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Is Grad School for You?

Graduate Student Programs

July 29, 2014
Arrival and Registration 6:00pm, Panel and Q&A 6:30pm, Reception 8:00pm
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9:00pm

Join America’s Future Foundation and the Mercatus Center for a discussion on weighing the benefits and drawbacks of attending graduate school. Hear speakers from a variety of backgrounds offering advice for what your next step should be.
RegData 2.0: Quantifying Regulation

Regulation University

July 29, 2014
12:30pm
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1:30pm

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University invites you to a Regulation University program that introduces an enhanced research tool for quantifying federal regulation.
Peter Leeson Book Panel: Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think

August 28, 2014
2:00pm
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3:30pm

The F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the Mercatus Center invites you to a panel discussion featuring Peter Leeson and his new book, Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think.
40 Years After the Nobel: F.A. Hayek and Political Economy as a Progressive Research Program

October 02, 2014
2:00pm
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6:30pm

To reflect on the significance of Hayek’s Nobel Prize and the various strands of influence his work has had in subsequent decades of scholarship, please join us for a keynote speech and panel discussion by some of Hayek’s most prominent…

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Recent Events

After Dodd-Frank: The Future of Financial Markets

July 16, 2014
July 16 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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July 17, 2014
July 17 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Join the Cato Institute and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University for a two-day conference July 16 and 17 exploring policies to improve financial markets in a post-Dodd-Frank world.
The Fortress and the Frontier: The Divide Over American Health Care

Capitol Hill Campus

July 09, 2014
12:00pm
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1:00pm

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University invites you to a Capitol Hill Campus program featuring Senior Research Fellow Dr. Robert Graboyes, offering a different economic perspective from the conventional discussion surrounding health care.
Santa Monica Supporter and Friend Dinner
INVITE ONLY

June 18, 2014
Registration and Reception 6:30pm, Dinner and Discussion 7:15pm
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9:00pm

Please join the Mercatus Center at George Mason University for a special event and discussion with The Honorable Maurice McTigue, a Mercatus vice president and former New Zealand cabinet minister. The discussion will focus on how current processes and procedures…
The Real Story of AIG’s Failure and Why Dodd-Frank Didn’t Fix It

Regulation University

June 17, 2014
Registration 11:30am, Lunch and Presentation 12:00pm
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1:00pm

The failure of American International Group Inc. was one of the main narratives from the financial crisis, prompting the push for greater financial market regulation and the adoption of Dodd-Frank. But what if the generally accepted account—that AIG’s supposedly unregulated…
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