Capitol Hill Campus - Recent Events

Capitol Hill Campus - Recent Events

EVENTS
A New Silk Road: China's Rise to Global Prominence

Capitol Hill Campus

August 05, 2008
12:00 PM
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August 06, 2008
1:30 PM

Schedule:

Session One: Tuesday, August 5th
Global Implications of China's Macroeconomic Policies
and Financial Sector Reforms
Dr. Eswar Prasad
Cornell University 

Click Here to view Dr. Prasad's powerpoint presentation. 

Session Two: Wednesday, August 6th
The Effects of China's Growth on…
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Breaking the Bank: Understanding the Current Banking Crises

Capitol Hill Campus

July 23, 2008
12:00 PM
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July 24, 2008
1:30 PM

The financial services industry is going through its toughest period since the Savings and Loan crises of the 1990’s.  As Congress begins to ask questions and propose solutions, the Mercatus Center would like to help policy makers better understand the…
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Sowing Seeds of Change: Examining Africa’s Food Crisis(2)

Capitol Hill Campus

July 17, 2008
12:00 PM
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1:30 AM

Featuring:

Karol Boudreaux
Senior Research Fellow
Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Stories of rising food prices are dominating the news. With increased input prices, poor weather and rapidly increasing world demand, it has been estimated that prices increased…
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Venezuela CHC Course July 2008

Capitol Hill Campus

July 08, 2008
12:00 PM
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1:300 pm

Economic changes have swept through our Central and South American neighbors in recent years, particularly in Venezuela . Since Hugo Chávez won the 1998 presidential elections he has instituted the Bolivarian Revolution, a series of economic and social reforms, and…
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Delivering the Goods: Lessons Learned in Disaster Response

Gulf Coast Recovery Project, Capitol Hill Campus

May 22, 2008
12:00 PM
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1:30 PM

As the 1000-day anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, many wonder exactly when the Gulf Coast will be back to normal, and why the recovery process has moved so slowly. With hurricane season…
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Economic Turbulence: A Look at Change in the American Economy

Capitol Hill Campus

May 20, 2008
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Job security is a primary concern to workers in any economy - the prospect of job loss creates anxiety precisely because real economic hardship can result. But at the same time, moving from an old job to a new one…
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By Judge and Jury: Case Studies in Regulation by Litigation

Capitol Hill Campus

May 09, 2008
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Regulatory agencies have long exercised the authority to implement forward-looking requirements on industries through a notice and comment process. In recent years, however, there has been a shift in the way regulations are handled as agencies, state attorney generals, and…
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Diagnosing the Issues: Examining Health Care in America

Capitol Hill Campus

April 29, 2008
12:00 PM
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May 01, 2008
1:30 PM

In most current public opinion polls, health care ranks as one of the top three issues facing our country. Constituents, interest groups, and state government officials express growing concern over rising costs, limited choices, and increasing numbers of uninsured Americans.
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US Department of State Foreign Service Institute

Capitol Hill Campus

April 29, 2008
12:00 PM
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2:00 PM

Featuring:

In this presentation to the Foreign Service Institute at the US Department of State, Senior Research Fellow Karol Boudreaux discussed ways the law can be used to empower the poor and alleviate poverty. Ms. Boudreaux focuses specifically on how the…
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Intellectual Property: Domestic and International Perspectives

Capitol Hill Campus

April 16, 2008
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April 17, 2008
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Schedule:

Session One: Wednesday, April 16th
“The Challenges of Intellectual Property in the Global Arena”
Victoria Espinel
Visiting Assistant Professor
George Mason School of Law

Click Here for a video archive of day one.

Session Two: Thursday,…
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Bruce Yandle

Bruce Yandle is a distinguished adjunct professor of economics with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His primary research interests are public choice, regulation, and free market environmentalism. He is dean emeritus of the Clemson College of Business and Behavioral Sciences.

Garett Jones

Garett Jones is a senior scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His primary research interests include macroeconomics, monetary economics, and the microfoundations of economic growth.

Veronique de Rugy

Veronique de Rugy is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Her primary research interests include the federal budget, homeland security, taxation, tax competition, and financial privacy issues.
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Getting the Job Done Right: Essential Skills for Regulatory Oversight

J. W. Verret | March 01, 2012
Several key debates this year will focus on the economic impact of federal regulations. The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is pleased to offer a series of courses designed to help congressional staff better understand the regulatory process. The first course uses examples from newly-minted financial markets regulations to review: -The stages involved in developing and finalizing a regulation -How to find and use information about a regulation -The best tools to help policy makers make the case for or against a change in regulation…
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Podcasts

Keith Hall discusses Unemployment at Capitol Hill Campus

Keith Hall | February 19, 2013
Keith Hall discusses unemployment, or what he refers to as joblessness.
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Capitol Hill Campus: The Pathology of Privilege: The Consequences of Government Favoritism

Matthew Mitchell | May 14, 2013
Despite the ideological miles that separate them, activists in the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements agree on one thing: both condemn the recent bailouts of wealthy and well-connected banks. But when it comes to government-granted privileges to particular firms or industries the bailouts were just the tip of the iceberg.
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