Austrian Student Scholars Conference
SCHEDULE
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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