Workshop in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Fall 2010

Thursdays 1:00-2:30pm unless otherwise noted in 318 Enterprise Hall

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Wednesday, September 1

12:30-2:00pm

Hazel Hall Room 332
GMU's Arlington Campus

 

 

Emily Chamlee-Wright

Economics,
Beloit College

&

Nona Martin

History,
George Mason University

 

 

 

 

Post Disaster Recovery: An Institutional and Cultural Perspective on the Reconstruction of the Gulf Coast

 

Additional information and registration here

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, September 9

4:00-7:00pm

Mason Inn Conference Center and Hotel
GMU's Fairfax campus

 

 

James M. Buchanan

1986 Nobel Laureate,
George Mason University

Amartya Sen

1998 Nobel Laureate,
Harvard University

Elinor Ostrom

2009 Nobel Laureate,
Indiana University

 

 

 

A Panel Discussion: Dr. James M. Buchanan's Contributions to Social Philosophy and Political Economy

 

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Tuesday, September 14

 

 

Robert Leeson

Economics,
Hoover Institution at Stanford University

 

The Consumed Income Tax and Asset Price Bubbles, or Capitalism without Bubbles?

 

 

September 23

 

 

Richard Wagner

Economics,
George Mason University

 

A Macro Economy as an Emergent Ecology of Plans

 

September 30

2:00-3:30pm

 

 

Mark Pennington

Politics & International Relations,
Queen Mary University of London

 

Robust Political Economy

 

 

October 21

 

 

Jerry Gaus

Philosophy,
University of Arizona


 

Between Discovery and Choice: The General Will in a Diverse Society

 

October 28

 

Daniel Friedman

Economics,
University of California, Santa Cruz

 

 

Separating the Hawks from the Doves: Evidence from Continuous Time Laboratory Games

 

Tuesday, November 2

 

Jacob T. Levy

Political Science,
McGill University

 

 

Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom

 

November 11

 

Russ Sobel

Economics,
West Virginia University

 

 

Unleashing Capitalism

 

 

Tuesday, November 16

1:30-3:00pm

 

Ryan Hanley


Political Science,
Marquette University

 

 

On Vernon's Smith

 

December 2

 

 

Peter Jaworski

Philosophy,
Bowling Green State University

 

 

Ownership, Guardianship & Stewardship