Cato Institute Conference: New Challenges to the Free Economy (from Left and Right)

The following is a paid advertisement. Please note that this message reflects the opinions and representations of our sponsor. The views expressed in this message do not necessarily reflect those of Reason.com and do not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Reason.com. CONFERENCE New Challenges to the Free Economy (from Left and Right) Thursday, October 6, 2022 9 AM - 5:30 PM EDT   Cato Institute • 1000 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC Details & Registration A Cato special conference—New Challenges to the Free Economy (from Left and Right)—will bring together leading economists and policymakers to discuss the ascendant political threats of progressivism and national conservatism to the free economy.   This all‐day event will feature keynote addresses from former President Obama CEA chair Jason Furman and former director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Holtz‐Eakin as well as panels exploring topics as diverse as antitrust populism, protectionism, business politicization, prospects for the regulatory state, and the unsustainability of the public finances.   Confirmed speakers include Google’s chief economist Hal Varian, Peterson Institute President Adam Posen, the Upjohn Institute’s Susan Houseman, Chicago professor Casey Mulligan, Cato’s Jeff Miron, and Harvard Business School’s Elisabeth Kempf. Keynote Speakers Sessions and Speakers Session 1: Fighting Back against Antitrust Populism Jennifer Huddleston, Policy Counsel, NetChoice Douglas Melamed, Professor of the Practice of Law, Stanford Law School Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google Joshua Wright, Executive Director, Global Antitrust Institute at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University Chaired by Aurelien Portuese, Director, Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Session 2: Resisting the Protectionist Tide Susan Houseman, Vice President and Director of Research, Upjohn Institute Arvind Panagariya, Professor of Economics and Indian Political Economy, Columbia University Adam Posen, President, Peterson Institute for International Economics Chaired by Scott Lincicome, Director, Herbert. A Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute Session 3: The Politicization of Business: What Gives? Robert Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Elisabeth Kempf, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Matthew Mitchell, Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute. Senior Research Affiliate, WVU Chaired by Emily Ekins, Vice President, Cato Institute Luncheon Address Speech by Jason Furman, Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University Introduced by Jeffrey Miron, Vice President for Research, Cato Institute and Director of Graduate and Undergraduate studies, Department of Economics, Harvard University Session 4: Does the Regulatory State Fuel Populism? James Broughel, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center Bryan Caplan, Professor of Economics, George Mason University Casey Mulligan, Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Chaired by Vanessa Brown Calder, Director of Opportunity and Family Policy Studies, Cato Institute Session 5: Unsustainable Fiscal Policy—The One, True Bipartisan Commitment? Romina Boccia, Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy, Cato Institute Alan Cole, Senior Economic Policy Analyst, Committee for Economic Development Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Jeffrey Miron, Vice President for Research, Cato Institute Chaired by Ryan Bourne, R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics, Cato Institute Closing Speech Speech by Douglas Holtz‐Eakin, President, American Action Forum Introduction by Ryan Bourne, R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics, Cato Institute Join in person or online October 6 at 9:00 AM EDT Cato Institute • 1000 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC Attend in Person Attend Online During the event, submit questions on Twitter using #CatoEcon, Facebook Live, or in the comment box on the page. Follow @CatoEvents on Twitter to get future event updates, live streams, and videos from the Cato Institute. Cato Institute • 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW • Washington, D.C. 20001 • Phone (202) 842 0200 About this email: Reason will occasionally send emails from our advertising partners. If you do not want to receive these emails, click the unsubscribe link in the footer below. Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230 Privacy Policy   Manage Preferences Unsubscribe