The purpose of the Rothbard Graduate Seminar is to provide an
intense study of Rothbardian economic analytics, along with the
substantive conclusions of that research in related fields.
The core text will is
Man, Economy,
and State with Power and Market, which each student will
receive. Additional suggested readings will be posted
soon.
Attendance is limited to 20 exceptional students who are
pursuing graduate degrees in economics, history, philosophy,
political science, and business disciplines who seek a career in
academia or research.
Applicants must be current graduate students or provide a copy
of graduate school acceptance for the fall Students will be
expected to submit a brief discussion paper by May
26 on a question or issue raised in the readings.
SCHEDULE
Sunday, June 8 (all times Central Time
Zone)
5:15 p.m. Shuttle from Cambridge Dorm to Mises
Institute
5:30 p.m. Registration and refreshments
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. Introduction to Man, Economy, and State
(Salerno)
8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Reception
9:00 p.m. Shuttle to dorm
Monday, June 9
8:15 a.m. Shuttle from dorm to Institute
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:15 a.m. Fundamentals of Human Action (pp.
1-78), Gordon
10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Direct Exchange (pp. 79-185),
Salerno
noon - 3:00 p.m. Lunch with Thomas Woods on Rothbard as
Historian
3:00 - 4:15 p.m. The Pattern of Indirect Exchange
(pp. 187-231), Murphy
4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Prices and Consumption (pp.
233-317), Herbener
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Shuttle to dorm
Tuesday, June 10
8:15 a.m. Shuttle from dorm
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:15 a.m. Production: The Structure (pp.
319-65), Salerno
10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Production: The Rate of Interest and
Its Determination (pp. 357-451), Herbener
noon - 3:00 p.m. Lunch and Study Time
3:00 - 4:15 p.m. Production: General Pricing of the
Factors (pp. 451-507), Klein
4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Production: Entrepreneurship and
Change (pp. 509-55), Murphy
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Shuttle to dorm
Wednesday, June 11
8:15 a.m. Shuttle from dorm
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:15 a.m. Production: Particular Factor
Prices and Productive Incomes (pp. 557-627), Klein
10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Monopoly and Competition (pp.
629-753), Block
noon - 3:00 p.m. Lunch with Lew Rockwell on Rothbard and
the Mission of the Mises Institute
3:00 - 4:15 p.m. Money and Its Purchasing Power (pp.
755-98), Salerno
4:30 - 5:45 p.m. The Supply of Money (pp. 798-874),
Herbener
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Shuttle to dorm
Thursday, June 12
8:15 a.m. Shuttle from dorm
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:15 a.m. Rothbardian Research Agenda for
Today (Klein, Thornton, and Faculty)
10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Fundamentals of Intervention (pp.
1047-73), Block
noon - 3:00 p.m. Lunch and Study Time
3:00 - 4:15 p.m. Triangular Intervention (pp.
1075-1147), Thornton
4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Binary Intervention: Taxation
I (pp. 1149-91), Herbener
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Shuttle to dorm
Friday, June 13
8:15 a.m. Shuttle from dorm
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:15 a.m. Binary Intervention: Taxation II
(pp. 1191-1251), Block
10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Binary Intervention: Government
Expenditures and the Business Cycle (pp. 1253-95, 989-1025),
Murphy
noon - 3:00 p.m. Lunch with Douglas French on Reflections
of a Rothbardian Banker
3:00 - 4:15 p.m. Antimarket Ethics: A Praxeological
Critique (pp. 1297-1355), Gordon
4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Economics and Public Policy (pp.
1357-69), Klein
6:00 p.m. Pizza Party
8:00 p.m. Shuttle to dorm
A very limited number of Member Observer slots are available.
Please contact pat@mises.org for details.
See Hotels in the Auburn Area or
register on-line for a room at the Cambridge Dormitory
(Single-Occupancy Dorm Room: $45/night; Double-Occupancy Dorm Room:
$35/night. For qualifying students, dormitory rooms are
complimentary.
Three meals, and transportation between the dorm and the
Institute provided each day.
Student Application Requirements:
online form,
copy of academic transcript, at least one academic letter of
recommendation, and a writing sample. Direct application
questions to Pat@mises.org Application
deadline: May
8.
Faculty:
Joseph
Salerno, RGS Director
Walter
Block
Jeffrey
Herbener
Peter
Klein
David
Gordon
Robert Murphy
Mark
Thornton
Thomas
Woods