ASSC Schedule 2014
Friday, February 7, 2014
5:00-5:30 Registration. HAL Atrium.
5:30-6:30 Dinner. SU Great Room.
7:00-8:00 Hans Sennholz Memorial Lecture. Sticht Lecture Hall.
“What Can Probability Theory Teach Us about Entrepreneurs and the Market For Financial Derivatives,” Nikolas Gertchev, Professor of Economics, ICHEC, Brussels Management School
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Saturday, February 8, 2014
8:30-9:00 Coffee and Pastries. HAL Atrium.
9:00-10:30 Sessions
Money in Theory and Practice. Chairman: Jeff Herbener. HAL 114.
“The Curious Case of the Shrinking Money: Demurrage-Based Currencies in Theory and Practice,” Kyle Marchini (Grove City College)
“A Critique of Monetary Disequilibrium Theory,” Alec Schultz (Grove City College)
“Insider Trading: Revisiting Manne’s Lack of Harmed Party and Entrepreneurship Claims,” Kyle Kreider (Grove City College)
“An Austrian Analysis of the Four Common Approaches to Investing,” Taylor Seeh (Grove City College)
10:45-12:15 Sessions
Economics and Politics of Healthcare. Chairman: Shawn Ritenour. HAL 116.
“How Regulation and Intervention Squeeze the Life Out of Entrepreneurs,” Anthony Soma (Rutgers University)
“A Free Market in Healthcare,” George Lominadze (Ilia State University)
“Single-Payer Healthcare in America: Prescriptions and Effects,” Kyle Burko (Grove City College)
“Drug Policy: Why Legalization Should Prevail,” Daniel Hansen (Grove City College)
12:30-1:30 Lunch. SU Great Room.
2:00-3:30 Sessions
How to Keep the State at Bay. Chairman: Jeff Herbener. HAL 114.
“Slaying the White Horse: Public Choice Theory and Environmental Regulation,” Chesterton Cobb (Grove City College)
“Pacific Rebels: California’s Monetary Secession During the Civil War,” Daniel Barbeau (California State University, Fullerton)
“A Biblical Critique of Rothbardian Anarcho-Capitalism,” Justin Klazinga (Grove City College)
How the Market Works. Chairman: Shawn Ritenour. HAL 116.
“Zoning, Covenants, and Neighborhood Associations,” Nathan Durden (Grove City College)
“Say’s Law: A Historical Analysis and Its Impact on Economics,” Evan Gruver (Grove City College)
“Special Economic Zones: In Theory and Practice,” Daniel Amico (Grove City College)
3:45-5:15 Sessions
Truth and Consequences of Policy. Chairman: Shawn Ritenour. HAL 116.
“Neighborhood Effects and the Government’s Role in Concentrated Poverty,” Sam Williams (Grove City College)
“How Government Environmental Programs and Regulation Affect Agriculture,” Robert Clark (Grove City College)
“Decision Time for China: China’s Desperate Need for Policy Change,” Joseph Neff (Grove City College)
5:30-6:30 Dinner. SU Great Room.
6:45-7:00 Awarding of the Richard E. Fox Prizes for Best Papers. Sticht Lecture Hall.
7:00-8:00 Ludwig von Mises Memorial Lecture. Sticht Lecture Hall.
“Government: What Schoolhouse Rock Left Out,” Dr. Tom Woods, Senior Fellow, Ludwig von Mises Institute
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