Young Scholars Colloquium

Frontiers of Political Economy

The Young Scholars Colloquium is an advanced seminar for FEE Alumni, advanced undergraduates,
and graduate students on cutting-edge ideas in the case for a free society. Fresh thinking in economics,
political theory, and law will be the topic of faculty lectures and student paper presentations.

Young Scholars Colloquium Recordings

Preview some of our faculty, topics, and a tentative schedule:

Schedule (click link for pdf)

James Otteson
Global Ethics in the Global Economy
That Other Book by Adam Smith

Roderick Long
Thick Libertarianism
Equality, the Unknown Ideal

Bryan Caplan
Myth of the Rational Voter
Less than the Minimum

Benjamin Powell
African Development
Why Some Libertarians are Wrong on Immigration

Jeffrey Rogers Hummel
The Constitution as Counter-Revolution
Why Fractional Reserve is More Libertarian than the Gold Standard

Sanford Ikeda
Private Neighborhoods
Interventionism

Walter Block
Privatizing the Roads and Oceans
Justice and Property: Reparations and Takings

Edward Stringham
Market-chosen Law
Is Economic Value Really Subjective?

Student Papers
Original research by student participants

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