Do You Want to be Part of Bringing Together the Academic and Policy Worlds?
Our Academic Research Seminars bridge the gap between the academic and policy worlds by connecting liberty-advancing scholars to policy research organizations. IHS Academic Research Seminars offer graduate students and faculty a unique opportunity to collaborate with public policy experts, and to discuss and shape their research on topics where the classical liberal perspective may be underrepresented.
Are You Planning To Attend Academic Conferences This Year?
Our seminars are often attached to academic conferences, spanning a wide range of disciplines, and are held all over the United States. Not only do our seminars provide a platform for collaboration and networking, but we also provide hotel and travel reimbursement that can offset the costs of attending your favorite academic conference.
Poverty, Institutions, and Economic Development
During this full-day seminar, participants will discuss the role of strong institutions and public policy in reducing poverty and explore the relationship between institutions and local culture. In particular, the changing and limited role of outsiders such as foreign aid agencies will be assessed in juxtaposition to the potential efficacy of local civil society actors such as think tanks committed to liberalization and individual economic choices. This event is co-sponsored by the Atlas Network and immediately precedes the Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Global Monetary Issues in a Low Interest Rate World
During this full-day seminar, participants will discuss the role of global monetary policy and explore the effects of low interest rates on the international community. In particular, global monetary frameworks will be evaluated in order to assess currency manipulation, the Eurozone, and central bank balance sheets to provide a clearer picture of issues surrounding low interest rates. This event is co-sponsored with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and will be held in San Diego, California.
Addressing Healthcare Challenges in the United States
During this full-day seminar, participants will discuss free market solutions to Healthcare as it relates to economics, entrepreneurship and state-level policy making. A keynote address and three panels will emphasize the barriers to innovation, entrepreneurship, barriers to entry, and the quality of healthcare systems. Participants will also have the chance to attend a local surgery center. This event is co-sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise at Oklahoma State University and will be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Corporate Welfare: Who Comes Out on Top?
During this full-day research seminar, participants will discuss the various costs and consequences of corporate welfare. A keynote address and three panels will cover tax incentives as a means of rent seeking, firm benefits and which firms suffer from governmental policies, and how lobbying does or does not benefit firms, CEOs, and workers. This event is co-sponsored with the Program in Corporate Welfare at the University of California- Irvine and will be held in Newport Beach, California.
Are You Interested in Attending Future Programs?
If you’re interested in attending one of our Academic Research Seminars but don’t see your research area represented, send a copy of your updated CV, and a brief description of your research to us at IHS.Conferences@TheIHS.org .
See What You Missed from Our Previous Seminars
Measuring Economic Freedom: Utilizing Indices in Your Research August 6, 2019, in Dallas, TX
How Central Planning Affects Communities June 27–28, 2019, in San Francisco, CA
What Makes a Successful City? March 15, 2019, St. Louis, Missouri
Using Novel Data to Examine the Impact of Government Policies March 13, 2019, Louisville, Kentucky
The Federal Reserve and Prospects for Monetary Policy Reform January 3, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia
Personal Information: Privacy Rights in the Digital Era January 3, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia
The Effects of Occupational Licensing on the American Worker October 8, 2018, Salt Lake City, Utah
State and Local Policy Making and Economies August 28, 2018, Boston, Massachusetts
Reforming Our Institutions July 20–July 21, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois
Embracing a Free-Market Energy Future June 25, 2018, in Vancouver, Canada
The Anti-Economics Trend in Technology Regulation: Lessons for Economists and Legal Scholars June 20, 2018, in Montreal, Canada
Which Institutions Best Support Prosperity in Texas and Beyond? June 1–2, 2018, in Austin, TX
