He is the author of Globalization (Greenwood Press, 2008) and has a blog with Russ Roberts entitled Cafe Hayek.
Monday, March 19, 2012
The Crash of 2008 and its Implications on Economic Liberty
Join FFF and the GMU Economics Society in welcoming economist Scott Sumner!
TODAY March 19 -- SUB II Rooms 3 and 4
5:30 -- zero-price PIZZA
6:00 -- Lecture
8:00 -- Social at Brion's Grille!
Scott Sumner earned a BA in economics at Wisconsin and a PhD at Chicago. His research has been in the field of monetary economics, particularly the role of the gold standard in the Great Depression. He had just begun research on the relationship between cultural values and neoliberal reforms, when he got pulled back into monetary economics by the current crisis. He has taught economics at Bentley University for the past 27 years. Sumner's areas of interest are macroeconomics, monetary theory and policy, and history of economic thought. He has published articles in the Journal of Political Economy, the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, and the Bulletin of Economic Research. Check out his blog, the Money Illusion!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Claudia Williamson Video
For those who missed the lecture last night, here is Claudia Williamson on "The Trouble with Aid".
Economic Liberty Lecture Series - Claudia R. Williamson from The Future of Freedom Foundation on Vimeo.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
An Analysis of Economic Freedom TONIGHT
Please join the GMU Economics Society and Mason Liberty as we welcome instructor Andy Gillette as he presents on topics and relationships concerning Economic Freedom TONIGHT.
Dewberry Hall: Bottom Floor of the Johnson Center
6:00pm - Zero-price refreshments!
6:30pm - Lecture
Andy Gillette is a Program Manager and Instructor at the Charles Koch Institute. For over four years, Andy has taught numerous classes ranging from classical-liberal philosophy to Austrian economics to Market-Based Management® (MBM®), a management philosophy that applies the principles of free societies within the organization. Andy graduated from Wichita State University (whose mascot is a shock of wheat) with degrees in English literature and entrepreneurship. After starting and managing Effective Tutoring, Inc.—a tutoring corporation focused on mathematics—Andy joined the Charles G. Koch Foundation in 2007 before transitioning to the Koch Institute this year. In addition to teaching, Andy has worked with multiple teams and organizations in a consulting capacity to help them implement aspects of MBM and achieve better results. He resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife Genevieve.
Dewberry Hall: Bottom Floor of the Johnson Center
6:00pm - Zero-price refreshments!
6:30pm - Lecture
Andy Gillette is a Program Manager and Instructor at the Charles Koch Institute. For over four years, Andy has taught numerous classes ranging from classical-liberal philosophy to Austrian economics to Market-Based Management® (MBM®), a management philosophy that applies the principles of free societies within the organization. Andy graduated from Wichita State University (whose mascot is a shock of wheat) with degrees in English literature and entrepreneurship. After starting and managing Effective Tutoring, Inc.—a tutoring corporation focused on mathematics—Andy joined the Charles G. Koch Foundation in 2007 before transitioning to the Koch Institute this year. In addition to teaching, Andy has worked with multiple teams and organizations in a consulting capacity to help them implement aspects of MBM and achieve better results. He resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife Genevieve.
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