2014 Free Market Forum
JW Marriott Indianpolis | October 23-25, 2014
Presentations
Presentation
“The Economics of Baby Boomers”
P.J. O’Rourke, Author, The Baby Boom: How it Got That Way
Panel 1: Bitcoins
Chair: Gary Wolfram, Hillsdale College
“History of Alternative Currencies”
Garrick Hileman, London School of Economics
“How Bitcoins Work”
Sam Patterson, Author, Bitcoin Beginner
“Bitcoins: Problems and Prospects”
George Selgin, University of Georgia
Presentation
“Obamacare and Productivity”
Casey Mulligan, University of Chicago
Panel 2: Income Inequality
Chair: Burton Folsom, Hillsdale College
“The History of Income Inequality in the U.S.”
Michael D. Tanner, Cato Institute
“The Effect of Government Intervention”
Robert Rector, Heritage Foundation
“Income Inequality as a Political Issue”
Tim Carney, American Enterprise Institute
Panel 3: The Finances of American Cities
Chair: Kris Mauren, Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
“Lessons from Detroit”
Kevin D. Williamson, National Review Online
“Lessons from Vallejo, Stockton, and San Bernardino”
Wayne Winegarden, Pacific Research Institute
“Lessons from St. Petersburg”
Rick Baker, Author, The Seamless City
Presentation
“The Problem of Crony Capitalism”
Charles Payne, FOX Business Network
Panel 4: Online Education—Looking Back and Looking Forward
“How I Used PovertyCure in the Past Year”
Kevin Hughes, Mount Vernon Nazarene University
“Online Education: Where Are We Headed?”
Margaret Britt, Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Presentation
“The Principles of Free Market Economics: Experiences Teaching Online”
Gary Wolfram, Hillsdale College
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“Common Sense Economics for Life”
James Gwartney, Florida State University
John Kessler, IPFW
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