Introduction to Austrian Economics
June 7 – 12, 2010

Location: Students will be housed at The Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta.  The seminar will take place in the Georgia-Pacific building.

This examination of the School of Austrian Economics is ideal for students with a firm grasp of economic fundamentals interested in building their knowledge of liberty-minded economic heavyweights. Scholars will discuss the founders of the Austrian school, including Ludwig von Mises, F.A. Hayek, and Israel Kirzner. Faculty will also explore the Austrian contributions to business cycle theory and inflation.

Monday, June 7

Evening: History of Austrian Economics (Ivan Pongracic)
Evening: Menger & the Early Austrians (Paul Cwik)

Tuesday, June 8

Morning: Ludwig von Mises (Ivan Pongracic)
Morning: Friedrich A. Hayek (Daniel J. Smith)
Afternoon: Israel Kirzner (Daniel J. Smith)
Afternoon: Theory of Entrepreneurship and the Market Process (Ivan Pongracic)
Afternoon: Discussion Groups

Wednesday, June 9

Morning: Value, Price, & Utility (Daniel J. Smith)
Morning: Methodology (Gene Callahan)
Free afternoon and evening

Thursday, June 10

Morning: Competition & Monopoly (Ivan Pongracic)

Morning: Capital and Interest Theory (Paul Cwik)

Afternoon: Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle (Paul Cwik)

Afternoon: Entrepreneurship Part II (Frederic Sautet)*

Afternoon: Discussion Groups
Free evening

Friday, June 11

Morning: Development Economics (Frederic Sautet)*
Morning: Austrians and Inflation (Steve Horwitz)
Afternoon: Austrians and the Other Schools of Thought (Frederic Sautet)*
Afternoon: Austrians Economics Today (Steve Horwitz)
Afternoon: Faculty Discussion Panel

Saturday, June 12

Breakfast and Departure

Most lectures are one hour in length, with additional time for Q&A. These schedules are not final, and are only intended to show the substance of the week. Final schedules will be posted within two weeks of the seminar.

*Unconfirmed