Events
Past Events
February 23, 2024
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz: Who Makes the NBA? How Can Chat GPT Help Us Figure It Out?
Video Available!
February 15, 2023
Treasurer Allison Ball: A Discussion on Public Service and Unsung Heroes
Co-Sponsor: University of Kentucky Economics Society
February 14, 2023
Daniel McCarthy: The Rise of the Populist Right
Co-Sponsors: John Locke Society, Lewis Honors College
October 06, 2022
Christopher Waller: A Conversation with Governor Waller
Co-Sponsor: Department of Economics
January 26, 2022
Michael Jones: Masters in Applied Economics at the University of Cincinnati
Econ Games Speaker Series
November 17, 2021
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November 05, 2021
Tom Lewis: Solid Ground: A Foundation for Winning in Work and in Life
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March 18, 2021
G. Keith Smith, M.D.: Free Market Medicine: A Working Model
College of Charleston Adam Smith Week
March 11, 2021
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February 19, 2021
John Pointer: Minority Small Business Initiative
Co-Sponsors: Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Kentucky Salesforce Club
November 16, 2020
Gary Hoover: How You Can Work to Increase the Presence and Improve the Experience of Black, Latinx, and Native American People in the Economics Profession
Economics Department Seminar
November 12, 2020
Gary Hoover: Does a Rising Tide Lift All Boats? Racial and Distributional Aspects of Economic Freedom
Co-Sponsors: Lewis Honors College, African American and Africana Studies Program
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November 05, 2020
Matt Ridley: Innovation and Freedom
Co-Sponsors: University of Louisville Center for Free Enterprise, Institute for Humane Studies
September 29, 2020
A'Lelia Bundles: I Got My Start By Giving Myself a Start: Madam C.J. Walker's Secrets to Business Success
Co-Sponsors: Lewis Honors College Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council, University of Kentucky Martin Luther King Center
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September 10, 2020
Clifton L. Taulbert: Tulsa’s Black Wall Street: A Multi-Path Journey
Co-Sponsors: Lewis Honors College, University of Kentucky Martin Luther King Center
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May 14, 2020
Charles Courtemanche: Have State Mandates to Stop COVID-19 been Effective?
COVID-19 Video Series
April 15, 2020
Nick Mattingly: Virtual Entrepreneurship
Co-Sponsor: Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship
April 02, 2020
Charles Courtemanche: Pandemics, Externalities, and Government Intervention
COVID-19 Video Series
March 26, 2020
Josh Konowe: Lessons Learned from an Entrepreneur
Co-Sponsor: Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship
February 13, 2020
Steve Forbes: The Case for Freedom and Free Enterprise
Co-Sponsors: Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship, Young America's Foundation
October 24, 2019
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March 27, 2019
Andy Puzder: Why Millennials Should Embrace Capitalism and Reject Socialism
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January 22, 2019
Panel Discussion: Tax Reform at One Year: Are We Wealthier and Healthier?
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September 20, 2018
Dick Carpenter & Lee McGrath: Occupational Licensing: The Need to Reform Kentucky
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November 30, 2017
Ike Brannon: Fixing the Organ Donation Market
Co-Sponsor: Department of Economics
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October 23, 2017
Murray Bessette: The Hopes of Socialism: Liberty, Equality, Solidarity
Co-Sponsor: Department of Philosophy
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October 18, 2017
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October 05, 2017
Mike Schlotman: Life and Times of a Fortune 20 CFO
Co-Sponsor: University of Kentucky Economics Society
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March 30, 2017
Panel Discussion: What’s Next for Kentucky Schools?: The Outlook for K–12 under President Trump
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January 31, 2017
Panel Discussion: Environmental Regulation and Use of Benefit-Cost Analysis by Policymakers
Co-Sponsor: BB&T Program for the Study of Capitalism
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