Rothbard University 2016 Schedule

Causal-Realist Economics, for the Real World
July 20th to 23rd, 2016
University of Toronto Campus
Room KP 108

Wednesday 20 (Opening Reception, The Fox and Fiddle, 280 Bloor Street W)

05:00—07:00pm

Faculty introductions

07:00—08:00pm

Teaching Austrian Economics in the 21st Century (David Howden)

Thursday 21

09:00—09:45am

Subjectivity and price determination (Glenn Fox)

09:45—10:00am

Break

10:00—10:45am

Price Controls (Predrag Rajsic)

10:45—11:00am

Break

11:00—11:45am

History and Philosophy of the Austrian School I (Alexander Malt)

11:45—12:45pm

Lunch

12:45—1:30pm

Time Preference and interest rate determination David Howden

1:30—1:45pm

Break

1:45—2:30pm

Entrepreneurship (Shawn Ritenour)

2:30—2:45pm

Break

2:45—3:30pm

Economic Calculation (Predrag Rajsic)

3:30—3:45pm

Break

3:45—4:45pm

Libertarian Ethics and Political Philosophy (Alexander Malt)

4:45—5:15pm

Q&A with the faculty

Friday 22

09:00—09:45am

Competition and Monopoly (Glenn Fox)

09:45—10:00am

Break

10:00—10:45am

Money (Shawn Ritenour)

10:45—11:00am

Break

11:00—11:45 am

The Use of Knowledge in Society (Predrag Rajsic)

11:45—12:45pm

Lunch

12:45—1:30pm

Banking 1 (David Howden)

1:30—1:45pm

Break

1:45—2:30pm

Creativity and the Case against the Patent System (Pierre Desrochers)

2:30—2:45pm

Break

2:45—3:30pm

Socialism in Yugoslavia (Predrag Rajsic)

3:30—3:45pm

Break

3:45—4:45pm

Blowing Hot Air on the Wrong Target? A Critique of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement in Higher Education. (Pierre Desrochers)

4:45—5:15pm

Q&A with the faculty

Saturday 23

9:00—9:30am

Banking 2 (David Howden)

9:30—9:40am

Break

9:40—10:10am

History and Philosophy of the Austrian School II (Alexander Malt)

10:10—10:20am

Break

10:20—10:50am

Economic Development (Shawn Ritenour)

10:50—11:00am

Break

11:00—11:30am

Asymmetric Information and the Market Process (Glenn Fox)

11:30—11:40am

Break

11:40—12:10am

Austrian business cycle theory I (David Howden)

12:10—1:00pm

Lunch

1:00—1:30pm

The Economics of Income Redistribution (Shawn Ritenour)

1:30—1:40pm

Break

1:40—2:10pm

Austrian Economics and Global Warming (Glenn Fox)

2:10—2:20pm

Break

2:20—2:50pm

Cryptocurrency and Blockchains: From Cypherpunks to Central Banks (Alexander Malt)

2:50—3:00pm

Break

3:00—3:30pm

Austrian business cycle theory II (David Howden)

3:30—3:40pm

Break

3:40—4:10pm

Labour Unions (Shawn Ritenour)

4:10—4:20pm

Break

4:20—4:50pm

Production Theory: The firm and the structure of production (Glenn Fox)

4:50—5:00pm

Break

5:00—5:30pm

Q&A with the faculty