Research Seminar Series

Department of Economics holds a weekly Economics Research Workshop during Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. This Workshop provides a forum for presenting and debating faculty research, and for inviting U.S. and international specialists to discuss their research and published work. Outside speakers in the workshop during the last few years have included the following:

• Cassandra Moore, Competitive Enterprise Institute, "The Demise of Public College Education," 2002.
• Jeff Hummel, Hoover Institution, "Why the North Should Have Seceded from the South: An Estimate of Slavery's Enforcement Cost," 2002.
• David R. Henderson, Hoover Institution, "The Joy of Freedom: An Economist's Odyssey," 2002.
• Matt Muniz, Alameda County Energy Program Manager, "Maximizing Energy Incentives: Santa Rita Jail Solar Power Project," 2001.
• Dan Klien, Santa Clara University, "Curb Rights: A Foundation for Free Enterprise in Urban Transit," 2001.
• Dennis O'Keeffe, University of Buckingham, "Free Market Economics and Sociology," 2001.
• Michael P. Mack, CEO Garden Fresh Restaurant Inc. "What it Takes to Develop a Successful Enterprise," 2001.
• Michael Walker, Executive Director, the Fraser Institute, "Economic Freedom in the World," 2000.
• Gordon L. Brady, James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy, "The Internet versus Government," 2000.
• Susana Vierira, Universidade Sao Francisco, "Sustainable Development in Amazonia," 2000.
• Conrad Wagner, WesStart CALSTART, "Car Sharing and Mobility Packages," 2000.
• Clint Bolick, Chief Litigator, Institute for Justice, "The New Civil Rights Battle: Economic Liberties," 2000.
• David Friedman, Santa Clara University, "Privacy, Encryption, and Government," 1999.
• Todd Idson, Columbia University, "The Wage Arrears Crisis in Russia," 1999.
• Chris Keller, Apple Computer, "Economic Consulting in Litigation," 1999.
• Young Kwang Lee, Kyonggi University, "Korean Currency Crisis and its Macroeconomic Structure," 1999.
• Helen Levy, University of California, Berkeley, "The Decline in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance," 1998.
• Becky Medcalf, BREAD (Berkeley Regional Exchange and Development), "Barter, Local Currency and BREAD," 1998.
• Shannon Reeves, Oakland NAACP, "Racism is Not the No. 1 Problem Facing Black America," 1998.
• Doug Bandow, CATO Institute, "Down With the IRS: Taxes, Liberty, and the American Republic," 1998.
• William Rusher, The Claremont Institute, "Has the Conservative Revolution Been Betrayed?" 1998.
• Nick Armington, Alchemedia LTD., "Can Technology and Creativity Coexist?" 1998.
• Thomas N. Huse, Bank of America, "Currency Trading: Perfect Markets or Perfect Scoundrels?" 1998.
• Lew Uhler, The National Tax Limitation Committee, "Bind Them Down with the Chains of the Constitution," 1997.
• Lynn Scarlett, VP The Reason Foundation, "Recycling is Rubbish," 1997.