"There is only one difference between a bad economist and a good one: the bad economist confines himself to the visible effect; the good economist takes into account both the effect that can be seen and those effects that must be foreseen." Frederic Bastiat
El próximo 19 de mayo, 17hs (Bs. As.), participaré junto a Emilio Ocampo y Martín Krause en el Ciclo UCEMA Talk. Título del evento: Entrampados en el coronavirus: Economía y política pospandemia.
Gracias al Hoover Institute y el Presidente de la Mont Pelerin Society, John B. Taylor, los papers presentados en la Special Meeting a principios de año se encuentran disponibles y de libre acceso. El libro digital contiene un total de 41 capítulos (ponencias).
La próxima Reunión General de la Mont Pelerin Society tendrá lugar en Oslo, Noruega, organizada por la fundación Civita. La temás de MPS Oslo es «Instituciones Liberales y el Orden Internacional: Renovando la Infraestructura de la Libertad y el Liberalismo».
Entre los expositores se encuentran John B. Tayrlo (actual presidente de la MPS), Victor Vanberg, Mark Pennington, Lawrence H. White, Warren Coats, Luigi Zingales, Thomas Philippon, Peter J. Boettke, Tom Palmer, y Mario Vargas Llosas entre otros.
The Sound Money Project
Essay Contest is designed to promote scholarship in monetary and macro-
economics. More specifically, it aims to encourage those working at the
cutting edge of the discipline to consider the monetary institutions
that would reduce nominal disturbances and promote economic growth.
Prompt: In
1971, President Richard Nixon ended convertibility, thereby eliminating
the last vestiges of the gold standard. The classical gold standard,
which prevailed from 1873 to 1914, had anchored inflation expectations,
enabled longterm contracting, and promoted international trade. This
historical experience has prompted several reconsiderations of
resumption over the years, including the Gold Commission in 1980, the
International Financial Institution Advisory Commission of 1998, and,
more recently, calls for a Centennial Monetary Commission. What are the
merits of returning to the gold standard? Is such a system feasible
today?
Prizes: First Prize $10,000 Second Prize $2,000 Third Prize $1,000
Winners will also be invited to participate in the Sound Money Project annual meeting in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
Eligibility: The
contest is open to graduate students, post-graduates, untenured
professors, and tenured professors from any discipline. Former winners
and current AIER fellows are ineligible. Former entrants are eligible,
but must submit new essays.
Rules: Essays
must be the sole and original work of the entrant and not previously
published. They should be in the format of a scholarly article. Any
standard citation format (e.g., MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard, etc.) is
acceptable. Essays may either be written specifically for the contest or
arise from previous work (e.g., term papers, dissertations, research
projects, etc.). Essays shorter than 4,000 words or longer than 12,000
words will not be considered. AIER-affiliated scholars are ineligible.
The Mont Pelerin Society is increasing its efforts to involve younger
members in the society and to recruit new young guests who have the
potential to become members in the future. As part of that effort, the
society is organizing sessions at the 2019 regional meeting in Fort
Worth for scholars age 40 or younger. Scholars selected for inclusion in
this program will have their registration fee reduced and be eligible
for limited travel support.
We will consider submissions on all topics related to issues of interest to the society’s aims (https://www.montpelerin.org/montpelerin/mpsGoals.html)
but are particularly interested in papers that address contentious
issues where classical liberals often disagree. Plenary topics include:
monetary policy, immigration, the optimal size of government, policing,
foreign policy, welfare policy, regulating sexual behavior and
discrimination, and religion. Scholarly papers addressing these topics
are especially encouraged to apply.
The Mont Pelerin Society is increasing its efforts to involve younger
members in the society and to recruit new young guests who have the
potential to become members in the future. As part of that effort, the
society is organizing sessions at the 2019 regional meeting in Fort
Worth for scholars age 40 or younger. Scholars selected for inclusion in
this program will have their registration fee reduced and be eligible
for limited travel support.
We will consider submissions on all topics related to issues of interest to the society’s aims (https://www.montpelerin.org/montpelerin/mpsGoals.html)
but are particularly interested in papers that address contentious
issues where classical liberals often disagree. Plenary topics include:
monetary policy, immigration, the optimal size of government, policing,
foreign policy, welfare policy, regulating sexual behavior and
discrimination, and religion. Scholarly papers addressing these topics
are especially encouraged to apply.
These sessions will run during the concurrent sessions and will
feature short presentations (~ 12-15 minutes) by three to four young
scholars in each session. The proposals should be NEW research of the
style that one would present at professional association meeting in the
appropriate discipline.
Proposal will be evaluated on the importance of the topic proposed,
how it is addressed, how it fits within the meeting theme and plenary
program, and how it fits with other papers proposed by young scholars.
Unfortunately, program space scarcity makes it likely that many
proposals of merit will not be able to be placed on the program.
To propose a paper please send:
A title and proposed abstract of no more than 250 words
CV
Any requested travel financial support
To mps.youngscholars@ttu.edu
no later than November 1st. Successful applicants will be notified by
December 1st and will be expected to register for the conference.
Completed papers will be due by April 15th.