A seminar luncheon in cooperation with the [Donald and Paula Smith Family Foundation](http://www.thesmithfamilyfoundation.org/) ![](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/styles/pubs_2x/public/images/dpsmith-foundation-logo.jpg?itok=PchOJeWK)

## 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](mailto:%20yvinnikov@cato.org).

Registration is now closed for this event.