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.
STUDENTS MAY APPLY ONLINE NOW
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)
5:30 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
Monday, June 9
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
Tuesday, June 10
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
Wednesday, June 11
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
Thursday, June 12
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
Friday, June 13
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
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