Rothbard University 2015
July 15-18, 2015
Causal-Realist Economics, for the Real World.
Toronto, ON
“It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a ‘dismal science.’ But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance.”
— Murray Rothbard
Mises Canada is excited to announce its second Rothbard University, a 3-day collection of lectures, courses, and engaged discourse about the Austrian school of economics, led by dynamic thinkers such as David Howden, Glenn Fox, Walter Block, Shawn Ritenour, and Pierre Desrochers.
Rothbard University will improve upon the great strides we made in our inaugural program as the first instructional program of its kind in Canada, lead by a faculty made up of some of the most progressive and respected economics academics in the world.
Rothbard University will allow you to meet fellow-minded individuals, new friends and establish a network that you can draw on the rest of your life. Share your experiences and learn from others, all in the environment surrounded by like-minded aspiring Austrian economists. All accepted students will attend for free, including accommodations and breakfast.
Costs
There is no tuition fee for Rothbard University for students who are accepted. All students who are accepted on full scholarship will receive complimentary admission to all sessions, lectures, refreshment breaks, a double-occupancy dormitory room for 4 nights on the campus of Toronto University, and breakfast for those in dorms. Students are required to arrange for and pay any costs associated with travel.
Location
All events will be at the University of Toronto unless otherwise noted.
Bahen Centre, St. George Campus, University of Toronto
BA 1190/1180
Toronto, ON
M5S 2E4
Faculty
Our core faculty consists of David Howden, Glenn Fox, Walter Block, Shawn Ritenour, and Pierre Desrochers. Adjunct faculty and guests will be added shortly.
Dorms
Margaret Addison Hall Residence
Victoria University
140 Charles Street West
(Rooming information will be sent the first week of July)
Schedule (Note: Breakfast is for those in dorms only. No lunch is provided.)
Wednesday 15 OPENING RECEPTION (Sassafraz, 100 Cumberland St.)
7:00- 7:30pm Faculty introductions
7:30-9:00pm Challenges Learning and Teaching Austrian Economics in a Mainstream World (Ritenour)
Thursday 16
08:00-09:00am Breakfast
09:00-09:45am Price Controls (Block)
09:45-10:00am Break
10:00-10:45am Subjectivity and price determination (Fox)
10:45-11:00am Break
11:00-11:45am Entrepreneurship (Ritenour)
11:45-12:45pm Lunch
12:45-1:30pm Time Preference and interest rate determination (Howden)
1:30-1:45pm Break
1:45-2:30pm Praxeology and the Method of Austrian Economists (Block)
2:30-2:45pm Break
2:45-3:30pm Money (Ritenour)
3:30-3:45pm Break
3:45-4:45pm Are free markets fair markets? (Fox)
4:45-5:15pm Q&A with the faculty
Friday 17
08:00-09:00am Breakfast
09:00-09:45am Production Theory: The firm and the structure of production (Fox)
9:45-10:00am Break
10:00-10:45am Banking 1 (Howden)
10:45-11:00am Break
11:00-11:45am The Use of Knowledge in Society (David Clement)
11:45-12:45pm Lunch
12:45-1:30pm Economic calculation and socialism (Predrag Rajsic)
1:30-1:45pm Break
1:45-2:30pm A historical perspective on the Austrian school (Ritenour)
2:30-2:45pm Break
2:45-3:30pm The Aftermath of Socialist Yugoslavia (Rajsic)
3:30-3:45pm Break
3:45-4:45pm Demystifying the Gender Pay Gap (Block)
4:45-5:15pm Q&A with the faculty
Saturday 18
08:00-09:00am Breakfast
09:00-09:45am Competition and Monopoly (Block)
09:45-10:00am Break
10:00-10:45am Banking 2 (Howden)
10:45-11:00am Break
11:00-11:45am Economic development (Ritenour)
11:45-12:45pm Lunch
12:45-1:30pm Austrian business cycle theory (Howden)
1:30-1:45pm Break
1:45-2:30pm An Austrian View on Resource Use and Misuse (Desrochers)
2:30-2:45pm Break
2:45-3:30pm A Stock-taking of Austrian microeconomics, and some critiques of the mainstream (Block)
3:30-3:45pm Break
3:45-4:45pm Localvore (Desrochers)
4:45-5:15pm Q&A with the faculty
7:00- 9:00pm Informal pub night and closing (venue TBA)
For more information contact Redmond Weissenberger at [email protected] or 416.624.8848.
STUDENTS APPLY NOW (FULL DETAILS BELOW)
(NON-STUDENTS PLEASE CLICK HERE)
