Made in China: Economic Development
July 26-29: Atlanta, GA - Georgia State University
Are you a college student with an interest in developing countries? Are you troubled by how ineffective foreign aid is and how corrupt leaders stay in power? Do you want to learn more about what makes some countries poor while others are rich? Come hear about these topics and more at “Made in China: Economic Development,” July 26-29 at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA!
Schedule:
July 26
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Welcome and Introductions
4:00 pm – 5:15 pm: Does More Freedom Lead to More Prosperity? (Robert Lawson)
5:30 pm – 6:45 pm: Dinner
7:00 pm – 8:15 pm: If Everyone Owns It, No One Owns It (Lauren Heller)
July 27
7:00 am – 8:30 am: Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:45 am: Is Trade Beneficial? (GP Manish)
10:00 am – 10:50 am: Trade Activity
11:00am – 12:15 pm: Money, Money, Money (Lauren Heller)
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Incentives: The Force Behind All Decisions (Robert Lawson)
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm: The Dos and Don’ts of Foreign Aid (Claudia Williamson)
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Dinner
6:30 pm – 7:45 pm: Baby steps: Microfinance (Lauren Heller)
July 28
7:00 am – 8:30 am: Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:45 am: Top-Down versus Bottom-Up Change (Claudia Williamson)
10:00 am – 11:15 am: What Can the Austrian School tell us about Development? (GP Manish)
11:30 am – 12:45 pm: Economic Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights (Robert Lawson)
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Creative Destruction (Claudia Williamson)
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm: How Central Planning Prevented India's Growth (GP Manish)
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Dinner
6:30 pm – 7:45 pm: Professor Q&A
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Social
July 29
7:00 am – 8:30 am: Breakfast
7:00 am – 11:30 am: Students Depart
Applications are now closed.
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