Category Archives: Speaker

Dr. Timur Kuran

Dr. Timur Kuran of Duke University Timurjoined 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.

Dr. Alex Padilla

Dr. Alex PadillaOn 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.

Edward Lopez

Edward LopezThe 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…”