Kim Holder of West Georgia University spoke to the CEC on July 15th at the Palmetto Club. She spoke about pop culture and various movies which have helped spread economic understanding and “Rockonomix”, a national program that spreads interest in economics through parodies posted to YouTube.
On Monday, April 27th, Nikolai G. Wenzel joined the CEC for lunch at the Palmetto Club. Dr. Wenzel talked on his topic “Caffeine, Evil Leprechauns, & Interest Rates: The Regulatory & Monetary Roots of the Financial Crisis of 2007.”
Sarah Skwire joined the CEC on November 6th, 2014 to speak on the topic, “A Woman Needs the State Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle”. Sarah is the author of the college writing textbook, Writing with a Thesis, which is currently in it’s 11th edition. She has also published a range of academic articles. She graduated from Wesleyan University with honors and earned her PhD and MA in English from the University of Chicago.
Dr. Timur Kuran of Duke University joined the CEC for lunch at The Palmetto Club on September 30th, 2014 to speak about “The Political Consequences of Islam’s Economic Legacy”. Dr. Kuran is a professor of Economics and Political Science & Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University.
On 12.13.14, Dr. Alex Padilla joined the CEC at the Palmetto Club to talk about his topic, “Insider Trading, What is Seen and What is Not Seen”. Dr. Padilla is the Associate Professor of Economics at the Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Dr. Carrie Kerekes visited the CEC on 9.18.13 at the Palmetto Club. Her topic, “The ABC’s of the Business Cycle”, revolved around the Austrian business cycle.
Below is the Hayek vs. Keynes rap that she had played for us!
Dr. Bradley K. Hobbs, the Distinguished Professor of Free Enterprise at Florida Gulf Coast University, spoke to the CEC on 4.3.13 at the Palmetto Club. His topic was “What’s to Love About Capitalism?”.
The CEC got an oppurtunity to meet with Edward Lopez at the Palmetto Club on 2.6.13. Ed is an economics professor at Western Carolina University and also the president of the Public Choice Society and a regional editor for the Americas of the Journal of Entrepreneurship & Public Policy. He is a former staff economist for the U.S. Congress and the Institute for Humane Studies. His topic was, “Two Madmen, an Intellectual, and an Academic Scribbler Walk into a Bar…”
University spoke to the CEC on July 15th at the Palmetto Club. She spoke about pop culture and various movies which have helped spread economic understanding and “Rockonomix”, a national program that spreads interest in economics through parodies posted to YouTube.
, April 27th, Nikolai G. Wenzel joined the CEC for lunch at the Palmetto Club. Dr. Wenzel talked on his topic “Caffeine, Evil Leprechauns, & Interest Rates: The Regulatory & Monetary Roots of the Financial Crisis of 2007.”
joined the CEC for lunch at The Palmetto Club on September 30th, 2014 to speak about “The Political Consequences of Islam’s Economic Legacy”. Dr. Kuran is a professor of Economics and Political Science & Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University.
John Dinan of Wake Forest University joined the CEC on 5.13.14 to discuss his topic, “The Overlooked Importance of State Constitutions” .
Dr. Steve Gohmann met with the CEC on 3.17.14 at the Palmetto Club. His topic that he had discussed was the economics of beer.
On 12.13.14, Dr. Alex Padilla joined the CEC at the Palmetto Club to talk about his topic, “Insider Trading, What is Seen and What is Not Seen”. Dr. Padilla is the Associate Professor of Economics at the Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Dr. Carrie Kerekes visited the CEC on 9.18.13 at the Palmetto Club. Her topic, “The ABC’s of the Business Cycle”, revolved around the Austrian business cycle.
Dr. Bradley K. Hobbs, the Distinguished Professor of Free Enterprise at Florida Gulf Coast University, spoke to the CEC on 4.3.13 at the Palmetto Club. His topic was “What’s to Love About Capitalism?”.The CEC got an oppurtunity to meet with Edward Lopez at the Palmetto Club on 2.6.13. Ed is an economics professor at Western Carolina University and also the president of the Public Choice Society and a regional editor for the Americas of the Journal of Entrepreneurship & Public Policy. He is a former staff economist for the U.S. Congress and the Institute for Humane Studies. His topic was, “Two Madmen, an Intellectual, and an Academic Scribbler Walk into a Bar…”
