Invisible Hand Seminar

Islam and Economic Performance: Historical and Contemporary Links

Saturday, September 8, 2018 4:00 PM to 5:45 PM EDT
Buchanan Hall, D180

FALL 2018

Funding provided in part by the Institute for Humane Studies.

 

Saturday September 8:

Timur Kuran, Duke University:

Sponsored by the Association for the Study of Free Institutions (ASFI)

"Islam and Economic Performance: Historical and Contemporary Links" J. Econ. Lit. (June 2018)

 

Saturday September 29:

Charles Griswold, Boston University:                                                Co-sponsored by IHS

Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith: A Philosophical Encounter (Routledge, 2018)

 

Saturday October 20:

Garett Jones, GMU:                                                                            Co-sponsored by IHS

10 Percent Less Democracy (a book in progress)

 

Friday November 9:                                                                      Co-sponsored by IHS

Off-site event: Arthur Melzer will be speaking on esotericism in Arlington at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel on Saturday Nov. 10. Details to follow, or contact Professor Daniel Klein.

 

Saturday November 17:         

Roger Koppl, Syracuse University:                                                    Co-sponsored by IHS

Expert Failure (Camb. UP, 2018)

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