ASSC Schedule
Friday, November 5, 2004
2:00-5:00 Registration. HAL Atrium.
5:30-6:30 Dinner. MAP South.
7:00-8:00 Hans Sennholz Lecture. Sticht Lecture Hall.
“Why Study Economics, and How?” Dr. Guido Hülsmann
Professor of Economics – University of Angers
Senior Fellow – Ludwig von Mises Institute
Saturday, November 6, 2004
8:00-8:30 Coffee and Pastries. HAL Atrium.
8:30-10:00 Sessions
▪ Topics in Macroeconomics. Chairman: Jeff Herbener. HAL 238.
• “Views of Capital” Lucas Englehardt (Grove City College)
• “Keynes and Say’s Law of Markets: Analysis and Implications for Austrian
Economics” Adam Martin (University of Dallas)
• “Economic Progress under the Articles of Confederation,” Adam Milasincic
(Grove City College)
• “Understanding the Yugoslav ‘Bust’; An Austrian Analysis of Global
Economic Intervention in Yugoslavia,” Ale Hartman (Washington
University)
▪ De-Socializing Society. Chairman: Shawn Ritenour. HAL 239.
• “Transition or Survival: The Cuban Reforms of the 1990s,” Matthew Bugher
(International Justice Mission)
• “Hormones Rage in EU Consumers Over US Hormone Treated Beef,” Leah
Spryn (Grove City College)
• “The Dilemma of the American Welfare State,” Sarah Gruen (Grove City
College)
10:15-11:45 Sessions
▪ The Examined Life. Chairman: Jeff Herbener. HAL 238.
• “The Education of Slavish Men,” Emily Bolek (Grove City College)
• “The Persistence of Bad Ideas: A Strategy for Persuasion,” K.M. Swinkles
(University of Amsterdam)
• “Kant’s Categorical Imperative,” Kenneth Rice (Thomas Aquinas College)
▪ Topics in Microeconomics. Chairman: Shawn Ritenour. HAL 239.
• “Uncertainty, Risk, and Insurance,” Melinda Diehl (Grove City College)
• “A Theory of Imputation: A Context of Value Spreads Between Means and
Ends,” Simon Bilo (University of Prague)
• “Examining the Arguments for Conscription,” Braden Robinson (Grove City
College)
12:00-1:30 Lunch. MAP South.
1:45-3:15 Sessions
▪ Libertarian Law. Chairman: Jeff Herbener. HAL 238.
• “A Legal and Economic Analysis of Graffiti,” Daniel D’Amico (George Mason
University)
• “Defense—A New Look at Private Property,” Joshua Gish (Penn State
University)
• “The Price of Private Law: A Critical Analysis of Murray Rothbard’s Model for
Common Law Juridical Systems in the Free Society,” Jonathan Bond
(University College of London)
• “Anarchy in Medieval Ireland,” Isaiah Houston (Penn State University)
▪ International Trade and Aid. Chairman: Shawn Ritenour. HAL 239.
• “Foreign Aid: Church Responsibility and Government Jurisdiction,” Lauren
Gallo (Grove City College)
• “Can Fair Trade Do What Protectionism Cannot? An Investigation of Fair Trade
Mechanics and Effects,” Ryan Orsinger (Trinity University)
• “Mainstreaming Christian Social Values in Modern Economic Thinking: The
Case for Globalisation,” Peggy Griffin (University of Sussex)
3:30-5:00 Sessions
▪ Reforming the Regulatory State. Chairman: Jeff Herbener. HAL 238.
• “Insider Trading and the Case for Abolishing the SEC,” Thomas Whiston
(George Mason University)
• “Fabrication of a Predator: The Sherman Act,” Erich Mattei (University of
Georgia)
• “Strategies for Social Change: Three Cases,” Ben Kilpatrick (University of
New Orleans)
▪ Insights of Great Austrian Intellectuals. Chairman: Shawn Ritenour. HAL 239.
• “Menger, Böhm-Bawerk, and Wieser on Value Theory,” Lauren Besselman
(Grove City College)
• “The Gold Standard in Academic Literature—A Survey,” James Kimball
(George Mason University)
• “Mises’s Contribution to Monetary Theory,” Shannon Pietrangelo (Hillsdale
College)
• “Murray Rothbard on Senator Joseph P. McCarthy,” Marcus Epstein (The
College of William and Mary)
5:30-6:30 Dinner. MAP South.
6:45-7:00 Awarding of the Richard E. Fox Prizes for Best Papers. Sticht Lecture Hall.
7:00-8:00 Ludwig von Mises Lecture. Sticht Lecture Hall.
“Three Decades of Progress in Austrian Economics: From South Royalton to
Grove City” Dr. Joseph Salerno
Professor of Economics and Chairman of the Graduate Finance and
Economics Program – Pace University
Senior Fellow – Ludwig von Mises Institute