Posts Tagged ‘Concise Encyclopedia of Economics’

CEE Interview with David R. Henderson

Friday, February 18th, 2011

Dr. Stephen Hicks, CEE’s executive director, talks with economist David R. Henderson on seven myths about free markets.

Spring 2011 CEE Guest Speakers

Monday, February 7th, 2011
Dr. Al Gini is a Professor of Business Ethics and Chair of the Department of Management in the School of Business Administration at Loyola University Chicago. He is also the cofounder and Associate Editor of Business Ethics Quarterly, the journal of the Society for Business Ethics. His books include: My Job My Self: Work and the Creation of the Modern Individual (Routledge, 2000); The Importance of Being Lazy: In Praise of Play, Leisure and Vacations (Routledge, 2003); Why It’s Hard to Be Good (Routledge, 2006); Seeking The Truth of Things (ACTA, 2010).
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Dr. Gini will give two talks on Thursday, February 10:
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“The Importance of Humor in Business”
9:30 to 10:45, SCAR 12
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“10 Critical Tasks for Leadership”
11:00 to 12:15, SCAR 16
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Dr. David R. Henderson is an associate professor of economics at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California and a research fellow with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. He is the author of The Joy of Freedom: An Economist’s Odyssey and the editor of The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He was previously a senior economist with the President’s Council of Economic Advisers and has testified before House and Senate congressional committees. He has also appeared on CNN, The O’Reilly Factor, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and C-SPAN.
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Dr. Henderson will give a talk on Thursday, February 17:
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“Seven Myths about Free Markets”
11:00 to 12:15, SCAR 16
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All who are interested may attend.

What is innovation?

Friday, February 20th, 2009

A worthwhile read: Tim Sandefur’s entry on “Innovation” in the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics from the Library of Economics and Liberty.