Past events in 2023
Dr Nick Cowen (Lincoln University): ‘Neoliberal social justice’
Rooms 5 and 6, Vinson Centre. University of Buckingham, 22th Feb. 2023, 16:00hrs.
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Please note that the date and venue of this event have now been changed.
Dr Lawrence Haar (Brighton University): ‘The fiscal incidence of renewable energy support‘
Institute of Economic Affairs offices in Westminster, London, 22nd March 2023 at 17:00 hrs.
Professor Michael McLure (University of Western Australia) on ‘Sentiment, Action and Utility’
Wednesday 10th May, 16:00hrs.
At the Vinson Building, Enterprise Hub, 1st floor, University of Buckingham.
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Robert Pringle (Central Banking Publications) and Brendan Brown (Hudson Institute) on ‘A Guide to Good Money‘
Wednesday 24th May, 17:00 hrs.
At the Institute of Economic Affairs’ offices in Westminster, London.
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2023 Vinson Centre Conference in the Classical Political Economy Tradition
19th July 2023
Vinson Building, University of Buckingham. Buckingham
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Order of the day
10.00 am – Coffee and welcome
10.25am – Welcome by Juan Castañeda, Director of the Vinson
Centre (University of Buckingham) and James Tooley, Vice Chancellor, University of Buckingham.
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Session 1 – The perils of big government and market intervention: the revival of ‘the spirit of 1945’?
Chairperson: Martin Ricketts, University of Buckingham
10.30 am – Mark Pennington, King’s College London – ‘Hayek and the understanding of markets as complex phenomena: policy lessons for regulators’.
11.00 am – Christian Bjørnskov, Aarhus BSS – ‘Economic growth in liberal democracies vs. authoritarian States: does the size of the government matter?’
11.30 am – Discussion
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Session 2 – Classical Political Economy as a discipline
Chairperson: TBC.
12.00 pm – Martin Ricketts, University of Buckingham – ‘The teaching of Economics vs. Classical Political Economy’.
12.30 pm – Daniel Klein, George Mason University – ‘How the study of the Classical Liberal moralists can enhance the understanding of the economy’.
1.00 pm – Discussion
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1:30 pm – Lunch
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Session 3 – Liberalism in retreat
Chairperson: James Forder, Institute of Economic Affairs and Oxford University.
3.00 pm –– Aris Trantidis, Lincoln University – ‘On the erosion of the foundational institutions of market economies’.
3.30 pm – Pedro Schwartz, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela – ‘Liberalism as an incomplete system/paradigm’.
4.00 pm – Discussion
5.00 pm – Drinks reception
End of formal proceedings of the conference
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Past events in 2022
Institute of International Monetary Research, Vinson Centre and Institute of Economic Affairs Monetary Policy Essay competition 2021-22
Essay title: Entrants should write an essay on “Does inflation matter? And will the current inflation upturn be transitory or not?”
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Vinson Centre and Institute of Economic Affairs Budget Challenge
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Your chance to enter a team for a national competition that will help them to learn more about economics, develop their writing, research, and analytical skills, and give them a better understanding of the policy issues and challenges facing national decision makers.
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Sixth-form economics conference with Stowe School, Buckinghamshire.
The event will consist of interactive talks on economic policy issues related to the A-level syllabus and a careers session – this event is virtual. If you wish to register, click the blue Register link which follows.
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IIMR Webinar Series 2022: Mark Skousen, Chapman University
The implications of using Gross Output for the making of monetary decisions
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IIMR Webinar Series 2022: Tim Congdon, Institute of International Monetary Research
Banking in a free society
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Sixth-form economics conference with Gordon’s School, near Woking
The event will consist of interactive talks on economic policy issues related to the A-level syllabus and a careers session – this event is virtual. If you wish to register, click the blue Register link.
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Sixth-form economics conference with Woodford School, London
The event will consist of interactive talks on economic policy issues related to the A-level syllabus and a careers session. This event is in person. If you wish to register, please email Brittany Davis.
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IIMR Webinar Series 2022: David Llewellyn, Loughborough University
Has the regulation pendulum swung too far in the banking industry?
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Sixth-form economics conference with Clifton College, Bristol
The event will consist of interactive talks on economic policy issues related to the A-level syllabus and a careers session. This event is in person. If you wish to register, please email Brittany Davis.
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Sixth-form economics conference with Sir Joseph Williamson Mathematical School, Rochester
The event will consist of interactive talks on economic policy issues related to the A-level syllabus and a careers session. This event is virtual. If you wish to register, click the blue button which follows.
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Does the Fed need a tighter monetary policy rile and Congress scrutiny to restore price stability?
18:00
Charles Calomiris, Columbia Business School
IIMR Annual Monetary Conference: ‘Did central banks react correctly to the Covid-19 pandemic?’
9.30am – 16:30pm
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Monetarisms in an historical perspective: why is it not fashionable anymore?
16:00
Pedro Schwartz, Universidad Camilo José Cela, Madrid
Past events in 2021
IIMR Webinar Series 2021
The IIMR Money Webinar Series spring term 2021 starts on 14th April
IIMR Webinar Series 2021: John Greenwood, Invesco
The IIMR Money Webinar Series spring term 2021 starts on 14th April
IIMR Webinar Series 2021: Lawrence White, George Mason University
Bitcoin and Gold Standards: Similarities and Differences
IIMR Webinar Series 2021: Mark Skousen, Chapman University
The implications of using Gross Output for the making of monetary policy decisions
IIMR Webinar Series Summer 2021: Tim Congdon, Geoffrey Wood, Brandon Davies and Juan Castaneda
A round table discussion: The state of the economy and inflation outlook for 2021 and 2022
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IIMR Webinar Series Summer 2021: Dirk Ehnts, TU Chemnitz
What should we do with the Government debt accumulated by central banks since March 2020?
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IIMR Webinar Series 2021: Lawrence Goodman, Centre for Financial Stability
Money and inflation in the USA
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Webinar – MA in Political Economy by Research
No CategoriesJoin us for a webinar to learn more about the new MA in Political Economy by Research from the IEA and the Vinson Centre for the Public Understanding of Economics and Entrepreneurship at the University of Buckingham.
The programme can be completed by distance learning and is aimed at graduates with a strong interest in the history of economic ideas and the application of economics to questions of public policy.
Online seminars throughout the MA course will cover topics on Adam Smith; David Ricardo; John Stuart Mill; Alfred Marshall; the marginalists and neoclassical economics; Karl Marx; Friedrich Hayek and the Austrians; J.M. Keynes; James Buchanan, Gordon Tullock and public choice theory; the Frankfurt School; and behavioural economics.
Please register HERE if you would like to attend.
The Ideas Network 2030
The Vinson Centre at the University of Buckingham is pleased to support the Summer University of The Ideas Network 2030 which brings together a range of expert academic speakers on topics in political economy examined from an economic, geo-political, demographic and environmental perspective
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Economics Thought Leaders Symposium
The ETLS is an annual three-day residential symposium bringing together some of the brightest young minds.
Institute of International Monetary Research, Vinson Centre and Institute of Economic Affairs Monetary Policy Essay competition 2021-22
Essay title: Entrants should write an essay on “Does inflation matter? And will the current inflation upturn be transitory or not?”
More informationVinson Centre and Institute of Economic Affairs Budget Challenge
Win £1,000 for you and your school!
Your chance to enter a team for a national competition that will help them to learn more about economics, develop their writing, research, and analytical skills, and give them a better understanding of the policy issues and challenges facing national decision makers.
More information
IIMR Money Webinar Series: James Ferguson, MacroStrategy
Will inflation be temporary or an embedded phenomenon?
IIMR Money Webinar Series: Steve Hanke, Johns Hopkins University
Alternative monetary regimes to fight inflation in emerging economies: dollarization, currency boards and monetary competition