![Cato University in Chicago](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/optimized/public/2024-09/chicago%20skyline-COC.jpg?itok=7srXaAAS) Cato University # Cato University on Campus in Chicago ### Post-Election Policy Outlook Date and Time **November 8, 2024** 6 — 8 PM CST **November 9, 2024** 8:30 AM — 4:45 PM CST Location The Gleacher Center, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL Share This Event **Applications for Cato University on Campus are closed. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact our event staff at [events@​cato.​org](mailto:events@cato.org).** Cato University on Campus is the Cato Institute’s regional event series for college and graduate students. Each program will explore classical liberal philosophy as a foundation for considering current policy issues. While the topics for each program will vary, the goal remains to bring together outstanding faculty and participants who share a commitment to liberty and learning and to provide participants an opportunity to form an enduring community through a one-of-a-kind experience. Benefits of Cato University on Campus include a full day of academic programming, networking opportunities, resources for further study, and a $100 travel stipend upon completion of the program. Applicants will be notified of their status on a rolling basis. --- ### Program #### Friday, November 8 6:00 - 8:00 PM CST **Optional Welcome Reception** #### Saturday, November 9 8:30 - 9:30 AM CST **Registration and Breakfast** 9:30 - 10:30 AM CST **Opening Keynote Address: Radical Deregulation: Open Borders and By-Right Construction** ![](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2024-10/caplan-circle.jpg)[**Bryan D Caplan**](https://economics.gmu.edu/people/bcaplan), Professor of Economics, George Mason University, Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute 10:30 - 11:00 AM CST **Professional Development Workshop** ![](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/styles/bio_picture_desktop_2x/public/2024-10/rachel-ferguson-circle.jpeg?itok=behK7NmY)[**Rachel Ferguson**](https://www.cuchicago.edu/faculty/college-of-business/rachel-ferguson/), Director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia University Chicago and Assistant Dean of the College of Business 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST **Debt Dilemma: The Entitlement Spending Challenge and Tax Reform** ![](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/images/cato-university/romina-boccia-circle.jpg)[**Romina Boccia**](https://cato.org/people/romina-boccia), Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy, Cato Institute ![](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/images/cato-university/adam-michel-circle.jpeg)[**Adam Michel**](https://cato.org/people/adam-n-michel), Director of Tax Policy Studies, Cato Institute 12:00 - 1:15 PM CST **Lunch** **Luncheon Address — What’s in Store for Economic Policy?** ![](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/images/cato-university/mark-calabria-circle.jpeg)[**Mark A. Calabria**](https://cato.org/people/mark-calabria), Senior Advisor to the Cato Institute and former director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency 1:15 - 2:15 PM CST **Affordable Housing: A Bipartisan Issue** ![](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/images/cato-university/m-nolan-gray-circle.jpeg)[**M. Nolan Gray**](https://www.mercatus.org/students/scholars/m-nolan-gray), Research Director, California YIMBY ![](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2024-10/josh-bandoch.jpeg)[**Josh Bandoch**](https://www.illinoispolicy.org/author/jbandoch/), Head of Policy, Illinois Policy Institute ![](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/styles/bio_picture_desktop_2x/public/2024-10/rachel-ferguson-circle.jpeg?itok=behK7NmY)Moderated by [**Rachel Ferguson**](https://www.cuchicago.edu/faculty/college-of-business/rachel-ferguson/), Director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia University Chicago and Assistant Dean of the College of Business 2:15 - 3:15 PM CST **Breakout Discussions** 3:15 - 4:15 PM CST **Closing Keynote Address** ![](https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/2024-10/luigi-zingales.jpeg)[**Luigi Zingales**](https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/z/luigi-zingales), Robert C. McCormack Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business 4:15 - 4:45 PM CST **Networking Reception and Departures** [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).