The preliminary program for the Summer Institute is now online at GMU's Center for Study of Public Choice. A few highlights:
Once again this year, we will hold the Summer Institute directly following the Public Choice Outreach Conference. SI is July 10-15th. 2 speakers will speak at both conferences: Joe Persky and Ali Khan. A number of SI applicants are also applying to attend the Outreach conference.
Our first day -- on themes from classical liberalism -- will begin with a conversation between James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock on writing the Calculus of Consent. This should be terrific. We hope also to have a display from the GMU Libraries on the archival material they hold relating to the book.
We'll have presentations by graduate students from Exeter, Notre Dame, GMU, and Paris I. In addition, we've added a day for selected undergraduates to present their research, on Saturday.
We have speakers from the USA, Chile, France, England, and Australia. Additional confirmed participants will attend from Italy, England, USA, Chile, Australia, Holland, and Switzerland. The History of Economics Society, GMU, and the Earhart Foundation support the participation in the institute by students from the New School, Berkeley, Exeter, Paris, MSU, Dickinson, GMU, and Notre Dame.
The Institute will also host 3 dinners, each with a working theme. The first (Monday) is on how the Public Choice History Project that David Levy and I have begun. On Wednesday we'll talk about the future. On Saturday, we'll wrap things up with a presentation of our recent work on the expert and economics. I hope to have the dinners on the lawn (outside) at the Buchanan House.
This promises to be a very good week. If you wish to attend, let me know.
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