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David Rose, March 3, 2014
David Rose is a professor of economics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He received his PhD from the University of Virginia. His primary research interests are behavioral economics, organization theory, and political economy. His most recent book is The Moral Foundation of Moral Behavior (Oxford University Press, 2011), and he is currently writing a book titled Why Culture Matters. David frequently contributes to policy debates through radio and television interviews as well as in op-eds in magazines and newspapers, including Forbes and the Christian Science Monitor.
David Rose is a professor of economics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He received his PhD from the University of Virginia. His primary research interests are behavioral economics, organization theory, and political economy. His most recent book is The Moral Foundation of Moral Behavior (Oxford University Press, 2011), and he is currently writing a book titled Why Culture Matters. David frequently contributes to policy debates through radio and television interviews as well as in op-eds in magazines and newspapers, including Forbes and the Christian Science Monitor.
Virginia Postrel, Dec. 2, 2013
Amity Shlaes, Sept. 24, 2013
Amity Shlaes delivers a lecture titled "“Can Austerity Ever Be Popular? What Amity Shlaes Learned from Calvin Coolidge about Austerity and Property Rights.” The Hayek Lecture Series is sponsored by the Center for the History of Political Economy, the program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, and the program in American Values and Institutions at Duke University. The series is supported by a grant from the Thomas W. Smith Foundation. For more on Ms. Shlaes, please log on to her website: http://www.amityshlaes.com/.
Amity Shlaes delivers a lecture titled "“Can Austerity Ever Be Popular? What Amity Shlaes Learned from Calvin Coolidge about Austerity and Property Rights.” The Hayek Lecture Series is sponsored by the Center for the History of Political Economy, the program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, and the program in American Values and Institutions at Duke University. The series is supported by a grant from the Thomas W. Smith Foundation. For more on Ms. Shlaes, please log on to her website: http://www.amityshlaes.com/.
John Taylor, April 10, 2013
John Taylor, best known for formulating the Taylor rule, spoke at Duke University on Wednesday, April 10, as part of the Hayek Lecture series. The lecture was titled "Why We Still Need to Read Hayek." Professor Taylor's most recent books are Bankruptcy Not Bailout: A Special Chapter 14, edited with Kenneth Scott (Hoover Press, 2012); Government Policies and the Delayed Economic Recovery, edited with L. Ohanian and I. Wright (Hoover Press, 2012); and First Principles: Five Keys to Restoring America's Prosperity (Norton, 2012), for which he was awarded the 2012 Hayek Prize. Mr. Taylor is Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University. The Hayek Lecture Series is sponsored by the Thomas W. Smith Foundation; the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University; the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program (a joint program of Duke University and the University of North Carolina); and the Duke Program on American Values and Institutions (the Gerst Program).
John Taylor, best known for formulating the Taylor rule, spoke at Duke University on Wednesday, April 10, as part of the Hayek Lecture series. The lecture was titled "Why We Still Need to Read Hayek." Professor Taylor's most recent books are Bankruptcy Not Bailout: A Special Chapter 14, edited with Kenneth Scott (Hoover Press, 2012); Government Policies and the Delayed Economic Recovery, edited with L. Ohanian and I. Wright (Hoover Press, 2012); and First Principles: Five Keys to Restoring America's Prosperity (Norton, 2012), for which he was awarded the 2012 Hayek Prize. Mr. Taylor is Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University. The Hayek Lecture Series is sponsored by the Thomas W. Smith Foundation; the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University; the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program (a joint program of Duke University and the University of North Carolina); and the Duke Program on American Values and Institutions (the Gerst Program).
Angus Burgin, Feb. 26, 2013
Angus Burgin, "Planning against Planning: The Mont Pelerin Society and the Origins of Neoliberalism." Hayek Lecture Series, February 26, 2013. Breedlove Room, Duke University. The Hayek Lecture Series is sponsored by the Thomas W. Smith Foundation; the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University; the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program (a joint program of Duke University and the University of North Carolina); and the Duke Program on American Values and Institutions (the Gerst Program). Angus Burgin is a professor of history at Johns Hopkins University and the author of The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free Markets since the Depression (Harvard University Press, 2012).
Angus Burgin, "Planning against Planning: The Mont Pelerin Society and the Origins of Neoliberalism." Hayek Lecture Series, February 26, 2013. Breedlove Room, Duke University. The Hayek Lecture Series is sponsored by the Thomas W. Smith Foundation; the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University; the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program (a joint program of Duke University and the University of North Carolina); and the Duke Program on American Values and Institutions (the Gerst Program). Angus Burgin is a professor of history at Johns Hopkins University and the author of The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free Markets since the Depression (Harvard University Press, 2012).
John Tomasi, Nov. 15, 2012
John Tomasi, a professor of political science at Brown University, spoke at Duke University on Thursday, November 15, at 4:00 p.m. in 217 Perkins Library, on "Politics and Economics." The lecture was sponsored by the Center for the History of Political Economy; the Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; and the Program in American Values and Institutions (the Gerst Program), all at Duke University. The Hayek Lecture Series is supported by a grant from the Thomas W. Smith Foundation.
John Tomasi, a professor of political science at Brown University, spoke at Duke University on Thursday, November 15, at 4:00 p.m. in 217 Perkins Library, on "Politics and Economics." The lecture was sponsored by the Center for the History of Political Economy; the Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; and the Program in American Values and Institutions (the Gerst Program), all at Duke University. The Hayek Lecture Series is supported by a grant from the Thomas W. Smith Foundation.
Douglas Irwin and Lawrence H. White, April 9, 2012
Douglas Irwin (Dartmouth College) and Lawrence H. White (George Mason University) discuss the causes of and policy responses to the Great Depression, April 9, 2012.
Douglas Irwin (Dartmouth College) and Lawrence H. White (George Mason University) discuss the causes of and policy responses to the Great Depression, April 9, 2012.
Matt Ridley, Feb. 2, 2012
English biologist and journalist Matt Ridley talks about our "collective brain." This address, which was delivered on February 1, 2012, was one in a series of lectures that are sponsored by the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University and named after the economist Friedrich Hayek.
English biologist and journalist Matt Ridley talks about our "collective brain." This address, which was delivered on February 1, 2012, was one in a series of lectures that are sponsored by the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University and named after the economist Friedrich Hayek.
Nicholas Wapshott, Nov. 3, 2011
Nicholas Wapshott talks at Duke University about his latest book "Keynes-Hayek: The Clash That Defined Modern Economics," November 3, 2011.
Nicholas Wapshott talks at Duke University about his latest book "Keynes-Hayek: The Clash That Defined Modern Economics," November 3, 2011.
Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch, Sept. 29, 2011
Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch discuss their book The Declaration of Independents, September 29, 2011.
Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch discuss their book The Declaration of Independents, September 29, 2011.