Forthcoming Events
A Conversation with Dr Mario Peters: My Journey as an Entrepreneur
Speaker: Dr Mario Peters
Date: Thursday 16 October, 2025
Time: 17:00 – 19:00
Venue: Enterprise Hub, Vinson Building (1st floor), University of Buckingham.
Dr Peters is an educational and social entrepreneur with degrees from UCL, Edinburgh, and Oxford. He began his career in space technology research at Oxford and went on to found educational and social enterprises, including Oxford Science Studies, The Earth Centre, and The Youth Leadership Trust. After selling Oxford International College in 2019, he now focuses on Curriculum for Life, ZeroDig, and Curriculum.com, while supporting charities such as Journeyman UK and Red Horse Foundation.
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Why Restrict Stablecoins?
Title: “Why Restrict Stablecoins?”
Speaker: Professor Lawrence White
Speaker’s Affiliation: George Mason University
Date: Wednesday 22 October, 2025
Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Venue: Enterprise Hub, Vinson Building (1st floor), University of Buckingham.
Reading: “Why restrict stablecoins?” PDF Format
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Thrive by five – how affordable private childcare and pre-school enterprises can create thousands of jobs and build economic development in Africa.
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Speaker’s Affiliation: University of Oxford
Date: Wednesday 5 November, 2025
Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Venue: Enterprise Hub, Vinson Building, University of Buckingham.
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How can the Government make a success of its employment reforms?
Speaker: Nye Cominetti
Speaker’s Affiliation: Resolution Foundation
Date: Wednesday 19 November, 2025
Time: 13:00 – 15:00
Venue: VB 5&6, Vinson Building, University of Buckingham.
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2025 Policy Conference Institute of Economic Affairs and Vinson Centre
Time / date: Friday 28 November, 10:00 – 18:00
Venue: Vinson Building Auditorium, University of Buckingham.
We are delighted to invite you to the IEA–Vinson Centre Annual Policy Conference. This gathering of leading economists, academics, and policy experts will examine the state of free-market and classical liberal thinking today, with the goal of producing practical policy proposals.
The conference will feature four themed panels exploring key areas of economic reform:
Panel 1: Microeconomics
Pro-growth tax and regulatory changes and supply-side liberalisation.
Panel 2: Macroeconomics
Fiscal and monetary policy in the post-Budget landscape.
Panel 3: Institutions
Why governments struggle to reform, and strategies to overcome barriers to change.
Panel 4: Law and Economics
How legal frameworks influence competition, equality, and overall economic outcomes/
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Economic Affairs Applied Research Workshop 2025
Venue
The workshop will be held at Universidad de las Hespérides, Calle los Balcones, 10, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Date
December 11-12, 2025
Costs
Acceptance to the event includes registration and meal costs. A limited number of accommodation stipends are available—please apply using the form at the bottom of this page. Participants should be prepared to cover their own transport costs.
Organizers
Gabriel Calzada
Universidad de las Hespérides,
Juan Castaneda
University of Buckingham
Ricardo Castillo A.
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Academic Commitee
Ricardo Castillo A.
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Lenore T. Ealy
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Juan Castaneda
University of Buckingham
Len Shackleton
University of Buckingham
Gabriel Calzada
Universidad de las Hespérides,
Gonzalo Melián
Universidad de las Hespérides,
Michael James
Economic Affairs Workshop Coordinator
Karen Maeyens
Universidad de las Hespérides,
Call for Papers
Economic Affairs is a journal for those interested in the application of economic principles to practical affairs. It aims to stimulate debate on economic and social problems by asking its authors, while analyzing complex issues, to make their analysis and conclusions accessible to a wide audience. This journal exists to improve the understanding of the role of markets in the economy and society. We are broadly inspired by classical liberalism and welcome a variety of theoretical and empirical approaches.
We welcome papers for our 2025 Research Workshop that address any of the following topics/areas:
- Energy and Economics
- Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Other topics in the Classical Liberal tradition (see the scope of the journal at the Wiley website)
A selection of papers from the workshop will be considered for publication in Economic Affairs, subject to a peer review process.
If you have any questions about the workshop, please email economicaffairs@hesperides.edu.es
Please submit entries using the form at the bottom of this page
Submission instructions
All proposals must be submitted using the form on this website by June 30, 2025. Submissions must include a draft of the research paper, an abstract and a brief CV of the author(s). Documents should be attached. Please send the documents in English and MS Word format. Submissions that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.
Deadlines
Proposals submission deadline: July 30, 2025
Workshop date: December 11-12, 2025
Logistics
Below you will find relevant information that will help you plan your trip:
Workshop venue
The workshop is being held at Universidad de las Hespérides, Calle los Balcones 10, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Travel to and from Gran Canaria
Full Name: Gran Canaria Airport (Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria)
IATA Code: LPA
Location: 19 km (12 miles) south of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Transportation
Taxis: Readily available outside arrivals. Fixed fares to main destinations (e.g., ~€30 to Las Palmas).
Buses: Route 60: To Las Palmas (Plaza de España & San Telmo). ~€2.95, runs every 30 mins.
Most car rental companies provide rental car services and have offices at Las Palmas airport arrival terminal
Accomodation
Once registered, we will provide you with information about lodging.