April 28

Restoring the Pro-Trade Consensus

Restoring the Pro-Trade Consensus

Featuring Tim Reif, General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; Anne Kim, Economic Program Director, Third Way; and Dan Ikenson, Associate Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute.

April 24

Shadow Open Market Committee

Featuring position papers from Michael Bordo, Rutgers University, “The Great Contraction 1929–1933: Are There Parallels to the Current Crisis?”; Charles Calomiris, Columbia University, “The Dos and Don’ts of Financial Regulatory Reform” and “TALF and PPIP: Will they Work to Unclog the Financial Plumbing?”; Marvin Goodfriend, Carnegie Mellon University, “We Need an Accord for Fed Credit Policy”; Mickey Levy, Bank of America, “What’s in Worse Shape, the Economy or Fiscal Policy?”; Bennett McCallum, Carnegie Mellon University, “China, the U.S. Dollar, and SDRs”; and Anna Schwartz, NBER, “Boundaries Between the Fed and the Treasury”; Moderated by Gregory Hess, Claremont McKenna College.

April 23

The Power of Freedom: Uniting Human Rights and Development

The Power of Freedom: Uniting Human Rights and Development

Featuring the author Jean-Pierre Chauffour, Economic Adviser, International Trade Department, World Bank; with comments by Susan Aaronson, Associate Research Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University; moderated by Ian Vasquez, Director, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute.

April 17

Can Government Be Trusted with the Money Supply?

Can Government Be Trusted with the Money Supply?

Featuring George Selgin, Author of Good Money; Steve H. Hanke, Professor of Applied Economics, Johns Hopkins University and Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; Richard W. Rahn, Chairman, Institute for Global Economic Growth and Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; moderator James A. Dorn, Director, Cato Annual Monetary Conference, and Editor, Cato Journal

April 16

Left Turn? South Africa after the Election

Left Turn? South Africa after the Election

Featuring Welile Nhlapo, South African Ambassador to the United States; J. Daniel O’Flaherty, Vice President, National Foreign Trade Council; Tom Woods, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa; Moderated by Marian Tupy, Policy Analyst, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute.

April 6

Securing Land Rights for Chinese Farmers: The Progress So Far

Securing Land Rights for Chinese Farmers: The Progress So Far

Featuring Roy Prosterman, Chair Emeritus, Rural Development Institute; and Zhu Keliang, East Asia Program Manager, Rural Development Institute; moderated by Ian Vasquez, Director, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute