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A seminar luncheon in cooperation with the Donald and Paula Smith Family Foundation

Policy Perspectives 2009

Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, New York City
Friday, November 6, 2009
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Featuring Edward H. Crane, President, Cato Institute, John H. Cochrane, AQR Capital Management Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute; Michael Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute; Jerry Taylor, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; and Clifford S. Asness, Managing & Founding Principal, AQR Capital Management.

Waldorf=Astoria Hotel
301 Park Avenue
New York, NY


10:30–11:00 a.m.

Registration


11:00–11:05 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks
Edward H. Crane, President, Cato Institute


11:05–11:35 a.m.

Keynote Address — Financial Crisis and Financial Regulation
John H. Cochrane, AQR Capital Management Professor of Finance,University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute


11:35–11:55 a.m.

Stopping ObamaCare: Failure Is Not an Option
Michael Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute


11:55 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

The Case Against Cap & Trade
Jerry Taylor, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute


12:15–12:30 p.m.

Reception


12:30–2:00 p.m.

Luncheon Address — Afraid in Greenwich: A Professional Investor’s View ofRecent Government Expansion
Clifford S. Asness, Managing & Founding Principal, AQR Capital Management

For further information on the seminar, please call Yana Vinnikov at (202) 218‑4617 or e‑mail her at yvinnikov@​cato.​org.

Registration is now closed for this event.